redeyedrichard Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Many bands have defining songs, at least one or two songs that everyone knows and associates with that band. For Led Zeppelin it is Stairway to Heaven or Whole Lotta Love. For Nirvana it is Smells Like Teen Spirit. What other bands have those songs that everyone knows? Did those songs make the band famous or was fame in place before the writing of those songs? Which songs are unfortunately left in the background that should have more recognition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoso13zeppelin Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 i'd say the who with like 'my generation' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarlaxle 56 Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Foo Fighters- Everlong Nine Inch Nails- Closer Pearl Jam- Even Flow Can't think of anymore right now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mor7mx Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Cranberries - Zombie Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall / Money Incubus - Drive Cream - Crossroads And a LONG list of examples Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59LesPaul Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Deep Purple: Smoke On The Water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyMerkin Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Radiohead - Creep (sadly, since they got tons of better songs) Maybe Karma Police as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel With A Broken Wing Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 If you go by airtime and most well-known, I'd say "Long Distance Runaround" and "Roundabout" for YES. Which is LAME because those are about the 2 worst songs. Not to mention "Owner of the Lonely Heart" which is lamest of the lame! I love all their stuff but those. Just like someone mentioned above about Pink Floyd's "hits". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 What other bands have those songs that everyone knows? R.E.M. would be one with their signature song being Losing My Religion. Everybody Hurts, Man On the Moon, The One I Love and a handful of others also seem to be fairly widely known. Did those songs make the band famous or was fame in place before the writing of those songs? With each successive album R.E.M. sold more records than the one before, this goes all the way back to their early years on I.R.S. Records. It was their grassroots success via touring the country in a van coupled with favorable press and extensive college radio airplay that led to their initial breakthrough success with Radio Free Europe. This work ethic is what paved the way for the band to eventually be signed to Warner Brothers Records for Green and the string of hits that followed, including the overwhelmingly popular Losing My Religion from their second WB effort, Out of Time. That song was a hit worldwide but it wouldn't have been possible without all the hard work R.E.M. put in early on by touring the country as often as they did throughout the 80s. Which songs are unfortunately left in the background that should have more recognition? The vast majority of their I.R.S. catalog but that has been helped along in recent years, especially with last year's And I Feel Fine collection which focuses exclusively on their tenure with I.R.S. Records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manderlyh Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Let's see here... 1. Billy Ray Cyrus "Achy Breaky Heart" I know this is cringeworthy, but I had to mention it because it was the only country song I knew back in its heyday. 2. Sir Mix-a-Lot "Baby Got Back" This one is also cringeworthy, but once again, it had to be mentioned because who didn't know this song in the early 1990's? 3. The Eagles "Hotel California" I know, I know...this is definately one of those cliched songs. But isn't this the point of the thread? 4. Stone Temple Pilots "Vasoline" or "Plush" 5. The Verve "Bittersweet Symphony" 6. AC/DC "Back in Black" or "You Shook Me" I think that's good for now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redeyedrichard Posted November 22, 2007 Author Share Posted November 22, 2007 Good additions people. I don't think anyone mentioned Queen playing Bohemian Rhapsody. Having looked through those lists though there are a few songs there that made bands become famous when they didn't really have too much recognition before that. Take Nirvana for example, for many they are a one song band 'Teen Spirit' and that's it really. Whereas with bands like Zeppelin and REM they got better and better over time and continued to create signature songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Good additions people. I don't think anyone mentioned Queen playing Bohemian Rhapsody. I was just going to say this... Much to my chagrin.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muse Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 i'd say the who with like 'my generation' That would offer some explanation to why I've never liked The Who. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Having looked through those lists though there are a few songs there that made bands become famous when they didn't really have too much recognition before that. Take Nirvana for example, for many they are a one song band 'Teen Spirit' and that's it really. Whereas with bands like Zeppelin and REM they got better and better over time and continued to create signature songs. Bleach went largely unnoticed by the general public and In Utereo was pretty much geared not to get airplay but still, it yielded a hit single in All Apologies. Unplugged was much more successful and got lots of airplay but it was mostly live versions of previously released material so no signature songs there. In all fairness I think Nirvana never really had a chance to create a list of hits due to the obvious. To this day there's still a demand for their music as can be evidenced by the release of posthumous material. In the case of R.E.M., each one of their albums produced a hit (or three) up until New Adventures In Hi-Fi when the band themselves decided to release E-Bow the Letter as a single. Great song but not good for mainstream radio airplay. Intentional or not, they shot themselves in the foot with that one. Since then Bill Berry left and the climate of American radio has changed drastically, no longer making a place for artists like R.E.M. In that regard their last three albums have recieved little to no airplay in the U.S. but they have managed to remain successful overseas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourSticks Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Oasis - Wonderwall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Oasis - Wonderwall I was gonna say that. Also: Blur - Parklife Mansun - Wide Open Space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Goo Goo Dolls - Iris Genesis - Invisible Touch/In Too Deep Police - Every Breath You Take Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Thunder Road Rolling Stones - Satisfaction Beatles - I Wanna Hold Your Hand (the one they did on Sullivan) White Stripes - Seven Nation Army Weezer - Buddy Holly (even though I think they've done better songs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetTheLedOut Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 i'd say the who with like 'my generation' Damn you beat me to it. It's either "My Generation" or perhaps "Baba O'Riley." I still think "Won't Get Fooled Again" is better than both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 I think Baba O'Riley is the Who's definitive song. I know too many people who only know that part of the song Pete Townshend sings, and they all think the song is really called "Teenage Wasteland". We can thank the many CSI shows for bringing this song and Won't Get Fooled Again to the forefront. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetTheLedOut Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 I think Baba O'Riley is the Who's definitive song. I know too many people who only know that part of the song Pete Townshend sings, and they all think the song is really called "Teenage Wasteland". We can thank the many CSI shows for bringing this song and Won't Get Fooled Again to the forefront. To be fair, both songs were huge well before CSI, but I'm sure some people were introduced to the Who through CSI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redeyedrichard Posted November 23, 2007 Author Share Posted November 23, 2007 Bleach went largely unnoticed by the general public and In Utereo was pretty much geared not to get airplay but still, it yielded a hit single in All Apologies. Unplugged was much more successful and got lots of airplay but it was mostly live versions of previously released material so no signature songs there. In all fairness I think Nirvana never really had a chance to create a list of hits due to the obvious. To this day there's still a demand for their music as can be evidenced by the release of posthumous material. Well Kurt Cobain is the highest grossing dead musician ever. He makes more money than even Elvis or any other musical great. But yes I think there are some amazing songs that are far better than Teen Spirit. Some of the stuff on Bleach for example is great, Negative Creep for example...grunge at its finest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 To be fair, both songs were huge well before CSI, but I'm sure some people were introduced to the Who through CSI. I wasn't saying that the songs were not popular pre-CSI. I was saying that we can thank the CSI franchise for exposing those songs to a wider audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59LesPaul Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Nobody has said "Free Bird" or "Sweet Home Alabama" yet? I think those two songs are a perfect example of the thread topic.They're great songs sure;but Lynyrd Skynyrd has so many great others that are virturally ignored,or completely overlooked.One of the things I love most about my Sirius is that I now hear songs that I haven't heard in a looooooong time.I still hear "Free Bird";but it's the kickass live version from 1976 (One More From The Road ),which I'll never tire of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetTheLedOut Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 I wasn't saying that the songs were not popular pre-CSI. I was saying that we can thank the CSI franchise for exposing those songs to a wider audience. I suppose I can't argue with that, especially considering that CSI reached out to younger people who had not really heard the Who. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show On the cover of the Rolling Stone I was gonna say Sylvia's Mother. but ah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manderlyh Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Nobody has said "Free Bird" or "Sweet Home Alabama" yet? I think those two songs are a perfect example of the thread topic.They're great songs sure;but Lynyrd Skynyrd has so many great others that are virturally ignored,or completely overlooked.One of the things I love most about my Sirius is that I now hear songs that I haven't heard in a looooooong time.I still hear "Free Bird";but it's the kickass live version from 1976 (One More From The Road ),which I'll never tire of. I used to love both those songs until I realized how many Lynard Skynard "fans" know only "Free Bird" or "Sweet Home Alabama." Now they make me back away from Skynard like Superman does to kryptonite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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