listing of rock songs w/mando

[dorotik]

I-P

Indigo Girls - Ghost of the Gang
Indigo Girls – Ozilline

Jack The Lad - Draught Genius (Polka)
Jack The Lad - One More Dance
Jack The Lad - Why Can't I Be Satisfied
Jars Of Clay - Liquid
Jars Of Clay - Lonely People
Jars Of Clay - Love Song For A Savior
Jars Of Clay - No One Loves Me Like You
Jars Of Clay - On Jordan's Stormy Banks
Jayhawks - Mr. Rain
Jethro Tull - Acres Wild
Jethro Tull - A Christmas Song
Jethro Tull - Dun Ringill
Jethro Tull - Fallen On Hard Times
Jethro Tull - Fat Man
Jethro Tull - Fire At Midnight
Jethro Tull - Flying Dutchman
Jethro Tull - Glory Row
Jethro Tull - Gold-Tipped Boots, Black Jacket and Tie
Jethro Tull - Inside
Jethro Tull - Jack In The Green
Jethro Tull - Love Story
Jethro Tull - Pine Martin's Jig
Jethro Tull - Roll Your Own
Jethro Tull - Slow Marching Band
Jethro Tull - Sparrow On The Schoolyard Wall
Jethro Tull - Tall Thin Girl
Jethro Tull - Warm Sporran
Jethro Tull – Weathercock
Elton John - Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
Elton John - Holiday Inn
Elton John - Texan Love Story
Elton John - Ballad Of The Boy In The Red Shoes
Davy Johnstone - A Lark In The Morning With Mrs. McLeod
Davy Johnstone - A Lovely Day
Davy Johnstone - Janine
Davy Johnstone - Walking Out
Jokke & Valentinerne - Jeg Er Redd
John Paul Jones - Freedom Song
Sass Jordan - I Want To Believe
Milla Jovovich - Gentleman Who Fell
Milla Jovovich - It's Your Life
Milla Jovovich - Charlie
Milla Jovovich – Clock

Bap Kennedy - Dirty Old Town
The Kinks - Supersonic Rocket Ship
Cheri Knight - All Blue
Cheri Knight - Dar Glasgow
Cheri Knight - Northeast Kingdom
Cheri Knight - Rose In The Vine
Cheri Knight – Sweetheart

Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance - Anymore For Anymore
Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance - Debris
Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance - Heard This One Before
Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance - How Come
Led Zeppelin - The Battle Of Evermore
Led Zeppelin – Black Country Woman
Led Zeppelin - Boogie With Stu
Led Zeppelin - Gallows Pole
Led Zeppelin - Going To California
Led Zeppelin - Hey, Hey, What Can I Do?
Led Zeppelin - That's The Way
Deke Leonard - Sharpened Claws
The Leopards - Raggedy Andy, Raggedy Ann
Gordon Lightfoot - Alberta Bound
David Lindley - The Turning Point
Little Village - Solar Sex Panel
Loggins & Messina - Be Free
Loggins & Messina - Brighter Days
Loggins & Messina - Watching The River Run
Nick Lowe - Jumbo Ark
Lynryd Skynyrd - Mississippi Kid

Taj Mahal - The Celebrated Walkin' Blues
John Martyn - Over The Hill
Paul McCartney - Dance Tonight
McGuiness-Flint - When I'm Dead And Gone
John Mellencamp - Small Town (acoustic version)
Men Without Hats - Safety Dance
Ministry - Reload
Keb Mo - Everything I Need
Morphine - In Spite Of Me
Van Morrison - I Want To Roo You
Van Morrison - Moonshine Whiskey
Mott The Hoople - I Wish I Was Your Mother
Shawn Mullins - Homemade Wine
Peter Mulvey - If Love Is Not Enough
Muse – Blackout

Nash The Slash - Guns And Sandwiches
Nash The Slash - I'll Wait For You
Nash The Slash and FM - Black Noise
North Mississippi Allstars - Used To Be

The O'Keanes - This Ain't Love
Mike Oldfield – Portsmouth
Mike Oldfield - Taurus
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
Joan Osborne - Can't Say No
Joan Osborne - Hallelujah In The City (mandola)
Joan Osborne - Saint Teresa

Paddy and The Rats - Off The Waggon
Paddy and The Rats - Paddy's Ballad
Paddy and The Rats - You Never Walk Alone
Page & Plant - Battle of Evermore
Page & Plant - Nobody's Fault But Mine
Alan Parsons Project – Pavane
Gram Parsons - Cash On The Barrelhead/Hickory Wind
Dave Pegg - Barnes Morris
A Perfect Circle - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding
Tom Petty - It'll All Work Out
Robert Plant - Colors of a Shade
Robert Plant - If I Were A Carpenter
The Pogues – Sunny Side of The Street
Poison - Stand
Procol Harum - Grand Hotel

[dorotik]

Q-Z

Gerry Rafferty - The Ark
Gerry Rafferty - Clear Day
Gerry Rafferty - Don't Give Up On Me
Gerry Rafferty - The Girl's Got No Confidence
Gerry Rafferty - It's Gonna Be A Long Night
Gerry Rafferty - Late Again
Gerry Rafferty - Why Won't You Talk To Me
Gerry Rafferty - Wrong Thinking
Bonnie Raitt - Cool Cool Water
Bonnie Raitt - Longing In Their Hearts
Bonnie Raitt – Louise
Bonnie Raitt - No Gettin' Over You
Bonnie Raitt - Your Sweet and Shining Eyes
Amy Ray - Johnny Rotten
Amy Ray - Let it Ring
Reckless Kelly - One False Move
Reckless Kelly - Ragged As The Road
Reckless Kelly - Wicked Twisted Road
R.E.M – Hairshirt
R.E.M – Half A World Away
R.E.M. – How The West Was Won
R.E.M - Losing My Religion
R.E.M - Mandolin Strum
R.E.M - Man On The Moon
R.E.M - Monty Got A Raw Deal
R.E.M. - Wrong Child
R.E.M. - You Are Everything
Chris Robinson - Barefoot By The Cherry Tree
Jerry Rockwell & Niles Hokkanen - Blues In D
The Rolling Stones - Factory Girl
The Rolling Stones - Love In Vain
Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou
Linda Ronstadt - Dreams Of The San Joaquin
Linda Ronstadt - Give Me A Reason
Arlen Roth - Paradise Blues
Rush - Half the World (mandola)

Seals and Crofts - Diamond Girl
Seals and Crofts - Ridin' Thumb
Seals and Crofts - Summer Breeze
Seals and Crofts - We May Never Pass This Way Again
Charlie Sexton - Probably Saved My Life
Shakira - Gypsy
Michele Shocked - The L&M don't stop here anymore
Michele Shocked - Memories Of East Texas
Sinnerboy - Goin' To My Hometown
The Smiths-Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
Sons of Sylvia - 50 Ways
Soundgarden - Ty Cobb
Spinal Tap - Stonehenge
Split Enz – Maybe
Split Enz - Matinee Idyll
Split Enz - Sweet Talking Spoon
Split Enz - Titus
Bruce Springteen – Atlantic City
Bruce Springteen - Glory Days
Bruce Springteen - Incident on 57th Street
Bruce Springteen - Into The Fire
Bruce Springteen - Maria's Bed
Bruce Springsteen – We Are Alive
Ringo Starr - Sunshine Life For Me
Steeleye Span - The Blacksmith
Steeleye Span - Cam Ye O'er Frae France
Steeleye Span - Gower Wassail
Steeleye Span - Lovely On The Water
Steeleye Span - One Misty Moisty Morning
Steeleye Span - Spotted Cow
Al Stewart - Road to Moscow
Rod Stewart – Farewell
Rod Stewart - Gasoline Alley
Rod Stewart - Leave Virginia Alone
Rod Stewart - Maggie May
Rod Stewart - Mandolin Wind
Rod Stewart - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Man
Sting - All This Time
Sting - Soul Cake
Styx - Boat On The River
Dave Swarbrick - Arthur McBride/Snug In A Blanket
Dave Swarbrick - Grey Daylight/The Hawk/The Ten Pound Fiddle
Dave Swarbrick - Hullichans'/Chorus Jig
Dave Swarbrick - It Suits Me Well
Dave Swarbrick - Jamaica/With All My Heart
Dave Swarbrick - Lift The Lid And Listen
Dave Swarbrick - Once I Loved A Maiden Fair
Dave Swarbrick - The Rakes of Sollohad
Dave Swarbrick - Sean O'Dwyer Of The Glen/The Hag With The Money/Sleepy Maggie
Dave Swarbrick - Sir Charles Coote/ Smiths
Dave Swarbrick - Lady In The Boat/Rosin The Bow/Timour The Tarter
Dave Swarbrick - Wat Ye Wha I Met The Streen/The Ribbons of the Redheaded Girl/Ril Gan Ainm
Dave Swarbrick - When The Battle Is Over
Dave Swarbrick - The White Cockade/Doc Boyd's Jig/Durham Rangers
Swingers - True Or False

Tea Party - Shadow On The Mountain Side
Tea Party - Sister Awake
Richard Thompson - Boomtown
Richard Thompson - Business on You
Richard Thompson - Fully Qualified To Be Your Man
Richard Thompson - The Guernsey Kitchen Porter
Richard Thompson - Harry's Theme
Richard Thompson - Keep Your Distance
Richard Thompson - The Little Beggar Girl
Richard Thompson - Missie How You Let Me Down
Richard Thompson - One Door Opens
Richard Thompson - Outside Of The Inside
Richard Thompson - The Poor Boy Is Taken Away
Richard Thompson - Put Your Trust In Me
Richard Thompson - Rockin' In Rhythm
Richard Thompson - Roll Up
Richard Thompson - Sights And Sounds of London Town
Richard Thompson - Smiffey's Glass Eye
Richard Thompson - Watching the Dark Knife-Edge
Richard Thompson - When I Get To The Border
Toad The Wet Sprocket - Walk on the Ocean
Pete Townshend & Ronnie Lane - April Fool
The Tragically Hip - Thompson Girl
The Traveling Wilburys - If You Belonged To Me

U2 - White As Snow
The Ukranians - Pretty Vacant

Eddie Vedder - Rise
Suzanne Vega - Last Year's Troubles
Suzanne Vega - (I'll Never Be) Your Maggie May

Butch Walker - Bodegas and Blood
Butch Walker - The Closest Thing to You I'm Gonna Find
Butch Walker - Dublin Crow
Butch Walker - Going Back/Going Home
Butch Walker - Synthesizers (banjolin)
Butch Walker - That Side of You
Butch Walker - The 3 Kids In Brooklyn
Wally - Sunday Walking Lady
The Waterboys - Crown
The Waterboys - Falls On London
The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys - Further Up, Further In
The Waterboys - How Long Will I Love You
The Waterboys - In Search Of The Rose
The Waterboys - The Raggle Taggle Gypsy
The Waterboys - Song From The End Of The World
The Waterboys - We Are Jonah
Weezer - Hold On
The White Stripes - Little Ghost
The Who – Mike Post Theme
The Who- Two Thousand Years
Widespread Panic - Pickin' Up The Pieces
Wilco - Blue Eyed Soul
Jesse Winchester - Yankee Lady
Johnny Winter - Bad Luck And Trouble
Johnny Winter - I'm Not Sure
Johnny Winter - Too Much Seconal
Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life Again
Steve Winwood- Slowdown Sundown
Woods Band - As I Roved Out (mandola)
Woods Band - Noisey Johnny (mandola)

Yes - In The Presence Of
Yes - Wonderous Stories
Yes – I’ve Seen All Good People

Frank Zappa - We Are Not Alone

[journeybear]

Thanks for doing that. Welcome to the Café! The alpha breaks are a nice touch, too. It crossed my mind a little while ago it was getting to be time for an update, the halfway point of the year coming up - this is such a large file I think it's best to update only periodically. Glad to see someone else is willing to step up and do some grunt work. However, there are a bunch of contributions that have come in since the last update (posts #189-190) that need to be rolled in as well. I know - it's a pretty thankless task ... but hey, I did thank you. And welcome you, if a bit belatedly.

[jdyoungca]

You can also add "Workin' Them Angels" by Rush, which features a Mandolin lead part in the instrumental break. The part is written for mandolin, but when I saw it played live Alex Lifeson was using a Mandola capo'ed at the 7th fret, which would move everything up a 5th and make it essentially a Mandolin as far as tuning goes.

Jeff

[Ed Goist]

"Alone Without You" by The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello)
He mentioned the video below in his most recent YouTube Q&A (yesterday) as being his favorite video of all those he's made (all bands!).

[RocklickerSA]

OK so this conversation is about 6 years old but I reckon the list must include the wonderful Pussy Willow by Jethro Tull (check the you tube video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWavcYCKwcA) and also Rise by Eddie Vedder. Speaking of Jethro Tull, I think the mandolin features on many of their wonderful acoustic songs, and there is even a song bemoaning the theft of one of the members mandolins on tour (Big Riff and the Mando).

[RocklickerSA]

I'm not actually sure that all the JT songs on the list actually do feature mandolin but perhaps I just haven't listened properly (Dun Ringill? really). Anyway, my choices would be Acres Wild, Weathercock (both of which I'm pretty sure do use mandolin and both of which pass as good songs also), but the best is missing from the list - Pussy Willow. There are some good you tube videos of Ian playing the mandolin and singing this song. Interestingly, I'm not so sure the studio album version does use mandolin - if its there its hiding behind louder instruments.

[journeybear]

Hey now and welcome to the Café!

This thread may indeed have begun six years ago but it is being kept alive by a lot of people with a lot of diverse backgrounds and a lot of diverse musical tastes and experience. Also, by the fact that rock and roll will never die. Hey hey my my! My main contribution is organization, which is more grunt work than knowledge. I have no idea what most of these songs are - no one person does, unless they have an enormous collection - and am going on faith much of the time. Faith is defined as believe without proof, and I am taking people at their word most of the time. And also erring on the side of inclusion. So there may well be some songs on the list that don't belong, but as far as I'm concerned they should stay unless verified otherwise. I think this is about studio recordings rather than live, so unless someone posts otherwise, I will include that even though I haven't heard it when I do the semi-annual update end of the month. And Rise is on the list. Scan through posts #225-227 for the most recent version.

Keep 'em coming, boys and girls! And keep mando rocking in the free world!

[journeybear]

Oh, and FWIW & BTW - I am considering starting a page at wikipedia for this, after the next update. Might as well make this oh-so-fascinating information available for all. I've done a goodly amount of editing there but never started a page, so this ought to be, um, fun - yeah, that's it. If anyone has been down that road before, please PM me with tips. Also, I'd like to hear suggestions for an image to use, something emblematic. If you have, or see while surfing, something you think would be just the thing, please post it. And if things get out of hand - again, just PM me. I know - asking for random contributions from this bunch of wankers - what could go wrong?

[artilleryo]

Tori Amos' Cornflake Girl has a mandolin intro.

[billkilpatrick]

listening to the 1979 "tusk" album by fleetwood mac (current, i ain't.) someone (buckingham?) plays mandolin on several tracks. interesting album - didn't know "sara" was on it - gave me goosebumps:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYUT0if_P_M

[lukmanohnz]

Amazingly I didn't see Loggins & Messina mentioned.....
Be Free & Brighter Days on Mother Lode and Watching The River Run on Full Sail....

Be Free just popped up on my iPod in the car at lunch. Wow - what a beautiful use of mandolin in a pop/rock tune! It's great to stumble across a gem like this after literally decades since I last heard the tune (and nearly as many years before I took up the instrument). I was a huge L&M fan back in the 70's, but have barely listened to them since my vinyl collection was sent out to the garage to collect dust many years ago. I still have all those old records - can't seem to part with them. I will have to review the lists in this thread more carefully and see what other mandolin-rich tunes are languishing in my old vinyl collection.

[crowpicker]

I've been following this thread for awhile so here's my two cents worth...
Blind Melon - Change
Sonny Landreth - She Left Me a Mule

[Go the Biff]

I guess this won’t be familiar to anyone north of Darwin but what the heck. Music is music.

Got a mandolin a week ago. Was messing round with some basic chords when a long dormant memory resurfaced

“Gypsy Queen” by Country Radio back in 1972
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9MhO...eature=related

This version has no video but the audio is much better, especially for hearing mandolin in the mix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVKO2...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVKO2...eature=related

Another (more recent) Australian band, Weddings Parties Anything used mandolin in tracks such as “Manana, Manana”, “Never Again” “Step In Step Out”and “Hug My Back”
They also employed mandolin on their covers of Dylan’s “If You Gotta Go” and The Triffids “Wide Open Road”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nz34RTSJRs

Weddoes singer/songwriter Mick Thomas performing “Hug My Back” solo with mando. Recorded with what appears to be an early phone camera
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE0aJ1A9RcM

I’ll leave others to decide whether these should be added to the list

[catmandu2]

Better add:

[Ed Goist]

Little Hurricane, Give 'em Hell
This I love!

[Rosemary Philips]

Another Indigo Girls song is Second Time Around.

[joshtree]

The Lumineers use mando pretty regularly Stubborn Love is my new fav.

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[Raggle Taggle]

From Joan Armatrading's stunning 1976 debut: "Somebody Who Loves You"

[Ophelia]

"Stealing" by Gavin DeGraw also has some subtle mandolin in the chorus. It starts at 2:20

[gauze]

Warren Zevon-Networking
Warren Zevon - Nobody's in love this year

[Raggle Taggle]

How about a little industrial-post rock?
For those that can not stand the entire opus, the mando starts at about 8:45

[Pasha Alden]

Hi this is one of the most interesting forums. Agreed. Way too little rock with mandolin. Tried to look for some of the tracks you mentioned, that of Heart, Alan Parsons Project and Mike Oldfield. Still hunting. Thanks for a wonderful forum and a horizon widening post

[Pasha Alden]

Hi apologies if I missed anything, but I have a version of 99 by Toto, beautiful live version where the mando is played. Absolutely love mandolin rain by bruce Hornsby. Have a live version of it and just love that mandolin solo. Best Vanillamandolin

[Pasha Alden]

Hi the Hooters? Yep. Thought I spotted mando in "and we danced". You have confirmed it. Best Vanillamandolin