The emo craze was the hottest movement in music in the mid-2000s, and no band was hotter than Panic! At The Disco. Panic! At The Disco – I Write Sins Not Tragedies “Don’t Stop Believin’” is an anthem for anyone running short on hope. If your favorite baseball team was down one run in the 9th? Cue “Don’t Stop Believin’.” Sitting at the bar waiting for a date who’s two hours late? Time to play some Journey. This recipe has made “Single Ladies” a lasting song that everybody knows.īefore The Sopranos used “Don’t Stop Believin’” to accompany the most confounding series finale in television history, the Journey song was a staple at stadiums, at bars, and on the radio. It helps that the song’s singer, Beyoncé, is perhaps the most influential leader of independent women the industry has ever seen. The song’s seminal line, “If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it,” became instantly iconic, a rallying call for people everywhere stuck in relationships with partners unwilling to commit. “Single Ladies” manages to empower women and take men to task without ever becoming preachy. The film Bohemian Rhapsody also utilized the song’s timelessness, proving that it’s a hit for any age. The scene in Wayne’s World introduced it to young adults in 1992 who may never have heard of Queen. Only Queen could pull off such a moment in an epic rock song and have it work seamlessly. But perhaps most iconic is the group’s use of an opera-inspired falsetto interlude. There are about 10 different reasons why “Bohemian Rhapsody” is a song everyone knows. Beware– once you hear them, you probably won’t be able to forget them.
But who’s to say? You may find a few in here that you’ve never heard before. What follows is a list of songs that we think everyone knows. This type of worldwide cultural ubiquity is actually hard to find, especially these days, when media is so fragmented. The one where, if you sing the first part of a line, almost anyone in the room will complete it. The songs that have an earworm hook that nearly anyone that hears can’t forget. What are the songs that “everyone” knows? The songs that span generations. But once you think about it for a while, it’s actually quite a challenge.
At first, it sounds like a simple premise.
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