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“Fresh Garbage” by Spirit
From the album Spirit (1968)
“Fresh Garbage” by Spirit appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2004 and 2020. It was first released in 1968 on the album Spirit. Its best result is #424 on the KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #8,339 indie & aaa song of all time.
"Fresh Garbage" is a Jay Ferguson song, words and music, from Spirit's self-titled debut, which Ode Records sent out in January 1968. One band in particular was listening hard. Led Zeppelin, opening for Spirit on an American tour that same year, borrowed from "Fresh Garbage" when they played "As Long as I Have You" live, and the guitar part of the album's "Taurus" is said to have fed into Jimmy Page's writing of "Stairway to Heaven". For a debut record, that's a lot of sparks flying off in other people's directions.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 424 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) | 923 |
| 2020 | 1964 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
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