Pandora won't pay for: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and more (read a partial list, and the service's logic)

Tell us if you've heard this one before: Internet radio and music streaming services are looking for ways to avoid paying royalties. Turns out that Pandora is a little more hardcore than its competition and isn't paying for anything recorded pre-1972. The service argues that records from that era aren't subject to federal copyright laws, and therefore Pandora's in the right. Various recording labels are coming together to sue the internet radio service in the New York State Supreme Court.

As you realize, plenty of classic music came out before 1972. The plaintiffs released a 35-page document listing a relatively "small" sample of the artists being infringed upon. We've decided to skim the list down even further: You'll find the songs on the list below that are also included in Rolling Stone's list of the Top 500 songs of all time, just to give you an idea of what Pandora doesn't find to be worth paying for.

496. "Under The Boardwalk" by The Drifters

495. "Brown Sugar" by The Rolling Stones

487. "I'm Eighteen" by Alice Cooper

483. "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane

475. "Where Did Our Love Go" by The Supremes

474. "Into The Mystic" by Van Morrison

470. "Standing In The Shadows of Love" by Four Tops

469. "Rain" by The Beatles

465. "Rollin' Stone" by Muddy Waters

463. "Soul Man" by Sam & Dave

460. "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison

458. "Cupid" by Sam Cooke

457. "The Twist" by Chubby Checker

456. "Penny Lane" by The Beatles

455. "Heroin" by Velvet Underground

454. "Leader of The Pack" by The Shangri-Las

453. "Pressure Drop" by Toots & The Maytals

449. "Come Go With Me" by Del-Vikings

444. "Love Me Tender" by Elvis Presley

441. "Mustang Sally" by Wilson Pickett

440. "Ramble On" by Led Zeppelin

438. "Ain't That A Shame" by Fats Domino

434. "Smoke On The Water" by Deep Purple

430. "Blue Suede Shoes" by Elvis Presley

428. "It's Your Thing" by the Isley Brothers

426. "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" by Crosby, Stills and Nash

422. "I Can't Help Myself" by Four Tops

421. "Young Blood" by The Coasters

419. "Ode To Billie Joe" by Bobbie Gentry

414. "We've Only Just Begun" by The Carpenters

413. "Visions of Johanna" by Bob Dylan

411. "C'Mon Everybody" by Eddie Cochran

404. Remember (Walkin' In The Sand)" by The Shangri-Las

403. "Can't Help Falling In Love" by Elvis Presley

402. "O-o-h Child" by Five Stairsteps

401. "Summer in The City" by The Lovin' City

400. "Baby I Need Your Loving" by the Four Tops

399. "Just My Imagination" by The Temptations

397. "Tiny Dancer" by Elton John

395. "Ohio" by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

394. "Ticket To Ride" by The Beatles

393. "Whipping Post" by The Allman Brothers Band

383. "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" by Chuck Berry

382. "(What A) Wonderful World" by Sam Cooke

380. "I Can't Explain" by The Who

379. "The Wind Cries Mary" by the Jimi Hendrix Experience

378. "I'm A Man" by Bo Diddley

376. "White Room" by Cream

374. "Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Brothers

373. "Highway 61 Revisited" by Bob Dylan

372. "The Letter" by The Box Tops

370. "All You Need Is Love" by The Beatles

368. "I Got My Mojo Working" by Muddy Waters

367. "Nowhere to Run" by Martha & The Vandellas

366. "Little Wing" by the Jimi Hendrix Experience

361. "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley

360. "The Great Pretender" by The Platters

359. "The Loco-Motion" by Little Eva

358. "Spanish Harlem" by Ben E. King

354. "La Bamba" by Richie Valens

353. "Piece of My Heart" by Big Brother and The Holding Company

352. "Jim Dandy" by Lavern Baker

351. "Runaround Sue" by Dion

349. "Baba O'Riley" by The Who

348. "You Keep Me Hanging On" by The Supremes

342. "Sweet Jane" by Velvet Underground

340. "Subterranean Homesick Blues" by Bob Dylan

336. "The End" by The Doors

334. "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" by James Brown

333. "Good Lovin'" by The Rascals

332. "Baby Love" by The Supremes

328. "Heartbreaker" by Led Zeppelin

325. "Many Rivers to Cross" by Jimmy Cliff

322. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" by The Animals

320. "I Put A Spell On You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins

319. "In Dreams" by Roy Orbison

314. "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" by Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

312. "Say It Loud-I'm Black and I'm Proud" by James Brown

311. "With A Little Help From My Friends" by The Beatles

310. "Ruby Tuesday" by The Rolling Stones

303. "Heart of Gold" by Neil Young

301. "Street Fighting Man" by The Rolling Stones

295. "Can't Buy Me Love" by The Beatles

294. "Money (That's What I Want)" by Barrett Strong

291. "Smokestack Lightning" by Howlin' Wolf

285. "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers

282. "Ziggy Stardust" by David Bowie

279. "Somebody to Love" by Jefferson Airplane

278. "Something" by The Beatles

277. "Sweet Little Sixteen" by Chuck Berry

276. "Sloop John B" by The Beach Boys

270. "Tighten Up" by Archie & The Drells

269. "Walking In The Rain" by The Ronettes

267. "He's A Rebel" by The Crystals

263. "Oh, What A Night" by The Dells

262. "I Can See For Miles" by The Who

261. "Wild Thing" by The Troggs

256. "All The Young Dudes" by Mott The Hoople

255. "Mack The Knife" by Bobby Darin

254. "Money Honey" by The Drifters

252. "Chain of Fools" by Aretha Franklin

249. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" by The Band

243. "The Wanderer" by Dion

242. "Son of A Preacher Man" by Dusty Springfield

241. "I Fall to Pieces" by Patsy Cline

239. "I Got A Woman" by Ray Charles

238. "Everyday" by Biddy Holly

237. "I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better" by The Byrds

235. "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" by The Animals

234. "Only The Lonely" by Roy Orbison

232. "Just Like A Woman" by Bob Dylan

231. "Moondance" by Van Morrison

230. "Mannish Boy" by Muddy Waters

227. "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor

226. "Hoochie Coochie Man" by Muddy Waters

224. "Oh Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison

222. "Walk Away Renee" by Left Banke

221. "Spoonful" by Howlin' Wolf

218. "Do You Believe in Magic?" by The Lovin' Spoonful

217. "Your Cheatin' Heart" by Hank Williams

214. "Caroline, No" by The Beach Boys

213. "96 Tears" by Question MArk & The Mysterians

212. "In My Room" by The Beach Boys

209. "Reach Out, I'll Be There" by Four Tops

208. "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers

207. "Try A Little Tenderness" by Otis Redding

206. "Positively 4th Street" by Bob Dylan

205. "Come Together" by The Beatles

201. "Hey Joe" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

200. "Don't Be Cruel" by Elvis Presley

199. "Maybe" by The Chantels

197. "Peggy Sue" by Buddy Holly

196. "Theer Goes My Baby" by The Drifters

195. "Wichita Lineman" by Glenn Campbell

189. "I Never Loved A Man (the Way I Love You" by Aretha Franklin

187. "Desolation Row" by Bob Dylan

186. "Please Please Me" by The Beatles

185. "The Thrill Is Gone" by B.B. King

184. "Save The Last Dance For Me" by The Drifters

183. "Green Onions" by Booker T & The MG's

178. "Don't Worry Baby" by The Beach Boys

177. "I Fought The Law" by the Bobby Fuller Four

176. "Paint It, Black" by The Rolling Stones

171. "Both Sides Now" by Joni Mitchell

161. "I'm Waiting For The Man" by Velvet Underground

159. "Rock Around The Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets

158. "I Only Have Eyes for You"

155. "Rave On" by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

154. "A Hard Day's Night" by The Beatles

153. "Foxey Lady" by by the Jimi Hendrix Experience

152. "Earth Angel" by The Penguins

151. "Eight Miles High" by The Byrds

150. "Cathy's Clown" by the Everly Brothers

148. "Me and Bobby McGee" by Janis Joplin

143. "Please, Please, Please" by James Brown

140. "I Saw Her Standing There" by The Beatles

138. "Eleanor Rigby" by The Beatles

137. "Your Song" by Elton John

136. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" by The Beatles

"In The Midnight Hour" by Wilson Pickett

134. "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who

133. "Who Do You Love?" by Bo Diddley

131. "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart

130. "Born To Be Wild" by Steppenwolf

129. "Rock and Roll Music" by Chuck Berry

128. "Changes" by David Bowie

125. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" by The Rolling Stones

124. "It's A Man's Man's Man's World" by James Brown

123. "House of The Rising Sun" by The Animals

122. "Stand by Me" by Ben E. King

121. "I Want You Back" by The Jackson Five

116. "Honky Tonk Woman" by The Rolling Stones

115. "You Send Me" by Sam Cooke

114. "Up On The Roof" by The Drifters

113. "That's All Right" by Elvis Presley

112. "So Lonesome I Could Cry" by Hank Williams"

111. "I've Been Loving You Too Long" by Otis Redding

110. "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison

108. "Not Fade Away" by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

107. "Mr. Tambourine Man" by Bob Dylan

103. "Be-Bop-A-Lula" by Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps

102. "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" by the Jimi Hendrix Experience

101. "You Can't Always Get What You Want" by The Rolling Stones

97. "Roll Over Beethoven" by Chuck Berry

91. "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley

90. "In The Still of The Night" by Five Satins"

89. "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas and The Papas

88. "My Girl" by The Temptations

87. "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash

85. "Crazy" by Patsy Cline

83. "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" by The Beatles

82. "Blueberry Hill" by Fats Domino

81. "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye

79. "Mr. Tambourine Man" by The Byrds

78. "I Got You (I Feel Good)" by James Brown

77. "Mystery Train" by Elvis Presley

76. "Strawberry Fields Forever" by The Beatles

75. "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin

74. "Summertime Blues" by Eddie Cochran

72. "California Girls" by The Beach Boys

70. "Walk On By" by Dionne Warwick

67. "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley

65. "Sunshine of Your Love" by Cream

64. "She Loves You" by The Beatles

63. "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield

62. "Bo Diddley" by Bo Diddley

59. "The Times They Are A-Changin'" by Bob Dylan

53. "When A MAn Loves A Woman" by Percy Sledge

47. "All Along The Watchtower" by the Jimi Hendrix Experience

45. "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis Presley

41. "The Weight" by The Band

40. "Dancing in The Street" by Martha & The Vandellas

39. "That'll Be The Day" by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

38. "Gimme Shelter" by The Rolling Stones

35. "Light My Fire" by The Doors

34. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers

33. "River Deep" by Ike and Tina Turner

32. "Sympathy for The Devil" by The Rolling Stones

31. "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin

29. "Help!" by The Beatles

28. "A Day In The Life" by The Beatles

27. "Layla" by Derek and The Dominoes

26. "(Sittin' On) The Dock of The Bay" by Otis Redding

25. "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys

24. "People Get Ready" by The Impressions

23. "In My Life" by The Beatles

22. "Be My Baby" by The Ronettes

20. "Let It Be" by The Beatles

19. "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley

18. "Maybellene" by Chuck Berry

17. "Purple Haze" by Jimi Hendrix Experience

16. "I Want To Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles

14. "Blowin' In The Wind" by Bob Dylan

13. "Yesterday" by The Beatles

12. "A Change Is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke

11. "My Generation" by The Who

10. "What'd I Say" by Ray Charles

08. "Hey Jude" by The Beatles

07. "Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry

06. "Good Vibrations" by The Beach Boys

05. "Respect" by Aretha Franklin

04. "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye

03. "Imagine" by John Lennon

02. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones

01. "Like A Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan

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