A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

Andrew Hickey

Andrew Hickey presents a history of rock music from 1938 to 1999, looking at five hundred songs that shaped the genre.

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260 episodes
Updated July 21

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Dec 16, 2024
Song 177: “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, Part Two — “Is it True What They Say About Dixie?”
For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted, songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the second part of a multi-episode look at the song “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, and the links bet
Dec 10, 2024
Next Episode Coming Soon
This is just to let people know that there is a better than usual reason for the longer than normal delay in the next episode. I was about to record it early last week, when checking a minor detail I discovered a book published this year, after I’d
Nov 19, 2024
Song 177: “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, Part One, Old Folks at Home
For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the first part of a multi-episode look at the song “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, and the lin
Oct 17, 2024
Song 176, “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, part 4: “Who Breaks a Butterfly?””
For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the fourth and final part of a multi-episode look at the song “Sympathy for the Devil” and the career of the Roll
Sep 22, 2024
Song 176, “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, part 3: “Every Cop is a Criminal and All the Sinners Saints”
For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the third part of a multi-episode look at the song “Sympathy for the Devil” and the career of the Rolling Stones.
Aug 19, 2024
Song 176: “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, part 2: Traps for Troubadours
For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the second part of a multi-episode look at the song “Sympathy for the Devil” and the career of the Rolling Stones
Aug 1, 2024
Song 176: “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, Part One: A Man of Wealth and Taste
For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the first part of a multi-episode look at the song “Sympathy for the Devil” and the career of the Rolling Stones.
Jul 13, 2024
PLEDGE WEEK: “Dark End of the Street” by James Carr
This episode is part of Pledge Week 2024. From Tuesday through Saturday this week I’m posting some of my old Patreon bonuses to the main feed, as a taste of what Patreon backers get. If you enjoy them, why not subscribe for a dollar a month at patreon.co
Jul 12, 2024
PLEDGE WEEK: “I Love You” by People
This episode is part of Pledge Week 2024. From Tuesday through Saturday this week I’m posting some of my old Patreon bonuses to the main feed, as a taste of what Patreon backers get. If you enjoy them, why not subscribe for a dollar a month at patreon.co
Jul 11, 2024
PLEDGE WEEK: “Son of a Preacher Man” by Dusty Springfield
This episode is part of Pledge Week 2024. From Tuesday through Saturday this week I’m posting some of my old Patreon bonuses to the main feed, as a taste of what Patreon backers get. If you enjoy them, why not subscribe for a dollar a month at patreon.co
Jul 10, 2024
PLEDGE WEEK: “My World Fell Down” by Sagittarius
This episode is part of Pledge Week 2024. From Tuesday through Saturday this week I’m posting some of my old Patreon bonuses to the main feed, as a taste of what Patreon backers get. If you enjoy them, why not subscribe for a dollar a month at patreon.co
Jul 9, 2024
PLEDGE WEEK: “A Whiter Shade of Pale” by Procol Harum
This episode is part of Pledge Week 2024. From Tuesday through Saturday this week I’m posting some of my old Patreon bonuses to the main feed, as a taste of what Patreon backers get. If you enjoy them, why not subscribe for a dollar a month at patr
Jul 8, 2024
ANNOUNCEMENT: Pledge Week 2024
An announcement of this year’s pledge week. To sign up to the Patreon, visit http://patreon.com/andrewhickey Transcript Welcome to Pledge Week 2024. For those who don’t know — perhaps you’ve only recently started listening to the
Jul 2, 2024
Song 175: “Everyday People” by Sly and the Family Stone Part 2, “My Own Beliefs Are In My Song”
For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the first part of a two-episode look at the song “Everyday People”. This episode looks at the whole career of Sly
Jun 13, 2024
Song 175: “Everyday People” by Sly and the Family Stone Part 1 Different Strokes For Different Folks
For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the first part of a two-episode look at the song “Everyday People”. This week we take a short look at the f
May 24, 2024
Song 174B: “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” Part Two, “It Takes Two”
For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the second part of a two-episode look at the song “I Heard it Through the Grapevine”. This week we’re looki
May 7, 2024
Song 174A: “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” Part One, “If At First You Don’t Succeed…”
For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the first part of a two-episode look at the song “I Heard it Through the Grapevine”. This week we take a sh
May 3, 2024
An Alert: Someone Plagiarising Me
Transcript The next proper episode will be up in a couple of days – I’m recording it tonight – but I just wanted to make a brief announcement. It has recently been brought to my attention that the French language podcast Un dernier disque avant la
Apr 14, 2024
Song 173: “All Along the Watchtower” Part Two, The Hour is Getting Late
For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the second part of a two-episode look at the song “All Along the Watchtower”. Part one was on the original versio
Mar 25, 2024
Song 173: “All Along the Watchtower”, Part One: “He’s Not the Messiah”
For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the first of a two-episode look at the song “All Along the Watchtower”. This one is on the original v

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

Song 177: “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, Part Two — “Is it True What They Say About Dixie?”

Next Episode Coming Soon

Song 177: “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, Part One, Old Folks at Home

Song 176, “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, part 4: “Who Breaks a Butterfly?””

Song 176, “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, part 3: “Every Cop is a Criminal and All the Sinners Saints”

Song 176: “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, part 2: Traps for Troubadours

Song 176: “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, Part One: A Man of Wealth and Taste

PLEDGE WEEK: “Dark End of the Street” by James Carr

PLEDGE WEEK: “I Love You” by People

PLEDGE WEEK: “Son of a Preacher Man” by Dusty Springfield

PLEDGE WEEK: “My World Fell Down” by Sagittarius

PLEDGE WEEK: “A Whiter Shade of Pale” by Procol Harum

ANNOUNCEMENT: Pledge Week 2024

Song 175: “Everyday People” by Sly and the Family Stone Part 2, “My Own Beliefs Are In My Song”

Song 175: “Everyday People” by Sly and the Family Stone Part 1 Different Strokes For Different Folks

Song 174B: “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” Part Two, “It Takes Two”

Song 174A: “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” Part One, “If At First You Don’t Succeed…”

An Alert: Someone Plagiarising Me

Song 173: “All Along the Watchtower” Part Two, The Hour is Getting Late

Song 173: “All Along the Watchtower”, Part One: “He’s Not the Messiah”