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right-track · 10-21-2005, 01:32 PM

This was tough. ,
I could have chosen many personal favourites, but I didn’t think that would have answered the question.
I decided it was between two songs .
Bill Haley’s, ‘Rock Around The Clock’ and Elvis Presley’s, ‘Heartbreak Hotel.’
Both songs were there at the beginning and both played a large part in shaping the future of rock spanning 50 years .
O.K. they seem obvious choices, but they are obvious because both songs were ground breaking and pivotal to rock ’n’ roll history.
Between the two, ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ takes it. This one song was responsible for influencing countless teenagers ( Lennon just to name one of many) who went on to become the rock stars of the 60s, who in turn shaped modern music and culture into what it is today.

10-21-2005, 01:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	This was tough. , I could have chosen many personal favourites, but I didn’t think that would have answered the question. I decided it was between two songs . Bill Haley’s, ‘Rock Around The Clock’ and Elvis Presley’s, ‘Heartbreak Hotel.’ Both songs were there at the beginning and both played a large part in shaping the future of rock spanning 50 years . O.K. they seem obvious choices, but they are obvious because both songs were ground breaking and pivotal to rock ’n’ roll history. Between the two, ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ takes it. This one song was responsible for influencing countless teenagers ( Lennon just to name one of many) who went on to become the rock stars of the 60s, who in turn shaped modern music and culture into what it is today.