Apparently waiting an issue or two before putting a semi-naked Lady Gaga on the cover again, Rolling Stone went ahead and admitted it's an old person's magazine and put together a rather excellent cover story ranking Bob Dylan's 70 best songs timed to his 70th birthday (Tuesday). Guest commentators including Bono, Mick Jagger, Bob Weir, Sheryl Crow and David Crosby provide their own assessments of what makes certain songs great (although Crosby's take on "Mr. Tambourine Man" humorously seems to be more about what makes David Crosby great). Bono rather brilliantly makes the case for song No. 1, even though it's a pretty obvious choice. Especially in that magazine. Click here to see the online version of the story. Here's the top 10 list according to Rolling Stone:
- Like a Rolling Stone
- A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
- Tangled Up in Blue
- Just Like a Woman
- All Along the Watchtower
- I Shall Be Released
- It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
- Mr. Tambourine Man
- Visions of Johanna
- Every Grain of Sand
It's hard to argue with those selections, but of course every Dylan fan has their own personal favorites. Feel free to geek out and post your own top 10 list here. Or let us know which songs you think were mistakenly left off the big list of 70 (I personally would've liked to have seen more recent fare on it, including "Most of the Time" and "Nettie Moore"). Look for own Star Tribune coverage off the Minnesota music icon's birthday over the weekend and through Tuesday.
