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Silent Lucidity - Queensrÿche
"Silent Lucidity" is a power ballad by the American rock band Queensrÿche from the 1990 album Empire. The song, which was composed by...


Because the Night - Patti Smith
"Because the Night" is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith that was first released in 1978 as a single from the Patti...


Sultans Of Swing - Live 1984 (Epic Extended Guitar Solo) - Dire Straits
Written by frontman Mark Knopfler "Sultans of Swing" is a song by British rock band Dire Straits from their eponymous debut album....


Gypsy - Fleetwood Mac
"Gypsy" is a song by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac. The song was written by Stevie Nicks around 1979; the earliest demo...


Tom Sawyer - Rush
"Tom Sawyer" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush, originally released on their 1981 album Moving Pictures as its opener. The band's lead...


Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
All four members of Led Zeppelin have agreed that "Kashmir" is one of their best musical achievements. Robert Plant said it was "One of...


The Pusher - Steppenwolf
"The Pusher" is a rock song written by Hoyt Axton, made popular by the 1969 movie Easy Rider which used Steppenwolf's version to...


Southern Cross - Crosby, Stills and Nash
"Southern Cross" is a song written by Stephen Stills, Rick Curtis, and Michael Curtis and performed by the rock band Crosby, Stills &...


Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
"Wonderful Tonight" is a ballad written by Eric Clapton. It was included on Clapton's 1977 album Slowhand. Clapton wrote the song about...


The House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
Historians have not been able to definitively identify The House Of The Rising Sun, but here are the two most popular theories: 1) The...

Angie - The Rolling Stones
The song is credited, as most Rolling Stones songs are, to both Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, but it is acknowledged to be almost...


I Love Rock N Roll - Joan Jett
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is a rock song best known as a 1982 hit single by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. It was written in 1975 by Alan...


I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" is a power ballad performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith for the 1998 natural disaster film...


Barracuda - Heart
"Barracuda" was released as the first single from the band's second album, Little Queen (1977). In 2009, "Barracuda" was named the 34th...


Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad - Meat Loaf
"Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" is a power ballad performed by the American musician Meat Loaf. It is a track off his 1977 album Bat Out of...


Purple Rain - Prince
"Purple Rain" is a song by Prince and The Revolution. It is the title track from the 1984 album of the same name, which in turn is the...


Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues
In 1970 the Moody Blues were art their creative and commercial peak. After reinventing themselves from their R & B roots to a much more...


Woman - John Lennon
"Woman" is a song written and performed by English singer John Lennon from his 1980 album Double Fantasy. The track was chosen by Lennon...


Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
The song was first featured on the band's debut album in 1973 and has been included on subsequent albums, including the unfaded-ending...


Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles
"Video Killed the Radio Star" is a song written by Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes and Bruce Woolley in 1979. It was recorded concurrently by...


Riders On The Storm - The Doors
This is an alternate version of "Riders On The Storm", taken from The Doors' L.A. Woman (40th Anniversary Edition). The musicians on the...


Black Magic Woman - Carlos Santana
This was a hit for Santana, but few people know that this song is actually a cover of a 1968 Fleetwood Mac song that hit #37 in the UK....


Day After Day (Ft. George Harrison) - Badfinger
"Day After Day" is a song by the British rock band Badfinger from their 1971 album Straight Up. It was written by Pete Ham and produced...


Maggie May - Rod Stewart
"Maggie May" is a song co-written by singer Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton, and performed by Rod Stewart on his album Every Picture...
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