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Originally Posted by MikeVielhaber
I think if I had to choose one song for someone who might not know FM very well and was asking me what songs they do that they might know "Go Your Own Way" would be the one that would stick. Probably "Don't Stop" as well. I think "Little Lies" would be down the list a little bit. I don't think today, at least in the US, that FM's music, to the general public, is defined by "Little Lies".
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probably not. i would say GYOW, Don't Stop, and Landslide would be the 3 songs everybody knows.
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Originally Posted by bethelblues
I don't think Big Love ever reached that status (dated as it is and several of their other songs from Tango in Night for going for the 80's sound)
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i'm surprised that everybody seems to be referring to Big Love from Tango / 80s. yes Big Love was a charting hit from the 80s, but if anybody knows Big Love today, it would be the acoustic version from the 90s, which was also on the Dance. that IS the iconic version, and the version with tons of youtube views, the version that's downloaded on amazon and itunes to date. not the 80s full band version.
i would also argue as i always do, that Second Hand News is one of the iconic LB songs. everybody knows that "bam, bam, bam" song
. it is played on the classic rock radio all the time, not to mention being on the constant music list rotation of the shows like Morning Joe. people in the 70s may have not know SHN, but classic rock listeners of today certainly do. whether it's in the top 10 FM iconic songs or not, depends on the list and who's making it. Philadelphia classic rock station has these top 100, top 200, and top 500 iconic songs lists every time around some holiday. i think these can be pulled on their website. lists like that may also give you some insight into what songs are considered "iconic" vs something like popular.