Friday, May 26, 2006

Songs You Can't Scream in a Crowded Theater

[disclaimer: this post was typed while listening to the Black Crowes, my love for whom has been rekindled by their recent reunion]

I'm almost finished with my promised treatment of Exodus 3:1-14, but I'll have to wait to write some more until Adam goes down for his afternoon nap. In the meantime, a question from rock history, with no correct answer:

What is the best rock song about fire?

Early nominees:

Mrs. O'Leary's Cow (formerly titled Fire, in an earlier incarnation as part of Brian Wilson's Elements suite), by, of course, the venerable Brian Wilson

Burning Down the House by the Talking Heads

Fire by the Jimi Hendrix Experience

Light My Fire by the Doors

Any additional nominees?

Finally, a bonus question:

Should James Taylor's Fire and Rain make the list, even though technically

a.) it isn't a rock song (James Taylor may rock, but he doesn't exactly rock), and

b.) it isn't really about fire?

Discuss.

1 comment:

Sandalstraps said...

Reggae might be acceptable, since we studied it in my History and Sociology of Rock and Roll class in college (though, come to think of it, we also studied rap in that class).