‘Blowin’ In The Wind’ — Bob Dylan
In the past, people called this song “Dylan’s first important composition.” It is probably the most famous protest song in history. Bob Dylan is best known for “Blowin’ in the Wind,” which also became a civil rights movement anthem. It is not surprising to find this song on this list! Aside from that, it became a huge hit for the popular folk band Peter, Paul, and Mary in 1963. In 1994, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Rolling Stone gave it the No. 14 spots on its list of the 500 best songs in history.
‘Blowin’ In The Wind’ — Bob Dylan
‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’ — The Beatles
There are many great songs by The Beatles, and this is one of them. The Fab Four released “I Wanted to Hold Your Hand” in 1963. It became their first No. 1 song in the United States, while it remained in the U.K. top 50 for 21 weeks. John Lennon explained that he wrote the song “eyeball to eyeball” with Paul McCartney. “I remember when we got the chord that made the song,” he said. “We were in Jane Asher’s house, downstairs in the cellar playing on the piano at the same time. And we had, ‘Oh you-u-u/ got that something…’ And Paul hits this chord, and I turn to him and say, ‘That’s it!’ I said, ‘Do that again!’ In those days, we really used to write like that absolutely — both playing into each other’s noses.”
‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’ — The Beatles
