It helps that the song’s singer, Beyoncé, is perhaps the most influential leader of independent women the industry has ever seen. The song’s seminal line, “If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it,” became instantly iconic, a rallying call for people everywhere stuck in relationships with partners unwilling to commit. “Single Ladies” manages to empower women and take men to task without ever becoming preachy. The film Bohemian Rhapsody also utilized the song’s timelessness, proving that it’s a hit for any age.Ĭlick to load video Beyoncé – Single Ladies The scene in Wayne’s World introduced it to young adults in 1992 who may never have heard of Queen.
Only Queen could pull off such a moment in an epic rock song and have it work seamlessly. But perhaps most iconic is the group’s use of an opera-inspired falsetto interlude. There are about 10 different reasons why “Bohemian Rhapsody” is a song everyone knows.
Beware– once you hear them, you probably won’t be able to forget them. But who’s to say? You may find a few in here that you’ve never heard before. What follows is a list of songs that we think everyone knows. This type of worldwide cultural ubiquity is actually hard to find, especially these days, when media is so fragmented. The one where, if you sing the first part of a line, almost anyone in the room will complete it. The songs that have an earworm hook that nearly anyone that hears can’t forget. What are the songs that “everyone” knows? The songs that span generations. But once you think about it for a while, it’s actually quite a challenge. At first, it sounds like a simple premise.
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