‘Rebel Rebel’ — David Bowie
David Bowie was considered a pioneer in the glam rock movement. “Rebel Rebel” was allegedly his farewell to it. The song came out in 1974. It is basically about a boy who goes against his parents’ wishes by putting on makeup and female clothes. In the United States, it reached No. 16 on the charts. It climbed to No. 5 across the pond and continues to be a “glam anthem” even to this day. This is one of his most-covered tracks. The Smashing Pumpkins and Bryan Adams, among others, have covered it.
‘Rebel Rebel’ — David Bowie
‘You Really Got Me’ — The Kinks
Ray Davies wrote this song for the third single of the Kinks. “You Really Got Me” climbed to No. 1 on the singles chart in the U.K. in 1964. Across the pond, it reached No.7. Rolling Stone said that the band Dave Davies’ guitarist used a razor on the speaker cone of his amp to make the incredible sound on the riff. “The song came out of a working-class environment,” he explained. “People fighting for something.”
‘You Really Got Me’ — The Kinks
