Saturday 17 February 2024

Who sang what? Rock Bands 70s/80s


There are certain songs from the 70s/80s/90s that I struggle to figure out which band sang because there were a number of similar sounding bands out at the time who never quite caught my imagination. Hopefully this list will straighten things out. We'll start with the heavier, hard rock bands.

AC-DC (1973) Aus
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap 1976
Whole lotta Rosie 1977
Rock 'n' roll damnation 1978
Highway to hell 1979
Too much 1980
You shook me all night long 1980
Rock 'n' roll ain't Noise Pollution 1980
Back in Black 1980
For those about to rock 1982
Shake your foundations 1985
Who Made Who 1986
Heatseeker 1988
Thunderstruck 1990
Hard as a rock 1995
Kiss (1973) US
Then she kissed me 1977
I was made for loving you 1979
A world without heroes 1981
Creatures of the night 1983
Lick it up 1983
Heaven's on fire 1984
Tears are falling 1985
Crazy crazy nights 1987
Reason to live 1987
Turn on the night 1988
Hide your heart 1989
Forever 1919
God gave rock 'n' roll to you 1991
Unholy 1992
Iron Maiden (1975) UK
Run to the hills 1982
The number of the beast 1982
The trooper 1983
2 minutes to midnight 1984
Aces high 1984
Running Free 1985
Wasted years 1986
Can I play with madness 1988
The evil that men do 1988
Bring your daughter to the slaughter 1990
Be quick or be dead 1992
Fear of the dark 1993
Hallowed be thy name 1993
Man on the edge 1995
Judas Priest (1969) UK
Take on the world 1979
Living after midnight 1980
Breaking the law 1980
United 1980
Don't go 1981
Hot rocking’1981
You've got another thing coming 1982
Freewheel burning 1984
Some heads are gonna roll 1984
Love bites 1984 (not same as Def Leppard song)
Johnny be Goode 1988
Painkiller 1990
A touch of evil 1991
Nightcrawler 1993


And now for some slightly softer rock bands.
Aerosmith (1970) US
Walk this way 1975
Dude (looks like a lady) 1987/90
Angel 1988
Love in an elevator 1989
Janie’s got a gun 1989
The other side 1990
Living on the edge 1993
Crying 1993
Amazing 1993
Crazy 1994
Falling in love 1997
Hole in my soul 1997
Pink 1997
I don't want to miss a thing 1998 (Armageddon)
Jaded 2001
Def Leppard (1977) UK
Photograph 1983
Rock of Ages 1983
Too late for love 1983
Animal 1987
Pour some sugar on me 1987
Hysteria 1987
Armageddon it 1988
Love bites 1988
Rocket 1989
Let's get rocked 1992
Make Love like a man 1992
Have you ever needed someone so bad 1992
Heaven is 1993
Tonight 1993
When love and hate collide 1995
Promises 1999
Guns ’N’ Roses (1985) US
Welcome to the jungle 1987
Sweet child o’ mine 1988
Paradise city 1988
Patience 1989
You could be mine 1991
Don't cry 1991
Live and let die 1991
November rain 1992
Knocking on heaven's door 1992
Yesterday's 1992
Civil war 1993
Since I don't have you 1994
Sympathy for the devil 1994
Foreigner (1976) UK/US
Feels like the first time 1977
Cold as ice 1977
Hot blooded 1978
Double vision in 1978
Blue morning, blue day 1978
Dirty white boy 1979
Head games 1979
Women 1980
Urgent 1981
Waiting for a girl like you 1981
Jukebox hero 1981
I want to know what love is 1984
Say you will 1987
I don't want to live without you 1988
Low down and dirty 1991
I'll fight for you 1991
Styx (1972) US
Lady 1973
Come Sail Away 1977
Blue Collar Man 1978
Sing for the Day 1978
Renegade 1979
Babe 1979
Boat on the River 1980
Borrowed Time 1980
The Best of Times 1981
Too Much Time on my Hands 1981
Nothing Ever Goes as Planned 1981
Rockin the Paradise 1981
Mr Roboto 1983
Don’t let it End 1983
Show me the Way 1990
Love at First Sight 1991
Whitesnake (1978) UK
Fool for your loving 1980
Ain't no love in the heart of the city 1980
Don't break my heart again 1981
Would I lie to you 1981
Here I go again 1982
Guilty of love 1983
Give me more time 1984
Standing in the shadow 1984
Love ain't no stranger 1984
Still of the night 1987
Is this love 1987
Give me all your love 1988
Crying in the rain 1988
The deeper the love 1990
Now you're gone 1990
Too many tears 1997

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