“Rolling Stone magazine has put Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” at the top of its list of the 500 greatest songs of all time, which was published Friday.

They wish.

Disclaimer alert: Such lists mean absolutely nothing. There’s no mathematical formula based on sales, spins, notes, chords or the strength of the drugs the artists had or hadn’t taken while recording. These are totally subjective decisions made by a bunch of writers and editors.

So invite people over and argue until you can’t talk. Sever friendships, get divorced, write the kids out of the will. But in the long run, none of it matters. Because we’re all right. And we’re all wrong.

But really — what were these people thinking?” (San Jose Mercury News)