A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

Andrew Hickey presents a history of rock music from 1938 to 1999, looking at five hundred songs that shaped the genre.

Song 181: “Proud Mary” by Creedence Clearwater Revival

03 November 2025

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Song 180: “Dazed and Confused” by Led Zeppelin, Part Two — “Inspiration is What You Are to Me”

30 September 2025

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Song 180: “Dazed and Confused” by Led Zeppelin, Part One, The Song Remains the Same

24 August 2025

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Light Flight” by Pentangle

26 July 2025

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Fruit Tree” by Nick Drake

25 July 2025

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Living in the Past” by Jethro Tull

24 July 2025

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Pictures of Matchstick Men” by The Status Quo

23 July 2025

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PLEDGE WEEK: “La conferencia secreta del Toto’s Bar” by Los Shakers

22 July 2025

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Announcing Pledge Week 2025

22 July 2025

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Song 179: “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5 (Public Clean Version)

18 July 2025

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Song 178: “Who Knows Where the Time Goes?” by Fairport Convention, Part Two: “I Have no Thought of Time”

23 June 2025

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Song 178: “Who Knows Where The Time Goes?” by Fairport Convention, Part One, Going Electric

16 May 2025

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Song 177: “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, Part 4: “Sometimes I Have A Great Notion”

22 March 2025

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Song 177: “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, Part 3: “Mister, Can You Give Me Some Direction?”

31 January 2025

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Song 177: “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, Part Two — “Is it True What They Say About Dixie?”

16 December 2024

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Next Episode Coming Soon

10 December 2024

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Song 177: “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, Part One, Old Folks at Home

19 November 2024

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Song 176, “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, part 4: “Who Breaks a Butterfly?””

17 October 2024

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Song 176, “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, part 3: “Every Cop is a Criminal and All the Sinners Saints”

22 September 2024

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Song 176: “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, part 2: Traps for Troubadours

19 August 2024

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Song 176: “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, Part One: A Man of Wealth and Taste

01 August 2024

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Dark End of the Street” by James Carr

13 July 2024

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PLEDGE WEEK: “I Love You” by People

12 July 2024

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Son of a Preacher Man” by Dusty Springfield

11 July 2024

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PLEDGE WEEK: “My World Fell Down” by Sagittarius

10 July 2024

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PLEDGE WEEK: “A Whiter Shade of Pale” by Procol Harum

09 July 2024

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Pledge Week 2024

08 July 2024

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Song 175: “Everyday People” by Sly and the Family Stone Part 2, “My Own Beliefs Are In My Song”

02 July 2024

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Song 175: “Everyday People” by Sly and the Family Stone Part 1 Different Strokes For Different Folks

13 June 2024

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Song 174B: “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” Part Two, “It Takes Two”

24 May 2024

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Song 174A: “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” Part One, “If At First You Don’t Succeed…”

07 May 2024

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An Alert: Someone Plagiarising Me

03 May 2024

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Song 173: “All Along the Watchtower” Part Two, The Hour is Getting Late

14 April 2024

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Song 173: “All Along the Watchtower”, Part One: “He’s Not the Messiah”

25 March 2024

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Song 172, Hickory Wind by the Byrds: Part 4, Hour of Darkness

01 March 2024

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Song 172, Hickory Wind by the Byrds: Part 3, The Parsons Tale

16 February 2024

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Song 172, “Hickory Wind” by the Byrds: Part Two, Of Submarines and Second Generations

01 February 2024

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Song 172, “Hickory Wind” by the Byrds: Part One, Ushering in a New Dimension

17 January 2024

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Announcement Regarding Schedule

17 January 2024

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Episode 171: “Hey Jude” by the Beatles

17 December 2023

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Episode 170: “Astral Weeks” by Van Morrison

21 November 2023

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Episode 169: “Piece of My Heart” by Big Brother and the Holding Company

30 October 2023

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Episode 168: “I Say a Little Prayer” by Aretha Franklin

28 September 2023

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Episode 167: “The Weight” by The Band

14 August 2023

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Episode 166: “Crossroads” by Cream

02 July 2023

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Episode 165: “Dark Star” by the Grateful Dead

20 May 2023

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Episode 164: “White Light/White Heat” by the Velvet Underground

03 April 2023

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Episode 163: “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding

27 February 2023

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Episode 162: “Daydream Believer” by the Monkees

31 January 2023

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Episode 161: “Alone Again Or” by Love

13 January 2023

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