Top 1000 Songs #580-#571

#580 - "Deer Dance" - System Of A Down - Toxicity - The fourth and highest-charting SOAD song on the list, "Deer Dance" is the band at it's anarchic peak, mixing equal parts punk with metal to create the best punk thrash since Rage called it quits.

#579 - "Shiny Happy People" - R.E.M. - Out Of Time - The fifth of twelve R.E.M. songs on the countdown, "Shiny" features guest vocals from members of the B-52's and by far the most accessible lyrics that the band ever put together for all audiences.

#578 - "Rock Lobster" - The B-52's - Planet Claire - The first and only B-52's song in the top 1000, "Rock Lobster" is a funny and quirky song, but it's simply too long to rank any higher.

#577 - "Let It Bleed" - The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed - The fourth of twenty Stones songs on the list, "Let It Bleed" is a clear example of the countrified mid-70's sound of the Stones, though the lyrics are as dark as they've ever been.

#576 - "Brain Damage" - Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon - The second of fourteen Pink Floyd songs on the countdown, "Brain Damage" is usually paired with "Eclipse", but on it's own it stands up pretty well as the climax of one of the greatest albums ever made.

#575 - "Blue On Black" - Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Trouble Is - The first and only KWS song on the list, "Blue On Black" was his first single and by far his biggest and best with clever lyrics and a lick worthy of SRV himself.

#574 - "Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again" - Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde - The fifth of fifteen Dylan tunes on the countdown, "Stuck Inside" is one of a multitude of rambling and brilliantly written songs by the greatest songwriter in all of rock n roll.

#573 - "Doll Parts" - Hole - Live Through This - The first of three Hole songs in the top 1000, "Doll Parts" is one of the all-time classic grunge songs. Allegedly co-written by Kurt Cobain, "Doll Parts" represented the pinnacle of Hole's success, though it wasn't their finest song.

#572 - "Bonzo Goes To Bitburg" - The Ramones - Ramones Mania - The third of five Ramones songs on the countdown, "Bonzo" was written in response to Ronald Reagan's appearance at a Nazi graveyard where he laid a wreathe on the grave of concentration camp guards, prompting even the far right Johnny (the "KKK" who took Joey's baby away) Ramone to protest.

#571 - "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)" - The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Rare As Love - The second of nine Hendrix songs on the list, "Voodoo Chile" features Hendrix's best guitar work and some of his most clever lyrics.