Tell us if you've heard this one before: Internet radio and music streaming services are looking for ways to avoid paying royalties. Turns out that Pandora is a little more hardcore than its competition and isn't paying for anything recorded pre-1972. The service argues that records from that era aren't subject to federal copyright laws, and therefore Pandora's in the right. Various recording labels are coming together to sue the internet radio service in the New York State Supreme Court.
As you realize, plenty of classic music came out before 1972. The plaintiffs released a 35-page document listing a relatively "small" sample of the artists being infringed upon. We've decided to skim the list down even further: You'll find the songs on the list below that are also included in Rolling Stone's list of the Top 500 songs of all time, just to give you an idea of what Pandora doesn't find to be worth paying for.
496. "Under The Boardwalk" by The Drifters
495. "Brown Sugar" by The Rolling Stones
487. "I'm Eighteen" by Alice Cooper
483. "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane
475. "Where Did Our Love Go" by The Supremes
474. "Into The Mystic" by Van Morrison
470. "Standing In The Shadows of Love" by Four Tops
469. "Rain" by The Beatles
465. "Rollin' Stone" by Muddy Waters
463. "Soul Man" by Sam & Dave
460. "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison
458. "Cupid" by Sam Cooke
457. "The Twist" by Chubby Checker
456. "Penny Lane" by The Beatles
455. "Heroin" by Velvet Underground
454. "Leader of The Pack" by The Shangri-Las
453. "Pressure Drop" by Toots & The Maytals
449. "Come Go With Me" by Del-Vikings
444. "Love Me Tender" by Elvis Presley
441. "Mustang Sally" by Wilson Pickett
440. "Ramble On" by Led Zeppelin
438. "Ain't That A Shame" by Fats Domino
434. "Smoke On The Water" by Deep Purple
430. "Blue Suede Shoes" by Elvis Presley
428. "It's Your Thing" by the Isley Brothers
426. "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" by Crosby, Stills and Nash
422. "I Can't Help Myself" by Four Tops
421. "Young Blood" by The Coasters
419. "Ode To Billie Joe" by Bobbie Gentry
414. "We've Only Just Begun" by The Carpenters
413. "Visions of Johanna" by Bob Dylan
411. "C'Mon Everybody" by Eddie Cochran
404. Remember (Walkin' In The Sand)" by The Shangri-Las
403. "Can't Help Falling In Love" by Elvis Presley
402. "O-o-h Child" by Five Stairsteps
401. "Summer in The City" by The Lovin' City
400. "Baby I Need Your Loving" by the Four Tops
399. "Just My Imagination" by The Temptations
397. "Tiny Dancer" by Elton John
395. "Ohio" by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
394. "Ticket To Ride" by The Beatles
393. "Whipping Post" by The Allman Brothers Band
383. "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" by Chuck Berry
382. "(What A) Wonderful World" by Sam Cooke
380. "I Can't Explain" by The Who
379. "The Wind Cries Mary" by the Jimi Hendrix Experience
378. "I'm A Man" by Bo Diddley
376. "White Room" by Cream
374. "Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Brothers
373. "Highway 61 Revisited" by Bob Dylan
372. "The Letter" by The Box Tops
370. "All You Need Is Love" by The Beatles
368. "I Got My Mojo Working" by Muddy Waters
367. "Nowhere to Run" by Martha & The Vandellas
366. "Little Wing" by the Jimi Hendrix Experience
361. "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley
360. "The Great Pretender" by The Platters
359. "The Loco-Motion" by Little Eva
358. "Spanish Harlem" by Ben E. King
354. "La Bamba" by Richie Valens
353. "Piece of My Heart" by Big Brother and The Holding Company
352. "Jim Dandy" by Lavern Baker
351. "Runaround Sue" by Dion
349. "Baba O'Riley" by The Who
348. "You Keep Me Hanging On" by The Supremes
342. "Sweet Jane" by Velvet Underground
340. "Subterranean Homesick Blues" by Bob Dylan
336. "The End" by The Doors
334. "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" by James Brown
333. "Good Lovin'" by The Rascals
332. "Baby Love" by The Supremes
328. "Heartbreaker" by Led Zeppelin
325. "Many Rivers to Cross" by Jimmy Cliff
322. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" by The Animals
320. "I Put A Spell On You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins
319. "In Dreams" by Roy Orbison
314. "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" by Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
312. "Say It Loud-I'm Black and I'm Proud" by James Brown
311. "With A Little Help From My Friends" by The Beatles
310. "Ruby Tuesday" by The Rolling Stones
303. "Heart of Gold" by Neil Young
301. "Street Fighting Man" by The Rolling Stones
295. "Can't Buy Me Love" by The Beatles
294. "Money (That's What I Want)" by Barrett Strong
291. "Smokestack Lightning" by Howlin' Wolf
285. "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers
282. "Ziggy Stardust" by David Bowie
279. "Somebody to Love" by Jefferson Airplane
278. "Something" by The Beatles
277. "Sweet Little Sixteen" by Chuck Berry
276. "Sloop John B" by The Beach Boys
270. "Tighten Up" by Archie & The Drells
269. "Walking In The Rain" by The Ronettes
267. "He's A Rebel" by The Crystals
263. "Oh, What A Night" by The Dells
262. "I Can See For Miles" by The Who
261. "Wild Thing" by The Troggs
256. "All The Young Dudes" by Mott The Hoople
255. "Mack The Knife" by Bobby Darin
254. "Money Honey" by The Drifters
252. "Chain of Fools" by Aretha Franklin
249. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" by The Band
243. "The Wanderer" by Dion
242. "Son of A Preacher Man" by Dusty Springfield
241. "I Fall to Pieces" by Patsy Cline
239. "I Got A Woman" by Ray Charles
238. "Everyday" by Biddy Holly
237. "I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better" by The Byrds
235. "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" by The Animals
234. "Only The Lonely" by Roy Orbison
232. "Just Like A Woman" by Bob Dylan
231. "Moondance" by Van Morrison
230. "Mannish Boy" by Muddy Waters
227. "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor
226. "Hoochie Coochie Man" by Muddy Waters
224. "Oh Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison
222. "Walk Away Renee" by Left Banke
221. "Spoonful" by Howlin' Wolf
218. "Do You Believe in Magic?" by The Lovin' Spoonful
217. "Your Cheatin' Heart" by Hank Williams
214. "Caroline, No" by The Beach Boys
213. "96 Tears" by Question MArk & The Mysterians
212. "In My Room" by The Beach Boys
209. "Reach Out, I'll Be There" by Four Tops
208. "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers
207. "Try A Little Tenderness" by Otis Redding
206. "Positively 4th Street" by Bob Dylan
205. "Come Together" by The Beatles
201. "Hey Joe" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
200. "Don't Be Cruel" by Elvis Presley
199. "Maybe" by The Chantels
197. "Peggy Sue" by Buddy Holly
196. "Theer Goes My Baby" by The Drifters
195. "Wichita Lineman" by Glenn Campbell
189. "I Never Loved A Man (the Way I Love You" by Aretha Franklin
187. "Desolation Row" by Bob Dylan
186. "Please Please Me" by The Beatles
185. "The Thrill Is Gone" by B.B. King
184. "Save The Last Dance For Me" by The Drifters
183. "Green Onions" by Booker T & The MG's
178. "Don't Worry Baby" by The Beach Boys
177. "I Fought The Law" by the Bobby Fuller Four
176. "Paint It, Black" by The Rolling Stones
171. "Both Sides Now" by Joni Mitchell
161. "I'm Waiting For The Man" by Velvet Underground
159. "Rock Around The Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets
158. "I Only Have Eyes for You"
155. "Rave On" by Buddy Holly & The Crickets
154. "A Hard Day's Night" by The Beatles
153. "Foxey Lady" by by the Jimi Hendrix Experience
152. "Earth Angel" by The Penguins
151. "Eight Miles High" by The Byrds
150. "Cathy's Clown" by the Everly Brothers
148. "Me and Bobby McGee" by Janis Joplin
143. "Please, Please, Please" by James Brown
140. "I Saw Her Standing There" by The Beatles
138. "Eleanor Rigby" by The Beatles
137. "Your Song" by Elton John
136. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" by The Beatles
"In The Midnight Hour" by Wilson Pickett
134. "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who
133. "Who Do You Love?" by Bo Diddley
131. "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart
130. "Born To Be Wild" by Steppenwolf
129. "Rock and Roll Music" by Chuck Berry
128. "Changes" by David Bowie
125. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" by The Rolling Stones
124. "It's A Man's Man's Man's World" by James Brown
123. "House of The Rising Sun" by The Animals
122. "Stand by Me" by Ben E. King
121. "I Want You Back" by The Jackson Five
116. "Honky Tonk Woman" by The Rolling Stones
115. "You Send Me" by Sam Cooke
114. "Up On The Roof" by The Drifters
113. "That's All Right" by Elvis Presley
112. "So Lonesome I Could Cry" by Hank Williams"
111. "I've Been Loving You Too Long" by Otis Redding
110. "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison
108. "Not Fade Away" by Buddy Holly & The Crickets
107. "Mr. Tambourine Man" by Bob Dylan
103. "Be-Bop-A-Lula" by Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
102. "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" by the Jimi Hendrix Experience
101. "You Can't Always Get What You Want" by The Rolling Stones
97. "Roll Over Beethoven" by Chuck Berry
91. "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley
90. "In The Still of The Night" by Five Satins"
89. "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas and The Papas
88. "My Girl" by The Temptations
87. "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash
85. "Crazy" by Patsy Cline
83. "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" by The Beatles
82. "Blueberry Hill" by Fats Domino
81. "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye
79. "Mr. Tambourine Man" by The Byrds
78. "I Got You (I Feel Good)" by James Brown
77. "Mystery Train" by Elvis Presley
76. "Strawberry Fields Forever" by The Beatles
75. "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin
74. "Summertime Blues" by Eddie Cochran
72. "California Girls" by The Beach Boys
70. "Walk On By" by Dionne Warwick
67. "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley
65. "Sunshine of Your Love" by Cream
64. "She Loves You" by The Beatles
63. "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield
62. "Bo Diddley" by Bo Diddley
59. "The Times They Are A-Changin'" by Bob Dylan
53. "When A MAn Loves A Woman" by Percy Sledge
47. "All Along The Watchtower" by the Jimi Hendrix Experience
45. "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis Presley
41. "The Weight" by The Band
40. "Dancing in The Street" by Martha & The Vandellas
39. "That'll Be The Day" by Buddy Holly & The Crickets
38. "Gimme Shelter" by The Rolling Stones
35. "Light My Fire" by The Doors
34. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers
33. "River Deep" by Ike and Tina Turner
32. "Sympathy for The Devil" by The Rolling Stones
31. "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin
29. "Help!" by The Beatles
28. "A Day In The Life" by The Beatles
27. "Layla" by Derek and The Dominoes
26. "(Sittin' On) The Dock of The Bay" by Otis Redding
25. "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys
24. "People Get Ready" by The Impressions
23. "In My Life" by The Beatles
22. "Be My Baby" by The Ronettes
20. "Let It Be" by The Beatles
19. "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley
18. "Maybellene" by Chuck Berry
17. "Purple Haze" by Jimi Hendrix Experience
16. "I Want To Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles
14. "Blowin' In The Wind" by Bob Dylan
13. "Yesterday" by The Beatles
12. "A Change Is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke
11. "My Generation" by The Who
10. "What'd I Say" by Ray Charles
08. "Hey Jude" by The Beatles
07. "Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry
06. "Good Vibrations" by The Beach Boys
05. "Respect" by Aretha Franklin
04. "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye
03. "Imagine" by John Lennon
02. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
01. "Like A Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan
