Top 10: Rock Diss Songs

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Top 10: Rock Diss Songs

By Craig Mazin
Entertainment Correspondent - Every other Wednesday



A good comeback is tough to pull off. When crossed, most people usually respond ineffectually, either resorting to a feeble string of obscenities or just sitting and stewing silently. Talented musicians have a more effective venue for expressing their displeasure to an unfaithful significant other or a backstabbing friend -- the diss song. By composing a radio-friendly diatribe, a musician can ensure that the intended target -- and millions of others -- will know all too well that they did wrong.

So in honor of the nasty comeback, here are the top 10 rock and roll diss songs. A couple of ground rules have been set. Every second pop song is a lament about some no-good man or woman, so in the interest of thinning the field, we've limited our list to those songs that pinpoint an identifiable, publicly-known individual as the focus. Also, the rap diss is such a massive genre that it merits consideration on its own, so any rap entries will be withheld for inclusion on a separate list in the future.


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[I'm_your_IceCreamMan]

As I was reading, I thought for sure the "diss" song was gonna be "Little White Lie"...

[Raldo]

As I was reading, I thought for sure the "diss" song was gonna be "Little White Lie"...

I agree!!

[servoguy101]

little white lie
not for sale
sam I am

he has a few out there that could fill in the blank....

[broken9500]

lists like this about 'reaction' or 'diss' tunes pop up every once in a while but seriously, there's nothing as scathing, as bitingly brilliant and pointed as How Do You Sleep...John Lennon was capable of just as much animosity as he was compassion and with as wry and intelligient as he was, when he wanted to take a shot at someone, it was a SHOT.

[ED-A-HOLIC]

As I was reading, I thought for sure the "diss" song was gonna be "Little White Lie"...

I was thinking MAS TEQUILA

[I'm_your_IceCreamMan]

I was thinking MAS TEQUILA

You were thinking Mas Tequila? or you were drinking Mas Tequila?

[cokemach1]

Yeah, The Other Hand has disses to the brothers.

But the real diss is for the ultimate f-head ("Came an evil man and he cut off one hand."). Mr. Ray Daniels. I wonder if we could sue him as a fan base for emotional pain and suffering.

"F" THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME!!!

[smithjc]

One class-action lawsuit comin up.

What do you want it to say and what's the going rate for pain and suffering
these days?

I know, but I'm bored.

[SactoFan]

'Go Your Own Way' is way better than all those other tunes. Think about it...the chck you diss in the song has to sing the chorus every night...

[smithjc]

Now THAT's harsh. But so true.

Fleetwood Mac was always good for a little drama weren't they.

[Bad to the Bone]

Well, I got my friends
And I don't need more friends
I can count my friends on both hands
Came an evil man, cut off one hand
Now I count my friends on the other hand
On the other hand
Was an evil man, money on his mind
He don't want chump change
He want the big kind
He want the big kind
Well, I got my friends
And I don't need more friends
I can count my friends on both hands
On the other hand
But on the other hand....

no diss on the brothers....only that rat bastard ray daniels

[Lance]

Can't we just exact a little southern justice on old Mr. Daniels. i say we have him shot, stabbed, hanged, stretched, disembowled, drawn and quartered. But then, that may be too quick a death for him. Have I been in the desert too long? MAYBE!!!!!

[againstthewind]

If I get the jist of this thread....

Well I heard Mr. Young sing about her
Well I heard old Neil put her down...
I hope Neil Young will remember....
A Southern man don't need him around anyhow.....

[rockyvanheineken]

Can't we just exact a little southern justice on old Mr. Daniels.

I say we stomp him!
Then we tattoo him!
Then we hang him!

Danniels: I say we let him go.
Everybody: No!