With voting on the play-in round now more than half-finished, it’s worth looking back on 40 songs that will be competing among the 512 (starting Saturday) thanks to your votes. It’s a good list, and we should all be proud.
| Whipping Post | Allman Brothers | ||
| Don’t Worry Baby | Beach Boys | ||
| Norwegian Wood | Beatles | ||
| Paranoid | Black Sabboth | ||
| Call Me | Blondie | ||
| Don’t Fear the Reaper | Blue Oyster Cult | ||
| Three Little Birds | Bob Marley | ||
| Cannonball | Breeders | ||
| The Rising | Bruce Springsteen | ||
| For What It’s Worth | Buffalo Springfield | ||
| Lookin out my back door | CCR | ||
| Crossroads | Cream | ||
| Friday I’m in Love | Cure | ||
| Welcome to Jamrock | Damian Marley | ||
| Rebel Rebel | David Bowie | ||
| Touch Me | Doors | ||
| Son of a Preacherman | Dusty Springfield | ||
| Heartbreak Hotel | Elvis Presley | ||
| Criminal | Fionna Apple | ||
| Crazy | Gnarls Barkely | ||
| Feel Good, Inc. | Gorillaz | ||
| Basket Case | Green Day | ||
| Sex Machine | James Brown | ||
| Fire and Rain | James Taylor | ||
| Wind Cries Mary | Jimi Hendrix | ||
| Long Tall Sally | Little Richard | ||
| You Took the Words… | Meatloaf | ||
| I’m a Believer | Monkees | ||
| Alive | Pearl Jam | ||
| By the Way | Red Hot Chili Peppers | ||
| Unchained Melody | Righteous Brothers | ||
| Higher Ground | Stevie Wonder | ||
| Last Night | Strokes | ||
| Stop in the Name of Love | Supremes | ||
| Mysterious Ways | U2 | ||
| Waiting for My Man | Velvet Underground | ||
| One Moment in Time | Whitney Houston | ||
| Gravel Pit | Wutang Clan | ||
| Holidays in the Sun | Sex Pistols | ||
| Karma Police | Radiohead | ||
Living the Dream 