Show Notes -- Show time 7pm-12am (SUN 16 2-7pm). 5 hour show dedicated to rock songs. Presented by Joe Elliott & Phil Collen. Recorded during their recent UK visit. VH1's studios are in Camden, London in England. Joe and Phil did short intros to videos every 2 or 3 songs until the Top 10 where they introduced each track (from 9-1). Some humorous autocue/script reading and funny dialogue including Joe trying to sing the intro riff to "Satisfaction". A couple transcribed below.

Videos Played -- By Joe Elliott/Phil Collen

50: Green Day - American Idiot
49: David Bowie - The Jean Genie
48: Iron Maiden - Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter
47: Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
46: Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
45: The Darkness - I Believe In a Thing Called Love
44: T. Rex - Children Of The Revolution
43: The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
42: Status Quo - Rocking All Over The World
41: Aerosmith - Livin' On The Edge
40: Queen - We Will Rock You
39: Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar
38: Guns 'n' Roses - November Rain (Sat)/Joe/Phil Intro Don't Cry (Sun)
37: Van Halen - Jump
36: T. Rex - 20th Century Boy
35: The Clash - Rock The Casbah
34: Bryan Adams - Summer Of '69
33: Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life
32: Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
31: Kiss - God Gave Rock And Roll To You II
30: David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
29: Billy Idol - White Wedding
28: Pink Floyd - Money
27: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
26: Joan Jett - I Love Rock And Roll
25: The Jam - Going Underground
24: ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin'
23: The Troggs - Wild Thing
22: Free - All Right Now
21: Iggy Pop - Real Wild Child
20: AC/DC - Highway To Hell
19: Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen
18: The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
17: The Kinks - You Really Got Me
16: U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name
15: Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town
14: T. Rex - Get It On
13: The Doors - Light My Fire
12: Rolling Stones - Satisfaction (the funny 1981 live video including Keith 'chopping down' fan with swinging guitar)
11: The Who - My Generation
10: The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
9: Bon Jovi - Living On a Prayer


Joe -- "Here's where things start getting a little bit embarrassing for us. Can I just say we didn't put this list together but whoever did decided to put us, Def Leppard, in the top ten."

Phil -- "It's not embarrassing at all Joe! And before you start shouting we're not worthy, we f**king are pal! TV screens please arise, we are worthy, we should be at number one but on VH1s..."

Joe -- "Yeah damn right we should!"

Phil -- "...bloody right! VH1s countdown of the greatest rock songs of all time, it's us! Def Leppard." (Joe giggling)

8: Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me (UK Historia Sound Effects Version)

Phil -- "Not content with setting the world on fire with his revolutionary guitar playing. Jimi Hendrix once ended a concert by actually setting his guitar on fire. Please don't try this at home."

Joe -- "But it's his music that has earned him the number 7 spot in our countdown. Ladies and gentleman have you air guitars at hand now as Jimi Hendrix takes u on a Purple Haze tinted musical ride, All Along The Watchtower."

7: Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower

Joe -- "Flea might be a common name for any of the small wingless insects of the Siphonaptera family. But Flea is also the bass player for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. And as far as we're aware he's not one of the Siphonaptera family."

Phil -- "But he and the rest of the Peppers are at number 6 in the VH1 rock countdown now with Give It Away."

Joe -- "Give It Away, Give It Away, Give It Away Now!" (mock posing by both from the video)

6: Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Give It Away

Joe -- "We're counting down the 50 greatest rock songs here on VH1. Now what do you get if you cross Aerosmith with Run DMC? No it's not a joke it's a fact. You get the anthem that's at number 5 on our countdown. I am of course referring to Walk This Way. The rock and rap hybrid of the two bands which was released in 1986."

Phil -- "Yeah and by the way Steven Tyler received an honourary doctorate from the University of Massachusetts. So the Aeromsith frontman is officially a doctor. So who better to prescribe that you walk this way, now."

Joe -- "Ooh. Nobody really...." (both giggle)

5: Run DMC & Aerosmith - Walk This Way

Joe -- "We're now just 3 songs away from revealing the greatest rock anthem of all time. But in fourth place it's time to get heavy with Lemmy's Motorhead and Ace Of Spades."

Phil -- Before we play it I must warn you that a music magazine once stated that this song has an intro which wouldn't be out of place ushering in the end of the world. But don't worry though, it's not the end of the world, at least we don't think so."

Joe -- "Better not be."

4: Motorhead - Ace Of Spades

Phil -- "In third place and taking the bronze medalion is Nirvana with Smells Like Teen Spirit. This track also came third in VH1's poll of the nation's favourite lyric. Apparently Cobain chose the title after a friend wrote Kurt smells like teen spirit on a wall." (named after the deodorant).

Joe -- "Well if that's what his friends wrote I dread to think what his enemies said about him. But let's get rocked anyway with Nirvana."

3: Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

Phil -- "If I told you the lead singer of the band at number two in the countdown of the greatest rock songs was actually called Farouk Bulsara would you know who I was talking about?"

Joe -- "Of course! it's our old friend Freddie Mercury here now with Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody. Combining elements of rock, opera and even grand piano there's no denying that this track is quite simply one of the best songs of all time. Most importantly though it's great to headbang to - oh yes!."

2: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

Joe -- "Right then, the time has finally come. We've counted down the greatest rock songs of all time. And we've got our rocks off with the likes of Bon Jovi, AC/DC, Motorhead and of course, Def Leppard!."

Phil -- "But now it's time to announce the rock anthem at number 1. We've already seen 'em once, already on this list. But it's time to welcome back the mighty Guns 'n' Roses. Let's get rocked now with Sweet Child O'Mine at number one."

Joe -- "Oh yes."

1: Guns 'n' Roses - Sweet Child O'Mine.