Pieter Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Black Crowes~Wiser Time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 (edited) Free - All Right Now Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart New Order - Blue Monday The Smiths - How Soon Is Now John Lennon - Imagine Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life Kula Shaker - Hey Dude Edited November 23, 2007 by Chicken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Free - All Right Now It always surprises me that with a song so well-known at All Right Now, how there aren't more Free fans... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noora Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Well Michael Jackson is not a band but Thriller, Beat It or Smooth Criminal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Well Michael Jackson is not a band but Thriller, Beat It or Smooth Criminal Billie Jean? (Is not my lover) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noora Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Billie Jean? (Is not my lover) Oh yea, I forgot about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzfan715 Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 The Yardbirds-For Your Love At least until I started listening to them that's the song that I always associated with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 It always surprises me that with a song so well-known at All Right Now, how there aren't more Free fans... Wishing Well ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackZeppelin Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Prince-Purple Rain (i dunno if you guys consider him a band or not...) U2-Beautiful Day Guns N' Roses-Sweet Child O' Mine Alice Cooper-School's Out Iron Maiden-Run to the Hills Judas Priest-You Got Another Thing Coming KISS-Rock and Roll All Nite Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody Amboy Dukes-Journey To the Center of the Mind Thin Lizzy-The Boys are Back in Town Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetTheLedOut Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 U2-Beautiful Day Beautiful Day? I'm pretty sure U2 had their defining song well before 2000. Try "(Pride) In The Name Of Love," "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," or "One." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightyzep247 Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 ive got some no one has said yet... Jimi Hendrix-Purple Haze...although theres so many better ones Blue Oyster Cult-Dont Fear The Reaper Rush-Tom Sawyer or Spirit of the Radio or Freewill Traffic-Dear Mr.Fantasy theres more but i cant think of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 (edited) U2's defining song is probably "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For." They were fairly well-known before the Joshua Tree, but that song is what made them absolutely huge. Also, should we exclude one-hit wonders? By definition, they only have one defining song. Edited November 23, 2007 by Electrophile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetTheLedOut Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Rush-Tom Sawyer or Spirit of the Radio or Freewill Definitely Tom Sawyer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Well Kurt Cobain is the highest grossing dead musician ever. He makes more money than even Elvis or any other musical great. If I'm not mistaken, Elvis took over the top slot again this year. Anyway, my main point being, Nirvana never really had time to make the impact they could have over a longer period of time but in the short time they were around, I'd have to say the impact they did have was pretty huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetTheLedOut Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 If I'm not mistaken, Elvis took over the top slot again this year. Anyway, my main point being, Nirvana never really had time to make the impact they could have over a longer period of time but in the short time they were around, I'd have to say the impact they did have was pretty huge. I think you're right, it is Elvis again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 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. Actually I'd say that's only true of casual Skynyrd fans, as diehard Skynyrd fans definitely know more than those two songs. As a fan since the early 70s I have to say I still haven't tired of those tunes but classic rock radio has certainly played them to death. In that regard, I steer clear of them for the most part and only listen to them on occasion. I do agree about there being so much more to their catalog though, there's lots of songs that deserve attention such as Poison Whiskey, I Never Dreamed, All I Can Do Is Write About It, Four Walls of Raiford, Every Mother's Son and lots of other deep album tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetTheLedOut Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Actually I'd say that's only true of casual Skynyrd fans, as diehard Skynyrd fans definitely know more than those two songs. As a fan since the early 70s I have to say I still haven't tired of those tunes but classic rock radio has certainly played them to death. In that regard, I steer clear of them for the most part and only listen to them on occasion. I do agree about there being so much more to their catalog though, there's lots of songs that deserve attention such as Poison Whiskey, I Never Dreamed, All I Can Do Is Write About It, Four Walls of Raiford, Every Mother's Son and lots of other deep album tracks. Gimme Three Steps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Black Crowes~Wiser Time I'd say Hard To Handle, She Talks To Angels and Remedy are much more likely candidates for the Crowes' "signature" song than Wiser Time. Great song and definitely one of my very favorites of theirs but I don't think it approaches the status of the others when speaking of signature songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetTheLedOut Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 I'd say Hard To Handle, She Talks To Angels and Remedy are much more likely candidates for the Crowes' "signature" song than Wiser Time. Great song and definitely one of my very favorites of theirs but I don't think it approaches the status of the others when speaking of signature songs. Almost everyone has heard "Remedy" so I'd have to nominate that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Gimme Three Steps? I'm not sure what you're asking. If you're suggesting it's their signature song, I'd have to disagree as that would definitely have to go to Free Bird. I also wouldn't classify 3 Steps as a deep album cut as it's garnered plenty of airplay in it's time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetTheLedOut Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 I'm not sure what you're asking. If you're suggesting it's their signature song, I'd have to disagree as that would definitely have to go to Free Bird. I also wouldn't classify 3 Steps as a deep album cut as it's garnered plenty of airplay in it's time. Perhaps my classing of Gimme Three Steps is skewed, as it was the first Skynyrd song I ever heard. I agree that it's not in the same class as Freebird or SHA in terms of popularity, but I thought it was worth discussing nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 It always surprises me that with a song so well-known at All Right Now, how there aren't more Free fans... Because most people think it's Bad Company. I'd also say Free almost fall into the one hit wonder category. Yes, they had other songs that got airplay but none to the extent of All Right Now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetTheLedOut Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Because most people think it's Bad Company. I'd also say Free almost fall into the one hit wonder category. Yes, they had other songs that got airplay but none to the extent of All Right Now. Yeah, you can treat them as a one hit wonder. "All Right Now" is the only song I've ever heard played on the radio by them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Perhaps my classing of Gimme Three Steps is skewed, as it was the first Skynyrd song I ever heard. I agree that it's not in the same class as Freebird or SHA in terms of popularity, but I thought it was worth discussing nonetheless. I'd say it's definitely a "defining" song but not their "signature" song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Yeah, you can treat them as a one hit wonder. "All Right Now" is the only song I've ever heard played on the radio by them. I've heard others but they've never received the amount of airplay All Right Now has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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