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Need MORE Cowbell In Your Day? HERE YA GO! And…why Did A LOT Of Bands Put A Cowbell In Their Tunes?

By: Dave Tymo

3/5/2025

Tymo's Top 20

For some fun…and so you can learn a LOT more about the music and bands you love SO much! Why though…the Cowbell? In a rock song? A lot of times it was to help the band keep time while playing the song…and a whole slew of other reasons along the way…

But here they are…my 20 Cowbell tunes! I put LIVE videos here for some…have a look and see if you can spot IN the video when they use it!
~Tymo

Song 20: GRAND FUNK RAILROAD – WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND

 

Song 19: STAMPEDERS – SWEET CITY WOMAN
Song 18: RICK DERRINGER – ROCK AND ROLL HOOCHIE KOO **look at the line up here!

 

Song 17: RUSH – LIMELIGHT
Song 16: LED ZEPPELIN – MOBY DICK

 

Song 15: GUNS N ROSES – NIGHT TRAIN
Song 14: BEATLES – DRIVE MY CAR
Song 13: VAN HALEN – DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY

 

Song 12: APRIL WINE – OOWATANITE
Song 11: DEF LEPPARD – ROCK OF AGES

 

Song 10: TALKING HEADS – ONCE IN A LIFETIME
Song 9: BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE – YOU AIN’T SEEN NOTHING YET

 

Song 8: TWISTED SISTER – WE’RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT
Song 7: MOUNTAIN – MISSISSIPPI QUEEN
Song 6: CCR – DOWN ON THE CORNER **I bet you have never seen THIS version of this song!?

 

Song 5: WAR – LOW RIDER
Song 4: LOVERBOY – WORKIN’ FOR THE WEEKEND
Song 3: NAZARETH – HAIR OF THE DOG

 

Song 2: ROLLING STONES – HONKY TONK WOMAN

 

Song 1: BLUE OYSTER CULT – (DON’T FEAR) THE REAPER

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