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x Girls Just Want to Have Fun "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" cover Boogie    
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" was the first major single released by singer Cyndi Lauper as a solo artist. It gained renown as a feminist anthem, an award-winning video and a worldwide smash hit. With the inclusion of promotional releases, the...
Rayman Raving Rabbids    
x Gimme Shelter ""Live With Me"" cover Rock Band Xbox 360 Nov 20, 2007
"Gimme Shelter" is a song by the rock and roll band The Rolling Stones. It first appeared as the opening track on the band's 1969 album Let It Bleed. Although the first word was spelled "Gimmie" on that album, subsequent recordings by the band and...
Guitar Hero 5 PlayStation 3 Sep 1, 2009
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x War Pigs ""Rat Salad"" cover Guitar Hero II PlayStation 2 Nov 7, 2006
"War Pigs" is an anti-war song by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath from their 1970 album, Paranoid. As explained in the liner notes of the band's live album Reunion, the original title of the song was "Walpurgis", and it dealt with the witches...
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x Anarchy in the U.K. "Anarchy in the UK" cover Guitar Hero III Xbox 360 Aug 11, 2009
"Anarchy in the U.K." is a song by the British punk rock band the Sex Pistols, released as the group's debut recording on 26 November 1976. Originally issued in a plain black sleeve, the single was the only Sex Pistols recording released by EMI, and...
Rock Band Wii Sep 16, 2008
Rock Band 2 PlayStation 3 Sep 16, 2008
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x Smoke on the Water "Smoke on the Water" cover Guitar Hero II Xbox 360 Jul 11, 2007
"Smoke on the Water" is a song by the British hard rock band Deep Purple. It was first released on their 1972 album Machine Head. This song is known for and recognisable by its central theme, a four-note "blues scale" melody harmonised in parallel...
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x Holiday in Cambodia "Holiday in Cambodia" cover Guitar Hero III Xbox 360 Oct 28, 2007
"Holiday in Cambodia" was the second single by the American punk band Dead Kennedys. The record was released in May 1980 on Alternative Tentacles with "Police Truck" as the b-side. The title track was re-recorded for the band's first album, Fresh...
Rock Band Wii Nov 20, 2008
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x Sweet Child O' Mine "Sweet Child O'Mine" cover Guitar Hero II PlayStation 2 Aug 11, 2009
"Sweet Child O' Mine" is the third single by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, and the third from their 1987 debut studio album, Appetite for Destruction. Released on August 20, 1988, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the...
Xbox 360
x Blue Monday "Blue Monday" cover Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party    
"Blue Monday" is a dance song recorded in 1982 and originally released as a single in 1983 by British band New Order, and later remixed for further releases in 1988 and 1995. The song has been widely remixed and covered since its original release,...
Rock Band Xbox 360 Apr 30, 2009
Rock Band 2 PlayStation 3 Apr 30, 2009
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x Complicated "Complicated" cover SingStar    
"Complicated" is a song by Avril Lavigne and was her debut single, released in 2002 from her debut album, Let Go. It was written by Lavigne and The Matrix (Scott Spock, Lauren Christy, and Graham Edwards), and produced by The Matrix. The single...
x Twist and Shout "Twist and Shout" cover Karaoke Revolution Volume 3    
"Twist and Shout" is a song written by Phil Medley and Bert Russell. It was originally recorded by the Top Notes and then covered by The Isley Brothers. It was covered by The Beatles, with John Lennon on the lead vocals, and originally released on...
x 99 Luftballons 99luftballons Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party    
"99 Luftballons" is a Cold War-era protest song by the German singer Nena. Originally sung in German, it was later re-recorded in English as "99 Red Balloons". "99 Luftballons" reached #1 in West Germany in 1983. In 1984, the original German version...
x Misirlou misirlou - dick dale.jpg Guitar Hero II PlayStation 2 Nov 7, 2006
Misirlou (Greek: Μισιρλού, "Egyptian Girl"; from Turkish Mısırlı, "Egyptian"; from Arabic مصر, Miṣr, "Egypt"), is a popular Greco-Turkish song with a cult-like popularity in five very diverse styles of music: Greek rebetiko, Middle-Eastern belly...
Rayman Raving Rabbids Xbox 360  
Rock Band   Nov 25, 2008
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x One "One" cover Guitar Hero III    
"One" is a Grammy Award winning song by heavy metal band Metallica. The song is released as the fourth single and fourth track of their fourth album …And Justice for All. Metallica won their first Grammy Award in 1990 for "One", winning Best Metal...
x Black Hole Sun "Black Hole Sun" cover Rock Band Xbox 360 Nov 20, 2007
"Black Hole Sun" is a song by the American rock band Soundgarden. Written by frontman Chris Cornell, "Black Hole Sun" was released in 1994 as the third single from the band's fourth studio album, Superunknown (1994). It is arguably the band's most...
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x Heart-Shaped Box "Marigold" cover Guitar Hero II PlayStation 2 Aug 11, 2009
"Heart-Shaped Box" is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain released as the first single from the group's third studio album In Utero in 1993. It was one of two songs from the album mixed by Scott...
Guitar Hero: Smash Hits Xbox 360 Aug 11, 2009
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x In Bloom "In Bloom" cover Rock Band Xbox 360 Nov 20, 2007
"In Bloom" is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana. Written by frontman Kurt Cobain, the song addresses people outside of the underground music community who did not understand the band's message. Nirvana made its first music video for an...
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x Suffragette City "Suffragette City" cover Rock Band Xbox 360 Jul 23, 2009
“Suffragette City” is a single by David Bowie. Recorded towards the end of the Ziggy Stardust sessions, “Suffragette City” is a trademark piece of early 1970s Bowie glam, with a piano riff heavily influenced by Little Richard, a lyrical reference to...
Rock Band 2 PlayStation 3 Jul 23, 2009
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x The Trooper "The Trooper" cover Guitar Hero II Xbox 360 Nov 7, 2006
"The Trooper" is a song written by Iron Maiden bass player Steve Harris. It is Iron Maiden's ninth single, and the second from their 1983 album Piece of Mind. The single was released on June 20, 1983. The song is about the Battle of Balaclava in...
Guitar Hero: Smash Hits PlayStation 2 Nov 7, 2006
Rock Band Xbox 360 Jun 11, 2009
Rock Band 2 PlayStation 2 Jun 11, 2009
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x Free Bird "Tuesday's Gone" cover Guitar Hero II PlayStation 2  
"Free Bird" is a song by the American southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. It was first featured on the band's debut album (pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd) in 1973, and has been included on subsequent albums released by the band. Released as a...
Guitar Hero: Smash Hits Xbox 360  
 
x More Than a Feeling "Foreplay" cover Guitar Hero PlayStation 2 Nov 8, 2005
"More Than a Feeling" is a song by the rock band Boston, released as the lead single from their eponymous debut album on Epic Records in September 1976, with "Smokin'" on the flipside. The single peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. The...
Guitar Hero: Smash Hits PlayStation 2 Nov 8, 2005
Rock Band Xbox 360 Mar 27, 2008
Rock Band 2 PlayStation 3 Mar 27, 2008
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x La Bamba "La Bamba" cover Guitar Hero World Tour Xbox 360 Aug 11, 2009
La Bamba is a song by Los Lobos.
Rayman Raving Rabbids Wii  
Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades PlayStation 3 Aug 11, 2009
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x It's Raining Men "It's Raining Men" cover Boogie    
"It's Raining Men" is a song written by Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer in 1979, and originally recorded by The Weather Girls in 1982. The song had been offered to Diana Ross, Donna Summer, Cher, and Barbra Streisand before being accepted by Martha...
Band Hero Xbox 360 Nov 6, 2008
Guitar Hero 5 Wii Nov 6, 2008
Guitar Hero World Tour PlayStation 3 Nov 6, 2008
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x Iron Man ""Rat Salad"" cover Guitar Hero PlayStation 2 Nov 8, 2005
"Iron Man" is a song by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath from their second studio album Paranoid released in 1970. It was later included on their initial greatest hits compilation We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll (1976), as well as all...
x Paranoid ""Rat Salad"" cover Guitar Hero III Xbox 360 Oct 28, 2007
"Paranoid" is a song by Black Sabbath that appears on the band's second album Paranoid. Guitarist Tony Iommi came up with the riff while the rest of the band was out getting lunch. Upon their return they immediately recorded it in as long as it took...
Rock Band Wii Feb 1, 2008
Rock Band 2 PlayStation 3 Feb 1, 2008
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x Won't Get Fooled Again "Won't Get Fooled Again" cover Rock Band Xbox 360 Nov 20, 2007
"Won't Get Fooled Again" is a song by the rock band The Who. Written by Pete Townshend, it combines guitar power chords with heavily processed organ and synthesizer sounds to create a textured, atmospheric introduction that explodes into the verse....
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x Welcome to the Jungle "Welcome to the Jungle" cover Guitar Hero III Xbox 360 Oct 28, 2007
"Welcome to the Jungle" is a song by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, featured on their 1987 debut studio album, Appetite for Destruction. It was released as the band's second single on October 3, 1987 and reached number seven on the Billboard...
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x Enter Sandman "Enter Sandman" cover Rock Band Xbox 360 Nov 20, 2007
"Enter Sandman" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica, featured as the opening track and lead single from their eponymous 1991 album. The song was produced by Bob Rock, and the music was written by Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, and James...
Guitar Hero: Metallica PlayStation 3 Mar 29, 2009
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x The Hand that Feeds "The Hand That Feeds" cover Rock Band Xbox 360 Nov 20, 2007
"The Hand That Feeds" is a song by Nine Inch Nails, released as the lead single for the album With Teeth (2005). It is the highest charting song by Nine Inch Nails on all charts except for U.S. Modern Rock Tracks, where it stayed at number one for...
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x (Don't Fear) The Reaper "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" cover Rock Band Xbox 360 Nov 20, 2007
"(Don't Fear) The Reaper" is a song by the rock band Blue Öyster Cult from their 1976 album, Agents of Fortune. It was written and sung by the band's lead guitarist, Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser, and is built around Dharma's guitar riff that opens...
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x Sunshine of Your Love "Sunshine of Your Love" cover Guitar Hero III Xbox 360 Oct 28, 2007
"Sunshine of Your Love" is a song by the British supergroup Cream, released on the Disraeli Gears album. It was Cream's best-selling song and Atlantic Records' best-selling to date as well. It features a distinctive guitar/bass guitar riff and an...
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x Creep "Creep" cover Rock Band Xbox 360 Nov 20, 2007
"Creep" is a song by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, written by vocalist Thom Yorke. Radiohead released "Creep" as their debut single in 1992, and it later appeared on their first album, Pablo Honey (1993). During its initial release, ...
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x Cherub Rock "Cherub Rock" cover Guitar Hero III    
"Cherub Rock" is a song by the American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. It was the first single from their second album, Siamese Dream, and was written by lead vocalist/guitarist Billy Corgan. It was nominated for Best Hard Rock...
Rock Band Xbox 360 Nov 20, 2007
Guitar Hero: On Tour PlayStation 3 Jun 17, 2008
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x Say It Ain't So "Say It Ain't So" cover Rock Band Xbox 360 Nov 20, 2007
"Say It Ain't So" is the third single by American rock band Weezer, released as both a single and as a part of their debut album, Weezer (The Blue Album). Written (like most Weezer songs) by frontman Rivers Cuomo, the song came to be after he had...
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x Let's Get It Started "Let's Get It Started" cover Boogie    
"Let's Get It Started", also known as "Let's Get Retarded", appears on the Black Eyed Peas 2003 album Elephunk. It is the fourth single from the album. The song was included on the Barbershop 2: Back in Business and Harold and Kumar Go to White...
x You Spin Me Round "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" cover Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party    
"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" is a song by Dead or Alive on their 1985 album Youthquake. The original cut was over four minutes long and was edited for the album. The unedited version was released on an '80s CD called Monster '80s Volume Two....
Guitar Hero 5 Xbox 360 Sep 1, 2009
Guitar Hero World Tour Wii Sep 1, 2009
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x The Devil Went Down to Georgia "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" cover Guitar Hero III Xbox 360 Aug 11, 2009
"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" is a song written and performed by the Charlie Daniels Band and released on their 1979 album Million Mile Reflections. The song is written in the key of D minor. Vassar Clements originally wrote the basic melody an...
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x Go with the Flow "Go with the Flow" cover Rock Band Xbox 360 Nov 20, 2007
"Go with the Flow" is a song by Queens of the Stone Age from the album Songs for the Deaf, released as a single in 2003. At the 46th Grammy Awards, the song was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance. The music video for the song was filmed in...
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x Dancing in the Street Martha & the Vandellas on the cover of their trademark single, "Dancing In The Street" Boogie    
"Dancing in the Street" is a 1964 song first recorded by Martha and the Vandellas. It is one of Motown's signature songs and is the group's premier signature song. Produced by William "Mickey" Stevenson and written by Stevenson and Marvin Gaye, the...
Rock Band Xbox 360 Jan 8, 2009
Rock Band 2 PlayStation 3 Jan 8, 2009
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x I Want You Back "I Want You Back" cover Boogie    
"I Want You Back" is a 1969 number-one single recorded by The Jackson 5 for the Motown label. The song, backed with a cover of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' "Who's Lovin' You", was the only single from the first Jackson 5 album, Diana Ross...
x ABC "ABC" cover Boogie    
"ABC" is a 1970 number-one hit song by The Jackson 5. "ABC" was written with the same design as "I Want You Back", and was first heard on American Bandstand in February 1970. The song also beat The Beatles song "Let It Be" out of the number two spot...
Elite Beat Agents    
Rock Band 2 PlayStation Portable Sep 8, 2009
Rock Band Unplugged Xbox 360  
Rock Band PlayStation 3 Sep 8, 2009
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x The Sign "The Sign" cover Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party    
"The Sign" is a 1993 dance-pop song by the band Ace of Base. The song was an international smash hit, spending six non-consecutive weeks as number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, also reaching Number two in the United Kingdom. It was on an album...
x Good Times "Good Times" cover Rayman Raving Rabbids    
"Good Times" is a 1979 song composed by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers. It was first recorded by their band Chic, for their 1979 album Risqué. In August of that year, it became the band's second number one single on both the Billboard Hot 100 and...
Rock Band Xbox 360 Aug 21, 2008
Rock Band 2 PlayStation 3 Aug 21, 2008
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Guitar Hero 5 Xbox 360 Dec 4, 2008
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x I'm a Slave 4 U "I'm a Slave 4 U" cover Boogie    
"I'm a Slave 4 U" is a song by American pop singer Britney Spears released as the lead single from her third studio album, Britney. It was released as a single on September 24, 2001 in the United States and in October of the same year in the rest of...
x Tom Sawyer "Tom Sawyer" cover Rock Band Xbox 360 Sep 25, 2008
"Tom Sawyer" is a song by Canadian progressive rock band Rush, named for Mark Twain's literary character. The song was released on Mercury Records and PolyGram in 1981 on the Moving Pictures album and numerous compilations thereafter, such as 1990's...
Rock Band 2 PlayStation 3 Sep 25, 2008
Guitar Hero 5 Wii Sep 1, 2009
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x Caught Up "Caught Up" cover Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party    
"Caught Up" is a song by American R&B; singer Usher. The song was written by Ryan Toby, Andre Harris, Vidal Davis and Jason Boyd, and was produced by Dre & Vidal for Usher's 2004 album Confessions. The song was released as the fifth and final single...
x Psychobilly Freakout "Psychobilly Freakout" cover Guitar Hero II PlayStation Aug 11, 2009
"Psychobilly Freakout" is a 7" single by The Reverend Horton Heat. It was released in December 1990 on Sub Pop as part of the label's "single of the month" club. One thousand copies were pressed; 250 were on blue vinyl while the remaining 750 were...
Guitar Hero: Smash Hits Xbox 360 Aug 11, 2009
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x Highway Star Deep_Purple-Machine_Head.jpg Rock Band Xbox 360 Nov 20, 2007
"Highway Star" is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple off their 1972 album Machine Head. It is characterized by a long classically-inspired guitar solo and organ solo. Organist Jon Lord claimed that the organ solo is based on a Bach-like...
Elite Beat Agents PlayStation 3  
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x 1, 2 Step "1, 2 Step" cover Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party    
"1, 2 Step" is a dance-pop/hip hop song recorded by Ciara and Missy Elliott for Ciara's debut album Goodies (2004). Written by Ciara and Missy Elliott and produced by Jazze Pha, it was released as the album's second single in October 2004 (see 2004...
x Dancing Machine   Boogie    
"Dancing Machine" is a 1973 song recorded by The Jackson 5, released as a single in 1974. The group's first US Top Ten hit since 1972's "Sugar Daddy", "Dancing Machine" reached number two on the Billboard pop music charts and number one on the R&B;...
x Blitzkrieg Bop "Blitzkrieg Bop" cover Rock Band Xbox 360 Nov 20, 2007
"Blitzkrieg Bop" is a song by punk rock band The Ramones. The band's inaugural single, it was released in April 1976 in the United States. It was recorded for and appeared as the lead track on the band's first album, Ramones, also released that...
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x I Wanna Be Sedated "I Wanna Be Sedated" cover Guitar Hero II Xbox 360 Jul 11, 2007
"I Wanna Be Sedated" is one of the best known songs by the punk rock group the Ramones. It was released in 1978 and appeared on their fourth album, Road to Ruin. The song was released as a single in the U.S. in 1980 by RSO Records from the Times...
Guitar Hero PlayStation 2  
 
x Le Freak "Le Freak" cover Boogie    
"Le Freak" is a 1978 hit disco song by Chic. It was the band's third single and first Billboard Hot 100 and soul number-one song, . A New York Times critic describes the song as a "haunting, minimalist pop-funk built around the guitar and bass"....
x Mambo No. 5 Mambo No. 5 logo Boogie    
"Mambo No. 5" is a mambo and jive dance song originally recorded and composed by Pérez Prado in 1949. The song's popularity was renewed by Lou Bega's sampling of the original, released under the same name on Bega's debut album A Little Bit of Mambo....
Rock Band Xbox 360 Jun 26, 2008
Rock Band 2 PlayStation 3 Jun 26, 2008
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x Oops!... I Did It Again "Oops!... I Did It Again" cover Karaoke Revolution Volume 3    
"Oops!... I Did It Again" is a pop song written and produced in late 1999 by Max Martin and Rami Yacoub for Britney Spears' 2000 album of the same name. The track's musical style was strongly similar to many songs that appeared on her debut album .....
x Reptilia "Reptilia" cover Guitar Hero III Xbox 360 Oct 28, 2007
Reptilia is a song by The Strokes.
Rock Band Wii Nov 20, 2007
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x Kung Fu Fighting "Kung Fu Fighting" cover Boogie    
"Kung Fu Fighting" is a song written and performed by Carl Douglas and Vivian Hawke. It was released as a single in 1974, at the cusp of a chopsocky film craze, and quickly rose to the top of British and American charts. "Kung Fu Fighting" was also...
x Groove Is in the Heart "Groove Is In The Heart" cover Boogie    
"Groove Is in the Heart" is a song by dance music band Deee-Lite from their debut album, World Clique. Released as a single in late 1990, it was a hit in many countries, including in Australia where it was a number-one hit. "Groove Is In the Heart"...
x Paint It, Black "Paint It, Black" cover Guitar Hero III Xbox 360 Aug 11, 2009
"Paint It, Black" is a song released by The Rolling Stones as a single in 1966. It also appeared as the opening track of the US version of their 1966 album Aftermath. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, though Brian Jones contributed...
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x Monkey Wrench "Monkey Wrench" cover Guitar Hero II PlayStation 2 Nov 7, 2006
"Monkey Wrench" is the first single released from the second Foo Fighters album The Colour and the Shape. Dave Grohl won a Guinness world Record for the longest single continuous outward breath in a live vocal take. The music video was directed by...
Guitar Hero: Smash Hits Xbox 360 Nov 7, 2006
Rock Band Xbox 360 Nov 13, 2008
Rock Band 2 PlayStation 2 Nov 13, 2008
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x Killing in the Name "Killing in the Name" cover Guitar Hero II PlayStation 2 Aug 11, 2009
"Killing in the Name" is the first single released by Rage Against the Machine from their self-titled album. The single's cover pictured Thích Quảng Đức, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, burning himself to death in Saigon in 1963 in protest of the murder...
Guitar Hero: Smash Hits Xbox 360 Aug 11, 2009
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