I Know We Are NOT SUPPOSED To SAY This OUT LOUD...But It's The TRUTH! | Professor of Rock

[@ProfessorofRock]

Poll: What is your pick for the MOST OVERPLAYED Song in ROCK HISTORY?

[@Code.Name.V]

Sweet Home Alabama

[@TerrickTerran]

Bohemian Rhapsody for sure though I could also skip Candle in the Wind as well.

[@surlechapeau]

Don't Stop Believin'

[@JimbobZ17]

Crazy train Back in black

[@Sweet--Richard.4981]

Africa. Toto

[@garyclark3843]

Interesting concept. Having to replace the "overplayed" with another song from the same act really forces the balance and respect. Well done, sir!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Of course!

[@julieporter7805]

I also like that he's not slamming the popular songs either just suggesting alternatives.

[@tltmath]

Seven bridges road is one of my faves! Great choice!

[@debzacher1332]

I love radio Gaga and the performance at live ad was so amazing!

[@soonerwest]

The crowd clapping to Radio GaGa at Live Aid is one of those things I wish I could’ve witnessed in person. It gives me chills to see that many people being happy and enjoying music.

[@dastrnad]

Me too! I replay it when I want a pick-me-up.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I mean it’s an awesome song.

[@beenaplumber8379]

I saw it on TV in Germany, stuck in a chair, so high I couldn't move, except when I had to get up to be sick. (Germans seemed to like their mj mixed with tobacco, so I got really sick.) What a way to waste the experience of a lifetime. I was like that from maybe 11 PM till 5 AM.

[@travismiles5885]

​@@beenaplumber8379I was stationed in Germany for five years in the 90s. Thanks for bringing back a memory😉

[@davidseamans59]

Sorry, but so tired of Queen. Great band but done to death.

[@FredGroenke55]

I’ve always thought that Seven Bridges Road was the harmony of the Eagles at their best. Good call, Adam.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Amen!

[@TerrickTerran]

plan on giving the song a checkout later today.

[@shiroibasketshoes]

@@TerrickTerran I think Ian Matthews' version and its harmonies are the best.

[@k3n77]

Really good indeed. Also Train Leaves Here This Morning

[@CorbCorbin]

Yes, and it’s basic A capella harmonizing, that I’ve heard Gospel singers do like it’s nothing. The parts aren’t difficult. If one likes the Eagles singing, then they like it, usually. I just don’t like Henley or Frye’s vocals. Their voice annoy me, and have something that even on songs with music I really love, just isn’t enough to like it. Hotel California is a beautifully written song, but I’ve just never liked listening to it. I only listen for the solo. Life in the Fast Lane, is one of three Eagles songs I liked first hearing it. Desperado makes me want to break whatever is playing it. I have special feelings of breaking things, for many Eagles’ songs. 😄

[@robertthomas5906]

Still not tired of any of them. Don't stop ..... believing....

[@drewtheunspoken3988]

"And I won't stop! Believing! Oh man, it may sound like treason. I know they're the best But let's give a rest To the same old songs!" -*Same Old Song* Taking Dawn

[@SubtextMining]

My trick was I went almost 40 years without listening to '80s music, now I'm reliving it all again and loving all of it, even the songs most people have heard to many times. P.S. I've always loved Zep's Rain Song.

[@FFVison]

I love The Rain Song. I actually found some tabs and tried to learn to play it on guitar... in standard tuning. It's one of those ones where when you try it, you are doing weird acrobatics with your hands that end up making some bits have awkward transitions and rather than one note flowing into the next, there were parts where you just suddenly change your hand position causing notes to awkwardly deaden. With enough skill and dedication, you might make it somewhat passable, but it wouldn't be perfect and it would be many times harder than playing it right.

[@BClarke]

I’ve been promoting “Still They Ride” as one of rock’s most underrated songs for decades! Glad to see it getting its due.

[@tomhenry5337]

my personal favorite song from them is colors of the spirit, it's on their album trial by fire

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Oh yes I love that song!

[@normanreichwald6158]

The party's over/hopelessly in love

[@stillhere1425]

My absolute favorite Journey song! And I love Journey.

[@melanieshaw3210]

That song is amazing. I belt that out no matter how bad I sound!😊 And Send Her My Love 💕

[@georgeoosterhous414]

I’m always amazed by how much I learn about my favorite songs and bands from viewing your content. So well-written and delivered. You truly are the Professor of Rock!

[@ScooterOnHisWay2024]

He is a virtual encyclopedia for classic rock.

[@desertbrewcrew1974]

Journey "ESCAPE" is still an emotional refuge 43 yrs after its release. The entire album can still bring me back to childhood innocence

[@ProfessorofRock]

Amen. I agree with that!

[@sandijohnson2216]

Same!

[@CyrusandAurelius]

totally i was in 4rth grade

[@nana3491-w7b]

I have bought very few albums in my 7 decades. Usually just a single every now and then. Never went to a concert, just mostly listened to the radio or watched TV. Sit down. I never bought a Beatles single unless it was "Let it Be", but I'm not sure. I'm so useless. But you are waking me up to music and albums I missed. Thank you again.

[@CaptainCraigKWMRZ]

I was 17, she was 27 with two kids in my swim class in the YMCA back in 1984.. Yep. We hooked up. Her husband was a cop. And threatened to kill me. But she had a red T top Pontiac Trans Am! She would pull down her boob top and we would ride around Greenwood, Indiana

[@davidfountain4229]

The guitar solo in “Still They Ride” and “Send Her My Love” gets me every time.

[@cden409]

I agree, Still They Ride is such a great song, Steve’s voice, Neal’s guitar-amazing, Ross on base Steve Smith drums and Jonathan on keys, together is top playing of each band member’s talent. Each instrument and vocals don’t miss a beat harmony. 💯🎸🎶

[@tinaheadrick536]

ALL great songs, Adam! The “over played”, as well as your substitutions. Not one of the “over played” is in my mind as such, at all, but the secondary, “take a break” songs are wonderful, too. Thanks for this episode, Adam! ✨ “If you remember the Cabbage Patch craze of the 1980’s, you’re gonna love this channel!” I don’t know where that came from, but there it is!😂😂

[@jimmyramone7396]

These types of episodes are really fun. 🎵🎶

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks!

[@Sweetish_Jeff_]

Back in the 80s and 90s, classic rock stations would play “deep cuts” of artists and bands. For example, “Sleeping With The Television On” by Billy Joel. You NEVER hear that song on classic rock radio anymore. They play the hit songs, but only if they are considered “rock”. Classic rock stations will never play The Monkees. They’ll never play any Beatles songs before 1966. Why? Because they’re more “pop”. Yet they also never play any Genesis songs from the Peter Gabriel era or Pink Floyd from the Syd Barrett era. Makes me wonder if we need a classic pop station. This is why I have satellite radio.

[@badbob6689]

I agree, but even Satellite radio is guilty of this. Steve Van Zant show "Little Steven's Underground Garage" is probably the best for covering lesser played classic rock.

[@TheAgProv]

Unfortunately radio stations are like this. Blinkered. The BBC thinks the only thing ever recorded by Steve Harley/Cockney Rebel was "Come Up and See Me", for instance'; everything else, great tracks like "Sebastian" or "Mr Soft" or "Judy Teen" are ignored. Even when Harley died, the only tribute song to be heard on BBC radio was "Come Up And See Me". You want to hear something by the Blue Öyster Cult on the BBC that isn't "Don't Fear The Reaper"? Dream on... forget "Godzilla" or "I Love The Night" or "The Pact" or the one I'd replace "Reaper" with on broadcast radio, "Golden Age of Leather" -or for sheer gonzo impact, "Dominance and Submission" or "ME262".

[@Rocketsong]

I have a local classic rock station that is basically a glorified pirate station. It's some dude out in Florence AZ with a giant music collection, and he pays the FCC license to stay legit. He will play bootlegs, deep cuts, etc.

[@marktait2371]

lucky for us we have indie radio we had a indie classic station everthing motown soul rock deep cuts requests but developer drove them out went off air everyone was bummed

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It’s just bullshit. So baffling.

[@thejeffhowe]

My replacement picks Hotel Califrnia > Try and Love Again Stairway to Heaven > Going to California Living on a Prayer > I'll Be There For You Don't Stop Believing > Feeling That Way Bohemian Rhapsody > You're My Best Friend

[@dianacryer]

Excellent picks.

[@thejeffhowe]

@@dianacryer thanks

[@readmore4178]

Great list. Except the Bon Jovi. Could do without that altogether.

[@andreagilder225]

@@readmore4178 and Queen, that one is one of their worst.

[@jamescooper4759]

I would replace You're My best Friend with Somebody To Love.

[@WILLNOTCOMPLY72]

I was hoping you were gonna pick "Only the young" from Journey. 😊It has a special place. Its an amazing song and has an amazing story behind it with their visitation in the hospital with young Kenny Sykaluk. One of the saddest and most heart wrenching stories of the rock era.😢 RIP kid! I tell his story to my kids when they start feeling like they just have the worst life ever, like teenagers do. The saddest thing is,in just a few short years he would have a treatment that would have let him live much much longer!

[@Fregulus5]

"Don't Stop Believin'" will always bring me back to a time when I still had childhood wonder at the world around me... before I had to start being cynical (Sound familiar, Supertramp fans?). It was played constantly around Christmas of 1981, and I think that was the last of my childhood innocence days. After that, the real world started to seep in to my thinking.

[@ciararyan9370]

“Don’t Stop Believin’” always makes me think of my Dad, who has been gone since I was 19 years old. It’s related to a specific moment in time, and it’s something I share with my own child now.

[@vonier13]

God bless you ❤

[@joannestearns2809]

We were at a celebration of Life gathering for my friends mom. My son sat down at the piano and played Don't Stop Believing. The house was full of people and a wave of voices started singing as everyone picked up the lyrics and filled the air with the song. It was wonderful!

[@tonymurray6518]

Mine would be , Stone In Love, just take me back, to my youth, cruising those streets

[@DaxMaboyder]

Stone In Love is definitely my go-to That bass is otherworldly

[@terasmith4769]

This list is spot on! I've said for years that I could never hear "Hotel California" again and would be okay with it.

[@stephenmiller2337]

I love "The Rain Song", but I'd put "Over The Hills And Far Away" as my alternate Zep song. Great video again Professor!

[@michaelmappin4425]

The Rover

[@hopehealthhappiness465]

Don't Stop Believing- such a positive and inspiring song. It helped me through the blues several times!

[@hugome778]

Great episode! Three of my all time favorite bands here, but I agree ~ those songs are overplayed. My alternate picks for the Eagles would be Take it to the Limit (never tire of that one), Journey's Stone in Love, and Queen's Too Much Love Will Kill You. Great lyrics, harmonies and relatability. That's what makes a song for me.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I would have picked “Peaceful Easy Feeling.”

[@hugome778]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Also a great choice!

[@beyourself2444]

My sister loved Bon Jovi so much and I felt they were too pop/commercial. Living on a Prayer is her fave

[@Lisared023]

I just love this channel!! Your exceptional topics would make Casey Cason so proud!

[@Charlesb88]

I think you mean Casey Kasem.

[@robertedwards7900]

Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars!!

[@shiroibasketshoes]

@@robertedwards7900 And keep your radio tuned right where it is!

[@mikefetterman6782]

I saw an interview with Don Henley where he laid it out. It is a song about lost innocence. About going from Adolescence to adulthood and not being able to undo those responsibilities and go back to childhood. He wrote the lyrics on a dark desert highway after leaving the Whiskey, exceedingly drunk and on his way to Needles, CA to find some peyote. Passing the cacti and lonely desert motels, he quickly wrote the words. It has no other meaning than Once you take on the perks of being an adult, you can never go back to being innocent again. You can never go back to virginity.

[@taketheredpill1452]

thank you

[@02TuRD]

Interesting. I had always subscribed to the mental institution hypothesis. “You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave,” fits that narrative so well, but I suppose it’s even more figurative than that. If Henley says it’s something else, I’ll have to go with that.

[@Angel-rq3pi]

​@@02TuRDsounds like drugs... "Checking out"... Never leaving=addiction, once an addict always an addict ....even if you don't overdose and die you'll still die an addict (you can never leave the addiction). Just my 2 cents

[@supasoulproductions]

It has that meaning for Don, and it also has whatever meanings that listeners ascribe to it, to those listeners. That's the way it goes with songs and lyrics. Especially cryptic ones.

[@shiroibasketshoes]

@@Angel-rq3pi One of the biggest hindrances to someone quitting drugs permanently is the inaccurate belief they'll always be an addict. But it is possible to leave it all in the past and let the body recover, however tough it may feel.

[@skubic35761]

This was a brilliant video theme. Rather than a view of "overplayed because they're not deserving", a view of "taking a break". Ultimately, that will INcrease appreciation of the timeless classics when we spin them once more. Nicely done!

[@t.o.3522]

Nice mention of “Still They Ride”. Anyone who was in high school in the old days should remember cruisin’ main on the weekends, riding endlessly through the night to meet friends or to go to a party. It is so true as decades go by people move, and pass. The words “now, nobody knows his name” are very true in the story he tells. Poignant and sad with an orchestration that is so beautiful, it could almost be a funeral song.

[@tonytygrrHI]

Played Escap3 on cassette in my car! Soundtrack to HS & College years!

[@rogerdeahl9629]

Just happy to be here today. Love these episodes that explore "other" songs. Remember, a song is overplayed only because they are loved by many. Thanks Professor. Great shirt, and I hope everyone has a great weekend. ❤

[@shiroibasketshoes]

Plus, payola does still happen sometimes. Happy weekend to everyone!

[@LaManteca76]

Thank you guys. Y'all have a good weekend as well! 😄

[@hatchjerod5555]

Good point, these songs become like the Skin Horse

[@TerrickTerran]

so true.

[@shiroibasketshoes]

@@LaManteca76 Have a great weekend trip in your trailer and motorhome, LaManteca76! I mean, have a good weekend!

[@martinedwards2004]

In 1976 I was 14 and I bought a ticket and a bus ride to Toronto for my first ever concert. It was Emerson, Lake, and Palmer for their Works Vol 1 tour. The opening act was introduced as a young and up and coming band who were the “pride of the west”. It was Journey. The band came out and mentioned they had just replaced their lead singer, but we weren’t to worry because he was good. It was Steve Perry. They then launched into The Wheel In The Sky. I don’t know what the tour manager was thinking to book Journey to open for ELP, but it was a good time. I still have the ticket stub!

[@hectorsegarra4237]

Still They Ride 🙌🏼 Nostalgic lyrics remembering the years of when being young and wanting to remain there.

[@GordieGii]

Karaoke isn't just a destination; it's all about the Journey.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Ha ha!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Of course!

[@darrellreid5312]

There are so many journey songs I know but I just can't hit his notes...😢😢😢

[@Devo_gx]

Well played! As a karaoke aficionado, “Don’t Stop Believing” was in a personal list of 7 songs that I would have been happy to never hear them again.” …..Sopranos, Family Guy, and Glee REALLY got on my nerves for bringing it back every few years. Now I can tolerate it again though.

[@DeronMidge]

I see what you did there, brilliant! 🌟🫵

[@daviddeking2676]

"Just a city boy. Born and raised in South Detroit. He took the midnight train, going anywhere". As Jim Gaffigan said, "Because anywhere was better than Detroit". Actually, your list was very well thought out and the suggested alternate songs were good choices.

[@sharonmattox]

GREAT choices for substitutions. Still They Ride is a great song, but I humbly submit the rocker "Stone In Love" also, which never got it's due imo. As for "The Rain Song", even though I was a huge Led Zeppelin fan, I always gravitated towards the hard rockers, until I was at a house party 35 years ago, and some guy played "The Rain Song" MASTERFULLY on an electric guitar and I absolutely fell in love with it, and have loved it ever since. Led Zeppelin RULES!! 😁

[@billkinsey2690]

😊😊😊

[@johnsexton2200]

Other song suggestions for underrated tracks... Journey - Stone In Love, Sweet and Simple Eagles - Vicom of Love, 'Ol 55, Outlaw Man Bon Jovi - Let It Rock, Raise Your Hands, Dying Ain't Much of a Living(Solo) Queen - I Want It All, Show Must Go On

[@jtt8886]

Good call on Stone in Love. Awesome Journey song.

[@SCash-rl5ee]

Oh, I love The Show Must Go On!

[@rogertemple7193]

This is an awesome collection of Rock Ballads from a lot of legendary bands and artists from the past as always Thank You for the Memories of Classic Rock and Roll Thanks Professor.🎶🎤🎸🎸🎹🥁🎶 R.I.P. Phil Lesh bassist of the Grateful Dead.💗🎸🎸💗

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks ROGER!

[@ProfessorofRock]

RIP indeed.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I saw that. R.I.P. Phil.

[@dusty3913]

I really like how you took what might be considered a “negative” topic and inserted a positive twist on it. The “replacement” choices are great as well.

[@PageCreations]

I agree 100 percent with all your choices and swaps Adam. I have to say I truly miss when we had legit DJ's on the radio. Great voices and distinctive personalities. It was fun getting to call in and make a request, trying to win something in their contests, all that. Now we might have a DJ here and there, but they are stuck with these digital playlists that you can set your watch by. iHeart and the likes have such a monopoly over everything, it's boring. Your channel brings the joy back. Thanks Adam.

[@georgemathie8123]

Journey have such an amazing discography and also what shocks me is that not a lot of the Gregg rolie era is ever played on classic rock radio the first 3 journey albums and the first few Steve Perry and Gregg rolie albums are almost totally forgotten by radio and they're fantastic and should get more airplay

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

So underrated. Love their 70s stuff.

[@georgemathie8123]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 absolutely a few years ago I found from bgo records which is a British company that reissues classic rock CDs and they usually come in 2 cd sets so I found the second and third journey albums look into the future and next these two albums are so radically different from what the Steve Perry era would be it's more prog and jazz rock and well worth exploring

[@garyoconnordbaairrepair7775]

I only have Look Into The Future and Next on LP and Journey, Look Into The Futrue and Next on CD. And I saw Ringo Starr's All Star Band a few years ago. I got my ticket when I hear Gregg Rolie was touring with the band. My only disappoinment? I wish Gregg would play a song from the first three Journey albums.

[@georgemathie8123]

@@garyoconnordbaairrepair7775 that's really cool look into the future is a definite favorite of the early albums for me and next is really good too

[@tmklunk]

I love all of Journeys albums

[@catsncrows]

Okay I love Seven Bridges Road so much. I always wonder why it didn't get more play

[@ProfessorofRock]

Same!

[@cynthiablair3448]

I absolutely love Seven Bridges Road

[@davidl570]

...............................and why it wasn't a bigger hit! Only made the Top 20.

[@Thom4ES]

Poco ... left nothing but a desert of sand , for the eagles to flap around in

[@FredGroenke55]

Good call on Rain Song but I would’ve gone with Fool in the Rain.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Ok!

[@HeatherValentineMsFoodie]

I love them all and I could listen on a loop!!!!! 💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝 Never gets old

[@michaelrue1400]

Love all of these songs, the overplayed and the underrated. Not even a little tired of hearing any of them.

[@LedSubmarine93]

I think Queen's song "It's Late" from their album News the World would be an excellent substitute for "Bohemian Rhapsody". "It's Late" is 6½ minutes long, start out slow, get more upbeat, climaxes with Brian May's fast-paced guitar solo, winds down, and just as you thought the song is about to end, it climaxes once again with another fast-paced May solo, and then finally coming to an end.

[@cv5916]

I agree

[@KarlCain-m3p]

My favorite Queen song by far.

[@johnnyjohnson1326]

That was the first record I bought with my own money in 1984.

[@BobDeWitt-pl9qp]

I was hoping for 'Tie your Mother Down'

[@MrMissy1964]

It's an epic journey through heartache. Excellent!

[@timfarney5165]

I haven't thought forever 💭 about the fact that there WAS AN END to the tv broadcasting day - yep, young folks, it REALLY happened. Very,very good and thoughtful episode Professor.

[@ianharkin2691]

You know what you've done by showing those songs again though... I've got Living On a Prayer going round in my head now! Arrgghh.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Someone sang that at karaoke the other day. I had it stuck in my head all night.

[@dominatorgtxa8714]

I hear you loud and clear. I usually change station.

[@Adam13Chalmers]

Love this premise, and all your choices are absolutely solid. For the broad public, I would offer these as well... Maybe Not Really Rock: 1. Billy Joel - Piano Man -> Scenes from an Italian Restaurant (most over played song in the history of piano bars vs. masterpiece) 2. Elton John - (I'm a massive fan) Too many to list...but, Your Song / Candle in the Wind -> Mona Lisas & Mad Hatters / Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me. (You could do an overplayed 10 vs. lesser known/underrated 10 just for Elton!) 3. Jimmy Buffet r.i.p. Margaritaville -> A Pirate Looks at Forty Rock: 4. Bruce - Born in the USA -> Thunder Road 5. Rolling Stones - Satisfaction -> Sympathy for the Devil (again, this list is for the masses, not the fans of the artists). Other ideas...List bands where it is hard to argue which hit song(s) is more overplayed, or is currently their signature song?! Example: AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long / Back in Black / Thunderstruck or Sports Crowd Anthems: White Stripes - Seven Nation Army, Queen - We Will Rock You, Gerry and the Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone (Liverpool Football/Soccer), and for some strange reason...Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline (ubiquitous) Cheers!

[@areneesouder]

Agreeing on the Eagle's replacement song, although my personal favorite is "I Can't Tell You Why".... still listening to the video...💜😎✌️

[@SCash-rl5ee]

@areneesouder That’s my favorite Eagles song too!

[@mjemigh3304]

Uh-oh. Somebody forgot about that damn "Freebird."

[@ProfessorofRock]

It's in the top 10!

[@RBS_]

....I CHOSE to! ...ha-HAA!!

[@deltatango5765]

I thought that would be number one!

[@chrislair]

I said the same thing before I saw your post. Great minds think alike. lol

[@buhnerboy1974]

Well i guess there's a Vol 2 in the works​@ProfessorofRock

[@BillGraper]

Wow, 10 great songs in this video! When you were talking about Zeppelin, I thought the replacement song was going to be "All My Love." If you can consider it a ballad (it's more like a mid-tempo love song), I think it's HIGHLY underrated! The Bon Jovi replacement also surprised me. "Lay Your Hands On Me" is definitely underrated, because it never plays on the radio. I thought you might've chosen "Never Say Goodbye." That one IS a ballad, though, not a rocker. You could say it's also overplayed, especially for a song that wasn't released as a single. I actually heard it play at Walmart last night. Thanks for another great video, Professor!!! 🙂

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks Bill!

[@gregman1069]

All of my Love is a song in honor and inspired by the death of Plant’s son. Recorded in one take because he couldn’t do more than that.

[@BillGraper]

@@gregman1069 Wow, I never knew that. It's sad that some great songs come from tragedies.

[@ronbo11]

I'm not a big Bon Jovi fan, but "Lay Your Hands On Me" is definitely a great song. It's almost as good as the identically titled Peter Gabriel song off the 1982 4th "Peter Gabriel" album (called "Security" in the US).

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

You could have chosen Runaway. But I don’t know if most people think that song is overplayed or not

[@Lam_3-22-23]

Prof, you nailed this all the way. Have to give you 5👍 today

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thank you!

[@hopehealthhappiness465]

I would take Seven Bridges Road anyday over Hotel California. Love, love that song( seven bridges road) and its harmonies❣

[@gregcox7477]

62 years old and I still turn Stairway up every time I hear it. Every. Time.

[@carriekoehler1986]

I sadly have to turn the channel. It was played for my brother in-laws funeral which was 21 years ago today. To this day, I can't listen to it. Brings back so many memories

[@jagsnumberone88]

The Rain Song is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. My favorite Zep song (and that's saying something). The Journey selection is also top notch. Still They Ride is one of my favorites from them. Dean Castronovo does an incredible job with the song with Journey's current lineup.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

All great songs.

[@supasoulproductions]

I nominate The Last Resort for Hotel California 'replacement'.

[@Frankie5Angels150]

Interestingly, The Last Resort was supposed to have been the title track for the album that became Hotel California. The latter was a late addition to the work and took over the vibe of the album.

[@craigritchie8470]

I was going to add this one as well. The Last Resort is one of all time favorites.

[@Corsina]

Same.

[@TheodoreWeiser]

I'd lean towards "Wasted Time" myself. No one does melancholy better than Don Henley

[@allanburton9385]

Or Wasted Time.

[@BlackHatCinephile]

"You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave" refers to fame. Actually, the whole song is about that, but that one line is the one that hits the nail on the head.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Indeed. You know your lyrics.

[@BlackHatCinephile]

@@ProfessorofRock 😁

[@billkinsey2690]

😊

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

We talked about that in English class.

[@melanieshaw3210]

And here I interpreted it to be about excesses and addictions, of course after when I was little thinking they were literally being held hostage at this hotel!😂

[@butchstevenson7029]

YES! Rain Song!!! I was hoping that you would choose this one !!! It’s so beautifully done. One of my all time favorite Zeppelin songs.

[@DeekinBlooz]

This is my favorite Professor of Rock video, even though I disagreed with every replacement. The love you show for the overplayed songs really resonated with me. While I would have selected different replacements, your choices are solid and appreciated. Thanks!

[@waynevia6976]

I agree with you professor about every song still they ride by journey is one of my favorite songs.

[@nana3491-w7b]

Love "Seven Bridges Road". But we have a road in Rome, GA that goes to an old cemetery, on Berry College land, where people claim you count 5 bridges going in but only 4 coming out (or 3 in and 2 out, according to who tells the story). For some reason it reminds me of that.

[@BC_VORTEX_CHANNEL]

In the 1980's, Bob Seger's Old Time Rock'n Roll was overplayed. So much so that I hated it. But I haven't heard it much the last 40 years, so when I hear it now, I like it again!

[@danielleal1037]

7:25 “Stairway To Heaven” has been my favorite tune since 1990. Can’t help it.

[@gregrichey840]

This video is just one reason I love Professor of rock. Thank you for the trip down memory lane! These things are important.

[@mournwood]

I was honestly hoping to hear Rubicon as a replacement for Don't Stop Believin'. It's theme pairs so well with its more popular brother; striving, taking chances, taking action to make one's dreams a reality, and you rarely hear it played on the radio. On the other hand, Separate Ways brings that energy that makes you bounce in your seat and play air keyboards. There are a lot of songs that make you think "Nice." when it comes on the radio, but it's another thing entirely when you hear the opening notes and think "YESSSSSSSSS!" I may be slightly biased towards Frontiers. Teeny bit.

[@beatleographer_10-51]

I can put "Dont Stop Believing" on loop and never tire of it. It's just one of those songs.

[@robertfrederick4714]

Not me!

[@TheRuns2]

I can't be the only one who thought PoR would go with, "We Will Rock You", as the overplayed Queen song.

[@billsager5634]

He should have selected "The Prophet Song"

[@ManChan-w5p]

Fast version BBC sessions.

[@ManChan-w5p]

​@@billsager5634The repetition would trigger something in someone.

[@stephenradcliff488]

Not sure I need to give any of these a rest but your suggested “substitutions” are spot on. Well done!

[@AndresGrimace]

I will never get tired of great songs.

[@CraigStraub]

Fantastic episode! Thank you

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for watching.

[@CraigStraub]

LOVE your stuff man

[@JORDO1972]

Fantastic songs, all! I’d choose “Runaway “ for Jovi, “Wheel in the Sky” for Journey, and “Hammer to Fall”. Keep rocking 🤟

[@timfarney5165]

Love,love, 💕💕💕 love Hammer to fall.

[@DawnDavidson]

Excellent choices! 🤘🏻

[@AndreasK906]

Yes to Wheel in the sky!

[@jennaraeblake8155]

Runaway is also over played. She Don't Know Me - better song, better choice

[@primitivedaisy]

I think “Since I’ve been Loving You” by Zeppelin showcases each members talent.

[@Gunners_Mate_Guns]

Hell yes, it does! That song totally kicks ass and it's nowhere near overplayed. I also find "Ten Years Gone" absolutely mesmerizing.

[@bobniehaus5053]

NAILED IT! I love the replacement ones too, especially 7 Bridges Road! Nice Professor!

[@wendywalkerwalker2584]

Eagles Hotel CA was my first concert, Jimmy Buffett opened. 5. Love 7 Bridges. It’s a familiar go-to for me. 4. Rain Song… beautiful fever dream. 3. Lay Your Hands On Me… astounding! 2. Not about the songs, but I had a friend who was in a coma after a car accident. Big Journey fan. Steve Perry was visiting a relative in the same hospital, heard about my friend, and visited her. She actually asked if he had come in when she finally woke up! That was all she remembered. Really cool. Made me a fan forever. 1. I will listen to anything by Freddy any time!

[@kamz4576]

I ❤️ Journey; one of my favorite bands. But every time I hear DSB on the radio, I think, "Journey had a dozen hits! Why can't you guys play them?!" Modern radio playlists are an absolute repetitive bore... main reason I don't listen to radio much anymore.

[@ProfessorofRock]

So true!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Same here. I’m just sick and tired of it.

[@raymondtitano3819]

If you just started listening to radio, you would think Journey had two hits - DSB and Faithfully.

[@cameronladd1788]

I know what this is referring to by the title alone - I'll watch AFTER I post this comment. Harrison was wrong; Zeppelin HAD, in fact, recorded the masterful ballad "Thank You" which appears on their second album.

[@ProfessorofRock]

But it did light a fire.

[@shiroibasketshoes]

"Thank You" by Led Zeppelin was the last song played on San Francisco's KRQR before it switched to KLLC. I was in its studio at the time.

[@suemiller2522]

The harmonies on Seven Bridges Road are absolute perfection.

[@ProfessorofRock]

So great!

[@shiroibasketshoes]

What do you think of Steve Young's original? I like Iain Matthews' five part harmony version best.

[@suemiller2522]

@@shiroibasketshoes Haven't heard either, will have to check them out.

[@carlcushmanhybels8159]

Thanks, Prof of Rock for including and deep respect for that: "Hotel California."! Yes I am so sick of hearing that one, yet like you said also deeply admire it. "Seven Bridges Road" is a very good temp replacement; I first heard and latched on a year plus ago. Helped me re-appreciate the Eagles.

[@janissa-i4g]

Its Steve Perry...his voice is MAGIC After I retired I kinda got lost ...didnt know why but sank into a bit of depression.... had been going so hard for so long the lack of drive I guess... rediscovered a few Journey songs and then eventually every single song and absolutely falling in love with Steve P. ...needless to say my depression passed. THANKS STEVE!!!❤❤❤❤ You saved another life with your voice and Neal's incredible guitar work. Unsurpassed.!

[@ryankirkpatrick959]

On board with all of these, except "Stairway." It doesn't get that much radio play, and I guess I just never got THAT over it. If I had to pick Zep song in this category, it would be "Black Dog."

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I don’t know if any Zeppelin song can be classified as overplayed. I think that would be a little too mean.

[@JustherefortheLOLZ]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980mean? Nah.. even Jimmy Page was sick of stairway. Personally, I’m sick of Black Dog too. Song remains the same isn’t their best but it’s the one I remember from the movie and the one I like the most.

[@dondunco2538]

A friend of mine told me that he couldn't listen to Stairway because of a promo that a local radio station did. The heavy metal station in Columbus, Ohio ran a 4 day Zepplin weekend and looped Stairway making it the ONLY song played. I get why my friend can't stand it if all you tune into was one song looped that many times.

[@ryankirkpatrick959]

I habe an update: got in the car today and "Whole Lotta Love" was playing. I felt nothing. THAT is the most overplayed Zep song.

[@ryankirkpatrick959]

@JustherefortheLOLZ For me it was "No Quarter." After the movie that song moved up a lot of notches on my Zep list!

[@guyincognito9578]

You lay off stairway or else you put a bustle in my hedge row❤

[@Code.Name.V]

This sounds like a killer episode fellow music junkies!

[@FredGroenke55]

I’m pumped and ready for it.

[@ProfessorofRock]

LEt me know what you think!

[@FredGroenke55]

I love this subject. Great call on the list and the alternatives.

[@Code.Name.V]

​@@ProfessorofRockWhat Fred said (see above).

[@trinapatterson8872]

You picked absolutely correct…. We all love those songs but they do get over played. All of these are great bands and have so many great songs I wish they played a more diverse selection from them.

[@toxicdon32506]

Seven Bridges Road is my favorite Eagles song. I have always felt it vastly underrated. Thanks for showcasing it.

[@sleepyhollow783]

Options: Journey: Only the Young, Signs of Life Queen: I Want It All, Hammer to Fall, Tie Your Mother Down Unmentioned overplays: Judas Priest: Another Thing Coming, Living After Midnight. Sub: (Anything else) The Sentinel, Painkiller, Ram It Down, Blood Red Skies. Poison: Unskinny Bop. Sub: Valley of Lost Souls, So Tell Me Why. Survivor: Eye of the Tiger. Sub: I See You In Everyone, High On You Pet Shop Boys: West End Girls. Sub: Domino Dancing, Toto: Roseanna. Sub: Stop Loving You Depeche Mode: Just Can't Get Enough. Sub: Behind The Wheel/Route 66 From the sounds of it, we just need DJs who are passionate about music & are not predictable & lazy. But sometimes the audience is too set in their ways or too plain drunk to appreciate & demand other, sometimes better, songs.

[@davidl570]

Sums up why I never listen to regular radio and stick to Deep Tracks on Sirius.

[@wendyrock4260]

DJs are a thing of the past. Play lists are computer generated, and the DJ, if there is one, does there sounders prerecorded. There are some college stations and internet that do it the old fashioned way.

[@KevinRudd-w8s]

Nearly all radio stations use play lists these days. These play lists will be based on a bands most liked and well known songs, so type in Pink Floyd you will usually get Comfortably Numb, Deep Purple..... Smoke On The Water, Lynyrd Skynyrd ....Freebird, Queen ... Bohemian Rhapsody etc. The rock stations do vary it a bit, but generally it will still be the band's most popular and well known songs that get played. Lay Your Hands On Me gets played here in the UK almost as much as Living On A Prayer as does Dead or Alive. To be honest I've stopped listening to music on the radio, it was much better in the old days when the DJ had some input on what was played. That's why Bohemian Rhapsody was a hit in the first place, the Radio stations hated it but some of the DJs liked it so played it anyhow. Here in the UK Radio GaGa gets played to death as well by the way.

[@rosieloomoonmcbeth3189]

My Pet Shop Boys sun would be Rent.

[@SethWorsham]

If that ain't the damn truth. Amen on the Judas Priest! Breaking the law is another overplayed one. From a working musician who's played in a few cover bands I wholeheartedly agree...people just DO NOT get tired of hearing hit songs but come on, you're not truly a fan unless you can name songs off albums that WEREN'T popular. For instance, name any songs on British Steel that aren't Breaking the law or Living after midnight...The hits are rarely the best songs on any record. They were just what drove the album's sales in those times. But it's just sad that people act like listening to an entire album is such a tough thing to do. It was designed to be digested as an entire piece of work. Not all albums are great as a whole, but there's plenty that are. Thanks for this comment, be nice to see more agreeing with us. 🤘🤘🍻

[@eddardmulligan]

See, for me, I could live the rest of my life without ever hearing We Will Rock You again. Conversely, I'm down for Stairway and Hotel anytime, anyday, any state. Livin' on a Prayer and Don't Stop, I have to be pleasantly buzzed to put those on. Bohemian is somewhere in between. I can also listen to the Rain Song, Seven Bridges and Radio Ga Ga any time.

[@cryptotharg7400]

"What do you want to DO with your life?" "I ... I wanna ROCK!"

[@ProfessorofRock]

That describes the lot of us!

[@MrDobalinaMistaBobDobalina]

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[@normanreichwald6158]

​@ProfessorofRock you have manifested this principle better than anyone I know

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Same here!

[@jerrymcdaniel4539]

Don’t Stop Believing was voted our class song in High School and I married that small town girl from down south (Virginia) and I lived and grew up in the DownRiver area south of Detroit.

[@guitardude4700]

I'm 67 and grew up on Layla, Hendricks, skynnard, etc. but after a few decades I started appreciating other types of music, so well done

[@1972Russianwolf]

Underrated gem for Queen? The Show Must Go On.

[@blaster-zy7xx]

I knew Hotel California and Don't Stop Believing would be on the list. Not surprised at all with Stairway to Heaven. My song that deserves a rest is Landslide by Stevie Nicks. Great song, but can be overdone.

[@Musiclover-po1tl]

Yes! I would agree and state that Fleetwood Mac has so many great songs and we only regularly here the same three.

[@bobboyogi4313]

In "93, I lived in Oklahoma. There was a tiny local radio station that ONLY played "B-side" or "Unknown" songs, of bands EVERYBODY knew. It was awesome. You would NEVER hear a top-10, or even a top-100 of any band you knew. But you knew EXACTLY who you were hearing when the songs started.

[@ericbgordon1575]

Here's my list of substitute songs. Eagles: "One of These Nights" Zeppelin: "All My Love" Bon Jovi: "Raise Your Hands" Journey: "Mother Father" Queen: "Hammer to Fall" The *One of Theae Nights* title track resonates for me as a proto-Disco tune, something that many people don't even know Eagles did, even if they know the song. "All My Love" is a combination of my adoration for synthesizers and the raw emotions Robert was grappling with after the death of his son. "Raise Your Hands" gets my nod for being the Bon Jovi tune licensed by Mel Brooks for my favorite film of his, Spaceballs. "Mother Father" came my way when my mother got me a copy of *Escape* - right when she and my father split up in 2003. "Hammer to Fall" hit me close to home as a prime example of how Brian May was the Queen member whose original material helped push them in the direction of the same melodic rock template as Journey during the 80s, and I consider that only a good thing.

[@KeithBaldwin-yj6vm]

One of These Nights is a superb call. Love most of the Eagles work but that track is my favourite. Absolutely gorgeous intro to that track 👍

[@kevinstarski1598]

Interesting...I love so many songs by Queen but skip Hammer To Fall

[@ericbgordon1575]

Not that I usually question somebody's taste, @@kevinstarski1598 , but you might want to give the song another chance.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Good insight Eric.

[@ericbgordon1575]

You might want to give it another chance,@@kevinstarski1598.

[@MLN-yz4ph]

This was a good video, and please do some more like this. We get stuck with the same songs from great bands and sometimes forget there not so played songs that are also very good if not great.

[@adrianazalcedworak1814]

My replacements: Eagles - New Kid in Town; LZ - Thank you; Bon Jovi - Dead or Alive; Queen - Show Must Go On; Journey - Faithfully or Girl Can’t Help It.

[@redpaulhus]

I would consider "Thank You" to be Led Zep's first Ballad. And as much as I love the Rain Song I would offer No Quarter or Achilles Last Stand as a proper epic to replace Stairway

[@ronbo11]

I would to, but maybe they didn't play it in concert a lot so Harrison might not have known. I guess it does "rock up" a bit near the end, but it's still a ballad to me.

[@Dallin456]

My favorite zep song is no quarter, talk about creating an atmosphere

[@flamencoprof]

Yes, Thank You.

[@estwing45]

Achilles Last Stand absolutely! I went out and bought a drum set just so I could bang that shit out with John!!

[@areneesouder]

My father (now 90) said he pictures the Muppets when he hears Bohemian Rhapsody, and thought they'd be so cool to see. 😊💜😎 Have the Muppets ever done that?does anyone know?

[@BradtheBeardedPiper]

If you search "Muppets Bohemian Rhapsody" on KZbin it will come up. It's epic. Your Dad is going to love it.

[@nothanks5846]

Apparently, yes! 🙂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpjFf6yjj5ypp7sfeature=shared

[@mrs.rucker2448]

Yes, the muppets did it. Gonzo sings. Pretty sure you can google it

[@MatrixRoland]

Our classic rock station plays Seven Bridges Road quite a bit. The vocals make my hair stand up. A most excellent song.

[@Knickerson]

When I made a personal mix tape in college, I had every intention of putting “Don’t Stop Believing” on the playlist. But when it was time to lay it down, I suddenly switched it out for “Still They Ride.” It became one of my favorites on the tape.

[@ILJ68]

I worked Rock Radio for 15 years. If I never hear Freebird again it will be too soon.

[@keithhayes844]

Yes

[@keithhayes844]

Yes

[@lauraainslie6725]

Replace it with "Gimme Three Steps," or better yet, the criminally underplayed "Green Grass and High Tides" by the Outlaws.

[@kathleenhudson8429]

When you mentioned “Hotel California,” I immediately thought of “Seven Bridges Road.” I love the harmony. As to Queen, I don’t think I could pick one other song, since they recorded so many really great songs, many of which were never singles.

[@billsager5634]

He should have selected "The Prophet Song"

[@terasmith4769]

I did, too!

[@jk-76]

I listen to the same music all the time. Just like a 5 year old.lol

[@FredGroenke55]

Me too, but this channel has reminded me of all the music I used to listen to. I now find myself widening my options.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Same here!

[@nolandenton1224]

Man, I just have to give you a major thumbs up on your writing. I’m obviously a music lover being a fan of your channel. But as someone who had multiple little old ladies as high school English teachers who insisted we know how to read classic literature and be able to write persuasively and effectively I equally enjoy the way you write these episodes. Well done, my friend.

[@oriolesandravens]

In the early 2000s I was a manager at a steakhouse in the Atlanta metro. We had live music every night. On Monday was Open Mic Night, where anyone with an instrument (or voice) could join the band. We had flyers printed for advertising, with one even saying "bring your zither..." One night a woman brought her zither, and the rest of the band broke into a magical, spell-binding, once-in-a-lifetime rendition of Seven Bridges Road. Complete with mesmerizing harmonies. It was one of those magical moments you knew could never be duplicated. No matter how many times you played it, or how hard you tried, it would never be the same. I wish I had a way to record it back then, but I was sanitizing the menus for the next day.