List songs that Marty could've played besides Johnny B. Goode. Rather than revive the one on BTTF.com, I've decided to create it as we can use explicit titles.

I wonder how 50s kids would react to these songs including yours?

Jump - Van Halen
Roll Over Beethoven - Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band

Post songs that Marty could've played besides Johnny B. Goode or I'll think of some more.

Sail Away by Enya. An obvious choice there.

Ummm . . . the Inspector Gadget theme, that would have blown the kids away.

and last but not least, I am the Walrus by Johnny and the Beatles.

Wanted Man - George Thorogood

Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf

American Pie - Don McLean

Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus - I wonder if 50s kids ever do line dancing?



Let's keep going, shall we?

Already done...sort of. ;)

http://s7.invisionfree.com/back_to_the_fut...p?showtopic=411

We built this city on rock and roll- Starship.

The theme to a Summer's Place.

Without Us- Family Ties theme.

Earth Angel-
"Ah, boy, we just played that."
MARTY: "Oh, how embarressing."

I would expect most people to pelt me with heavy objects for admitting to love that one, hehe! Glad you won't. :D

Slightly off-topic, but one thing about that song I always thought was cool (besides the obvious San Francisco references!) was that Grace Slick became the oldest artist with a #1 hit. She was 46 in 1985 - almost the same age as George & Lorraine.

It also peaked in November 1985 (yes, I'm a major trivia nerd!), so I could imagine something like this in the TP timeline:

Lorraine: "Isn't it terrible, George? Someone as old as we are making hit songs and appealing to kids Marty's age." LOL. ;)

EDIT: A few more that fit the mid 80's:

"Heat is On" Glenn Frey
"Rebel Yell" Billy Idol
"Some Guys Have All the Luck" Rod Stewart
"Talking in Your Sleep" The Romantics
"We're Not Gonna Take it" Twisted Sister
"Centerfield" John Fogerty
"Owner of a Lonely Heart" Yes
(PS: I love doing a Beavis & Butthead-ish headbang to the opening guitar riff! The '55 teens might like this 'cause it's both a dance song and a hard rock song).

This one deals with songs from any decade, including the 80s.

"You Don't own Me", By Lesley Gore.

"The rainbow connection", Curmit De Frog

That's The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby
Bad To The Bone - George Thorogood and the Destroyers
George of the Jungle theme
Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann

Kansas' "Carry On My Wayward Son" had cool guitar. I always wanted to see that.

No Particular Place To Go - George Thorogood
Sink The Bismarck - Johnny Horton
Do The Bartman - The Simpsons - Now, that'll be fun. I can only imagine the 50s kids dancing to this one.

I Wanna Rock! - Twisted Sister - Wonder how they would react to that?

HE he... now heres a list..

1. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Black Sabbath
2. Running With The Devil - Van Halen
3. Tequila
4. On The Darkside - John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown Band
5. Jesse's Girl - Rick Sprinfield
6. Wild summert Nights - John Cafferty And the Beaver Brown Band
7. Tender Years - John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown Band
8. DIO - Holy Diver
9. Sammy Hagar - Your Love is Driving Me Crazy
10 . Van Halen - Dreams
11. Iron Man - Black Sabbath

"Well its an oldie we're I come from..."

High Heels in Motion - Ted Nugent
Ironic - Alanis Morrissette
I Hope You Die - Bloodhound Gang
Chalkdust Torture - Phish
We Didn't Start The Fire - Billy Joel
Third Rock From The Sun - Joe Diffie
Tubthumper - Chumbawamba
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry and the version by Vanilla Ice
Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen
Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
Synchronicity I & II - The Police

And they keep going on and on and on...

Motley Crue - Home Sweet Home
Van Halen - Hot For Teacher
Twisted Sister - Love Is For Suckers
Ozzy Osbourne - Mama I'm Coming Home
Charlie Daniels Band - Layla ( They just did the song a while ago)
White Lion - Tell Me
White Lion - Wait
Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love is
Whitesnake - Is This Live
Great White - Lady Red Light
Europe - More Than Meets The Eye
John Cafferty - Maria
John Cafferty - Some Like It Hot

Any Iron Maiden song including: Bring Your Daughter...To The Slaughter, Run To The Hills, Somewhere In Time, Number of the Beast, 2 Minutes To Midnight, Can I Play With Madness, Fear of the Dark.
Any Guns N' Roses song including: Welcome To The Jungle, Sweet Child O' Mine, Paradise City.
Any Aerosmith song including: Eat The Rich, Dude (Looks Like A Lady), Janie's Got A Gun, Livin' On The Edge, Love In An Elevator, Fever, Get A Grip.
Any Def Leppard song including: Pour Some Sugar on Me, Tear It Down, Rock of Ages, Rock Rock ('Til You Drop).
Any Judas Priest song.
American Idiot - Green Day.
Burning Down The House - Talking Heads
Get A Haircut - George Thorogood.
Any AC/DC song.
And many, many more...