Name a band and their signature song.

[Jara sang]

Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven

[Dolomite]

1. B.O.C.

Don't Fear the Reaper

[ProfessorGAC]

330. More Cowbell!

You know i HAD to do that.
The Professor

[BlueStateGirl]

2. .

[BlueStateGirl]

3. Eagles- Hotel California n/t

[jobycom]

6. Eagles- Hotel California n/t

[jobycom]

4. Big Country-- Big Country

[William769]

5. Lynrd Skynrd

Free Bird.

[Raiden]

7. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

although it's not their best...

[ProfessorGAC]

331. That's Real Common, Isn't It?

I mean for a band to have a signature tune, but it not be their best work. The OP had Zep and Stairway, but i've never met a Zep fan that thought Stairway was their best song.

Probably the same thing here. A first hit, or a breakthrough hit, or one that resonates with the masses, but isn't even one of their favorites becomes the sig tune.

Reading this thread makes me think that's pretty common.
The Professor

[davidinalameda]

8. John Phillips Sousa

Stars and Stripes Forever

[kick-ass-bob]

9. Guns N Roses: Welcome to the Jungle

[Theres-a]

10. The Police--Roxanne

[LeftyMom]

216. not Every Step You Take???

That's what I think of first, then Roxanne.

[Goblinmonger]

11. Dead Milkmen--Punk Rock Girl

Though also not their best.

[Theres-a]

20. Didn't they sing Bitchin' Camaro?

[Goblinmonger]

32. Yep

Punk Rock Girl was their only song to get any play on MTV or pop stations, so I would guess it is their signature.

[Merrick]

158. A couple friends and I did airband to that song in the 8th Grade

some liked it, most liked the Paula Abdul and New Kids on the Block numbers better.

[Rowdyboy]

12. The Kinks..............Lola

[ghostsofgiants]

13. Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Give It Away"

[RevolutionaryActs]

255. Not "Under The Bridge"?

:o

[ghostsofgiants]

325. Oooh, good call

[StopTheMorans]

14. U2: Ballad of the short lame guys who couldn't sing or play instruments

[kick-ass-bob]

19. Oasis: StopTheMorans is my Lover.

[StopTheMorans]

22. Loverboy: kick-ass-bob, come back to me

[kick-ass-bob]

29. Ooh, Loverboy!!

[gmoney]

54. That's my favorite Loverboy song!

"You want a piece of my heart? You better start from the start...
You wanna be in the show? Come on kick-ass-bob, let's GO!"

[XNASA]

15. The Who - Baba O'Reilly

[Left Is Write]

144. Not My Generation?

[XNASA]

166. It was once, but it ceased after 2 members died......

....and the other 2 turned 60. :shrug:

[dajoki]

254. or

won't get fooled again

[Theres-a]

16. Eric Clapton--Cocaine

[AntiCoup2K4]

213. No, that's Chimpy's signature song

As seen in the movie Fahrenheit 9-11 :evilgrin:

[amandabeech]

237. Derek & the Dominoes--Layla

n/t

[Dervill Crow]

321. There was this ER doctor

whose dictation I was transcribing. He had dictated on his own tape rather than one from the hospital. I got to the end of the last report and lo and behold, there was Eric Clapton singing "Cocaine." It was rather nice; got to hear a song I hadn't heard in a number of years and gained a whole new perspective on that rather stuffy sounding doc.

Dr. Blackthorne, if you're out there, hi. :yourock: Literally.

[WeRQ4U]

17. Mister Mister - Broken Wings

[Shrubhater]

18. Bee Gees - Night Fever

[meatloaf]

115. I dunno, I think Stayin Alive, You Should be Dancing, Tragedy,

might be higher.

[Shrubhater]

129. Night Fever was thier biggest ever hit, it was #1 for 8 weeks.

Staying Alive and You Should Be Dancing are some of my favorite songs. I can dance to the song You Should Be Dancing.

[Left Is Write]

141. Jive Talkin' is my favorite, but clearly not their signature song.

Even though it was #1 less time than Night Fever, I'd argue that Stayin' Alive is their signature song.

[Shrubhater]

147. Well it's alright, it's okay,

you can look the other way.

[meatloaf]

152. I guess the name just doesn't stick like the others.

edited for horrendous typo

[Shrubhater]

288. What was the typo?

:shrug::shrug::shrug:

[NuckinFutz]

21. Doobie Brothers...Listen to the Music

[Theres-a]

23. Black Flag--Rise above

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

24. Beastie Boys: Fight for your right to party

[Theres-a]

31. Hello is cookie-puss there????

[Kire]

273. that's a shame

MCA doesn't even like that song anymore. He said his distant drunk relatives spoiled his wedding singing that song.

'Hey Ladies!' or 'Whatcha Want' or 'Pass the Mic' are much better songs.

[Juice45]

25. Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the UK

[gmoney]

47. Gotta go with "God Save the Queen"

"God Save The Queen"

God save the queen
The fascist regime
They made you a moron
Potential H-bomb

God save the queen
She aint no human being
There is no future
In England's dreaming

Don't be told what you want
Don't be told what you need
There's no future no future
No future for you

God save the queen
We mean it man
We love our queen
God saves

God save the queen
'Cos tourists are money
Our figures head
Is not what she seems

Oh god save history
God save your mad parade
Oh lord god have mercy
All crimes are paid

When there's no future
How can there be sin
We're the flowers in the dustbin
We're the poison in your human machine
We're the future you're future

God save the queen
We mean it man
We love our queen
God saves

God save the queen
We mean it man
And there is no future
In England's dreaming

No future no future
No future for you
No future no future
No future for me

No future no future
No future for you
No future no future
No future for you
No future no future for you

[kick-ass-bob]

26. Jane's Addiction: Been Caught Stealing.

[Jara sang]

36. Arguable, I'd say "Jane says" n/t

[kick-ass-bob]

39. I was toying with that too.

But I just love that video!

[cassandra uprising]

53. 'Jane says' is a better song

Whereas 'been caught stealing' had more commercial success.

.02 cents

[NuckinFutz]

27. Rolling Stones...Satisfaction

[Juice45]

28. I personally prefer

Sympathy for the Devil, but I wouldn't try to argue that it is their signature song.

[NuckinFutz]

59. Sympathy for the Devil is my favorite Stones

tune also, but for most people, it's not the first tune that comes to mind when the band is mentioned.

[On Par]

345. Rolling Stones: Start Me Up!

[meatloaf]

30. Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

[meatloaf]

33. The Clash - Rock the Casbah

[Theres-a]

35. Train in vain?

[kick-ass-bob]

37. Meatloaf: Some damned song with a name so long it wouldn't even fit in the

subject line.

[amandabeech]

238. Paradise by the Dashboard Light

There. Only five letters.

[gmoney]

40. No, the Clash -- London Calling

Or maybe Train in Vain, or Should I Stay or Should I Go, or even White Riot... but not Rock the Casbah, I don't think.

[kick-ass-bob]

42. That's the first thing I think of with the Clash.

Casbah, I mean.

[meatloaf]

50. I'm not thinking froma fans perspective, I'm thinking John Q. Public. and

what comes to mind.

[LisaM]

43. No - The Clash - Washington Bullets

or Spanish Bombs.

[JimmyJazz]

205. Those are two really great songs, but I wouldn't call those

"signature" songs. Especially not Washington Bullets (which I love, love, love) because most people haven't even heard of that song.

[gmoney]

51. JimmyJazz? Can we get a ruling?

Actually, my favorite Clash song is probably "Brand New Cadillac" but it's a cover... throwaway lyrics, but one of the greatest rock band performances ever.

[name not needed]

61. I'd say London Calling is their signature song

My favorite would probably be Spanish Bombs.

[JimmyJazz]

I LOVE Brand New Cadillac....I think it's close between

London Calling and Rock the Casbah....

But, it SHOULD be "I FOUGHT THE LAW" just from the concert scene from Rude Boy :D (and yes, I know it's a cover)

[Jara sang]

123. I agree JJ I'd say "London Calling" or "This is Radio Clash"

I mean "This is Radio Clash" Has their name right in it and it was a popular song.

[LisaM]

206. That's a good one too

I think it's whatever is more meaningful to you at the time, and right now "Washington Bullets" seems to sum it all up for me.

[On Par]

342. Start Me Up !

[kick-ass-bob]

34. Iron Maiden: hmmm...

Two Minutes to Midnight?

[Beware the Beast Man]

"Run to the Hills," dude!

:headbang:

[kick-ass-bob]

116. Oh yeah...

:blush: I'm having brain farts now...

[Initech]

214. No, it's The Number Of The Beast, most definately!

[meatloaf]

38. The Beatles - She Loves You

Lord kows they've got lots of better oes, but it's the one that leaps to mind for John Q. Public

[meatloaf]

41. B.T.O. - Takin' care of business

[meatloaf]

44. Queen - Another One Bites the Dust

[AntiCoup2K4]

73. Signature song? I think not.

That would be Bohemian Rhapsody.

[meatloaf]

80. I think so, BR is probably their best song, but the one John Q. Public

will spit out at the drop of the name...

Another one Bites the Dust in a landslide.

No one ever said the Public was very bright, hell look at the last 5 years.

[kick-ass-bob]

92. I have to disagree here.

I agree with your Clash opinion, but Bohemian gets this one.

[meatloaf]

106. For the hard-core fans I think you're right, and with the Impact of

Wayne's World it might have changed, but I still think J.Q. Public would name A.B.D., before B.R. if asked to name a Queen song. We could all be wrong and they might name We Will Rock You thanks to countless sporting events.

[kick-ass-bob]

110. Oh yeah - We Will Rock You.

That one would win.

:crazy:

[sendero]

267. There is no doubt whatsoever.....

... that Bohemian Rhapsody is not only their signature song, it is their masterwork :)

[kick-ass-bob]

45. Ray Parker: Ghostbusters!

:D

[LisaM]

46. The Guess Who - American Woman...... n/t

[meatloaf]

48. Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl

Hate it, hate it, hate it, hate it, hate it, hate it, hate it, hate it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[Trigger Hippie]

49. My Sharona ... The Knack (n/t)

[meatloaf]

52. Aha - Take On Me

[meatloaf]

55. Don Ho- Tiny Bubbles

[NuckinFutz]

56. Fleetwood Mac...Go Your Own Way

[meatloaf]

91. OOOoooohhhhhhh, not sure about this one. What about

Don't Stop, Rhiannon, Gypsy?????

[meatloaf]

57. Tiny Tim - Tip-toe Through the Tulips

[meatloaf]

58. Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer

Personally I prefer Salisbury Hill

[gmoney]

208. Figures someone named Meatloaf...

...would spell "Solsbury Hill" like "Salisbury Steak" :)

"Don't let your meat loaf!" -- Frank Zappa

Cheers!

[nytemare]

235. Me too, among many others

I would say the Genesis "signature" song would be Invisible Touch, although they have many songs I enjoyed more.

Not that I don't like "Sledgehammer", I thought it was pretty coy, really.

[ProfessorGAC]

333. "I Don't Remember" or "Not One Of Us"

Those are my two Gabriel faves, both off the 3rd album. But, they aren't his sig tunes, because probably only you, me, and about three other DU'ers even heard the song.
The Professor

[William769]

60. Ronnie Milsap-- Pure Love

[meatloaf]

62. Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing

Unless you're a child of the 80's in which case it's probably Money for nothin'.

[Left Is Write]

63. John Mellencamp - Pink Houses

Pink Houses is far from my favorite Mellencamp song, but I think it's probably the first song that comes to mind for the average person upon hearing his name.

[meatloaf]

77. I think I'd argue for Jack & Diane in this case.

[Left Is Write]

109. I considered that one too, but

Pink Houses is what seems to come to people's minds (and many of them seem to think it's called "Ain't That America).

[meatloaf]

118. Hmmmm, could be, maybe it's just a sign of my age?

[Left Is Write]

136. I doubt it.

:D How old are you?

I was sixteen when American Fool came out, and I suppose we could consider Hurts So Good too.

[meatloaf]

153. A very young 36

[NuckinFutz]

64. Heart...Crazy on You

[meatloaf]

83. Not sure about this one...

Could be Barracuda, Magic Man, or a child of the 80's might say These Dreams.

[xmas74]

305. I would go w/ Magic Man.

Nearly everyone knows that one by Heart.

[meatloaf]

65. Glenn Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy

Yuck!?!?!?!?!?!

[Left Is Write]

66. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA

(But I always think of Born To Run!)

[Kire]

261. 'Born to Run' or 'Badlands'

He stopped playing 'Born in the USA' live a long time ago.

He resurrected it for 'Vote for Change', but I doubt it will return for a long, long time - if ever.

The E Street Band is a live band.

[Yupster]

315. I think of Born to Run

for Bruce Springsteen

[cassandra uprising]

67. Living Colour... The Cult of Personality

They have produced incredible records, but if anyone has ever heard of the band this is the only song they know. It is very a bad ass song.

[meatloaf]

Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky

[Left Is Write]

68. AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long

[Juice45]

76. I think this one could be argued for a while...

they have too many to choose from.

[Left Is Write]

112. Agreed.

But among non-AC/DC fans, it is almost certainly the best known.

[kick-ass-bob]

79. I'm not sure they had a signature song.

That was their first biggest song, but there are a lot of songs that could be a sig song:
Dirty Deeds
Back in Black
Highway to Hell
etc.

:shrug:

That is defnitley as good a choice as any though.

[NuckinFutz]

69. R.E.O. Speedwagon...Riding the Storm Out

[masshole]

182. I'd argue "Roll with the Changes"

Was their signature song.

[meatloaf]

70. Donna Summer - Hot Stuff

[amandabeech]

241. I'd have to go with "Love to Love You Baby."

It was absolutely scandalous when it came out, at least among the parental set.

[sasquatch]

Motorhead- Ace OF Spades

The motorhead anthem is "We are the road crew" though.

[meatloaf]

71. Twisted Sister - We're not Gonna Take it.

[kick-ass-bob]

113. One hit wonders shouldn't count!

Of course, I am the one who brought up Ghostbusters!

:silly:

[meatloaf]

121. Actually Ray Parker and Twisted Sister had modest success with other songs

I'd be hard pressed to name them right now, but they faired better than most one-hitters.

[kick-ass-bob]

126. you trying to ruin my jokes?

:grr:

j/k
:D

[meatloaf]

135. Would I do that??? ; )

[Left Is Write]

72. Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou

[Goblinmonger]

74. Europe--The Final Countdown

[Magrittes Pipe]

75. Solar Radio - "After the Radiation"

[ihaveaquestion]

78. Jefferson Airplane - Somebody to Love

[dajoki]

266. volunteers

or white rabbit

[NuckinFutz]

81. Santana...Oye Como Va

[NuckinFutz]

82. Supertramp...The Logical Song

EDit: You guys are right...I always mix them up with ELO.

[meatloaf]

87. Isn't this SuperTramp???

[MissMillie]

89. "The Logical Song" was Supertramp

For ELO, I'd say "Telephone Line"

[meatloaf]

159. Considering the high pitched singing voices that's not too

surprising.

[NuckinFutz]

84. Captain & Tenille...Love Will Keep Us Together

[ET Awful]

119. What? No "Muskrat Love"?

:evilgrin:

[NuckinFutz]

Nope...That was a cover of the song originally done by America

[kick-ass-bob]

85. Metallica anyone?

:shrug:

Master of Puppets?
For Whom the Bell Tolls?

[cassandra uprising]

100. Ah ha!

My vote is For Whom the Bell Tolls, it's a tough one though. To me they have a signature song per album, except for the new crap. I could barely stomach the black album and anything there after is utter :puke:

Thanks Bob Rock for ruining one of my favorite childhood bands.

[name not needed]

117. I'd vote for Enter Sandman

They better not fuck up their next album. Although with Rob Trujillo on bass, it should be interesting.

[cassandra uprising]

130. Enter Sandman? Are you serious?

My sarcastic-reado-meter isn't working today. :blush:

[name not needed]

140. Well, to most people.

For fans, definitely For Whom the Bell Tolls or Master of Puppets. Sandman is so fucking overplayed it's almost required to be recognizeable by anyone whose ever used a radio.

[cassandra uprising]

148. Whew! and you are 100 % correct sir.

I found similar debates in this thread. There's a huge difference between what fans consider a signature song vs. songs that are the most commercially successful. Sometimes these are two totally different things.

[Castilleja]

246. For Whom the Bell Tolls

Definetly!

[kick-ass-bob]

122. I agree with the one per album.

I was going through them all in my head, and was coming up with the same thing.

I liked Black OK, but it sure wasn't classic Metallica.
Haven't heard any newer stuff - they turned me off with the whole Napster thing.

[cassandra uprising]

142. Yeah, Lars needs a good kick in the shorts for that one.

At least Chuck D was going fist to cuffs with that ass hat on the Napstar issue. :bandhead:

James should never sing, ever! It's just wrong. When I saw the 'snake pit' tour, Jason got up and did vocals on all the old stuff. It rocked.

[name not needed]

146. Too bad you can't clone Dave Lombardo

[cassandra uprising]

149. I tip my hat to you in utter admiration.

All hail the one true god of the double bass drum!

[sasquatch]

111. Their anthem is "Whiplash" IMHO

:headbang:

[LeftyMom]

211. One

It's not, but it should be.

[NuckinFutz]

86. Mamas & Papas...California Dreamin'

[NuckinFutz]

88. Meatloaf...Paradise By the Dashboard Light

[DelawareValleyDem]

90. Jethro Tull - Aqualung

[Yupster]

316. First one I thought of too

Aqualung it is.

Best lyric though from"Thick as a Brick" -- "My sperm's in the gutter. Your love's in the sink."

[Bob3]

334. I would say Locomotive Breath

It's the one song they always play at concerts - Ian Anderson has said how sick he is of the song but he also figures that this night could be the one time some one sees Tull live and they'll feel completely shafted the band doesn't do Locomotive Breath.

[JimmyJazz]

93. Dead Kennedys - Too Drunk to F*ck

[masshole]

184. "Holiday in Cambodia"

is what I first think of - in my College radio days it was HUGE in the rotation.

[crispini]

231. I'd vote for that one as well.

[meatloaf]

94. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water

Though it's one of my least favorite of theirs.

[Left Is Write]

114. Hmmm...I might have said The Boxer.

[meatloaf]

128. That's one of their best, but BOTW is easily their most famous, right

behind Mrs. Robinson.

[FreedomFry]

336. "Sound of Silence" and "Scarborough Fair" were huge, too. n/t

[kick-ass-bob]

131. I thought that was Clay Aiken!

:hide:

[meatloaf]

138. LOL!!!! I think I hurt myself on that one.

[NuckinFutz]

95. Moody Blues...Tuesday Afternoon

[meatloaf]

99. Oh no, no, no, no.... has to be "Nights in White Satin"

[NuckinFutz]

107. They have so many awesome ones...

But Tuesday Afternoon is the first one that came to mind. Personally, my favorite Moody Blues tune is The Question.

[meatloaf]

134. One of my favorites is a rarely known one called

Forever Autumn.

[MissMillie]

160. That wasn't a "Moody Blues" song

It was done solo by Justin Hayward

[meatloaf]

164. I've seen it credited to them and was the "B" side on a 45.

[MissMillie]

165. From their website:

"Justin Hayward recorded his solo album SONGWRITER and worked with Jeff Wayne on the WAR OF THE WORLDS project, which produced for Justin the beautiful, world-wide hit 'Forever Autumn'"

http://www.moodyblues.co.uk/band.htm

[meatloaf]

167. Gotta love DJs that don't do their homework.

When I first heard the song they said it was a B side that few people had ever heard. I never bothered to look any deeper until now, thanks for the heads up.

[MissMillie]

170. my pleasure

they're touring this year--if you're interested.

[meatloaf]

178. I saw that. Unfortunately, don't think my wife would be too interested.

[xmas74]

309. good one!

[xmas74]

308. With the Moodys I can't pick one song.

I'd go for the entire album-Days of Future Passed.

Songs-Probably NIWS, maybe Forever Autumn or they did have a big hit w/ I Know You're Out There Somewhere.

Personal fave- Legend of a Mind.

(sorry, raised on a steady diet of Moodys by my dad. They're his favorite band)

[Dervill Crow]

322. Go Now.

I think this was their very first song.

[xmas74]

324. yes but not their most well-known.

[Dervill Crow]

329. Definitely not a Moody Blues sounding song,

although it is my personal favorite and will always be their signature song to me. I really liked their early more bluesy sound.

[NuckinFutz]

96. Pink Floyd..Another Brick in the Wall

[Initech]

215. Not Wish You Were Here? Or Shine On You Crazy Diamond?

Or Time? Or Us And Them? Or Echoes? Or Comfortably Numb? Or Pigs (Three Different Ones)?

[jswordy]

97. Napoleon XIV

"They're Coming to Take Me Away"

[jswordy]

105. They also did:

"I'm Happy I Live in a Split-Level Head"

[chaska]

98. "Legs Diamond" by Legs Diamond.

[NuckinFutz]

101. Aretha Franklin...Respect

[chaska]

102. "Hair" by the Cowsills

[chaska]

103. "Aquarius" by the Fifth Dimension.

[NuckinFutz]

104. The Supremes...Baby Love

[amandabeech]

242. Not "Stop in the Name of Love?" Everyone I knew and their sisters

(I was little then) had a little dance down to that thing.

[Mad_Dem_X]

108. Pearl Jam - "Jeremy"

...or maybe "Alive."

[ghostsofgiants]

125. I think "Jeremy" would be more of a signature song than "Alive"

[Jara sang]

133. Pear Jam is "Evenflow" with no doubt n/t

[ET Awful]

120. Grateful Dead - Truckin'

It's not their best, but it is their signature tune.

[Jara sang]

127. Nooooooooooooooooo...

Unfortunately you are correct, Truckin' or Casey Jones. What about signature among Dead heads? Personally I'd go with Dark Star.;)

[ET Awful]

132. Dark Star, China Doll, Stella Blue . . .

:) it'd be a tough call among heads.

[Rooktoven]

188. St. Stephen

or Terrapin Station (or Sugar Magnolia)

[NuckinFutz]

124. America...Horse With No Name

[ComerPerro]

137. Phish - You Enjoy Myself

Of course, its hard to say.

Could be Run Like An Antelope.

Could be a number of things.

[MirrorAshes]

341. YEM for sure...

though Slave To The Traffic Light & Reba are what Phish is all about for me...

[MN ChimpH8R]

139. Yes - Roundabout n/t

[tsakshaug]

162. but

"Seen all good people" gets more air play

[GumboYaYa]

143. The Meters - Cissy Strut.

That is the grooviest tune ever written IMO.

[Strawman]

145. Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side

If signature means the song most likely to pop into the average person's head when the artist is mentioned.

[Fight_n_back]

150. The Yardbirds: Over, Under, Sideways, Down

I think this is the one that was actually a suicide note from Kieth Relf (You are the finest group of people we've ever come across)

[chaska]

151. "Angel" by Angel.

[chaska]

154. "Skin Tight" Ohio Players.

[amandabeech]

243. You remember that? Aargh!

[chaska]

155. "Brickhouse" Commodores.

[Merrick]

156. Hoodoo Meat Bucket - Baboon Ass Sunset

[chaska]

157. Cherish - The Association

[meatloaf]

161. Earth, Wind & Fire - Shining Star

[MissMillie]

163. Barry Manilow - Mandy

"I Write the Songs" was actually written by Mike Love of the Beach Boys.

[donheld]

200. "I Write the Songs"

was actually written by Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys.

[AntiCoup2K4]

227. Yeah, but the Mike Love answer actually would make more sense.

It fits Mike Love's ego.

"Yeah, I wrote all the songs. Not Brian Wilson, not Barry Manilow, not John & Paul, goddamn it. I, Mike Love wrote fucking everything. I am the Beach Boys! I am music you fucking peasants, and I write the songs!"

Actually those probably WERE the original lyrics. Bruce just cleaned it up a little :evilgrin:

[MissMillie]

168. Billy Joel - Piano Man

of course

[MissMillie]

169. Rod Stewart - Maggie May

for sure

[meatloaf]

171. Hmmmmmm So would Elton John be Rocket Man or Goodbye Yellow Brick Road?

[Rooktoven]

189. Your Song --nt

[crispini]

232. I'd vote for Rocket Man or maybe Bennie and the Jets

[xmas74]

306. I'd go for Bennie and the Jets

but only because my real nickname came from this song.

Otherwise, I'd go w/ Your Song or even for a different time Candle in the Wind.

[Yupster]

317. Funny

I think of Daniel, but they're all his signature hits.

[meatloaf]

172. Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

[u4ic]

180. I think it would be Shout

well, at least it was a bigger hit up here. :-)

[meatloaf]

173. Depeche Mode???

[Jara sang]

179. "Personal Jesus"

[vikegirl]

210. Or Just Can't Get Enough n/t

[meatloaf]

174. Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son

[meatloaf]

175. ZZ Top???

[WeRQ4U]

181. Sharp Dressed Man?

[meatloaf]

176. The Cars - Shake it Up???

[dean_dem]

202. Or "You Might Think"?

[dean_dem]

203. Radiohead

As much as it pains me to say it, it would probably be "Creep."

[Kire]

297. not a bad song

it's pretty good, IMHO

[amandabeech]

244. Or "My Best Friend's Girl?"

[meatloaf]

177. Michael Jackson - Thriller AKA Don't touch that little boy

Sorry couldn't resist

[taught_me_patience]

183. Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song

[zelda7743]

303. I think STP's song

Might be Plush instead?

[taught_me_patience]

185. Tu Pac - California Love

Notorious BIG - Hypnotize

[taught_me_patience]

186. Allman Bros. - Ramblin Man

[dajoki]

257. whipping post

[noonwitch]

187. Styx- Come Sail Away

From their last good album.

[crispini]

233. Not Mr. Robato?

That's what I think of when I think of Styx.

[Rooktoven]

190. Little Feat - Fat Man in the Bathtub -nt

[Rooktoven]

192. The Kinks - You Really Got Me -nt

[NuckinFutz]

191. R.E.M....Losing My Religion.

[NuckinFutz]

193. The Doors...Riders on the Storm

[Rooktoven]

197. Gotta take issue with that--

I'd say signature is "Light My Fire"

[NuckinFutz]

199. Tough call...you have a point.

[Rooktoven]

194. Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water -nt

[ksilvas]

195. Joy Division-Love Will Tear Us Apart

Thin Lizzy-Boys Are Back In Town

[NuckinFutz]

196. Pretenders...Brass In Pocket

[gmoney]

209. That's my LEAST favorite Pretenders song...

Maybe because it was SO overplayed on MTV in the early days, and it was such a cheesy video.

Their heavier stuff is the best: Precious, Tattooed Love Boys (especially the breakdown right in the middle), Message of Love, Middle of the Road, etc...

[masshole]

250. For harder edge Pretenders add "The Wait"

[NuckinFutz]

198. Cream...In a White Room

[dajoki]

259. another one

crossroads

[MO_Dem]

201. Brewer and Shipley--One Toke Over The Line

nt

[sakabatou]

204. Seatbelts - Tank!

The Black Mages - Liberi Fatali

[WeRQ4U]

207. Cannibal Corpse - Hammer Smashed Face

Although I prefer "Fucked With a Knife". :sarcasm:

[Initech]

212. Black Sabbath - IRON MAN!

This one doesnt need an argument!

edit: Though you could argue that War Pigs or maybe Symptom Of The Universe could fit.

[RetroLounge]

226. Nah, I'd go with Paranoid

RL

[AntiCoup2K4]

228. Nah, it's gotta be War Pigs

The lyrics are quoted here about once a week, but what the Hell.....

Gen'rals gathered in their masses,
Just like witches at black masses
Evil minds that plot destruction,
Sorcerer of death's construction
In the fields the bodies burning,
As the war machine keeps turning
Death and hatred to mankind,
Poisoning their brainwashed minds
Oh Lord Yeah!

Politicians hide themselves away
They only started the war
Why should they go out to fight?
They leave thier role to the poor, yeah

Time will tell on their power minds,
Making war just for fun
Treating people just like pawns in chess,
Wait 'till their judgement day comes, yeah

Now in darkness world stops turning,
Ashes where the bodies burning
No more War Pigs have the power,
Hand of God has struck the hour
Day of judgement, God is calling
On their knees the war pigs crawling,
Begging mercies for their sins
Satan, laughing, spreads his wings
Oh Lord Yeah!

[RetroLounge]

229. Maybe yes, War Pigs!

and so pertinent too...

RL

[Initech]

264. Every time someone mentions Sabbath or Ozzy, all I can think is...

The opening few notes of Iron Man.

But yeah, War Pigs is a good choice.

[RetroLounge]

217. Billy Idol - White Wedding

or maybe Rebel Yell?

RL

[RetroLounge]

218. Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to have Fun

RL

[BulletproofLandshark]

219. Blind Melon - No Rain

n/t

[RetroLounge]

220. Animals - House of the Rising Sun

although I think Sky Pilot...

RL

[RetroLounge]

221. Troggs - Wild Thing

RL

[BulletproofLandshark]

222. The Guess Who - American Woman

[RetroLounge]

223. Pink Floyd - Money

or some thing off The Wall? Comfortably Numb?

Nah, I go with Money.

RL

[RetroLounge]

224. Roy Orbison - Pretty Woman

RL

[RetroLounge]

225. Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues

RL

[JimmyJazz]

270. When I think of JC - I think "Ring of Fire"

:D

[Kire]

298. what about "Man in Black"?

honorable mention, at least

[RetroLounge]

328. Good Choice

or maybe I Walk The Line...

RL

[TOhioLiberal]

230. Three Dog Night-Joy to the World

AKA Jeremiah was a Bullfrog :)

[Dervill Crow]

323. Or Eli's Coming.

Or One.

[trof]

234. Glen Miller-Pennsylvania 6 5 oh oh oh

[nytemare]

236. Matchbox Twenty "Every song sounds the same"

:)

[SmileyBoy]

239. Belvedere - 2nd Column

[SmileyBoy]

240. Filter - Hey Man Nice Shot

[amandabeech]

245. Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Bans -- "Old Time Rock 'n' Roll"

[qnr]

247. Looking Glass: Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)

[qnr]

248. Marmalade: Reflections of My Life

[qnr]

249. Zager and Evans: In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)

[qnr]

251. The Blues Image: Ride Captain Ride

[Carla in Ca]

252. Buffalo Springfield- For What Its Worth

The event that served as catalyst to the formation of the Buffalo Springfield was a serendipitous encounter. In a traffic jam on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles in early April of 1966, Richie Furay and Stephen Stills, two refugees from the early sixties East Coast folk boom chanced to pull up behind a battered black 1953 Pontiac hearse bearing Ontario, Canada license plates. Stalled in rush hour traffic ahead of them sat Neil Young and Bruce Palmer, tired, broke and on their way out of town following a manic cross country journey in search of their musical dreams. That fortuitous meeting would ultimately change the face of rock music forever. Within weeks they were setting the Sunset Strip music scene on its ears and challenging all rivals.

[MrSlayer]

253. Slayer - Angel of Death

The calling card and show closer except when they do the full album.

[dajoki]

256. blind faith

can't find my way home

[RevolutionaryActs]

258. Faith No More - Epic

[dajoki]

260. traffic

dear mr. fantasy

[webjamn]

262. David Bowie "Space Oddity"

[Yupster]

318. Perfect signature tune

and the timing was the best. Came out just as Neil Armstrong was landing on the moon.

"Can you hear me Major Tom?"

Great song.

[webjamn]

263. Modern English "I'll Melt With You"

[webjamn]

265. Neil Young "Heart of Gold"

[webjamn]

268. Ashlee Simpson, Jessica Simpson, Britney Spears "Who Gives a Shit"

[Kire]

269. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Jeremiah was a Bullfrog

though I prefer "Who'll Stop the Rain"

[JimmyJazz]

271. "Joy to the World" - but you are correct.

[RevolutionaryActs]

277. You and Kire are both wrong.... BECAUSE

Creedence Clearwater Revival didn't sing that song, Three Dog Night did.

[JimmyJazz]

283. Ha! I thought that, but I'm over here trying to google whether or not

the correct name for the Hostess snacks that are round and pink are called "snowballs" - Fuzzy thinks they are called something else. So now I'm all buggered up.

[Kire]

286. "Joy to the World (Jeremiah was a Bullfrog)"

anyway, 'Fortunate Son' and 'Bad Moon Rising' deserve props, too

[RevolutionaryActs]

287. But dude......... CCR didn't sing that song.

Three Dog Night did. :P

[Kire]

296. really?

wow, no wonder it didn't show up on their Greatest Hits album when I looked it up on Amazon

I downloaded it from Kazaa and that's what it said.

shit, you're right...that's not Fogerty's voice at all

Curses. Flummoxed again!

thx

[xmas74]

311. CCR-Fortunate Son

Bad Moon Risin', Proud Mary
I'd go w/ one of those

[sendero]

272. Brian Eno....

.... "Big Ship"

[sendero]

274. King Crimson...

... "The Night Watch"

[sendero]

275. David Bowie...

.... "Sound and Vision"

[RevolutionaryActs]

282. No way.

Space Oddity all the way.

And there are a dozen other songs of his that I would list before Sound and Vision, as far as "signature song" goes.

[sendero]

284. I have my own definition..

... of "signature song", and Sound and Vision is most certainly it :)

[Yupster]

319. Gotta be Space Oddity

My # 2 would be "Fame" or "Fashion"

My favorite Bowie songs though are "The Laughing Gnome".

I saw him in concert during the Sound and Vision Tour though in Dallas.

[sendero]

327. Ok, I'll admit ..

.... a tongue-in-cheek approach to this quiz.

Regardless of the fact that most people have never even heard Sound and Vision, it is one of several tracks off of his very best album ever, Low.

But, if I were to pick Bowie's signature song in the spirit of this thread, it sure would't be Space Oddity, which isn't remotely representative of his body of work or his chameleon character.

That would have to be something off of Ziggy Stardust, probably the title track :)

[sendero]

276. Iggy Pop......

.... "The Passenger"

[sendero]

278. Boards of Canada...

.... "Everything you do is a Balloon"

[sendero]

279. Cocteau Twins....

.... "Wax and Wane"

[sendero]

280. Squarepusher...

... "Port Rhombus"

[sendero]

281. Massive Attack....

.... "Protection"

[sendero]

285. Dead Can Dance...

.... "Severance"

[webjamn]

289. Aerosmith "Dream On"

[webjamn]

290. John Denver "Rocky Mountain High"

[6000eliot]

307. Or Joe Walsh "Rocky Mountain Way!"

[kid a]

291. Radiohead - Creep / Fake Plastic Trees

[webjamn]

292. Midnight Oil "Beds are Burning"

[webjamn]

293. Squeeze "Pulling Mussels from a Shell"

[webjamn]

294. Don Mclean "American Pie"

[webjamn]

295. Cat Stevens "Moonshadow"

[Yupster]

320. My first thought was "Wild World"

Putting Tea for the Tilerman on right now to do some remembering of my youthishness.

[shawn703]

299. Korn - Freak on a Leash n/t

[Lady Effingbroke]

300. Debby Boone - "You Light Up My Life"

:evilgrin:

[Initech]

301. Frank Zappa -Carolina Hard Core Ecstasy

That one is surely debatable, though.

[eyepaddle]

302. Judas Priest--You've got Another Thing Comin'

Far from my favorite, but their best known. A decent song at any rate.

Give me Stained Class or Dissident Aggressor :headbang:

[Initech]

313. I gotta vote for Electric Eye as the best Priest song.

I'd say that it's more signature than You Got Another Thing Coming.

[wovenpaint]

304. Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody

Beatles, mid 60's-I Wanna Hold Your Hand (yeah, yeah, these are hard to narrow down):D
Beatles, late 60's-A Day in the Life
Doors-Light My Fire
Hendrix-All Along the Watchtower



:hi:

[dad]

310. Alice In Chains - The Rooster

I love that song!

I tried to think of one for rage vs. machine, but couldn't even narrow down my own favorite from their catalog

[xmas74]

312. I always think of Would

[ghostsofgiants]

326. Rage Against The Machine

I would think either "Bulls On Parade" or "Killing In The Name"

[InvisibleTouch]

314. Madonna: "Like a Virgin" n/t

[RandomKoolzip]

332. The Rotters: "Sit On My Face, Stevie Nicks"

[General Zod]

335. Cheap Trick---- I Want You to Want Me (Budokan Version)

[RevolutionaryActs]

337. Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun

[On Par]

338. Sinatra: That's Why The Lady Is A Tramp

Of Course, New York New York is a close 2nd.

[On Par]

339. Sammy Davis Jr. : Birth of the Blues

[On Par]

340. Dean Martin: That's Amore !

[NeoTraitors]

344. Ramones 'Blitzkrieg Bop'

Charlie Daniels Band 'Devil Went Down to Georgia'
Ted Nugent 'Cat Scratch Fever'
Sorry 'bout the last two.

[On Par]

343. Louie Prima & Keely Smith "That Old Black Magic !"

If you're old enough to recall the Ed Sullivan show, you're old enough to recall these great singers.

[On Par]

346. Beatles: Revolution!

[NeoTraitors]

347. New York Dolls

'Personality Crisis'