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Readers’ Rock List: Songs That Ask Questions

5/27/08, 2:02 pm EST

Last Friday, we asked our readers to tell us what their favorite “question” songs were. The long Memorial Day weekend is over, and the votes say David Bowie asks the most pertinent question of them all: “Life on Mars?” Check out the rest of the top twenty below, including such excellent pieces of rhetoric as “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” and “Wouldn’t It Be Nice?”

1. David Bowie — “Life on Mars?”
2. Pixies — “Where Is My Mind?”
3. Jimi Hendrix Experience — “Are You Experienced?”
4. The Who — “Who Are You?”
5. The Clash — “Should I Stay or Should I Go?”
6. Ramones — “Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio?”
7. Pink Floyd — “Is There Anybody Out There?”
8. Nirvana — “Where Did You Sleep Last Night?”
9. Nine Inch Nails — “Where Is Everybody?”
10. The Smiths — “How Soon Is Now?”
11. The Beatles — “Why Don’t We Do It In the Road?”
12. Radiohead — “You and Whose Army?”
13. The Beach Boys — “Wouldn’t It Be Nice?”
14. Alice in Chains — “Would?”
15. Creedence Clearwater Revival – “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?”
16. U2 — “Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses?”
17. Derek & the Dominoes — “Why Does Love Have to Be So Sad?”
18. Buzzcocks — “Even Fallen In Love?”
19. Pearl Jam — “Why Go?”
20. PJ Harvey — “Who the Fuck?”

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jp | 5/27/2008, 3:03 pm EST

Here’s a question for you… why is Nirvana getting credit for a song from the 1940s? Give Leadbelly some credit, you should be ashamed.

Anonymous | 5/27/2008, 3:25 pm EST

What’s so funny about Peace Love and Understanding?

Pooky | 5/27/2008, 4:14 pm EST

I don’t know. Why don’t you tell us what’s so funny about peace, love and understanding. What do you think… we’re a bunch of philosophers that visit this web-site?

Starz | 5/27/2008, 7:39 pm EST

Where Do We Go From Here? — REX

Mike/Houston,TX. | 5/27/2008, 8:33 pm EST

“Him Or Me, Who’s It Gonna Be?”~Paul Revere & Raiders/”Could It Be I’m Falling In Love?”~Spinners/”Did You Boogie With Your Baby?”~Flash Cadillac & Continental Kids/”Are You Man Enough?”~4 Tops/”Will You Be There In The Morning?”~Heart/”I Can Dream, Can’t I?”~Carpenters/”Where’s The Playground Susie”~Glen Campbell/”Why Can’t I Have You?”~Cars/”Have You Never Been Mellow?”~Olivia Newton John/”Who Can It Be Now?”~Men At Work/”Won’t You Say You Will?”~Walter Egan/”Will It Go Round In Circles?”~Billy Preston/”Won’t We Feel Good?”~Hollies/”Will You Love Me Tomorrow?”~Shirelles/”Are You Gonna Go My Way?”~Lenny Kravitz/”Who’s Crying Now?”~Journey/”Oh Babe, What Would You Say?”~Hurricane Smith/”Where Do You Go?”~No Mercy/”How Am I Supposed To Live Without You?”~Laura Branigan/”Am I Losing You?”~Ronnie Milsap/”When Will I See You Again?”~Three Degrees/”What Are You Doing Sunday?”~Dawn/”Where’s The Party?”~Madonna/”How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?”~Bee Gees/”If”~Bread[the entire lyrics are questions]/”How Long(Betcha Got A Chick On The Side)?”~Pointer Sisters/”What’s New Pussycat?”~Tom Jones/”Do You Believe In Love?”~Huey Lewis & News/”Would I Lie To You?”&”Who’s That Girl?”~Eurythmics/”Do You Love Me?”~Contours/”Oye Como Va?”~Santana/”What’s Love Got To Do With It?”~Tina Turner/”Where To Now, St. Peter?”~Elton John…you asked for them, you got ‘em!

Emmanuella | 5/28/2008, 8:15 am EST

D’You Know What I Mean? – Oasis
What About…? – Dope
Träumst Du? – OOMPH!
So What? – Metallica
War? – System Of A Down

Alicia | 5/28/2008, 11:13 am EST

“How Do You Sleep At Night?” – John Lennon.
ps- nice going, Mike. Especially with Bread.

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