395

Crosby,Stills,NashandYoung,'Ohio'

Writer:NeilYoung
Producers:Crosby,Stills,Nash,Young
Released:June'70,Atlantic
9weeks;No.14
OnMay4th,1970,theNationalGuardkilledfourprotestersatKentState
UniversityinOhio.Youngwroteafieryindictmentoftheshootings,
andCSNYcuttheirversionofthesongjust11daysafterthetragedy,thenrush
releasedit,knockingtheirown"TeachYourChildren"offthecharts."David
Crosbycriedwhenwefinishedthistake,"saidYoung.
Appearson:Decade(Reprise)

394

TheBeatles,'TickettoRide'

Writers:JohnLennon,PaulMcCartney
Producer:GeorgeMartin
Released:April'65,Capitol
11weeks;No.1
Lennonclaimedthatthiscompositionofhiswasthefirstheavymetalsong.For
hispart,McCartneyplayedleadguitar."Wealmostinventedtheideaofanewbit
ofasongonthefadeout,"hesaidof"Ticket.""Itwasquiteradicalatthetime."
Appearson:Help!(Capitol/Apple)
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393

TheAllmanBrothersBand,'WhippingPost'

Writer:GreggAllman
Producer:TomDowd
Released:Nov.'69,Capricorn
Nonsingle
ThisanthemwaswrittenonanironingboardinadarkenedFloridabedroomby
Allman.PunctuatedbyDuaneAllman'sknifelikeguitarincisions,thesongis
bestappreciatedinthe23minuteincarnationonAtFillmoreEast.

Appearson:AtFillmoreEast(Mercury)
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392

TheVerve,'BitterSweetSymphony'

Writers:MickJagger,KeithRichards,RichardAshcroft
Producers:TheVerve,ChristopherMarcPotter,Youth
Released:Sept.'97,Virgin
20weeks;No.12
SinceitusedasamplefromanorchestralversionoftheRollingStones'"The
LastTime,"thissongwascreditedtoJaggerRichards.ButAllenKlein,who
ownedthe"LastTime"rights,brokeanagreementanddemanded100percentof
theroyalties.AshcroftcalleditthebestsongtheStoneshadwrittenin20years.
Appearson:UrbanHymns(Virgin)

391

AaronNeville,'TellItLikeItIs'

Writers:GeorgeDavis,LeeDiamond
Producer:Davis
Released:Nov.'66,ParLo
14weeks;No.2
"Iheard'TellItLikeItIs'andIsaid,'Bro,thisistheshitrighthere,'"saidArt
Neville.Aaronwasworkingasalongshoremanwhenhecutthissublimeballad.
Heoriginallyfeltsomethingsosweetwouldn'tcatchoninaneraofgrittyR&B.
"Alotofpeoplecomeuptomeandsay,'Thatsonggotmeandmywife
together,'"herecalled."Andotherssay,'Itbrokemeandmywifeup.'"
Appearson:TellItLikeItIs:GoldenClassics(Collectables)