Adam Posted April 7, 2004 Report Posted April 7, 2004 (edited) Just goofin around at the office, and started thinking with co-workers of the most anthemic songs ever. Excepting actual National Anthems. I think this started because I was listening to a Nick Cave cover of "Let It Be," and first we went into the most anthemic Beatles songs, with the winner below. Got any suggestions? Then we can have a silly poll. Hey Jude- Beatles Who Let the Dogs Out - The Baja Men We Will Rock You/We are the Champions - Queen Born to Run - Bruce Edited April 8, 2004 by Adam Quote
couw Posted April 7, 2004 Report Posted April 7, 2004 (edited) FZ - Sofa FZ - Strictly Genteel and that stuff about "beklecker nicht das sofa, sofa" wasn't too bad either... Edited April 7, 2004 by couw Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted April 8, 2004 Report Posted April 8, 2004 First thought was Albert Ayler. Guess I'll go with "Bells". Quote
Matthew Posted April 8, 2004 Report Posted April 8, 2004 S*A*T*U*R*D*A*Y Night! Bay City Rollers, baby! B) Quote
BruceH Posted April 8, 2004 Report Posted April 8, 2004 Anarchy In the UK--Sex Pistols Blitzkrieg Bop--Ramones I'm So Bored With the U.S.A--the Clash I See No Evil--Television Boredom--the Buzzcocks Non-Alignment Pact--Pere Ubu Roadrunner--The Modern Lovers Flashlight--Parliament Blank Generation--Richard Hell & the Voidoids Teenage Kicks--the Undertones ....they all sound like anthems to me. B) Quote
J Larsen Posted April 8, 2004 Report Posted April 8, 2004 Not really a fan of the group, but if you're going to talk about antemic songs, U2 has to be mentioned somewhere. "In the Name of Love", "Sunday Bloody Sunday", and "Where the Streets Have No Name" immediately come to mind. Quote
BruceH Posted April 8, 2004 Report Posted April 8, 2004 That reminds me: Gotta Gettaway--Stiff Little Fingers Quote
Jazzmoose Posted April 8, 2004 Report Posted April 8, 2004 Bruce's post reminds me... Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker) /Parliament Quote
rachel Posted April 8, 2004 Report Posted April 8, 2004 Donnie Iris - Love Is Like A Rock Wow--I haven't thought of that song in years! Great one! Quote
danasgoodstuff Posted April 8, 2004 Report Posted April 8, 2004 Ayler, Ghosts, done as an air to start, then as a jig. Always sounded celtic (and anthemic) to me... Quote
Eric Posted April 8, 2004 Report Posted April 8, 2004 (edited) Springsteen - Jungleland U2 - Bad The Jam - Burning Sky Eric Edited April 8, 2004 by Eric Quote
Adam Posted April 8, 2004 Author Report Posted April 8, 2004 (edited) The National... I said at the start "Excepting National Anthems." Now if we could only modify a Sousa march, add lyrics by Irving Berlin, thrown in a line about letting the dogs out and a reference to a jungle, and have it sung by U2, we'd really have something to crow over. Edited April 8, 2004 by Adam Quote
SGUD missile Posted April 8, 2004 Report Posted April 8, 2004 I nominate "Morning " by Al Jarreau .. its uplifting , and has the hippest changes of any of these other chioces! Quote
randyhersom Posted April 8, 2004 Report Posted April 8, 2004 Neil Young - Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown, Like A Hurricane Bruce Springsteen - It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City, Growin' Up Quote
randyhersom Posted April 8, 2004 Report Posted April 8, 2004 Wild Tchopitoulas - Meet De Boys On De Battlefront Quote
Sundog Posted April 8, 2004 Report Posted April 8, 2004 Some rockers with a little bit of soul thrown in..... Muddy Waters- Rolling Stone Marvin Gaye: What's Going On Kinks- I'm Not Like Everyone Else Clash- I Fought The Law Quote
Adam Posted April 9, 2004 Author Report Posted April 9, 2004 Neil Young - Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown, Like A Hurricane Bruce Springsteen - It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City, Growin' Up I don't think It's Hard to Be a Saint works. Doesn't an anthemic song have to be one that everyone in the audience sings along, especially to teh chorus, over and over again? I don't think that one quite does it. Born in the USA, maybe. Hmmmm... Oh, Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone Quote
Quincy Posted April 9, 2004 Report Posted April 9, 2004 Overplayed but then most anthems are: The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again One that worked for me for a spell. Heck, it works even now. The Clash - Guns of Brixton The Clash were so good at that kind of thing, so I'll add: The Clash - Clampdown Like the Burning Sky mention too. Just another American looking to England for anthems! Quote
J Larsen Posted April 9, 2004 Report Posted April 9, 2004 (edited) How about Blitzkrieg Bop or Sheena is a Punk Rocker by the Ramones? Edited April 9, 2004 by J Larsen Quote
Bright Moments Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 surprised no one said "I love Rock & Roll" - Joan Jett Quote
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