I admit they are not the best out there.Their music is alright,though I have only listened to their Getting Away With Murder,and a couple of other songs.
I think their being overplayed is why they made the list for me, though. I'm not nearly as old as you, and those songs really remind me of my childhood and the music my dad used to play.
And I just kind of assume that Stairway is everyone's #1
Top 5 songs written by drummers
1-Perfect circle-R.E.M
2-Clash-Rock the casbah
3-Talking heaRAB-Once in a lifetime ( i think i read it evolved out of something he was playing on bass)
4-Queen-Radio ga-ga
5-Octopuss' garden-The beatles
top 5 political songs
1-B.Dylan-The times they are a changing
2-B.Marley-Trenchtown rock
3-B.Springsteen-Born in U.S.A
4-Specials-Ghost town
5-E.Costello-Shipbuilding