Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Though they have been distributed online with the 30 tracks on this release, the following tracks are "creations" of various game music rippers, and are not part of the original soundtrack to this game:

  • A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away From The Guitar Mix)
  • Scandal - The Warrior (Soft Mix)
  • Twisted Sister - I Wanna Rock (Less Mix)
  • Judas Priest - Electric Eye (No Guitar Hero Mix)
  • Judas Priest - Electric Eye (Guitar From Hell Mix)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1(Bang Your Head) Metal Health
cover recording of:
Metal Health (Bang Your Head)
writer:
Frankie Banali, Carlos Cavazo, Tony Cavazo and Kevin DuBrow
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス
WaveGroup Sound5:14
2We Got the Beat
cover recording of:
We Got the Beat
lyricist and composer:
Charlotte Caffey
writer:
Go‐Go’s
publisher:
Daddy-Oh Music and Universal Music–MGB Songs
WaveGroup Sound2:29
3I Ran (So Far Away)
recording of:
I Ran
writer:
Frank Maudsley, Paul Reynolds, Ali Score and Mike Score
publisher:
Copyright Control and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd.
A Flock of Seagulls4:24
4Balls to the Wall
cover recording of:
Balls to the Wall
lyricist:
Peter Baltes, Deaffy, Udo Dirkschneider, Wolf Hoffmann and Stefan Kaufmann
composer:
Peter Baltes, Udo Dirkschneider, Wolf Hoffmann and Stefan Kaufmann
publisher:
Breeze Music GmbH, SMV Schacht Musikverlage and Summer Breeze Music (from 1983 to present)
WaveGroup Sound5:41
518 and Life
cover recording of:
18 and Life
writer:
Rachel Bolan and Dave “The Snake” Sabo
WaveGroup Sound3:47
6No One Like You
guitar family:
Doug Doppler
cover recording of:
No One Like You
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
WaveGroup Sound4:00
7Shakin
cover recording of:
Shakin’
writer:
Ralph Carter, Eddie Money and Elizabeth Myers
publisher:
Cashola Music, Elizabeth Myers Music and Three Wise Boys Music LLC
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス
WaveGroup Sound3:11
8Heat of the Moment
cover recording of:
Heat of the Moment
writer:
Geoff Downes and John Wetton
publisher:
Almond Legg Music Corp. (, from 1982 to present), BMG Gold Songs, Crosstown UK (Palan), Island Music Ltd., John Wetton Music Ltd, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG, Palan Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Music Co., Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Ackee Music Inc. (from 1982 to present), WB Music Corp. (from 1982 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Fujipacific Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division, Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (from 2017-04-01 to present)
WaveGroup Sound3:53
9Radar Love
guitar family:
Doug Doppler
cover recording of:
Radar Love
lyricist:
Barry Hay
composer:
George Kooymans
publisher:
Dayglow Music, Larry Shayne Music, Inc., Louvigny-Marquee Music Ltd., New Dayglow Music, Snamyook Music and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
WaveGroup Sound5:50
10Because, It's Midnite
performer:
Matt Chapman
recording of:
Because, It's Midnite
writer:
The Brothers Chaps
Limozeen2:11
11Holy Diver
cover recording of:
Holy Diver
lyricist and composer:
Ronnie James Dio
publisher:
Niji Music
WaveGroup Sound4:44
12Turning Japanese
cover recording of:
Turning Japanese
lyricist and composer:
David Fenton
publisher:
EMI Music, EMI Music Publishing and Glenwood Music Corp.
WaveGroup Sound3:40
13Hold On Loosely
cover recording of:
Hold On Loosely
writer:
Jeff Carlisi, James Peterik and Richard Donald Barnes
publisher:
Easy Action Music, Rocknocker Music Co., Universal Music–MGB Songs and WB Music Corp.
WaveGroup Sound4:34
14The Warrior
engineer:
William Wittman
producer:
Mike Chapman
performer:
Patty Smyth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (in 1982)
recording of:
The Warrior
writer:
Nick Gilder and Holly Knight
publisher:
712 Stone Avenue Music, All Nations Music, Chrysalis Songs, Hebbes Music Group Pty. Ltd., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Mike Chapman Publishing Enterprises, Music & Media International, Inc. and Red Admiral Music Inc.
Scandal3:53
15I Wanna Rock
recording of:
I Wanna Rock
lyricist and composer:
Dee Snider
publisher:
Universal Tunes
Twisted Sister3:10
16What I Like About You
cover recording of:
What I Like About You
writer:
Jimmy Marinos, Wally Palmar and Mike Skill
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited
part of:
Freaky Friday (2003)
WaveGroup Sound2:54
17Synchronicity II
cover recording of:
Synchronicity II
lyricist and composer:
Sting
WaveGroup Sound5:02
18Ballroom Blitz
guitar family:
Doug Doppler
cover recording of:
The Ballroom Blitz
writer:
Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn
publisher:
BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia
WaveGroup Sound3:54
19Only a Lad
cover recording of:
Only a Lad
lyricist and composer:
Danny Elfman
WaveGroup Sound3:57
20Round and Round
cover recording of:
Round and Round
writer:
Robbin Crosby, Warren DeMartini and Stephen Pearcy
publisher:
Ratt Music and Time Coast Music
WaveGroup Sound4:36
21Ain't Nothin' But a Good Time
cover recording of:
Nothin’ but a Good Time
writer:
Bobby Dall, C.C. DeVille, Bret Michaels and Rikki Rockett
publisher:
Cyanide Publishing
WaveGroup Sound3:42
22Lonely Is the Night
cover recording of:
Lonely Is the Night
lyricist and composer:
Billy Squier
publisher:
Songs of the Knight
WaveGroup Sound4:38
23Bathroom Wall
cover recording of:
Bathroom Wall
lyricist and composer:
Taime Downe
WaveGroup Sound3:36
24Los Angeles
cover recording of:
Los Angeles
writer:
Exene Cervenka and John Doe
WaveGroup Sound2:25
25Wrathchild
guitar family:
Doug Doppler
cover recording of:
Wrathchild
lyricist and composer:
Steve Harris
publisher:
Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
WaveGroup Sound2:52
26Electric Eye
recording of:
Electric Eye
writer:
Kenneth Downing, Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton
Judas Priest4:20
27Police Truck
cover recording of:
Police Truck
lyricist:
Jello Biafra
composer:
Jello Biafra and Ray Pepperell
WaveGroup Sound2:27
28Seventeen
guitar family:
Doug Doppler
cover recording of:
Seventeen
writer:
Reb Beach, Beau Hill and Kip Winger
publisher:
Blue 32 Music Inc., BMG Gold Songs, BMG Platinum Songs US, EMI Virgin Music, Inc., EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., Julian Kelly Music, Small Hope Music, Varseau Music and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部
WaveGroup Sound4:03
29Caught in a Mosh
cover recording of:
Caught in a Mosh
writer:
Joey Belladonna, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante, Scott Ian and Dan Spitz
publisher:
Imagem Music, NFP Music, Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
WaveGroup Sound4:58
30Play With Me
guitar family:
Doug Doppler
cover recording of:
Play With Me
writer:
Nuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone
WaveGroup Sound3:27