Arcana Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 So here's something that a lot of people don't really realise about me: I don't really know a lot of music. There are a lot of songs out there that people take for granted, I think - for example there are songs out there by The Who for example that are referenced in movies and other pop culture, but I don't know about - why? Because I don't consciously know what music is done by The Who. However - if you play back the song for me there's a pretty high chance that I've heard it before and just didn't know who did it. So I kind of wanted to ask you guys - what might these songs be? Those songs that I've heard, but don't know by name? I've got a few to start you guys off with: "The Dragon: Bruce Lee Story" soundtrack, heard in many movie trailers "Rule, Britannia!", classic patriotic song for Britain: "Hail to the Chief", the song that is played for the President of the USA. Educate me, especially in the ways of pop music, since I am woefully ignorant of many "famous" rock songs from the 60s and 70s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moseph Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 These are songs that come up fairly frequently on classic hits/80's sorts of radio stations. The Who: Pinball Wizard Blondie: Peter Gabriel: Solsbury Hill The Police: Synchronicity II U2: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Want to Have Fun Queen: Lynyrd Skynyrd: Sweet Home Alabama Heart: Eurhythmics: Sweet Dreams Pat Benatar: The Eagles: Hotel California Life in the Fast Lane Don Henley: Boys of Summer Derek and the Dominos: Bruce Springsteen: Don McLean: Tom Petty: John Mellencamp: Electric Light Orchestra: Carly Simon: You're So Vain Genesis: Misunderstanding Berlin: (used in Top Gun) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brycepops Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 "Enter the Dragon" soundtrack, heard in many movie trailers Uh, that's from Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story. The video even says so >_> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcana Posted August 29, 2010 Author Share Posted August 29, 2010 Uh, that's from Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story. The video even says so >_> I remembered incorrectly and fixed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Baba O'Riley was my high school class' graduation song. We rigged the voting. (It's also known as Teenage Wasteland, by the way) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friendlyHunter Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 You should fix "Hail to the Chief" too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcana Posted August 29, 2010 Author Share Posted August 29, 2010 You should fix "Hail to the Chief" too Sorry, fixed. Obviously I don't know these titles well, this was quite new information to me. Moseph's post was really informative, I didn't know who wrote half of those songs or when they were made until I went through his post. A lot of people say, "WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW THE WHO??!?!!" but I'm like, "Why should I have?" Everyone plays the song, but no one tells you who it's by or when it was made. You simply hear it and everyone assumes it is common knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friendlyHunter Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Everyone plays the song, but no one tells you who it's by or when it was made. You simply hear it and everyone assumes it is common knowledge. Yep, this is me with pretty much every song. There are a ton of famous bands where I have no idea what they sound like, until I learn that they've made some song that I've heard 100 times before, and then suddenly I can recognize them in all their other songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palpable Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Here's a song I only learned the name of a few weeks ago, probably heard it more than a hundred times in my life: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olarin Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Inexplicably, I somehow have more respect for that song now that I know its title is "Green Onions". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Here's a song I only learned the name of a few weeks ago, probably heard it more than a hundred times in my life: hah, i love that one. similarly, there's a lot of pep band/fight songs that have hilarious names. for example, (4:16). the whole video is awesome, though, they are really into it =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.B. Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Instrumentals can be hard to track down for the casual listener. However, for songs, I highly recommend googling the lyrics to discover the band and see if any of the rest of their stuff is good. I've found a trove of highly enjoyable music that way, some of which was from bands labeled one-hit wonders or otherwise neglected by modern radio. I understand that a lot of adults - adults who dig "classic" rock, no less - haven't heard albums like Who's Next, Aqualung, or Led Zeppelin (IV), but it still makes me sigh. At the FM radio format more than anything, I suppose. Don McLean: Aw, Moseph... (It's also known as Teenage Wasteland, by the way) By those ignorant of its title. A few without lyrics. [Does yodeling preclude the title of instrumental?] The Alan Parsons Project - Sirius (the first four minutes)Focus - Hocus Pocus Rush - YYZ The Ventures - Walk, Don't Run Dick Dale And The Del-Tones - Miserlou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Snooze Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Want to Have Fun This song does not exist. I've heard it twenty-five thousand-million-umptillian times, and I have gotten to the point where I have deleted it from memory forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drack Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 I just learned the name of this song recently, after hearing it all the time in goofy chase scenes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillRock Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Karl Jenkins - Adeimus - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7zJ0yVSSvE John Farnham - You're the voice - Styx - Mr Roboto - Gustav Holst - Venus, the bringer of peace - Psycho Shower Scene Music (parodied an awful lot in films) - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike911 Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Mad props at the mention of "Green Onions" I also think "Spanish Flea" is due for a nod. "The Streetbeater" by Quincy Jones. Also the Sanford and Son theme. The actual song goes longer than the TV shows's theme and has some really funky solos in the middle. Damn I love that show, and miss Redd Foxx. ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I just learned the name of this song recently, after hearing it all the time in goofy chase scenes. growing up in buffalo, this was always played at the Sabres games at the hockey arena. brings back memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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