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Lovely rock

Classic hits of pub rock. Recommended popular songs.

We present songs from pub rock, which emerged mainly in the UK.

It’s a collective term for rock bands that were active mainly in small pubs and clubs, and their musical styles vary widely.

Please enjoy the many pub rock tracks that helped pave the way for British punk.

Playlist

Classic hits of pub rock. Recommended popular songs.
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1eastShe Does It RightDr.Feelgood
She Does It RightDr.Feelgoodplay_arrow
Dr. Feelgood's single track
2eastSultans Of SwingDire Straits
Sultans Of SwingDire Straitsplay_arrow
Enjoying music at a club after work
3eastCruel To Be KindNick Lowe
Cruel To Be KindNick Loweplay_arrow
Nick Lowe's 1979 single
4east(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And UnderstandingElvis Costello & The Attractions
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And UnderstandingElvis Costello & The Attractionsplay_arrow
Covered by Elvis Costello in 1978
5eastShouting StreetJoe Strummer
Shouting StreetJoe Strummerplay_arrow
Joe Strummer’s songs
6eastIcehouseIcehouse
IcehouseIcehouseplay_arrow
A song from Icehouse’s 1980 debut
7eastWhole Wide WorldWreckless Eric
Whole Wide WorldWreckless Ericplay_arrow
Wreckless Eric 1977 single
8eastDriver’s SeatSniff ‘n’ The Tears
Driver's SeatSniff 'n' The Tearsplay_arrow
A song that sings about the complex emotions after parting from a loved one
9eastBeginning of the EndEddie&The Hot Rods
Beginning of the EndEddie&The Hot Rodsplay_arrow
A song by Eddie & The Hot Rods
10eastDiscovering JapanGraham Parker
Discovering JapanGraham Parkerplay_arrow
Graham Parker’s 1979 album
11eastHit Me With Your Rhythm StickIan Dury
Hit Me With Your Rhythm StickIan Duryplay_arrow
Ian Dury's 1978 hit song
12east(I’m) StrandedThe Saints
(I'm) StrandedThe Saintsplay_arrow
The Saints 1976 release
13eastDown UnderMen At Work
Down UnderMen At Workplay_arrow
A song that sings of Australia's development and loss of sanity
14eastCold Hard BitchJet
Cold Hard BitchJetplay_arrow
Jet’s 2004 hit song
15eastEngland Belongs To MeCock Sparrer
England Belongs To MeCock Sparrerplay_arrow
A punk song by Cock Sparrer
16eastHow LongACE
How LongACEplay_arrow
Ace's 1975 hit song, covered many times
17eastSlipping AwayDAVE EDMUNDS
Slipping AwayDAVE EDMUNDSplay_arrow
A 1983 song composed by Jeff Lynne
18eastDarlin’Frankie Miller
Darlin’Frankie Millerplay_arrow
A saxophonist's 1970 song
19eastBlack Coffee in BedSqueeze
Black Coffee in BedSqueezeplay_arrow
A song inspired by a coffee stain
20eastMessage To My GirlSplit Enz
Message To My GirlSplit Enzplay_arrow
A song by Split Enz dedicated to his wife
21eastRecklessAustralian Crawl
RecklessAustralian Crawlplay_arrow
Australian Crawl's 1983 number-one song
22eastPleasure And PainDivinyls
Pleasure And PainDivinylsplay_arrow
Divinyls' 1985 hit song
23eastBeds Are BurningMidnight Oil
Beds Are BurningMidnight Oilplay_arrow
Australian rock band 1987 sing
24eastBLACK DOG BARKINGAirbourne
BLACK DOG BARKINGAirbourneplay_arrow
Title track of Airborne's third album
25eastHoly GrailHunters & Collectors
Holy GrailHunters & Collectorsplay_arrow
Hunters' Napoleon Marching Song
26eastWhat You NeedINXS
What You NeedINXSplay_arrow
INXS's 1985 hit song
27eastLos AngelesX
Los AngelesXplay_arrow
punk rock anti-racism song
28eastDaughter Of The FireplaceMAN
Daughter Of The FireplaceMANplay_arrow
An up-tempo song written by Deke Leonard
29eastBloody MaryThe Living end
Bloody MaryThe Living endplay_arrow
Story of the Wrist-Cutting Woman of Living End
30eastBetterThe Screaming Jets
BetterThe Screaming Jetsplay_arrow
An Australian rock song was released as a single in 1991