‘My Generation’ — The Who
The Who’s “My Generation” is ranked as the 11th greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone. It is one of the band’s most well-known songs. It was also ranked 13th on VH1’s list of the 100 Greatest Rock & Roll Songs and 37th on its list of the Greatest Hard Rock Songs. NME included it in their list of the 100 Best Songs of the 1960s, stating, “Taking in a timeless sense of youthful disaffection via a countercultural, Mod lens, Pete Townshend’s age-defying ditty distilled what it feels like to be young, energized and in the prime of life into 3:18 minutes of bristling hedonism.”
‘My Generation’ — The Who
‘Light My Fire’ — The Doors
The Doors’ “Light My Fire” took 16th place on Ranker’s list. It was included on the band’s self-titled album in 1967. The edited single topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for three weeks. It deserves credit for propelling the band to even greater heights. They were also invited to perform on The Ed Sullivan Show as a result of the song, though Jim Morrison was asked not to sing a particular line. It was the part where it said, “Girl, we couldn’t get much higher.” Despite this, he went on to sing it. This might be the reason this became both their first and last appearance on the show.
‘Light My Fire’ — The Doors