“My Sharona” is a 1979 rock hit by The Knack that served as the lead single from their debut album Get...
“The Gambler” is Kenny Rogers’ signature hit, released in 1978, which became a crossover country and pop success and won the 1980...
This rocked-up cover of Fats Domino’s 1955 classic became one of Cheap Trick’s most popular live songs,...
“Roll with the Changes” is a song by REO Speedwagon written by frontman Kevin Cronin and released as the lead single from...
“Sultans of Swing” is the debut single by Dire Straits, written by Mark Knopfler and released in 1978. The song was inspired by...
“I Want You to Want Me” is a power-pop anthem by Cheap Trick that evolved from an overlooked studio track...
“Barracuda” by Heart was released in 1977 as the lead single from their album Little Queen and peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was...
Hotel California is a song by the Eagles, released on their 1976 album of the same name. It was written...
Solsbury Hill is the debut solo single by British musician Peter Gabriel, released in 1977 from his self-titled album. The song emerged...
“Weekend in New England” was originally written and recorded by Randy Edelman in 1975 for his album Farewell Fairbanks, where it served as...
Frampton wrote the song entirely on his own. According to the artist himself, the lyrics are drawn...
Tom Petty wrote “American Girl” in 1976 while living in a rented apartment in Encino, California, near Leon Russell’s house. The song’s iconic imagery of...
“Lonely People” is a soft rock anthem by the band America, released in 1974 as the second single from their album Holiday. Written...
The 1975 song Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd was primarily written as a tribute to former band member Syd Barrett,...
“Free Bird” is a power ballad by Lynyrd Skynyrd that serves as the closing track on their 1973 debut album, (Pronounced...
“My Way” is a song popularized by Frank Sinatra, recorded on December 30, 1968, and released on his 1969 album...
“Amarillo by Morning” is a country classic originally written by Terry Stafford and Paul Fraser, who first recorded the song in 1973. The...
Piano Man, written and performed by Billy Joel, is a semi-autobiographical song based on his real-life experiences as...
“The Joker” by the Steve Miller Band is a rock anthem released in October 1973 that topped the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1974, revitalizing...
“Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels)” is a folk-pop song written and performed by Jim Croce, released as...
“Old Man” is a 1972 song by Neil Young, featured on his landmark album Harvest. It was written about Louis Avila, the...
“Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)” is a 1972 hit by the British rock band The Hollies, written...
“Stairway to Heaven” is a seven-minute epic by Led Zeppelin, released in 1971 as the fourth track on their...
“Take Me Home, Country Roads” was written by Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert (performing as the duo Fat City), with significant contributions from John...
Paul Simon wrote “Bridge Over Troubled Water” in early 1969, completing the melody and initial verses with unusual...