El folk rock combina la esencia del folk tradicional con la energía del rock, y ha dado lugar a muchas canciones icónicas a lo largo de las décadas. Aquí tienes una selección de algunas de las mejores canciones de folk rock de todos los tiempos:
Años 60 y 70 (La era dorada del folk rock)
- Bob Dylan – "Like a Rolling Stone" (1965)
- The Byrds – "Mr. Tambourine Man" (1965)
- Simon & Garfunkel – "The Sound of Silence" (1965)
- Buffalo Springfield – "For What It’s Worth" (1966)pg
- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – "Teach Your Children" (1970)
- Neil Young – "Heart of Gold" (1972)
- The Band – "The Weight" (1968)
- America – "A Horse with No Name" (1971)
- Cat Stevens – "Father and Son" (1970)
- Fleetwood Mac – "Landslide" (1975)
- The Mamas & The Papas - "California Dreamin'" (1965)
- Bob Dylan - "Blowin' in the Wind" (1963)
- Crosby, Stills & Nash - "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" (1969)
- Joni Mitchell - "Woodstock" (1970)
Años 80 y 90 (Evolución y nuevos sonidos)
- R.E.M. – "Losing My Religion" (1991)
- The Waterboys – "Fisherman’s Blues" (1988)
- The Pogues – "Fairytale of New York" (1987)
- Tracy Chapman – "Fast Car" (1988)
- Natalie Merchant – "Carnival" (1995)
- Indigo Girls – "Closer to Fine" (1989)
- Counting Crows – "Mr. Jones" (1993)
- Bruce Springsteen - "Brilliant Disguise" (1987)
- Dire Straits - "Brothers in Arms" (1985)
- U2 - "Where the Streets Have No Name" (1987)
- Neil Young - "Rockin' in the Free World" (1989)
- Jackson Browne - "Running on Empty" (1977/80s)
- Paul Simon - "Graceland" (1986)
- Nirvana - "Pennyroyal Tea" (1993)
- Pearl Jam - "Better Man" (1995)
- Alanis Morissette - "You Oughta Know" (1995)
- The Wallflowers - "One Headlight" (1996)
- Foo Fighters - "Everlong" (1997)
- Bonnie Raitt - "I Can't Make You Love Me" (1991)
- Damien Rice - "The Blower's Daughter" (2002)
- Bob Dylan - "Not Dark Yet" (1997)
2000 hasta 2020 (Renacimiento del folk rock)
- Mumford & Sons – "The Cave" (2009)
- The Lumineers – "Ho Hey" (2012)
- Fleet Foxes – "White Winter Hymnal" (2008)
- The Avett Brothers – "I and Love and You" (2009)
- Iron & Wine – "Flightless Bird, American Mouth" (2007)
- Of Monsters and Men – "Little Talks" (2011)
- Bon Iver - "Holocene" (2011)
- Regina Spektor - "Fidelity" (2006)
- Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - "Home" (2009)
- The Decemberists - "The Island: Come and See the Beavers" (2006)
- Ryan Adams - "When It Rains" (2000)
- Arcade Fire - "Wake Up" (2004)
- Hozier - "Take Me to Church" (2013)
- Of Monsters and Men - "Little Talks" (2011)
- Vance Joy - "Riptide" (2013)
- First Aid Kit - "My Silver Lining" (2014)
- The Head and the Heart - "All We Ever Knew" (2011)
- Sufjan Stevens - "Chicago" (2005/2010s)
- Lord Huron - "Ends of the Earth" (2012)
- Kings of Leon - "Use Somebody" (2008/2010s)
- The Tallest Man on Earth - "King of Spain" (2010)
- Phoebe Bridgers - "Motion Sickness" (2017)
Estas canciones representan distintas facetas del folk rock, desde los pioneros como Bob Dylan hasta el renacimiento moderno con bandas como Mumford & Sons.
We’re missing seeing you all on the road. So, we’ve put together ‘Gentlemen of the Road’, featuring 12 tracks from some of our favourite performances over the last 10 years. pic.twitter.com/FqdNw7jN8y
— Mumford & Sons (@MumfordAndSons) September 14, 2024
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