# A single song that epitomizes a band's "sound" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 10, 2009, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-single-song-that-epitomizes-a-bands-sound/505935 "2009-08-10T15:25:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2009, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-single-song-that-epitomizes-a-bands-sound/505935/41 "2009-08-12T15:05:59Z")
Might as well cover my favorite band since no one else will: Pat Metheny Group - “Follow Me” ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-single-song-that-epitomizes-a-bands-sound/505935/42 "2009-08-12T15:20:09Z")
> [@robardin](#): > > Bruce Springsteen: Rosalita (Come Out Tonight). Also surprised this hasn’t been mentioned. I thought about Rosalita, and Fourth of July Asbury Park (Sandy), but it seemed a little on the funky, not as hard-rocking side. ---
**Author:** ![Earthworm\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@Earthworm\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthworm_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2009, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-single-song-that-epitomizes-a-bands-sound/505935/43 "2009-08-12T18:11:56Z")
Early Metallica - Master of Puppets Later Metallica - probably Unforgiven. Hell, they’ve recorded 3 friggin versions of it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-single-song-that-epitomizes-a-bands-sound/505935.md?page=2)