Classic Rock Magazine

T.Rex's Get It On was the band's only US hit, but Prince was certainly listening

Using three chords nicked from La Bamba, Bob Dylan wrote the song that transformed his career – despite his record label's initial reluctance to release it

Money: A song so good it's been recorded three times – once by Pink Floyd, once by David Gilmour, and once by Roger Waters

Living After Midnight was pivotal in breaking Judas Priest in the US – and it all came about because Rob Halford couldn't sleep

Cream's Sunshine Of Your Love was a slow-burning success, but it inspired a generation of future rockers

Ray Manzarek calls L.A. Woman "the quintessential Doors song" - but they only ever played it live twice

Producer Bob Ezrin sang the guitar solo to Ace Frehley so he could learn it – and Detroit Rock City went on to become Kiss's second-most-played song

They came, they saw, they disappeared – these are the bands who made one perfect album then split up

The story behind the song that established Jimi Hendrix's psychedelic credentials

Producer Ted Templeman says Van Halen's Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love is his favourite song from all those he's worked on

For a song at Hard Rock Ground Zero, there sure is a lot of disagreement about You Really Got Me

With origins in the Australian outback and a rare riff from Mick Jagger, Brown Sugar's lyrics are still a source of controversy

School's Out: The delinquent sound of youth gone wild

The story of Sharp Dressed Man, the second of the Eliminator video trilogy that catapulted ZZ Top into pop culture superstardom

A month after arriving in London, Jimi Hendrix recorded a song that transformed ancient blues into modern hard rock

Written while Neil Young was high and unable to sing, Like A Hurricane has gone on to become one of his most durable creations

Inspired by a cello riff and launched by one of rock's great drum intros, Stargazer found Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio at their absolute peak

Warning: Contain's rock's most epic scream