Since its inception, classic rock has been the starting point for just about any and every artist in the last six decades. From EDM to rap, pop to folk, and everything in between, all of today's greatest artists have derived at least some influence from classic rock artists and songs from the 1960s and 1970s.

We often hear about the classic rock bands who inspired today's most popular artists, whether today's music legends discuss that inspiration, or if the similarities are clear in the sound (Fleetwood Mac, for example, has influenced a number of modern rock bands ), or if the inspiration actually stems from bloodlines .

What we may not discuss as often, however, are the individual songs that are the very genesis of entire subgenres. It's actually not as rare as one might thi

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