Signature song
A signature song is the one song (or, in some cases, one of a few songs) that a popular and well-established recording artist or band is most closely identified with or best known for, even if they have had success with a variety of other songs. There have also been instances where a film actor has acquired a signature song by giving a popular vocal performance in a feature. Signature songs can be the result of spontaneous public identification, or a marketing tool developed by the music industry to promote artists, sell their recordings, and develop a fan base.[1]
Artists and bands with a signature song are often expected to perform it at every concert appearance.[2]
List of selected artists and their signature songs
- ABBA – "Dancing Queen"[3]
- Christina Aguilera - "Beautiful" [4]
- AKB48 - "Aitakatta"[5]
- The Animals – "The House of the Rising Sun"[6]
- Shirley Bassey – "Goldfinger"[7]
- Beck – "Loser"[8]
- Tony Bennett – "I Left My Heart in San Francisco"[9]
- Chuck Berry – "Johnny B. Goode"[10]
- Blue Öyster Cult – "(Don't Fear) The Reaper"[11]
- Bon Jovi – "Livin' on a Prayer"[12]
- Laura Branigan - "Gloria"[13]
- Garth Brooks – "The Dance"[14]
- Jeff Buckley – "Hallelujah"[15]
- Jimmy Buffett – "Margaritaville"[16]
- Carol Burnett – "I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together"[17][18]
- Ray Charles – "What'd I Say"[19]
- Cheap Trick – "I Want You to Want Me"[20]
- Petula Clark – "Downtown"[21]
- Bing Crosby – "White Christmas"[22]
- Bobby Darin – "Mack the Knife"[23]
- Sammy Davis Jr. – "I've Gotta Be Me"[24]
- Dead Kennedys – "Holiday in Cambodia"[25]
- Deep Purple – "Smoke on the Water"[26]
- Marlene Dietrich – "Falling In Love Again"[27]
- Celine Dion – "My Heart Will Go On"[28]
- Eagles – "Hotel California"[29]
- Lee Greenwood – "God Bless the USA"[30]
- Bob Hope – "Thanks for the Memory"[31]
- Lena Horne – "Stormy Weather"[32]
- Iron Butterfly – "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"[33]
- Wanda Jackson – "Fujiyama Mama"[34]
- Etta James – "At Last"[35]
- Billy Joel – "Piano Man"[36]
- George Jones – "He Stopped Loving Her Today"[37]
- Tom Jones – "It's Not Unusual"[38]
- Journey – "Don't Stop Believin'"[39]
- The Kinks - "You Really Got Me"[40]
- Kiss – "Rock and Roll All Nite"[20]
- Gladys Knight & the Pips – "Midnight Train to Georgia"[41]
- Cyndi Lauper – "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"[42]
- Led Zeppelin – "Stairway to Heaven"[43]
- John Lennon – "Imagine"[44]
- Jerry Lee Lewis – "Great Balls of Fire"[45]
- Guy Lombardo – "Auld Lang Syne"[46]
- Julie London – "Cry Me a River"[47]
- Loretta Lynn – "Coal Miner's Daughter"[48]
- Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Free Bird"[49]
- Barbara Mandrell – "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool"[50]
- Martina McBride – "Independence Day"[51]
- Men at Work - "Down Under"[52]
- Bette Midler – "Wind Beneath My Wings"[53]
- Kylie Minogue – "Can't Get You Out of My Head"[54]
- The Moody Blues - "Nights in White Satin"[20]
- Motörhead – "Ace of Spades"[55]
- Selena – "Como la Flor" [56]
- Nirvana – "Smells Like Teen Spirit"[57]
- Ozzy Osbourne – "Crazy Train"[58]
- The Pointer Sisters - "I'm So Excited"[59]
- Otis Redding – "Try a Little Tenderness"[60]
- Lionel Richie - "Hello"[61][62]
- Kenny Rogers – "The Gambler"[63]
- The Rolling Stones – "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"[64]
- Savage Garden – "Truly Madly Deeply"[65]
- Neil Sedaka – "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"[66]
- Semisonic – "Closing Time"[67]
- Carly Simon – "You're So Vain"[68]
- Percy Sledge – "When a Man Loves a Woman"[69]
- Sonny & Cher – "I Got You Babe"[70]
- Spice Girls – "Wannabe"[71]
- Bruce Springsteen – "Born to Run"[72]
- Rod Stewart – "Maggie May"[73]
- Eva Tanguay – "I Don't Care"[74]
- James Taylor – "Fire and Rain"[75]
- Shirley Temple – "On the Good Ship Lollipop"[76]
- Conway Twitty – "Hello Darlin'"[77]
- The Verve – "Bitter Sweet Symphony"[78]
- Village People – "Y.M.C.A."[79]
- Andy Williams – "Moon River"[80]
- Bert Williams – "Nobody"[81]
- Amy Winehouse – "Rehab"[82]
- Tammy Wynette – "Stand by Your Man"[83]
See also
- Honorific nicknames in popular music
- National anthem
- Subject (music)
- Theme music
- Trademark look
- One-hit wonder
References
- ↑ Umphlett, Wiley Lee (2004). The Visual Focus of American Media Culture in the Twentieth Century: The Modern Era, 1893–1945. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. p. 157.
This practice soon began equating performers with signature songs as a way to promote and sell recordings and sheet music as well as establish a cult of fans to market these songs to.
- ↑ Prescott, John (2000). A Career in Show Business: Variety Entertainer. Chicago: Institute for Research. p. 8.
And if there's a phrase ... or you have a signature song ... then your audience will probably be disappointed if you don't repeat yourself.
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'Try a Little Tenderness' was one of his signature tunes, an old standard that he regularly used to end his concerts.
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