THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF BEST SONGS OF ALL TIME

When Bob Dylan launched “Similar to a Rolling Stone” in July 1965, it didn’t just shake up the charts—it tore down the boundaries of what a popular tune could be. Clocking in at above 6 minutes, it had been an audacious break from radio convention. With its jangling organ riff, snarling vocals, and surreal, cutting lyrics, Dylan tells The s