CanAm Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 Our local radio station conducted a survey which asked respondents to name the one song which they felt best defined each of the following musical groups: The Beatles -Hey Jude (Let It Be) The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction (Honky Tonk Woman) Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (Stairway To Heaven) Bob Seger - Night Moves (Old Time Rock & Roll) Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (The Wall) Rod Stewart - Maggie May (Maggie May) The Eagles - Hotel California (One Of These Nights) Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon (Go Your Own Way) The Who - My Generation (Won't Get Fooled Again) Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird (Sweet Home Alabama) The songs immediately after the group names were selected by a majority of respondents as the songs that best defined each group's style. My selections are in parentheses. Do you agree with these selections? If not, what songs would you select in their place? Remember, you are not being asked to choose your favourite songs by these groups, but rather what you think is each group's signature tune. :guitar: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 I agree...those are the songs I would of picked also! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 It's too hard to choose one, but for my favorite artists, I'll choose about 2 or 3 for most of them...by the way, these aren't necessarily my favorite songs by each group Hendrix - Voodoo Child (Slight Return), Little Wing, All Along the Watchtower Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven, Immigrant Song, Black Dog Pink Floyd - Time, Echoes, Breathe Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody, Father To Son, March of the Black Queen AC/DC - any song Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath, Iron Man, War Pigs Rush - Tom Sawyer, 2112, Limelight and not necessarily in my top 10 bands, but the song that defines Funkadelic is "Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Vicky Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 The Beatles -Hey Jude (Let It Be) The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction (Honky Tonk Woman) Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (Stairway To Heaven) Bob Seger - Night Moves (Old Time Rock & Roll) Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (The Wall) Rod Stewart - Maggie May (Maggie May) The Eagles - Hotel California (One Of These Nights) Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon (Go Your Own Way) The Who - My Generation (Won't Get Fooled Again) Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird (Sweet Home Alabama) The Beatles - I am the Walrus The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter Led Zep - Kashmir Bob Seger - Turn the Page Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb Rod Stewart - Forever Young (what can I say, I grew up in the 80s) The Eagles - Take It Easy Fleetwood Mac - Come (But that's just because I'm such a Lindsey Buckingham freak, and seeing him perform this song - from FM's latest album Say You Will - at the three concerts I attended was an orgasmic experience.) The Who - Behind Blue Eyes (This one is by The Who, right?) Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama I guess I'm just not normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Kat WQAQ98.1 Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 The Beatles -Hey Jude (Let It Be) The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction (Honky Tonk Woman) Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (Stairway To Heaven) Bob Seger - Night Moves (Old Time Rock & Roll) Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (The Wall) Rod Stewart - Maggie May (Maggie May) The Eagles - Hotel California (One Of These Nights) Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon (Go Your Own Way) The Who - My Generation (Won't Get Fooled Again) Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird (Sweet Home Alabama) Beatles- Help Rolling Stones- Satisfaction Led Zeppelin- Black Dog Bob Seeger- Old Time Rock and Roll Pink Floyd- The Wall Part 2 Rod Stewart- Having A Party The Eagles- Desperado Fleetwood Mac- Tusk The Who -Pinball Wizzard Lynard Skynard- Give Me Three Steps Springsteen- Born to Run Billy Joel- Piano Man Zappa- Lets Make the Water Turn Black Warren Zevon- Warewolves of London Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambchop Flansburgh Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 The Beatles -Hey Jude (Let It Be) Hard to pin the Beatles down to one song, since they evolved so much in their 8 year run of brilliance. Plus, they should get one song each for Paul and John. So I'd add Love Me Do, just to represent John & the early period. Plus I think the lyrics are brilliant. The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction (Honky Tonk Woman) Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (Stairway To Heaven) I like Black Dog better as a signature song. Zeppelin was all about stealing blues riffs, and that one even got 'em sued! Bob Seger - Night Moves (Old Time Rock & Roll) Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (The Wall) OK, hang on, did you not say signature SONGS? These are ALBUMS! What's that about? At least choose one track as a signature. Besides which, I'm going to throw out Bike as the signature song of Syd Barrett-era Floyd, with Money probably best representing post-Barrett. Rod Stewart - Maggie May (Maggie May) I have to agree this was his signature tune until he went all disco on us. Now, of course, it would be "Night and Day" or some old jazz chestnut like that.... :-) The Eagles - Hotel California (One Of These Nights) Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon (Go Your Own Way) This surprises me a little. I guess I think of Rumors as such a definitive album for Fleetwood Mac, I would have expected one of the songs from there to get the nod. Personally, I absolutely love "Bleed to Love Her", but that really only represents Lindsay, not the whole band. The Who - My Generation (Won't Get Fooled Again) Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird (Sweet Home Alabama) As much as I'd love to mention any number of more interesting Who songs, I think the 2 choices above work best. As for Skynyrd, ditto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 The Beatles -Hey Jude (Let It Be) The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction (Honky Tonk Woman) Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (Stairway To Heaven) Bob Seger - Night Moves (Old Time Rock & Roll) Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (The Wall) Rod Stewart - Maggie May (Maggie May) The Eagles - Hotel California (One Of These Nights) Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon (Go Your Own Way) The Who - My Generation (Won't Get Fooled Again) Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird (Sweet Home Alabama) Beatles - She loves you (mine is "In my life"... in case I could choose because I would choose them all) Stones- Brown Sugar . No fave one but fave 500. Led Zep - Been a long time Then I agree for them all, only The Who would be "Tommy" and LS, "Sweet Home Alabama". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 The Beatles -Hey Jude (Let It Be) The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction (Honky Tonk Woman) Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (Stairway To Heaven) Bob Seger - Night Moves (Old Time Rock & Roll) Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (The Wall) Rod Stewart - Maggie May (Maggie May) The Eagles - Hotel California (One Of These Nights) Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon (Go Your Own Way) The Who - My Generation (Won't Get Fooled Again) Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird (Sweet Home Alabama) The Beatles - for the first half of their careers, I'd pick A Hard Day's Night and probably Hey Jude for the second. The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven Bob Seger - Old Time Rock & Roll Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall Rod Steward - Maggie May The Eagles - Hotel California Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way The Who - My Generation Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop David Bowie - Heroes Alice Cooper - School's Out The Kinks - You Really Got Me Not necessarily my favourite songs, but they're definitely signature tunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall A disco tune defines Pink Floyd? I highly disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Disagree all you like, it isn't my favourite Pink Floyd song. It was just my opinion. I disagree with your choices for Pink Floyd. I thought a signature tune was one that a band became renowned for (i.e. a HUGE hit). A song that people who aren't even fans of that band or particularly knowledgeable about music know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Here are the signature songs that I automatically think of: The Beatles - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven Bob Seger - Turn The Page Pink Floyd - The Wall Rod Stewart - Maggie May or Do Ya Think I'm Sexy The Eagles - Hotel California Fleetwood Mac - The Chain The Who - My Generation Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama and some more.......... Alice Cooper - Poison ACDC - Highway To Hell Iron Maiden - Run To The Hills Heart - Alone Queen - I Want To Break Free KISS - Domino Motley Crue - Dr Feelgood Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing Toto - Rosanna Status Quo - Down Down Journey - Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) Eric Clapton (Derek & The Dominos) - Layla Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark GNR - Sweet Child O Mine Chris Isaak - Wicked Game David Bowie - China Girl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Disagree all you like, it isn't my favourite Pink Floyd song. It was just my opinion. I disagree with your choices for Pink Floyd. I thought a signature tune was one that a band became renowned for (i.e. a HUGE hit). A song that people who aren't even fans of that band or particularly knowledgeable about music know. Oh, well if that's the definition of a signature tune, then yes, I'd agree with you. I was thinking more of songs that defined the band's musical style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Vicky Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 My own list of "signature" songs isn't really the song that "defines" a group or artist's sound, but rather the first song that comes to mind when I hear/read the name. Fleetwood Mac for instance, doesn't really have a sound per se, especially considering they started out as a British blues band. Speaking in terms of the McVie/Buckingham/Nicks era, there are really three sounds. Christine McVie's sound during this time is more straight ahead pop, with a slight touch of blues. Buckingham's sound is more rock and roll with a touch of folk. And Nicks? Is sort of a hodgepodge of all of the above. I was a bit surprised with the choice of "Rhiannon" in the poll though. I thought for sure it'd be "Dreams," "Go Your Own Way," or "Don't Stop." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 "Rhiannon" is their most beautiful song but I guess that you´re right, "Go your own way" or "Don´t stop" are maybe more... popular? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Vicky Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Rhiannon their most beautiful? That's debatable. Actually, as much as I am not a Stevie Nicks fan, I'd say that the band's (that era anyway) most beautiful song is a Nicks penned tune aptly titled "Beautiful Child" from Tusk. I figured "Dreams" would probably be on the list because it was the band's only #1 hit and came from the album Rumours - which of course is touted by many as one of the greatest albums ever made. Personally, I find its follow up, Tusk, to be far more enjoyable. But that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockTheNorth Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 A more appropriate signature song for Lynyrd Skynyrd would be "That Smell". If you understand the meaning of the lyrics and know some of the history of the original band, you'll know why that song fits in so well with their entire history prior to the plane crash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 Rhiannon their most beautiful? That's debatable. Actually, as much as I am not a Stevie Nicks fan, I'd say that the band's (that era anyway) most beautiful song is a Nicks penned tune aptly titled "Beautiful Child" from Tusk. I am not a Fleetwood Mac fan, I just like some of their songs. So you´re surelly right and "Rhiannon" is just one of my favorite songs (I would list it among my Top 100, no doubt). But "Beautifull Child" is somehow... boring for me... I would choose "Sara" on that album... see, I´m rather popish, Vicky... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Vicky Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 I'd say you're quite popish... nothing wrong with that though. I'm actually not a Fleetwood Mac fan either, not anymore anyways. I'm just a Lindsey Buckingham fan. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 Wow, this could turn into a Fleetwood thread! I used to listen to their Greatest Hits album on the way to work on an hour long bus journey, and Seven Wonders and Hold Me became my favourites, on repeat constantly about 4 years ago... Little Lies has fond memories for me as well...and also comes straight to mind when someone mentions the band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Vicky Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 I don't much care for their greatest hits, only three Buckingham tunes if I recall correctly. I hope this doesn't turn into a Fleetwood Mac thread. I could talk about Lindsey Buckingham all day long, but the rest of 'em? Forget it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endymion Posted August 3, 2005 Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 The Beatles - Let It Be (I HATE this song) Dire Straits - Money For Nothing (and this is one I REALLY HATE) Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water AC/DC - The Jack Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love Fleetwood Mac - Dreams Guns'N'Roses - Sweet Child Of Mine ZZ Top - La Grange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted August 3, 2005 Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 The Beatles - Let It Be (I HATE this song) Dire Straits - Money For Nothing (and this is one I REALLY HATE) Oh, really? I hate them too... :: I though I was a freak!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted August 3, 2005 Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever The Rolling Stones - Get Off My Cloud Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love Bob Seger - Katmandu Pink Floyd - Money Rod Stewart - Maggie May The Eagles - Take It Easy Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow The Who - Tommy Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted August 4, 2005 Report Share Posted August 4, 2005 Dire Straits- Sultans of Swing Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit ABBA- Waterloo BeeGees- To Love Somebody Clash- Spanish Bombs Elvis Costello- Oliver´s Army Patti Smith- In exelcis Deo Velvet Underground- Waiting for my man David Bowie- Starman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chpstr Posted August 4, 2005 Report Share Posted August 4, 2005 The Beatles - There are too many - what about the Day Tripper riff? and In My Life and She Loves You.... The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction (their 60's icon), Miss You (70's) Start Me Up (80's) Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven.......and Rock & Roll and Black Dog. Bob Seger - Turn The Page (hmm?)......gotta go with the Risky Business tune on this one. Pink Floyd - The Wall.....(album?) I think MONEY is their signature or maybe NUMB ( I like BIKE though...and Fearless) Rod Stewart - Maggie May (70's) or Forever Young (80's) The Eagles - Hotel California (pretty much) Fleetwood Mac - The Chain (Don't Stop) The Who - My Generation or Baby O'Riley or Fooled Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama and Freebird and some more.......... Alice Cooper - Poison (umm?) definitely Schools Out ACDC - Highway To Hell---for Bon Scott......otherwise gotta be You Shook Me Iron Maiden - Run To The Hills (pretty much) Heart - Alone ( OUCH !) what about BARRACUDA?? Queen - I Want To Break Free (Double ouch).......We Will Rock You - B.Rhapsody- Champions - KISS - Domino (not one of their 80s or 90s songs)....gotta be Rock and Roll All Nite.....or maybe Detroit Rock City Motley Crue - Dr Feelgood.......(I'd hate to think anyone thought Home Sweet Home, but it's probably true) Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (YEAH- spot on) Toto - Rosanna Status Quo - Down Down Journey - Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) ---Wheel in the Sky Eric Clapton (Derek & The Dominos) - Layla....without question Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark (Born to Run) GNR - Sweet Child O Mine (YEAH) or Jungle. Chris Isaak - Wicked Game (dont think he'd be remembered for much else-this whole album is great) David Bowie - China Girl ----(Space Oddity-Ziggy) ZZ Top - TUSH......Sharp Dressed Man YES - Roundabout Foreigner? - Hot Blooded REM - (a tough one) The One I Love U2 - in the 80's I'd say Sunday Bloody Sunday, but now? one Metallica - Seek and Destroy - Sandman - Puppets? Prince - 1999 - Kiss? Styx - Come Sail Away Kinks - Lola or You Really got ME Van Halen - Eruption - Jump? Tommy Tu-Tone - 867-5309 ? Dexi's Midnite Runners - Come On Eileen (sorry bout that) Aerosmith - Dream On REO Speedwagon - Ridin' the Storm Out..... Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son John Cougar Mellencamp - Pink Houses or Jack & Diane Billy Joel - PIANO MAN Elton John - used to be Your Song, but now Candle or Tiny Dancer Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name Scorpions - Rock you like a hurricane Deep Purple - Smoke............ Jimi Hendrix - FOXY LADY Cream - Sunshine of your Love - Cars - Let's Go Police - Every Breath You Take or Message in a Bottle Ozzy - Crazy Train Black Sabbath - Paranoid Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever Jackson Browne - Running on empty Neil Young - Hey Hey My My - Pearl Jam - I have no idea ---------- Tom Petty - Refugee (though I like many others) Player - Baby Come Back (Ha ha ha) Three Dog Night - Joy to the World Cher - with 5 decades I'd still say "I got you babe"w/Sonny Madonna - Material Girl........... Kool and the Gang - Celebration Ramones - Sedated......... Smiths - so many great songs, yet only really known for "How Soon is Now" the Cure - hopefully not Friday I'm in Love, but Boy's Don't Cry or Just Like Heaven Garth Brooks - Friends in Low Places Willie Nelson - On the road again Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues.... Frank Sinatra - My Way Buckner and Garcia - Pac Man Fever Billy Squier - The Stroke Abba - Dancing Queen Kenny Rogers - The Gambler Rush - Tom Sawyer The Guess Who - American Woman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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