Welcome to 500 Greatest Songs, a podcast based on Rolling Stones hugely popular,

influential, and sometimes controversial list. I'm Brittany Spanos.

And I'm Rob Sheffield. We're here to shed light on the greatest songs ever made and discover what makes

them so great.

Every week we'll pick a new song from the list and talk about their placement on the revamped

2021 list.

We'll break down the stories of these songs and the stories behind the songs as well

as how they've influenced our culture over time. We'll also have guests join us

ranging from the artist themselves to the producers or simply other writers like ourselves who voted on them.

From classics like Fleetwood Max Dreams to the Ronets Be My Baby

and modern day classics like The Killers Mr Bright Brightside and Britney Spears's baby one more time.

We'll also go deep on songs that recently changed our world like Taylor Swift's Blank Space,

Drake's Hotline bling, or Daddy Yankee's Gasolina.

There's so many interesting ways these songs changed our culture.

We spend our lives discussing our favorite songs with each other, as well as our friends and colleagues.

And it's been so fun digging into them more. each other as well as our friends and colleagues.

And it's been so fun digging into them more.

There's so many fascinating stories that have been forgotten,

like midnight train to Georgia,

starting with a phone call to Farra Fawcett,

or how the Yay Yas inspired Kelly Clarkson's

banger since you've been gone and Beyonces hold up. Listen to Rolling Stones

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