‘Be My Baby’ — The Ronettes
NME, Pitchfork, Time, and Rolling Stone have all included this song in their best-of lists. It was produced by Phil Spector. The song featured a full orchestra as well as Cher’s vocals. Engineer Larr Levine described Phil’s actions as “wild and tiresome.” “However, that isn’t an indication of a nut. That’s brilliant.”
‘Born To Run’ — Bruce Springsteen
“Born to Run,” from Bruce Springsteen’s 1975 album “Born to Run,” was the most ambitious song he’d ever written. In an interview with Rolling Stone, he stated, “I wanted to make the greatest rock record I’d ever heard.” Despite being his first international hit, it only charted in the top 20 in the United States. It was a cult hit, according to The Atlantic. It was so popular in Philadelphia that it was broadcast numerous times a day on a top-40 AM radio station.