Songs everyone should know

[funguy2121]

Right now i'm making a music quiz (for the age 12 to 17) and i'm searching for music.

This made me wonder, are there songs everyone should know. There were some that crossed my mind.

Smells like team spirit - Nirvana
Ironic - Alanis Morriset
time after time - Cindy Lauper
Wonderwall - Oasis
Fast car - Tracy Chapman
Seven nation army - The white stripes

Some from every genre, what are your thoughts on this?

I loved TEEN Spirit when I was 14. Now it's one of my least favorite Nirvana songs. For nostalgia's sake, I find Ironic oddly comforting in spite of not one thing in that song being actually Ironic. I never cared for Cindy Lauper but Willie Nelson did a badass cover of True Colors. I see no System of a Down, Pixies, Radiohead, or any of the far superior White Stripes songs

Well it's not about how good the songs are but more about how well known they are.

So it's a quiz to see how well one knows well known songs? Well, then, better load up on your Wacka Flacka and Justin Bieber.

Completely unrelated note: I've been giving that kid a pass because I literally thought he was 12 or 13. I just found out he turned 17 recently. So there is no excuse for him acting/dressing like that. If I were in that kid's high school I'd slap him and yell, "Stop doing that!"

 

[standokan]

There are simply too many songs, you can't just say "these 6 represent the best out there"

Bittersweet Symphony is good, listen to it

 

[Skeptic]

Off the top of my head, a couple of songs even those people living their entire lives in a basement tied to a radiator should know:

The Beatles - Yesterday
The Platters - Only You (And You Alone)
The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Frank Sinatra - My Way
Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World
Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal
Bob Marley - Buffalo Soldier
The Clash - London Calling
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall

 

[Bored otter]

There are simply too many songs, you can't just say "these 6 represent the best out there"

Bittersweet Symphony is good, listen to it

There are lot's of songs indeed, and it's impossible to even name them al. But i do think i have a decent amount now and i will find out how good these kids are.