What songs would you consider iconic?

“Satisfaction” by the Rolling Stones.

Now – go make me a sandwich!

“Light My Fire” by the Doors.

“Take the time” by Dream Theater.

American Pie by Don McLean.

Stairway to Heaven – Led Zep

Schrei nach Liebe – Die Ärzte

Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen

Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan
Piece of my Heart – Janis
I Wanna Hold Your Hand – Beatles (like The Stones, there could be many of them)
Sittin on the Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding
Cocaine – Eric Clapton

sooo many more!

1999— Prince

Killing me softly
By Roberta Flack

Stairway to Heaven by Hydrogen Cannonball.

Sometime in 1971, a Rolling Stone opinion piece asked this rhetorically derisive question: Why have we never seen Led Zep and Grand Funk Railroad together at the same time?

I think Zep resented the implication, and wrote StH to distinguish themselves from GFR and perhaps other derivative bands.

Over The Rainbow- Judy Garland

Hey Jude—The Beatles

Heartbreak Hotel—Elvis

New York, New York – Frank Sinatra
We Are the Champions – Queen
Under Pressure – Queen
We Will Rock You – Queen
Layla – Eric Clapton
Hotel California – Eagles
Maggie May – Rod Stewart
Joy To the World – Credence Clearwater Revival
Lucille – BB King
Johnny Be Good – Chuck Berry
Ball & Chain – Janis Joplin
Dust In the Wind – Kansas
Gimme Shelter – Rolling Stones
Sergeant Pepper – Beatles
Imagine – John Lennon
Get By With a Little Help From My Friends – Joe Cocker

Purple Haze – Jimi Hendrix
Nothing Compares 2 U – Sinead O’Connor
Cars – Gary Numan
Another Brick in the Wall – Pink Floyd
Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
Wonderwall – Oasis
Take Me Home, Country Roads – John Denver
Stayin’ Alive – Bee Gees
California Dreamin’ – The Mamas & The Papas

There are so so many.

A favorite is “We Are the Champions” by Queen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5GkgVhFeZY

I mistakenly took the question as singular and answered with one but there are so many good ones that people have mentioned.

I’ll add another favorite:

“Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman

Violent Femmes – Blister In The Sun

♡ Tracy!

I should’ve said “extra lurve if you include YouTube links, huh?

We Are The Champions by Queen was going to be my first response. Any sport, anywhere in the world, that song gets played when a team wins a championship.

A few more:

Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana.
Thriller by Michael Jackson.
Baby One More Time by Britney Spears.
Creep by Radiohead.
Don’t Speak by No Doubt.

@janbb How about some pastrami?

@bob_ Coming right up. On rye with mustard?