Artist	Song
U2	Where the Streets Have No Name
from The Joshua Tree (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered] (2007)
Bruce Springsteen	Born In the U.S.A.
from Born In the U.S.A. (1984)
Guns N' Roses	Sweet Child O' Mine
from Appetite for Destruction (1987)
Van Halen	Panama
from The Best of Both Worlds (2004)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	Free Fallin'
from Anthology - Through the Years (2000)
Pink Floyd	Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2
from The Wall (Remastered) (2011)
Journey	Any Way You Want It
from Departure (1991)
The Rolling Stones	Start Me Up
from Tattoo You (Remastered) (2009)
John Cougar Mellencamp	Pink Houses
from Uh-Huh! (2005)
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts	I Love Rock 'N Roll
from I Love Rock 'N Roll (Remastered) (1981)
Bon Jovi	Wanted Dead or Alive
from Bon Jovi Greatest Hits - The Ultimate Collection (2010)
Toto	Africa
from The Essential Toto (2003)
ZZ Top	Sharp Dressed Man
from Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Top (Remastered) (2008)
Bryan Adams	Summer of '69
from The Best of Me (2002)
George Thorogood & The Destroyers	Bad to the Bone
from Anthology (2000)
Fleetwood Mac	Hold Me
from Greatest Hits (2004)
INXS	What You Need
from INXS: The Greatest Hits (2005)
Ozzy Osbourne	Crazy Train
from Blizzard of Ozz (2002)
Genesis	That's All
from Turn It On Again - The Hits (2007)
Huey Lewis & The News	I Want a New Drug
from Huey Lewis & The News: Greatest Hits (2006)
Heart	These Dreams
from Greatest Hits 1985-1995 (2000)
Eric Clapton	Cocaine
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Eric Clapton (2004)
Daryl Hall & John Oates	Kiss On My List
from The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates (Remastered) (1990)
Steve Winwood	Back In the High Life Again
from Back In the High Life (1986)
Stevie Nicks	Stand Back
from Crystal Visions... The Very Best of Stevie Nicks (Bonus Version) (2007)
Rod Stewart	Young Turks
from The Definitive Rod Stewart (Deluxe Version) (2008)
Blue Öyster Cult	Burnin' for You
from Don't Fear the Reaper - The Best of Blue Öyster Cult (1996)
The Georgia Satellites	Keep Your Hands to Yourself
from Georgia Satellites (2008)
Living Colour	Cult of Personality
from Vivid (1993)
The Fabulous Thunderbirds	Tuff Enuff
from Hot Stuff - The Greatest Hits (1992)
The Hooters	And We Danced
from Super Hits (2001)
Scandal	The Warrior
from Warrior (1984)
38 Special	Hold On Loosely
from .38 Special: Anthology (2001)

Comment:

These songs may have been what critics call "middle of the road," but the road was [i]wide[/i], and the tunes we've picked for your listening pleasure are every bit as interesting — as [i]electrifying[/i] — as any music the era had to offer. Far from being a chest-thumping, fist-pumping declaration of national pride, Bruce Springsteen's "Born In the U.S.A." lays bare the dark underside of post-Vietnam America, where the blue-collar tramp of "Born to Run" finds he's out of cash, out of road, and just about out of time. Producer Brian Eno got so frustrated with the agonizingly slow birth of "Where the Streets Have No Name" that he actually tried to destroy U2's unfinished master; but good things come to those who wait, as evidenced by the sky-splitting grandeur of its shimmering guitars and soaring vocals. And in the most famous jaw-dropping double take since Dr. Frank-N-Furter sashayed out of Transsexual, Transylvania, Aerosmith cranks up the rock and lays down the smack in "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)." Arena-filling anthems to radio-ready rockers — we've got every shape, flavor, and size right here, from "Start Me Up" to "Sweet Child O' Mine."

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