When visiting the dentist, nothing provides a more perfect balance of quiet calm and unbridled fear than the radio station of choice for hygienists everywhere: soft rock. The following 10 Best Soft Rock Songs, as rated by AOL Radio listeners, exemplify some of the coolest to ever hit the airwaves. Whether you enjoy them for their non-threatening lyrics or the sober melodies, listen to these classic soft rock songs and more on AOL's Sailing Away radio station.
It was only after three albums that the duo's radio hit unofficially ushered soft rock into the cultural pantheon in 1972 with this hit about the rural lifestyle.
The Saturday Night Fever classic has been covered countless times, most recently by The Bird and the Bee for the soundtrack to 2008's 'Sex and the City.'
The song's accompanying music video unofficially jump-started the "life on tour" genre that was later adopted by bands like Bon Jovi, Guns N' Roses, and Mötley Crüe.
A rarely-seen alternate ending to the song's accompanying video features Journey's lead singer high-fiving his former band members after exiting a concert stage.
At its peak, this soft rock song topped the charts around the world in places as far and wide as the UK and Australia, and has been covered over 100 times.
