OKAY
i just remembered i did this
and for fun, let's see how 2010 me and 2017 me have grown apart
if there's only one song listed, it's because i agree with myself
i'm only going to do the main artists, not the american idols or whatever
AC/DC: Beating Around the Bush
Aerosmith:
2010: F.I.N.E.
2017: Woman of the World
Alice in Chains:
2010: Rain When I Die
2017: No Excuses
(rain when i die was a meme)
Backstreet Boys:
2010: As Long as You Love Me
2017: Set Adrift on Memory Bliss
Billy Idol: Mony Mony
Billy Squier: In the Dark
Black Sabbath:
2010: Wishing Well
2017: Symptom of the Universe
Blue Oyster Cult:
2010: Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll
2017: Godzilla
Bon Jovi:
2010: My Guitar Lies Bleeding in My Arms
2017: Keep the Faith
(what the fuck even IS that song)
Boston:
2010: Cool the Engines
2017: Foreplay/Long Time
Cheap Trick:
2010: Hello There
2017: How are You?
(first instance of rock band bias!!!)
Cream:
2010: Swlabr
2017: I Feel Free
Creedence Clearwater Revival:
2010: Up Around the Bend
2017: Lookin' Out My Back Door
David Bowie:
2010: Sound and Vision
2017: Life on Mars?
(because I absolutely cannot listen to Space Oddity any more)
David Cook: Day Tripper
David Lee Roth:
2010: A Lil' Ain't Enough
2017: I'm Easy
(goodbye, last vestige of Jason Becker assrape)
Deep Purple: Burn
Dio: Rainbow in the Dark
Eagles:
2010: Life in the Fast Lane
2017: Take it to the Limit
Elvis Presley:
2010: Heartbreak Hotel
2017: Suspicious Minds
(NEWFANGLED rock band bias!!!)
Europe: Rock the Night
Foo Fighters:
2010: Up in Arms
2017: What Did I Do?/God as My Witness
(first instance of a song that didn't exist in 2010!!!)
Foreigner:
2010: At War with the World
2017: Long, Long Way from Home
(not entirely convinced I didn't mean LLWFH when I said AWWTW)
George Thorogood and the Destroyers: Gear-Jammer
Grand Funk Railroad: Some Kind of Wonderful
Guns N' Roses:
2010: One in a Million
2017: Nightrain
(i'm pretty sure 2009 me and 2011 me would also have said Nightrain)
Heart:
2010: Kick it Out
2017: Magic Man
Iron Maiden:
2010: Purgatory
2017: Prowler
JET: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Joan Jett: I Hate Myself for Lovin' You
Johnny Cash:
2010: Ring of Fire
2017: I Walk the Line
Journey:
2010: Don't Stop Believin'
2017: Separate Ways
Judas Priest
2010: not listed for some reason? but I would totally have said Living After Midnight
2017: Johnny B. Goode
(I'm serious right now dude)
Kansas:
2010: Child of Innocence
2017: Point of Know Return
(though I would probably still say Child of Innocence 40% of the time)
Led Zeppelin:
2010: Rock and Roll
2017: Heartbreaker/Living Loving Maid
(it's one song shut up)
Lenny Kravitz: Fly Away
Little Feat: Texas Twister
Locksley:
2010: Up the Stairs
2017: Let Me Know
(really? Up the fucking Stairs? at least say Why Not Me or something)
Lynyrd Skynyrd:
2010: I Know a Little
2017: jesus fuck it's like asking me to pick a favourite son One More Time? I Never Dreamed? Don't Ask Me No Questions? fuck I don't know man I'll just say Sweet Home Alabama
Marty Friedman: Angel
Megadeth:
2010: Chosen Ones
2017: High-Speed Dirt
Motley Crue: Too Fast for Love
Mountain: Mississippi Queen
Muse:
2010: Thoughts of a Dying Atheist
2017: Panic Station
(another song that didn't exist in 2010)
My Chemical Romance: Headfirst for Halos
Nirvana: Sappy
Oasis:
2010: Wonderwall
2017: I Believe in All
Ozzy Osbourne: Crazy Train
Paul McCartney: Maybe I'm Amazed
Paul McCartney and Wings:
2010: Band on the Run
2017: MORSE MOOSE AND THE GREY GOOSE
Pearl Jam:
2010: Daughter
2017: Mind Your Manners
(another song that didn't exist in 2010)
Poison:
2010: Unskinny Bop
2017: Look What the Cat Dragged In
Queen:
2010: Don't Stop Me Now
2017: Misfire
(no seriously)
Queens of the Stone Age: No One Knows
Quiet Riot: Run for Cover
Radiohead:
2010: The Bends
2017: House of Cards
Rage Against the Machine:
2010: Killing in the Name of Love
2017: Guerilla Radio
(turn that shit up)
Red Hot Chili Peppers:
2010: Under the Bridge
2017: Fortune Faded
Rick Astley: Lights Out
Roy Orbison:
2010: Ooby Dooby
2017: Claudette
R.E.M.:
2010: It's the End of the World as We Know it, and I Feel Fine
2017: What's the Frequency, Kenneth?
Scorpions:
2010: Blackout
2017: Sails of Charon
Skid Row:
2010: I Remember You
2017: Here I Am
Smashing Pumpkins:
2010: Disarm
2017: Geek U.S.A.
Soundgarden: Rusty Cage
The Steve Miller Band: Jet Airliner
Stone Sour:
2010: Threadbare
2017: Socio
Stone Temple Pilots:
2010: not listed for some reason? but I would totally have said Plush
2017: Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart
Styx:
2010: Come Sail Away
2017: Don't Let it End Reprise
(Come Sail Away is the best OBJECTIVELY but not my favourite)
Supergrass: Grace
Survivor:
2010: Eye of the Tiger (by default)
2017: The Search is Over
The Sweet: Action
Tenacious D:
2010: City Hall
2017: Explosivo
The Allman Brothers:
2010: Ramblin' Man
2017: Whipping Post
(all I could probably remember in 2010 is Ramblin' Man and Jessica but ha HA now I remember THREE of their songs!!!)
The Beatles:
2010: Michelle
2017: Oh! Darling
(fun fact (which is probably obvious): Michelle from the RPGboot series is named after The Beatles' song)
The Black Crowes:
2010: Sting Me
2017: Hard to Handle
(past me was a shameless hipster)
Brian Setzer:
2010: The Dirty Boogie
2017: Nervous Breakdown
The Doors: Peace Frog
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Voodoo Child
The J. Geils Band:
2010: Centrefold
2017: Freeze-Frame
The Offspring:
2010: You're Gonna Go Far, Kid
2017: I Choose
The Police:
2010: Contact
2017: Rehumanise Yourself
The Rolling Stones:
2010: Jumpin' Jack Flash (BECAUSE DAVID COOK COVERED IT :^))
2017: Miss You
The Strokes:
2010: Is This It
2017: Under Cover of Darkness
(listen, it is time I admit this: I have always had trouble remember which The Strokes song was which, aside from Reptilia and UCOD)
The White Stripes:
2010: Passive Manipulation
2017: Hotel Yorba
The Who:
2010: 5.15
2017: Love Reign O'er Me
Thin Lizzy:
2010: Jailbreak
2017: Whiskey in the Jar
Tom Petty (with or without The Heartbreakers):
2010: Runnin' Down a Dream
2017: Saving Grace
Toto:
2010: Hold the Line (BY DEFAULT)
2017: Rosanna
Twisted Sister: Stay Hungry
T.Rex:
2010: Buick Mackane
2017: Sun Eye
Van Halen: Dreams
Warrant: Uncle Tom's Cabin
Weezer:
2010: The Good Life
2017: Getting Up and Leaving
Whitesnake:
2010: Slide it In
2017: Ain't Gonna Cry No More
Winger: Headed for a Heartbreak
ZZ Top: Tush
Weird Al: Albuquerque
*NSYNC: I Drive Myself Crazy
.38 Special:
2010: Wild-Eyed Southern Boys
2017: Caught Up in You
And some others for when I revist this in a few years (months):
Huey Lewis and the News:
2017: Hip to be Square
Pink Floyd:
2017: Money
Electric Light Orchestra:
2010: Don't Bring Me Down
2017: Sweet-Talkin' Woman
Elton John:
2010: Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
2017: Your Song
Billy Joel:
2010: Movin' Out (or maybe that was 2012)
2017: jesus it's like lynyrd skynyrd but WORSE The River of Dreams / The Longest Time / Tell Her About It / I Go to Extremes
Michael Jackson:
2010: Give in to Me (because I was a hipster with no shame at all)
2017: Beat It
Elvis Costello:
2010: I'm Not Angry
2017: Pills and Soap
Kenny Loggins:
2017: I'm Free
REO Speedwagon:
2017: Take it on the Run
(with Keep on Loving You coming in as a close second)
Faith No More:
2010: Epic
2017: From Out of Nowhere
Phil Collins:
2017: You Can't Hurry Love
Genesis:
2017: That's All
Tears for Fears:
2017: Broken/Head Over Heels
Yes:
2017: Owner of a Lonely Heart
Hall and Oates:
2010: You Make My Dreams
2017: Rich Girl no wait Family Man well actually uh FUCK
Lionel Richie:
2010: Hello (BECAUSE DAVID COOK COVERED IT :^))
2017: Running with the Night (BECAUSE IT WAS IN VICE CITY :^))
Squeeze:
2017: Tempted
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