Artists with 2 competing signature songs.

That's a great track - or track - but Elton has so many massive hits that I'm not sure it'd make his "signature song" top 20!

 

I'd say John Mellencamp has three ''Jack & Diane, Pink Houses, Small Town''.

 

When I wrote in the intro about having 2 for a period in their career, that's kinda what I was thinking about.
When and artist has another one years after then it's hard to nail down one or two.
Elvis is a good example with lets say Hound Dog and Heartbreak Hotel or Jailhouse Rock but then there's the much later Suspicious Minds.
How bout your guy Bowie?
Changes and Let's Dance?

 

Another One Bites The Dust
Bohemian Rhapsody

 

Ziggy Stardust? Starman?

 

You forgot "Hurts So Good" - his first huge hit!

 

Yeah some legends have quite a few.
Elvis and The Beatles are impossible.
For Elton, if pushed for two I'd say Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and Bennie and the Jets.

 

Good one but We Will Rock You We Are The Champions is better lol

 

Black Sabbath - "Iron Man" & "Paranoid"

Bruce Springsteen - 'Born to Run' & 'Born in the USA'

I think of those more as complimentary than competing signature songs, rather like the Kings' "This Beat Goes On/Switching to Glide"

 

Bowie has far too many to narrow down to 2.

"Space Oddity" remains the prime contender for #1. Good rule: artist's first huge hit = their signature song.

In this thread, "Space Oddity" dominated with 74% of the vote:

What are David Bowie's 3 signature songs?

"'Heroes'" was next (55%) and "Changes" 3rd (35%)...

 

I think that one falls under the ''maybe'' category.

 

Sorry - an EJ "sig song" list has to include "Your Song".

There's really no competition there...

 

Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights and Running Up That Hill. What's so cool is that they are so different from one another, down to how they were written - piano based versus created on the drum program in a Fairlight.

 

I just have a hard time making a strong case for 2 over all the others. I view "J&D", "Small Town", "Hurts" and "Houses" as equally valid "signature songs".

2nd tier would be "Crumblin' Down", "Lonely Ol' Night", and "ROCK"...

 

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird and Sweet Home Alabama

 

I think when we use legends it's impossible to use just two a lot of the time.
Not impossible because there are some with lots of hits but with 2 obvious choices but most have at least 3 to 5 or more.

 

The Raspberries - 'Go All The Way' 'I Wanna Be With You'
Badfinger - 'No Matter What' 'Day After Day'
The Flamin' Groovies - 'Teenage Head' 'Shake Some Action'
The Sex Pistols - 'God Save The Queen' 'Anarchy In The U.K.'

 

Of all the legends, the closest to a "sure thing" I can imagine is the Stones.

I think "Satisfaction" and "JJF" are their 2 top "sig songs".

Of course, arguments can be made for others, but I think those two are pretty firmly atop the list...

 

So scratch Bennie cause Yellow brick stays.
When I was a kid I never head Your Song but it is a staple nowadays.
Can You Feel The Love would be there too.

 

Start Me Up

 

Nazareth - 'Love Hurts' & 'Dream On'

 

Come on now. "Purple rain" can't be "among many others". It's probably his most SIGNATURE of signature songs.

 

I won!

 

Dream On is Aerosmith lol

 

I would agree on Satisfaction and Jumpin' Jack Flash as their top 2 signatures. That's certainly how they present it. Those two alternate as the encore song at their concerts with all the confetti.

Then you'd have your Start Me Up and your Brown Sugar and about a dozen more.