The big list of great rock songs that aren't very well known

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Sometimes I find a real gem of a song in a place I wouldn't have normally been looking, or maybe by a band that I wouldn't have expected. A song that stands out, but not many people are familiar with. The other day I was listening to my Small Faces compilation, and I heard a song that I used to like a lot, and it really stood out to me as a great tune, and I don't think it's a very well known song. I want you to list some gems that most of us would never otherwise hear so we can investigate and maybe discover some great music. And just to keep some sense of, uh, sense, to this list, I'd like to limit it to rock or rock/pop songs. You know, the kind of songs that you might sing to yourself on occasion!
Here's my contribution:

1. The Small Faces - "The Universal"

― Gascan Charlie (King Kobra), Thursday, 14 August 2003 16:17 (twenty-two years ago)

2. "Noodles" - Small

― Ess, Thursday, 14 August 2003 16:24 (twenty-two years ago)

"why i love country music" lloyd cole and the commotions

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Thursday, 14 August 2003 16:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Bwana - Lindsey Buckingham
Truckstop Queen - Rachel Sweet

― dave225 (Dave225), Thursday, 14 August 2003 16:28 (twenty-two years ago)

6. "The Marquee and the Moon" - Sloan

― King Kobra (King Kobra), Thursday, 14 August 2003 16:29 (twenty-two years ago)

(haikunym in one line post shockah!!)

― zebedee (zebedee), Thursday, 14 August 2003 16:31 (twenty-two years ago)

All very sing-songey and will stay in one's head lengthily and easily:

"Trust" -- the Pretty Things
"Alifib" -- Robert Wyatt
"Sing Swan Song" -- Can

― Nom De Plume (Nom De Plume), Thursday, 14 August 2003 16:32 (twenty-two years ago)

"All That I Wanted" by Belfegore
"That Ain't Bad" by Ratcat
"Where Was" by Guthrie Handley

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 14 August 2003 16:45 (twenty-two years ago)

"The King Of Evil" by The Monsoon Bassoon

― Alex in Doncaster (Alex in Doncaster), Thursday, 14 August 2003 16:53 (twenty-two years ago)

14. The Bevis Frond, "That's Why You Need Us"

― Douglas (Douglas), Thursday, 14 August 2003 18:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Little Nemo by SYPH

― Dadaismus (Dada), Thursday, 14 August 2003 18:16 (twenty-two years ago)

16. Speed Luxury "Universe"

― earlnash, Thursday, 14 August 2003 18:29 (twenty-two years ago)

"Gimme Some Head" -- GG Allin and desperate, slumming ex-MC5ers

"I'm Going Through Your Purse" -- Mentors

"Beat Her With A Rake" -- Weasels

― George Smith, Thursday, 14 August 2003 18:31 (twenty-two years ago)

20. "Love Loves To Love Love" -- Lulu

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 14 August 2003 18:33 (twenty-two years ago)

21. Fastbacks, "I Was Stolen"

― M Matos (M Matos), Thursday, 14 August 2003 18:53 (twenty-two years ago)

22. The Millennium, "To Claudia on Thursday"

― dleone (dleone), Thursday, 14 August 2003 18:55 (twenty-two years ago)

23. The Mystic Tide - "Frustration"

― Evan (Evan), Thursday, 14 August 2003 20:01 (twenty-two years ago)

24. Thea Gilmore, 'The Resurrection Men'
25. Shivaree, 'Goodnight Moon'

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 14 August 2003 20:03 (twenty-two years ago)

long dark night-xtal
redneck-swamp dogg

― thomas de'aguirre (biteylove), Thursday, 14 August 2003 20:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Flower Travellin' Band, "Shadows of Lost Days"
Loved Ones, "Surprise Surprise (For You)"
The Flaming Sideburns, "Sailin' Through Cloud Nine"
Swan Lake Six, "Swan Lake MN"

― Nate Patrin (Nate Patrin), Thursday, 14 August 2003 22:12 (twenty-two years ago)

"govt boy" by The Numbers. you need to hear this.

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 14 August 2003 23:02 (twenty-two years ago)

AR Kane "A Love From Outerspace".
(Great song from a great record.)

― Juan (Juan), Thursday, 14 August 2003 23:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Ah, "rock" songs. Ok, whatever. Too late to change my submission.

― Juan (Juan), Thursday, 14 August 2003 23:05 (twenty-two years ago)

nazi apocalypse by simply saucer

― duane, Thursday, 14 August 2003 23:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Pearl Jam - Tremor Christ
Tripping Daisy - Same Dress, New Day

― dog latin (dog latin), Thursday, 14 August 2003 23:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Earth Quake - "Hit the Floor"

― Mike Ouderkirk (Mike Ouderkirk), Friday, 15 August 2003 02:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Alice Cooper "Halo of Flies" from _Killer_.
Everyone ignores this song.

― Orbit (Orbit), Friday, 15 August 2003 02:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Creation 'I Am The Walker'.

― Ramon Duul, Friday, 15 August 2003 02:17 (twenty-two years ago)

40. The Legendary Stardust Cowboy - "Paralyzed"

― Evan (Evan), Friday, 15 August 2003 02:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Swervedriver - Rave Down
Muscadine - Alice In Indieland
Seam - Stage 2000
Tad - Candi
Willard - Double Dragon
Plexi - Forest Ranger
Gwen Mars - Magnosheen
Menthol - Stress Is Best

― Johnny Badlees (crispssssss), Friday, 15 August 2003 02:49 (twenty-two years ago)

AC Acustics - 'Hand Passes Plenty'

― Robin Goad (rgoad), Friday, 15 August 2003 09:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Castaways - 'Liar Liar'
Motor Life Co - 'Got Your Head Mine'
Monsterland - 'Bursitis'

― stevie (stevie), Friday, 15 August 2003 09:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Pond - 'Young Splendour'

― Ben Dot, Friday, 15 August 2003 22:16 (twenty-two years ago)

"I'm with you" Love....from the "four sail" album

― chad (chad), Friday, 15 August 2003 22:19 (twenty-two years ago)

"You Set the Scene," Love
"On Fire," Sebadoh
"I Say Nothing," Voice of the Beehive
"Baby," Os Mutantes
"All Sold Out," "Who's Driving Your Plane," Stones

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Friday, 15 August 2003 22:49 (twenty-two years ago)

41. The Consumers - "Anti Anti Anti"

― Kris (aqueduct), Friday, 15 August 2003 22:53 (twenty-two years ago)

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