Members Hard Truth Posted September 10, 2008 Members Share Posted September 10, 2008 What are some songs from the last 40 years or so that everyone knows, but never made the charts and/or were never even released as singles? Day in the Life, Back in the USSR, Birthday (and several more from Sgt. Pepper and the White album) The Beatles Blister in the Sun-Violent Femmes Sympathy for the Devil-The Stones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarPlayerFL Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 Stairway to Heaven was never released as a single. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Music Calgary Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 I Don't Like Mondays was a #1 hit for The Boomtown Rats in 35 countries -- but it flopped in the U.S. Said to be due to the seriousness of gun violence there. Meanwhile it was 1979 "Single of the Year" for UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dparr Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 Little Wing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jotown Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 "Dream On" by Aerosmith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spokenward Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 Licensing for ads figures in this category these days. How about "Lust for Life" by Iggy Pop? I'm not sure those lyrics would play on a charted hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hard Truth Posted September 11, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 Yes, use in adverts are adding songs to this category. Now everytime I hear Lust for Life I think of cruise ships instead lubed up drug orgies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members St. Mallarmé Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 "Die Sch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members germs Posted September 12, 2008 Members Share Posted September 12, 2008 Walk - Pantera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cooterbrown Posted September 13, 2008 Members Share Posted September 13, 2008 Tiny Dancer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nat whilk II Posted September 15, 2008 Members Share Posted September 15, 2008 Fur Elise The Needle and the Damage Done Feel Like I'm Fixing To Die Rag (1,2,3 what'r we fightin for, etc.) Theme from Gilligan's Island Really, I don't know if these charted ever or not - just guessing.... nat whilk ii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hard Truth Posted September 15, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 15, 2008 Fur Elise was released as a single and made it up to 38 on the charts. Chubby Checker's version was number one for three months. Of couse that was hundreds of years ago, so it doesn't qualify for this list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blackpig Posted September 15, 2008 Members Share Posted September 15, 2008 Just about anything from Pink Floyd's album tracks could qualify - Echoes, The Great Gig In The Sky and so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hard Truth Posted September 16, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 16, 2008 Velvet Underground-Sweet Jane, Rock 'n roll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mark L Posted September 16, 2008 Members Share Posted September 16, 2008 Yesterday was never released as a single in the UK At least not in the 60s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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