The following list of the\u00a0most played live song by 40 classic rock legends often\u00a0mirrors\u00a0their biggest and most\u00a0enduring hits \u2014 but not always.<\/p>\n
It stands to reason that once\u00a0an artist scores a blockbuster, career-defining hit, it will follow them for the rest of their lives.<\/p>\n
Just take a look at Bon Jovi<\/a>, whose chart-topping\u00a0Slippery When Wet hits “You Give Love a Bad Name” and “Livin’ on a Prayer” are neck-and-neck for the most played live songs of their career (with “Wanted Dead or Alive” right at their heels). Or Black Sabbath<\/a>, who wrote\u00a0“Paranoid” in an hour of desperation and unwittingly scored their biggest hit and most\u00a0popular concert staple.<\/p>\n READ MORE: The Most Skipped Songs From 40 Famous Classic Rock Albums<\/a><\/p>\n But not every artist on our list adheres to this rule. Sometimes, the songs that formally introduce a band or solo act to the world are the ones that stay\u00a0permanently lodged in their set lists for decades.<\/p>\n For example, the Police<\/a> released “Roxanne” as the lead single off their debut album, Outlandos d’Amour. It was far from their highest-charting hit, but it remained the most played live song in their oeuvre. The same goes for the Eagles<\/a>, whose “Take It Easy” opened their self-titled debut album, was released as their first single\u00a0and just so happened to become one of their most enduring hits, reaching No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100.<\/p>\n And who could forget Guns N’ Roses<\/a>,\u00a0who kicked off Appetite for Destruction\u00a0and ignited a hard rock revolution with “Welcome to the Jungle,” which has remained a live staple for decades, even if it wasn’t their biggest hit?<\/p>\n Read about all of these bands and more in the following list of\u00a0the most played live song by 40 classic rock legends, according to setlist.fm<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Most Played Song Live by 40 Classic Rock Legends<\/p>\n These artists’ biggest hits and introductory songs followed them for decades.<\/p>\n