It's one of the greatest songs ever made, totally captivating lyrically and extremely innovative musically, all due credit to the Queen himself, Freddie Mercury. Simply put, this is the song with every element required.
The poetic storytelling nature of Robert Plant's lyrics combined with Jimmy Page's brilliant musical composition places "Stairway to Heaven" as the number one rock song of all time.
Hey you! It's totally incomprehensible that Bohemian Rhapsody is the first. Imagine is the song of all centuries. Queen and John Lennon aren't competitors because John Lennon is God, and Queen is just the queen.
Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is rightfully in the top 5 songs of all time for its originality and ability to bring in fans from all around the world who probably wouldn't listen to the grunge genre otherwise.
Based on the top 10 alone, my vote would be here. Everything from the dark yet meaningful themes and topics to the dual guitars, shredding, arpeggios, solos, instrumentation, lyrics, vocals...
Hotel California has a guitar melody that is addictive and memorable. The song will always rightfully be known as one of the most iconic and cinematic pieces of music.
As my name is Jude, I get this song sung at me nearly every day by friends or family. Whenever I introduce myself, people always say to me, "You're Jude-like in that Beatles song.
One of the best Pink Floyd songs, I first heard of this song when I watched the movie The Wall.
I find it very distasteful that people talk about the innovation of songs like "Bohemian Rhapsody" when trying to justify its position at #1.
Nothing comes close to this song. Every member in the band is one of the best at their respective instrument.