Some Consider These To Be The Greatest Songs Ever

Published on 09/12/2022
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‘Be My Baby’ — The Ronettes

This song is in the best-of lists of NME, Pitchfork, Time, and Rolling Stone. Phil Spector produced the album. Cher sang backup vocals on the song, which featured a full orchestra. “What Phil was doing was insane and exhausting,” engineer Larr Levine remarked. “But that isn’t a sign of a nut.” That is brilliant.”

'Be My Baby’ — The Ronettes

‘Be My Baby’ — The Ronettes

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‘Born To Run’ — Bruce Springsteen

The title track of Bruce Springsteen’s 1975 album “Born to Run” was his most ambitious song. “I wanted to make the greatest rock record I’d ever heard,” he told Rolling Stone. This was his debut international hit, however it only made the top 20 in the United States. According to The Atlantic, it was a cult hit. It was so popular in Philadelphia that it was aired multiple times per day on a top-40 morning radio station.

‘Born To Run’ — Bruce Springsteen

‘Born To Run’ — Bruce Springsteen

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