58 Instruments that Made Rolling Stone's Top 100 Songs of All Time

58 INSTRUMENTS Rolling Stone's O TOP 100 SONGS that made of all time CLARINET PLAYED ON PLAYED ON MOUTH HARP Hey Jude #8 The Beatles SONG SONGS 1968 PLAYED ON Good *6 Vibrations The Beach Boys SONGS 1966 • TUBA PLAYED ON PLAYED ON SONGS SONG Stairway to *31 Heaven Led Zeppelin 1971 This song's eight-minute run time did not deter its chart performance on American Radio. A Day in the Life *28 The Bearles 1967 Papa's Got a Brand New Bag "71 KEYBOARD BASS James Brown 1966 Suspicious #91 Minds Elvis Presley PLAYED ON PLAYED ON 3 BARITONE SAXOPHONE 1969 SONGS SONG PLAYED ON SONG Light My Fire· #35 The Doors Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) 1967 FINGER CYMBALS The album version of this song is more than seven minutes long-highly unusual for a chart-topping hit. Regardless, it was still requested for radio play after its release. *83 The Beatles 1965 PLAYED ON HARP ACOUSTIC GUITAR 34 SONGS PLAYED ON SONG #30 I Walk the Line Johnny Cash 1956 When performing this song, Cash would place a piece of paper under the strings of his guitar to simulate the sound of a snare drum. HARMONICA PLAYED ON SONGS God Only The Times They *25 Knows The Beach Boys 1966 PLAYED ON A Day in the Life "59 Are A-Changin' Bob Dylan *28 The Beatles 1967 1964 SONG SLEIGH BELLS PLAYED ON Heroes 46 David Bowie 8. 1977 SONGS This song used an EMS VCS3 to produce detuned low-frequency drones with the beat frequencies from its three oscillators, which produced a juddering effect. SYNTHESIZER CAJON (BOX DRUM) PLAYED ON PLAYED ON SONGS SONG VIOLIN Imagine 3 John Lennon What's #4 Going On 1971 Marvin Gaye 1971 PLAYED ON TENOR SAXOPHONE SONG PLAYED ON 22 SONGS ACCORDION God Only Knows #25 The Beach Boys 1966 JIP SOPRANO SAXOPHONE PLAYED ON .... Respect 5 Aretha Franklin Good Golly, Miss Molly #94 Little Richard 1967 SONG 1958 PLAYED · CLAVINET - ON PLAYED SONG ON 20 SONGS (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 2 The Rolling Stones Summertime Blues .. 74 Eddie Cochran 1965 1958 GUIRO PLAYED ON SONG PLAYED ON 27 Gimme Shelter #38 The Rolling Stones SONGS 1969 PLAYED UPRIGHT (ACOUSTIC) BASS SONGS A Day in #28 the Life The Beades 1967 Good #6 vibrations The Beach Boys 1966 TROMBONE PLAYED Dancing in the Street #40 Martha and the Vandell as ON 17 1969 SONGS FRENCH HORN Like a Rolling Stone ORGAN #1 Bob Dylan 1965 The memorable organ hook on this song was improvised by Al Kooper. Hey Jude #8 The Beatles PLAYED ON 1968 SONGS A 36-piece orchestra was brought in to complete this song's long coda. ......... PLAYED ON SONGS ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR Hey Jude #8 The Beatles 1968 #4 What's Going On Marvin Gaye 1971 The bass player for this song, James Jamerson, is reputed to have played the song's iconic bassline while stone drunk and lying on the floor of the studio. SONGS BASS DRUM PLAYED ON SONG PLAYED ON SONG #83 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Stairway to PLAYED The Beatles #31 Heaven ON CABASA Led Zeppelin 1971 1965 SONG PLAYED HARMONIUM ON RECORDER SONG PLAYED ON SONG A Day in the Life Billie Jean #58 Michael Jackson *28 The Beatles 1983 1967 PLAYED ON .... BASSOON Hey Jude #8 The Bearles SONGS PLAYED ON SWARMANDAL 1968 SONG GLOCKENSPIEL PLAYED ON Born to Run #21 Bruce Springsteen 3 Strawberry Fields Forever #76 The Beatles 1975 1967 SONGS This song has a lot of glockenspiel- not a common instrument for a hard-boiled, working-class rock song. PLAYED ON Bo Diddley was one of the first to introduce African rhythms to American rock and roll. He used the "patted juba" bear by combining layered rhythms from maracas and drums. VIBRAPHONE SONGS Bo *62 Diddley Bo Diddley 1955 PLAYED ON MARACAS .... 10 SONGS #70 Walk On By Dionne Warwick 1964 BASS CLARINET PLAYED ON SONG PLAYED ON ELECTRIC SONGS : GUITAR PLAYED ON You 74 Really *80 Got Me SONGS The Kinks 1964 Hey Jude #8 The Beatles 1968 God Only Knows #25 The Beach Boys 1966 Dave Davies achieved the "dirty" guitar sound by slashing the speaker cone on his amp with a razor blade. PLAYED ON FLUTE SONG (Sittin' on) The Dock of *26 the Bay PLAYED ON Otis Redding HUMAN WHISTLING 1968 SONGS 99999. This is the only song on Rolling Stone's list to use human whistling. Good *6 Vibrations The Beach Boys 1966 PLAYED ON In My Life ¥23 The Beat les 46 1965 SONGS The piano solo over the bridge was written and performed by Beatles producer George Martin. Because he could not play it at its original speed, Martin recorded at half speed and then played the tape faster, giving the solo its harpsichord-like sound. PIANO You've Lost That "34 Lovin' Feelin CASTANETS The Righteous Brothers PLAYED ON 1964.... 3 PLAYED ON SONGS SONGS Be My Baby *22 The Ronettes XYLOPHONE PLAYED ON 1963 CELLO 22 SONGS Good Vibrations "6 The Beach Boys 1966 The iconic "wooing" in the chorus is played by a theremin, a highly unusual instrument for pop music at the time. PLAYED ON Imagine #3 John Lennon 1971 SONGS THEREMIN PLAYED ON The Message PLAYED. . "51 Grandmaster Flash ALTO SAXOPHONE ON 1982 SONG PLAYED ON SONGS SONGS FELLCEERE Norwegian Wood *83 (This Bird Has Flown) DRUM The Beatles MACHINE 1965 What's Going On This is reputed as the first well-known rock song to use a sitar. (The sitar had been used previously in lesser-known rock songs, but The Beatles brought it to the mainstream). *4 Marvin Gaye 1971 PLAYED "12 A Change Is Gonna Come ON · HANDCLAPS Sam Cooke 1964 SONGS I Want to Hold Your #16 Hand PLAYED ON TIMPANI The Beatles SONGS 1963 Whole Lotta PLAYED ON "75 Love Led Zeppelin • ..... 3 1969 SONGS PLAYED ON SONG BONGOS A Day in the Life- *28 The Beatles Imagine OBOE 1967 ..... .. *3 John Lennon 1971 PLAYED ON What'd I Say #10 Ray Charles VIOLA 19 1959 SONGS ELECTRIC PIANO LILI Superstition *73 Stevie Wonder DRUM KIT PLAYED ON 1972 PLAYED ON 10 94 SONGS SONGS MARIMBA PLAYED ON mmhmh.ml SONG Stevie Wonder plays drums, clavinet, and synth bass on this hit Motown song. A Change Is Gonna Come *12 Sam Cooke 1964 While the lyrics and artists of these timeless hits are well known, the instruments used may come as a surprise. It's not just about that bass, guitar, and drums. 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