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Signature songs not written by a band member

  1. Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf (Mars Bonfire)
  2. Come and Get It - Badfinger (Paul McCartney)
  3. Highwayman - The Highwaymen (Jimmy Webb)
  4. Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann (Bruce Springsteen)
  5. Don’t You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds (Keith Forsey)
  6. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You - Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra (George Bassman & Ned Washington)
  7. The Sign – Ace of Base (Jonas Berggren)
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Signature songs not written by a band member

  1. Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf (Mars Bonfire)
  2. Come and Get It - Badfinger (Paul McCartney)
  3. Highwayman - The Highwaymen (Jimmy Webb)
  4. Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann (Bruce Springsteen)
  5. Don’t You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds (Keith Forsey)
  6. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You - Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra (George Bassman & Ned Washington)
  7. The Sign – Ace of Base (Jonas Berggren)
  8. Pleasant Valley Sunday - The Monkees (Carole King)
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Signature songs not written by a band member

  1. Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf (Mars Bonfire)
  2. Come and Get It - Badfinger (Paul McCartney)
  3. Highwayman - The Highwaymen (Jimmy Webb)
  4. Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann (Bruce Springsteen)
  5. Don’t You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds (Keith Forsey)
  6. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You - Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra (George Bassman & Ned Washington)
  7. The Sign – Ace of Base (Jonas Berggren)
  8. Pleasant Valley Sunday - The Monkees (Carole King)
  9. Joy To the World - Three Dog Night (Hoyt Axton)
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Signature songs not written by a band member

  1. Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf (Mars Bonfire)
  2. Come and Get It - Badfinger (Paul McCartney)
  3. Highwayman - The Highwaymen (Jimmy Webb)
  4. Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann (Bruce Springsteen)
  5. Don’t You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds (Keith Forsey)
  6. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You - Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra (George Bassman & Ned Washington)
  7. The Sign – Ace of Base (Jonas Berggren)
  8. Pleasant Valley Sunday - The Monkees (Carole King)
  9. Joy To the World - Three Dog Night (Hoyt Axton)
  10. Ring of Fire - Johhnny Cash (Anita Carter)

Ska party!

  1. Beer - Reel Big Fish
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Ska party!

  1. Beer - Reel Big Fish
  2. Lost Again - Dance Hall Crashers
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Ska party!

  1. Beer - Reel Big Fish
  2. Lost Again - Dance Hall Crashers
  3. My Girl Lollipop - Bad Manners
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Ska party!

  1. Beer - Reel Big Fish
  2. Lost Again - Dance Hall Crashers
  3. My Girl Lollipop - Bad Manners
  4. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts) - Brave Combo
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Ska party!

  1. Beer - Reel Big Fish
  2. Lost Again - Dance Hall Crashers
  3. My Girl Lollipop - Bad Manners
  4. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts) - Brave Combo
  5. One Step Beyond - Madness
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Ska party!

  1. Beer - Reel Big Fish
  2. Lost Again - Dance Hall Crashers
  3. My Girl Lollipop - Bad Manners
  4. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts) - Brave Combo
  5. One Step Beyond - Madness
  6. Time Bomb - Rancid
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Ska party!

  1. Beer - Reel Big Fish
  2. Lost Again - Dance Hall Crashers
  3. My Girl Lollipop - Bad Manners
  4. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts) - Brave Combo
  5. One Step Beyond - Madness
  6. Time Bomb - Rancid
  7. She’s Kerosene - The Interrupters
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Ska party!

  1. Beer - Reel Big Fish
  2. Lost Again - Dance Hall Crashers
  3. My Girl Lollipop - Bad Manners
  4. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts) - Brave Combo
  5. One Step Beyond - Madness
  6. Time Bomb - Rancid
  7. She’s Kerosene - The Interrupters
  8. The Impression That I Get - Mighty Mighty Bosstones
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Ska party!

  1. Beer - Reel Big Fish
  2. Lost Again - Dance Hall Crashers
  3. My Girl Lollipop - Bad Manners
  4. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts) - Brave Combo
  5. One Step Beyond - Madness
  6. Time Bomb - Rancid
  7. She’s Kerosene - The Interrupters
  8. The Impression That I Get - Mighty Mighty Bosstones
  9. On my Radio - The Selecter
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Ska party!

  1. Beer - Reel Big Fish
  2. Lost Again - Dance Hall Crashers
  3. My Girl Lollipop - Bad Manners
  4. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts) - Brave Combo
  5. One Step Beyond - Madness
  6. Time Bomb - Rancid
  7. She’s Kerosene - The Interrupters
  8. The Impression That I Get - Mighty Mighty Bosstones
  9. On my Radio - The Selecter
  10. Shoot the Moon - Voodoo Glow Skulls

Next up. Songs by bands that lost at least 60% of their original members and stayed successful

  1. Me and Sarah Jane - Genesis
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Songs by bands that lost at least 60% of their original members and stayed successful

  1. Me and Sarah Jane - Genesis
  2. Refuse/Resist - Sepultura

Since 2006, 0% original band members.

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Songs by bands that lost at least 60% of their original members and stayed successful

  1. Me and Sarah Jane - Genesis
  2. Refuse/Resist - Sepultura
  3. Red, White, & Blue - Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Songs by bands that lost at least 60% of their original members and stayed successful

  1. Me and Sarah Jane - Genesis
  2. Refuse/Resist - Sepultura
  3. Red, White, & Blue - Lynyrd Skynyrd
  4. For My Broken Heart - Reba McEntire
    McEntire lost most of her touring band in a plane crash in 91. Her next album, For My Broken Heart, was dedicated to them and is also the name of the first track.
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Songs by bands that lost at least 60% of their original members and stayed successful

  1. Me and Sarah Jane - Genesis
  2. Refuse/Resist - Sepultura
  3. Red, White, & Blue - Lynyrd Skynyrd
  4. For My Broken Heart - Reba McEntire
  5. I Just Can’t Take It Anymore - The Lemonheads

Of the original 1986 founders, only Evan Dando is left. And they are… about as successful as they’ve ever been, I guess.

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Songs by bands that lost at least 60% of their original members and stayed successful

  1. Me and Sarah Jane - Genesis
  2. Refuse/Resist - Sepultura
  3. Red, White, & Blue - Lynyrd Skynyrd
  4. For My Broken Heart - Reba McEntire
  5. I Just Can’t Take It Anymore - The Lemonheads
  6. Wondrous Stories - Yes

Yes has had a huge number of different lineups, though many of their well-known songs have at least 3 of the original 5 members. “Wondrous Stories,” from 1977’s “Going for the One,” has only Jon Anderson and Chris Squire. The current lineup, in fact, has no original members.

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Songs by bands that lost at least 60% of their original members and stayed successful

  1. Me and Sarah Jane - Genesis
  2. Refuse/Resist - Sepultura
  3. Red, White, & Blue - Lynyrd Skynyrd
  4. For My Broken Heart - Reba McEntire
  5. I Just Can’t Take It Anymore - The Lemonheads
  6. Wondrous Stories - Yes
  7. Minute by Minute - The Doobie Brothers

This was the last album with original member John Hartman. Tom Johnston and Dave Shogren were already gone.

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Songs by bands that lost at least 60% of their original members and stayed successful

  1. Me and Sarah Jane - Genesis
  2. Refuse/Resist - Sepultura
  3. Red, White, & Blue - Lynyrd Skynyrd
  4. For My Broken Heart - Reba McEntire
  5. I Just Can’t Take It Anymore - The Lemonheads
  6. Wondrous Stories - Yes
  7. Minute by Minute - The Doobie Brothers
  8. We Built This City - Starship

Grace Slick retired not long after this. She was not an original member, and I don’t think any original members were left at this point. Most of them were gone by the time they renamed themselves Starship.