There are just some tunes, that when they come on the radio, you gotta jump up and join in with a little air guitar.
Mine:
Mississippi Queen, by Mountain
Crossroads - Live, by Cream
I’m Goin Home by Ten Years After, Woodstock album
So, what gets you playin your phantom axe?
Funny you should post Crossroads by Cream because that was the first song that came to mind. It’s great hearing the live version.
I’d have to go with Freebird, by Lynird Skynird, Crazy Train by Ozzie Osbourne, Won’t be Fooled Again by The Who, Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd, lots of stuff by Carlos Santana, Sweet Child of Mine by Guns ‘n’ Roses.
Hmmmm…that’s all I can think of at the moment.
Money for Nothing, by Dire Straits
E.T.I. (Extraterrestrial Intelligence), by Blue Oyster Cult
Helter Skelter, by the Beatles
Sunshine of Your Love, by Cream
and another vote for Won’t Get Fooled Again.
Quite hard to resist when the following are played:
November Rain - Guns n Roses
My Sharona - The Knack
Should I Stay Or Should I Go - The Clash
Layla - Eric Clapton
Pride - U2
Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones
Another vote for Comfortably Numb, and a big vote for the Beatles’ While My Gutar Gently Weeps and anything from side 2 of Abbey Road.
If I have to explain what “side 2” means, well, you won’t understand (sigh).
I’m partial to The Who, myself.
Won’t Get Fooled Again and Naked Eye are both good ones.
–sublight.
Comfortably Numb is THE air guitar song.
Also:
Sultans of Swing, the end solo.
Whiskey in the Jar, as per Thin Lizzy, the intro solo mostly.
Iron Man, the power chords (think Beavis 'n Butthead. Huhhuh).
No More Tears, the power chords after each line.
Ace of Spades, the solo.
Gee, and I was only going to suggest Smoke on the Water.
I’m also big on the Chamber’s Brothers’ Time Has Come Today.
Scott
I tend to thrash the strings of my old tennis racket to :
Brown Sugar/Honky Tonk Woman (the intros)
Marquee Moon - Television (alternating rhythm and lead)
Goodbye to Love - Carpenters (schlocky but a great end solo)
Creep - Radiohead (that little stutter before the guitars REALLY let go is compulsive)
ANYTHING by the Ramones