Talking of Eminem, and bearing in mind our love for mindless polls, news this morning that Slim Shady is one of only two artists with records released in this decade appearing in a new 'Greatest 500 Song's Ever' chart in Rolling Stone magazine. Both 'Lose Yourself' and 'Stan' appear in the chart (at 166 and 290 respectively), voted on by 172 musicians. The only other track from this decade in there is OutKast's 'Hey Ya' at 180.
At the top of the chart it seems like the best way to perform well in a Rolling Stone best songs ever survey is to name check the magazine in either your song, or your band name. That is to say Bob Dylan's 'Like A Rolling Stone' is top, with the Rolling Stones' 'Satisfaction' at number two. The rest of the top five features John Lennon's 'Imagine' at three, Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On' at four and Aretha's 'Respect' at five.
The full chart - which is dominated heavily by the 60s and 70s (which presumably says more about the people that voted than the tracks that were voted for) - will be published in this week's edition of Rolling Stone magazine.