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Songs About Heroes, Opinions on Beyoncé & Drive-By Truckers

08.19.2022 - By Sound OpinionsPlay

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There have been many great songs about acts of heroism big and small, and in times like these, boy do we need heroes and heroines! Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share their favorite songs about heroes. They’ll also hear selections from the production team and review the new albums by Beyoncé and Drive-By Truckers.

 

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Featured Songs:

Bonnie Tyler, "Holding Out for a Hero," Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture, Columbia, 1984

Beyoncé, "BREAK MY SOUL," Renaissance, Parkwood and Columbia, 2022

Beyoncé, "COZY," Renaissance, Parkwood and Columbia, 2022

Beyoncé, "ALIEN SUPERSTAR," Renaissance, Parkwood and Columbia, 2022

Beyoncé, "THIQUE," Renaissance, Parkwood and Columbia, 2022

Drive-By Truckers, "The Driver," Welcome 2 Club XIII, ATO, 2022

Drive-By Truckers, "Welcome 2 Club XIII," Welcome 2 Club XIII, ATO, 2022

Drive-By Truckers, "Every Single Storied Flameout," Welcome 2 Club XIII, ATO, 2022

Drive-By Truckers, "Wilder Days," Welcome 2 Club XIII, ATO, 2022

Aimee Mann, "Save Me," Magnolia: Music from the Motion Picture, Reprise, 1999

John Lennon, "Working Class Hero," John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, Apple, 1970

The Impressions, "We're a Winner," We're a Winner, ABC, 1968

The Kinks, "Celluloid Heroes," Everybody's in Show-Biz, RCA Victor, 1972

The Flaming Lips, "Waitin' for a Superman," The Soft Bulletin, Warner Bros., 1999

The Stranglers, "No More Heroes," No More Heroes, United Artists, 1977

ONE OK ROCK, "Save Yourself," Save Yourself (Single), Fueled By Ramen, 2022

Family of the Year, "Hero," Loma Vista, Nettwerk, 2012

Elton John, "I'm Still Standing," Too Low For Zero, Geffen, 1983

Billy Bragg, "There Is Power in a Union," Talking With The Taxman About Poetry, Elektra, 1986

Rhianna, "Umbrella (feat. Jay-Z)," Good Girl Gone Bad, Def Jam, 2007

Natalie Merchant, "Ophelia," Ophelia, Elektra, 1998

David Bowie, ""Heroes"," "Heroes", RCA, 1977

Nas, "Hero (feat. Keri Hilson)," Untitled, Def Jam, 2008

Talking Heads, "Once In A Lifetime," Remain In Light, Sire, 1980

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