Music: Each Band's/Artist's Most Iconic Song

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Dio - Holy Diver
Twisted Sister - We're not gonna take it
Accept - Fast as a shark
The Exploited - Punks not dead
New Order - Blue Monday
The Smiths - Panic
 

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I'm not so sure about that

Wish You Were Here, Comfortably Numb, and Another Brick In The Wall would all be contenders

I would say Dark Side is their most Iconic album but another brick in the wall is their song. It wasn't just the song that made it iconic, it was the message, movie, and then the fall of the wall later on.
 

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Rolling stones- Gimme Shelter

Tool-Schism

Metallica-One

Pearl Jam-Black

At the Drive in-One armed scissor

Pink Floyd-comfortably Numb

Nirvana-Smells like teen spirit

Alice In Chains-Rooster

Soundgarden-Black hole son

Motley Crue-Dr Feelgood

Guns N Roses-Welcome to the Jungle

Motorhead-Ace of spades

Pixies-Where is my mind

Stone Temple Pilots-Creep

Those are the songs I identify those bands with, even though they are by no means my favourite songs by those bands

That is a good list, I added some bands too. My iconic songs would be:

Rolling stones- Paint it Black

Tool-Aenima,

Metallica-One

Pearl Jam- One or the other Black/Jeremy

Pink Floyd- Another Brick

Nirvana-Smells like teen spirit

Alice In Chains-Rooster

Soundgarden-Black hole sun

Pixies-Where is my mind

Stone Temple Pilots-Creep

Primus - Jerry was a race car driver

Beatles from 1966 and up - An impossible answer but I will go with I am the Walrus

Smashing Pumpkins - 1979

The Who - Baba O'Reilly

Sublime - Doin Time, Don't get me started on today's cover's of this song.

Incubus - Stellar

Bowie - Space Oddity

Doors - The End

A perfect circle - 3 Libras

Sabbath - Iron Man

Grateful Dead - Uncle John's Band

NIN - Closer
 

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That is a good list, I added some bands too. My iconic songs would be:

Rolling stones- Paint it Black

Tool-Aenima,

Metallica-One

Pearl Jam- One or the other Black/Jeremy

Pink Floyd- Another Brick

Nirvana-Smells like teen spirit

Alice In Chains-Rooster

Soundgarden-Black hole sun

Pixies-Where is my mind

Stone Temple Pilots-Creep

Primus - Jerry was a race car driver

Beatles from 1966 and up - An impossible answer but I will go with I am the Walrus

Smashing Pumpkins - 1979

The Who - Baba O'Reilly

Sublime - Doin Time, Don't get me started on today's cover's of this song.

Incubus - Stellar

Bowie - Space Oddity

Doors - The End

A perfect circle - 3 Libras

Sabbath - Iron Man

Grateful Dead - Uncle John's Band

NIN - Closer

There's some great songs on that list but I associate these songs with some of the band's you listed

The Who-Who are you

A Perfect Circle-Judith

Smashing Pumpkins-bullet with butterfly wings

Doors-L.A Woman

NIN-Hurt

I'll throw in a few more bands

The Eagles-hotel California

Don Henley-boys of Summer

Rage Against The Machine-killing in the name of

Nada Surf-popular

Jane's Addiction-jane says

Phil Collin-in the air tonight

Red Hot chilli peppers-give it away (realistically it's probably under the bridge but I like Blood Sugar Sex Magic myself)
 
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the Beatles is a really, really hard one even reading the responses here.

The ones that come to mind;

Come Together, especially since it's been covered a billion times.

Yellow Submarine

Let it Be

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

My vote would probably be Revolution for most iconic. That nasty guitar riff and lyrics that basically defined the late 60s.

As for other bands:

Black Sabbath - Iron Man

Ozzy Osborne - Crazy Train

The Who - Won't get Fooled Again

Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven (probably the most inarguable one out there)

Supertramp - Give a Little Bit

Alan Parsons Project - Sirius/Eye in the Sky (that song is literally tied into one the most important eras of American sports imo)
 

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the Beatles is a really, really hard one even reading the responses here.

The ones that come to mind;

Come Together, especially since it's been covered a billion times.

Yellow Submarine

Let it Be

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

My vote would probably be Revolution for most iconic. That nasty guitar riff and lyrics that basically defined the late 60s.

As for other bands:

Black Sabbath - Iron Man

Ozzy Osborne - Crazy Train

The Who - Won't get Fooled Again

Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven (probably the most inarguable one out there)

Supertramp - Give a Little Bit

Alan Parsons Project - Sirius/Eye in the Sky (that song is literally tied into one the most important eras of American sports imo)

love eye in the sky
 

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There's some great songs on that list but I associate these songs with some of the band's you listed

The Who-Who are you

A Perfect Circle-Judith

Smashing Pumpkins-bullet with butterfly wings

Doors-L.A Woman

NIN-Hurt

I'll throw in a few more bands

The Eagles-hotel California

Don Henley-boys of Summer

Rage Against The Machine-killing in the name of

Nada Surf-popular

Jane's Addiction-jane says

Phil Collin-in the air tonight

Red Hot chilli peppers-give it away (realistically it's probably under the bridge but I like Blood Sugar Sex Magic myself)


I remember when Mellon collie came out and bullet and zero were massive. Tbh cherub rock and mayonnaise are my favorites
 

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I remember when Mellon collie came out and bullet and zero were massive. Tbh cherub rock and mayonnaise are my favorites

I can still remember Disarm and Today coming out as singles off Siamese Dreams, they were basically on a constant loop on rock radio

I still can't go past bullet, the perfect "heavy grunge" song imo a lot like Smells like teen spirit
 

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For me....

Lynyrd Skynyrd Tuesday's Gone

GNR Paradise City

Soundgarden Blackhole Sun

Alice In Chains Would

Metallica One

Scorpions Animal Magnetism

Ray Charles The Right Time

Sam Cooke Bring It On Home

Patty Cline Back In Baby's Arms

Johnny Cash Ring Of Fire

Aerosmith Train Kept A Rollin

Journey Lovin, Touchin, Squeezin

Def Leppard Let It Go

Van Halen Ain't Talkin 'bout Love

Motley Crue Kickstand My Heart

Stone Temple Pilots Sex Type Thing

Led Zeppelin Whole Lotta Love

Muddy Waters Mannish Boy

Rolling Stones Gimme Shelter

RHCP Give It Away

Queensryche Silent Lucidity

Tesla Love Song

Judas Priest Breaking The Law

Iron Maiden The Number Of The Beast

Ronnie James Dio Rainbow In The Dark

Etta James Stormy Weather

Louis Armstrong What A Wonderful World

Frank Sinatra My Way

I could go on forever baby... but I wont:)
 

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Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
The Smiths - How Soon is Now?
Pixies - Where is My Mind?
Kate Bush - Runnin Up That Hill
The Police - Roxanne? Every Breath You Take?
Todd Rundgren - Bang the Drum, maybe?
Radiohead - Creep, I guess
Talking Heads - Once in A Lifetime? Tough one
The Zombies - Time of the Season
Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf or Rio
Gordon Lightfoot - Carefree Highway or The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
 

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Pennywise - Bro hymn
NOFX - Linoleum
Fear Factory - Replica
Toto - Africa
Ace of Base - The Sign
Strung Out - Matchbook
Lagwagon - May 16th?
Millencolin - Bullion/No Cigar
 

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For me....

Lynyrd Skynyrd Tuesday's Gone

GNR Paradise City

Soundgarden Blackhole Sun

Alice In Chains Would

Metallica One

Scorpions Animal Magnetism

Ray Charles The Right Time

Sam Cooke Bring It On Home

Patty Cline Back In Baby's Arms

Johnny Cash Ring Of Fire

Aerosmith Train Kept A Rollin

Journey Lovin, Touchin, Squeezin

Def Leppard Let It Go

Van Halen Ain't Talkin 'bout Love

Motley Crue Kickstand My Heart

Stone Temple Pilots Sex Type Thing

Led Zeppelin Whole Lotta Love

Muddy Waters Mannish Boy

Rolling Stones Gimme Shelter

RHCP Give It Away

Queensryche Silent Lucidity

Tesla Love Song

Judas Priest Breaking The Law

Iron Maiden The Number Of The Beast

Ronnie James Dio Rainbow In The Dark

Etta James Stormy Weather

Louis Armstrong What A Wonderful World

Frank Sinatra My Way

I could go on forever baby... but I wont:)

Please don't

You obviously don't understand the purpose of this thread
 

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Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
The Smiths - How Soon is Now?
Pixies - Where is My Mind?
Kate Bush - Runnin Up That Hill
The Police - Roxanne? Every Breath You Take?
Todd Rundgren - Bang the Drum, maybe?
Radiohead - Creep, I guess
Talking Heads - Once in A Lifetime? Tough one
The Zombies - Time of the Season
Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf or Rio
Gordon Lightfoot - Carefree Highway or The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

I would go with Wuthering Heights. and She's not there.
 
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I think it's probably Satisfaction

What's the argument for Paint It Black over Gimme Shelter?

Satisfaction is really the only answer. It put them on the map and was their first #1 in the US.

Paint It Black (which also went #1, one of several in the mid-60s after Satisfaction) and Gimme Shelter are obviously essential Stones but I think they're elevated a little because of their inclusion in so many recent movies, TV shows, etc. I'd put them both behind Brown Sugar, Start Me Up, Jumpin' Jack Flash and maybe Sympathy for the Devil if we're ranking them by how "iconic" they are.
 

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I’ve heard someone describe Black Hole Sun as the Beatles meets Black Sabbath.

What do you think is Soundgarden's best song?

Honestly, I don't really have an argument against 'Black Hole Sun' (as their best). It's a great (iconic) track, that seems universally liked.
But I personally liked both 'Rusty Cage' & 'Ugly Truth' more.. 'Gun' was another killer track.. Black Hole Sun would probably be their consensus best tho..
 

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