SONGS BY BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, BOB DYLAN MAKE LIST OF 25 MOST AMERICAN SONGS OF ALL TIME

Songs by Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan are making Esquire’s list of the most American songs of all time.

According to the magazine, the list is “a collection of songs that are distinctly American, addressing protest and leisure, joy and pain,” and “nostalgia and experimentation.” Springsteen’s 1980 track “The River” is recognized for describing the “compromises required of the working class.” Dylan’s 1965 “Highway 61 Revisited”also made the list, with the magazine noting that his career has “been an exploration of American music.”

Other songs on the list include Tom Petty’s hit “Free Fallin’,” “Rock and Roll All Nite” by KISS, The Beach Boys’ “Surfin Safari,” and “Aretha Franklin’s “Respect.”