re: Bands signature songs vs your favorite song

Al Stewart
Year Of The Cat
Roads To Moscow (much better)

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Enter Sandman

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Wrong, that's their most commercial song.

Puppets is their signature song.

Maggie May or stay With Me?

Queen
Bohemian Rhapsody/We Will Rock You
Mine - The Prophet's Song

Rush
Tom Sawyer
Mine - Subdivisions

Foo Fighters
Everlong, probably
Mine - Good Grief

Pink Floyd
Another Brick in the Wall
Mine - Us and Them

Radiohead
Creep, or maybe Paranoid Android
Mine - Optimistic

Alan Parsons Project
Eye in the Sky
Mine - Day After Day

George Jones
He Stopped Loving Her Today
Mine - Choices

Charlie Daniels Band
The Devil Went Down to Georgia
Mine - Long-Haired Country Boy

I think the Beatles signature song is something like “A Day in the Life” since it’s a John & Paul song. It’s very hard to define for the Beatles. As an aside, I think towards the end George was writing better songs than either John or Paul. (but Let it Be is my favorite Beatles song)

I’ve seen more than one list listing Satisfaction as one of the top rock songs of all time. I agree here. (My fave here changes a bit. Currently Shine a Light)

I don’t think Jump has enough EVH riffs to be their signature. I know it’s a cover, but the first thing that popped into my head was You Really Got Me. It’s also my favorite

Rush is hard to define. Spirit of the Radio? Trees is my favorite mostly for the libertarian-esque lyrics

Reelin in the Years for Steely Dan…also my favorite


Pink Floyd might be as hard to call as the Beatles. I’ll say it’s Comfortably Numb. I love Echos…a lot

I’ll throw out

Queen/Bohemisn Rhapsody/‘39
Jimmy Buffet/Margaritaville/A Pirate looks at 40
The Who/Won’t Get Fooled Again/Eminence Front
Yes/Roundabout/(All Good People/Your Move)

Mumford and Sons

I will wait
Snake eyes

Nirvana:

Smells like Teen Spirit

Dive

Rush Tom Sayer

Spirit of Radio

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Hey Jude

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Rolling Stone once rated A Day in The Life the best Beatles song, but there are just too many great ones.

Bob Dylan Like a Rolling Stone, but my favorite is Tangled Up in Blue.

Foghat - Slow Ride
Third Time Lucky