VH1 names Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” the number one most important song of the last 25 years.
What a revolting development. With MTV, Nickelodeon, and VH1 I’m now torn if MTV is the most evil corporate media machines in the universe. They are in a close tie with Time Warner/AOL and Microsoft in my mind. Regardless, I can’t believe that this came on top of the list. But, considering that A). the last 25 years means since 1978. slim pickins musically speaking. And B). consider the other songs near the top, “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson, “Sweet Child O’ Mine” by Guns N’ Roses, “One” by U2 and the nauseating list goes on.
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, Nirvana single handedly killed both the metal music genre as well as punk rock with that song. So, perhaps in light of that, it is the most important depending on your point of view.