Last week, inspired by the new film The Runaways (go behind the film here!), we asked our readers to tell us their favorite music biopics. After eliminating the mockumentaries (This Is Spinal Tap), the documentaries (Anvil! The Story of Anvil) and the just plain fictional (Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story), director Todd Haynes’ creative retelling of Bob Dylan’s career, I’m Not There, ended up on top, beating out Ray, Walk the Line and Sid & Nancy:
1. I’m Not There
2. Ray
3. The Doors
4. Walk The Line
5. Control
6. La Bamba
7. Sid and Nancy
8. The Buddy Holly Story
9. What’s Love Got To Do With It?
10. Great Balls Of Fire
This weekend, The Runaways biopic starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning as Joan Jett and Cherie Currie hits movie theaters — Rolling Stone brought you a peek inside the year’s most anticipated rock film, now tell us your favorite rock biopics (and no, Purple Rain doesn’t count). We’ll tally up the votes on Monday; check out five of our favorites for inspiration:
• Sid and Nancy
• 24 Hour Party People
• The Doors
• Walk the Line.
• Ray
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Last week, while daydreaming about the sleep we’d be losing thanks to the swap to Daylight Savings Time, we asked you for your favorite tunes about sleep. When we tallied up the votes, the Beatles scored the most reader picks with “I’m Only Sleeping,” beating out tracks by Metallica, Aerosmith and yes, the Cranberries:
1. The Beatles – “I’m Only Sleeping”
2. Nirvana – “Where Did You Sleep Last Night?”
3. Beastie Boys- “No Sleep ‘Til Brooklyn”
4. Rage Against The Machine – “Sleep Now In The Fire”
5. Metallica – “Enter Sandman”
6. The Beatles – “I’m So Tired”
7. Aerosmith – “Dream On”
8. R.E.M. – “The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight”
9. Radiohead – “Go To Sleep”
10. The Tokens – “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”
11. Pearl Jam – “Let Me Sleep”
12. R.E.M – “Daysleeper”
13. Santo and Johnny – “Sleepwalking”
14. The Cranberries – “Dreams”
15. The Smiths – “Girlfriend in a Coma”
Photo: Michael Ochs Archive/Getty
The worst day of the year is upon us: Daylight Savings. This Sunday we’ll lose an hour and feel like crap all week thanks to our sleep deficit. But instead of dwelling on those lost 60 minutes (we hardly knew ya!), we’re going to focus our energy on coming up with the best songs about sleep. And we need your help! What are your favorite drowsy ditties? Your insomnia sing-alongs? Your overtired odes? Check out some of our favorites below and add your suggestions in the comments:
• The Beatles – “I’m So Tired”
• The Wu-Tang Clan – “I Can’t Go to Sleep”
• The Romantics – “Talking in Your Sleep”
• John Lennon – “How Do You Sleep”
• The Postal Service – “The District Sleeps Alone Tonight”
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On Friday, Rock Daily was pondering Lil Wayne’s impending trip to prison — and T.I.’s last days of incarceration — and asked our readers to muse on the concept of “Freedom” for our Weekend Rock List. The results are in, and they are pretty literal: seven of the Top 10 tracks include the word “Free,” though Bob Marley’s inspiring “Redemption Song” and Aretha Franklin’s “Think” also made the cut. Check out the list and our gallery of rock-star mug shots:
1. Neil Young – “Rockin’ In The Free World”
2. Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Free Bird”
3. Tom Petty – “Free Fallin’”
4. Rush – “Freewill”
5. Queen – “I Want To Break Free”
6. R.E.M. – “Radio Free Europe”
7. Rage Against The Machine – “Freedom”
8. Bob Marley – “Redemption Song”
9. Bob Dylan – “I Shall Be Released”
10. Aretha Franklin – “Think”
