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Weekend Rock List: Tonight Songs

5/29/09, 5:36 pm EST

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Tonight marks the end of an era as Jay Leno will host The Tonight Show for the final time. To pay tribute to Leno and his long run as the emcee of NBC’s 11:35 p.m. hour, this weekend’s Rock List is dedicated to “Tonight Songs.” Tell us your favorite songs that have the word in the title (or just “Night” if you’re stumped), and on Monday, just in time for Conan O’Brien’s debut episode as Tonight Show host (with Pearl Jam and Will Ferrell on the couch), we’ll announce the winners. Before you set your DVRs and get all teary-eyed by Jay’s goodbyes, here are our picks:

• Neil Young – “Tonight’s the Night”
• Kiss – “Tomorrow and Tonight”
• Bob Dylan – “Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You”
• TV on the Radio – “Tonight”
• The Misfits – “Night of the Living Dead”


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Tyler | 5/29/2009, 5:52 pm EST

Spinal Tap-Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight
Dylan-Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You
Dylan-Where Are You Tonight?
Dylan-Don’t Fall Apart On Me Tonight
Dylan-I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
Leonard Cohen-Tonight Will Be Fine
My Morning Jacket-Tonight I Want To Celebrate With You
Jarvis Cocker-Tonite
Eminem-Tonite

Tyler | 5/29/2009, 5:55 pm EST

The Band-The Night They Drove Ol’ Dixie Down
Dylan-When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky
Dylan-Father Of Night
Dylan-On A Night Like This
Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse-Dark Night Of The Soul
Prince-Do It All Night
Spoon-Chicago At Night
Super Furry Animals-Night Vision
Super Furry Animals-Into The Night
Yeah Yeah Yeahs-Date With The Night

thezero | 5/29/2009, 5:55 pm EST

smashing pumpkins – tonight, tonight

j’lo – waiting for tonight

debarge – rhythm of the night

commodores – night shift

depeche mode – but not tonight

shannon – give me tonight

whitney houston – i’m your baby tonight

melvins – night goat

monica – the first night

tomahawk – captain midnight

catherine | 5/29/2009, 6:13 pm EST

Postal Service – “The District Sleeps Alone Tonight”
R.E.M – “Nightswimming”
Beatles – “A Hard Day’s Night”
Jimi Hendrix – “Night Bird Flying”

Ryan | 5/29/2009, 6:14 pm EST

Beatles – A Hard Day’s Night
Led Zeppelin – Night Flight
Kings of Leon – Slow Night, So Long
Beatles – Good Night

Hector | 5/29/2009, 6:15 pm EST

Smashing Pumpkins – Tonight, Tonight

The Beatles – Good Night

Creedence – Hey Tonight

Minutemen – There Ain’t Shit on T.V. Tonight

Ish | 5/29/2009, 6:38 pm EST

Ozzy- Tonight
Genesis- Tonight, Tonight, Tonight

me | 5/29/2009, 6:50 pm EST

guns n’ roses nightrain

Jon | 5/29/2009, 7:00 pm EST

Bruce Springsteen – Night
Bruce Springsteen – Prove It All Night
Bruce Springsteen – Spirit In The Night

Bug | 5/29/2009, 7:01 pm EST

Motley Crue – Tonight (We Need A Lover)
The Clash – Justice Tonight
Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight

JD | 5/29/2009, 7:04 pm EST

Tonight It’s You- Cheap Trick
Tonight I Celebrate My Love- Roberta Flack and Peobo Bryson
Tonight- Raspberries
Tonight- E.J.
Tonight- New Kids
Tonight- West Side Story
Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight- James Taylor/ Isley Brothers
Wonderful Tonight- E.C.
With Me Tonight- Beachboys
Waiting For Tonight- Tom Petty

Dude Man | 5/29/2009, 7:07 pm EST

Deep Purple-”Black Night”
Moody Blues-”Nights in White Satin”
Metallica-”All Nightmare Long”
Black Sabbath-”Neon Knights”
Bob Seger-”We’ve Got Tonight”
Guns N’ Roses-”Nightrain”
Judas Priest-”Living After Midnight”
Iron Maiden-”2 Minutes to Midnight”
Aerosmith-”Home Tonight”
Van Halen-”Dance the Night Away”
Budgie-”Riding my Nightmare”
Steppenwolf-”Screa ming Night Hog”
AC/DC-”You Shook Me All Night Long”
Whitesnake-”Still of the Night”
The Beatles-”A Hard Day’s Night”
The Kinks-”All Day and All of the Night”
The Eagles-”One of These Nights”

Wilbur | 5/29/2009, 8:38 pm EST

Spinal Tap – Tonight Im gonna rock you tonight

slingshot | 5/29/2009, 10:09 pm EST

Night Fever – Bee Gees
Saturday Night’s All right for Fighting – Elton John
Here Comes the Night – Beach Boys
Rock n Roll All Nite – Kiss
Saturday Night – Earth Wind and Fire
All Night Long – Joe Walsh
Undercover of the Night – Rolling Stones

Anonymous | 5/29/2009, 10:18 pm EST

The Beatles – A Hard Day’s Night
AC/DC – You Shook Me All Night Long

Stephen | 5/29/2009, 11:44 pm EST

A Hard Day’s Night – The Beatles
All Day And All Of The Night – The Kinks
Let’s Spend The Night Together – David Bowie
You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
Rock And Roll All Night – Kiss
Need You Tonight – INXS
Undercover of the Night – The Rolling Stones
It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night – Prince
Saturday Night – Cold Chisel
December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) – The Four Seasons
Lonely Ol’ Night – John Mellencamp
Shadows of the Night – Pat Benatar
Midnight Blue – Lou Gramm
One Night In Bangkok – Murray Head
Sharkey’s Night – Laurie Anderson
In The Air Tonight – Phil Collins
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight ) – ABBA
I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight – Bob Dylan
Tonight She Comes – The Cars
Heartache Tonight – The Eagles
Are You Lonesome Tonight – Elvis Presley
I’d Die to Be With You Tonight – Jimmy Barnes
Funky Tonight – The John Butler Trio
Get Down Tonight – KC & The Sunshine Band
Tonight’s the Night (gonna be alright) – Rod Stewart
Heat of the Night – Bryan Adams
Sunglasses At Night – Corey Hart
All Through The Night – Cyndi Lauper
In The Still Of The Night – The Five Satins
Tango In The Night – Fleetwood Mac
Just Another Night – Mick Jagger
Nights in White Satin – Moody Blues
Summer Nights – Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta

BushCrimeFamily | 5/30/2009, 4:57 am EST

Tonight It’s You – Cheap Trick

Ryan | 5/30/2009, 6:14 am EST

17 years? I remember the first show like it was yesterday.

grimlock | 5/30/2009, 7:56 am EST

Elvis Presley- Are you Lonesome Tonight

Brendan | 5/30/2009, 9:04 am EST

Kriss Kross – Tonight’s The Night (hahaha)

Elton John – Tonight
Sun Kil Moon – Tonight The Sky
Sun Kil Moon – Tonight In Bilbao

your mom | 5/30/2009, 9:41 am EST

Tonight – Elton John
Tonight’s the Night – Rod Stewart
Tonight I’m Yours – Rod Stewart
A Hard Day’s Night – The Beatles
Night Life – Willie Nelson
I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight – Bob Dylan
All Through the Night – Cyndi Lauper
In the Still of the Night – 5 Satins
Night Fever – Bee Gees
Need You Tonight – INXS
Night Moves – Bob Seger
Every Night – Paul McCartney
Night Time – Ray Charles
Tonight, Tonight, Tonight – Genesis

and finally…..
Tonight – New Kids on the Block (!) – (This wasn’t that bad of a song, actually. I think it was the very last single before they went away the first time)

hst67 | 5/30/2009, 9:51 am EST

Led Zeppelin- Night Flight

Anonymous | 5/30/2009, 10:05 am EST

smashing pumpkins-Tonight, Tonight

The Smiths-last night i dreamt that somebody loved me

David | 5/30/2009, 1:57 pm EST

smashing pumpkins-Tonight, Tonight

Such a beautiful song

Luc | 5/30/2009, 2:06 pm EST

There Will Never Be Another Tonight Bryan Adams
Woman Tonight America
With Me Tonight The Beach Boys
Wontcha Come Out Tonight? The Beach Boys
In The Air Tonight Phil Collins
Hey Tonight Creedence Clearwater Revival
Can You Feel The Love Tonight? Elton John
Something About The Way You Look Tonight Elton John
Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton
Tonight is What it Means to be Young Fire Inc.
Tonight Tonight Tonight Genesis
Need You Tonight INXS
Someone Saved My Life Tonight Elton John
The Kid Is Hot Tonight Loverboy
We’re Open Tonight Wings
The world tonight Paul McCartney
Goodnight Tonight Paul McCartney
Dance Tonight Paul McCartney
Are You Lonesome Tonight? Elvis Presley
Good rockin’ tonight Elvis Presley
Maybe Tonight The Knack

BillyBreathesJF | 5/30/2009, 2:13 pm EST

You shook me All Night Long – Ac Dc
Good Night – The Beatles
A Hard Day’s Night – The Beatles
Night Fever – Bee Gees
Rock Me Tonight – Billy Squier
One Wild Night – Bon Jovi
Open All Night – Bon Jovi
Let Me Take You Home Tonight – Boston
Rosalita (Come OUt Tonight) – Bruce Springsteen
Dance The Night Away – Cream
High N’ Dry (Saturday NIght)- Def Leppard
Goodnight Kiss – Dream Theater
Heartache Tonight – The Eagles
One Of These Nights – The Eagles
Can You Feel The Love Tonight – Elton John
Night School – Frak Zappa
One More Saturday Night – Grateful Dead
Need You Tonight – INXS
2 Minutes To Midnight – Iron Maiden
Rock & Roll al Night – Kiss
Saturdaty NIght Special – Lynyrd Skynyrd
One More Night – Phil Collins
Nightswimming – R.E.M
No More Lonely Nights – Paul McCartney
Let’s Spend The Night Together – Rolling Stones
Undercover Of The Night – Rollong Stones
Fly By Night – Rush
Tonight, Tonight – Smashing Pumpkins
Tonight i’m gonna Rock You Tonight – Spinal Tap
Still Of The Night – Whitesnake
Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting – The Who

Anonymous | 5/30/2009, 2:26 pm EST

tonight, tonight – smashing pumpkins

thatguy | 5/30/2009, 2:49 pm EST

R.E.M. – The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
The Beach Boys – With Me Tonight
Bob Dylan – I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
Bob Dylan – Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You
Brian Wilson – Meet Me In My Dreams Tonight
The Cars – You’re All I’ve Got Tonight
Elton John – Someone Saved My Life Tonight
Leonard Cohen – Tonight Will Be Fine
Minutemen – There Ain’t Shit On T.V. Tonight
Neil Young – Tonight’s The Night
Nick Lowe – Tonight
Oasis – Talk Tonight
Paul McCartney – Dance Tonight
Richard & Linda Thompson – I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
The Smashing Pumpkins – Tonight, Tonight

Gassman | 5/30/2009, 4:37 pm EST

Home Tonight – Aerosmith
Let Me Take You Home Tonight – Boston
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) – Bruce Springsteen
Heartache Tonight – Eagles
Wonderful Tonight – Elton John
Tonight, Tonight, Tonight – Genesis
No Sugar Tonight / New Mother Nature – The Guess Who
In The Aire Tonight – Phil Collins
Tonight, Tonight – Smashing Pumpkins
Tonight I am Going to Rock You Tonight – Spinal Tap
Feel Your Love Tonight – Van Halen

ChanelNo.9 | 5/30/2009, 5:27 pm EST

Nights In White Satin
A Hard Day’s Night
Starry Starry Night

Anonymous | 5/30/2009, 10:15 pm EST

The Night They Drove Ole Dixie Down — the Band

There’s Gonna Be A Jailbreak Tonight — Thin Lizzy

Tonight I Celebrate My Love — Peabo Bryson and (I think) Roberta Flack

thezero | 5/31/2009, 12:44 am EST

phil collins – in the air tonight

goddamn, how could we forget this one!!!

doobler | 5/31/2009, 2:21 am EST

LOL the thin lizzy song is just “Jailbreak”, not the whole chorus

Anonymous | 5/31/2009, 3:01 am EST

Because the Night: 10,000 Maniacs
Late Night: Paul Shaffer
I Drove All Night: Cyndi Lauper
Night In My Veins: The Pretenders

Nightwatcher | 5/31/2009, 3:01 am EST

Because the Night: 10,000 Maniacs
Late Night: Paul Shaffer
I Drove All Night: Cyndi Lauper
Night In My Veins: The Pretenders

anon | 5/31/2009, 3:08 am EST

tonight, tonight – smashing pumpkins
I’ll go crazy if I don’t go crazy tonight – U2

Tonight | 5/31/2009, 2:23 pm EST

U2 – I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight
The Postal Service – The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
Franz Ferdinand – Tell Her Tonight
Smashing Pumpkins – Tonight, Tonight
Weezer – You Won’t Get With Me Tonight

more | 5/31/2009, 2:29 pm EST

John Lennon – Whatever Gets You Thru the Night
Green Day – Last Night on Earth
The Beatles – A Hard Day’s Night
Spinal Tap – Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight
The Rolling Stones – Let’s Spend the Night Together

JBIZARRE | 5/31/2009, 6:47 pm EST

Patti Smith Group – “Because the Night”
INXS – “Need You Tonight”
Smashing Pumpkins – “Tonight, Tonight”
Smahsing Pumpkins – “Farewell & Goodnight”
Sufjan Stevens – “They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back from the Dead!! Ahhhh!”
REM – “Nightswimming”
Elton John – “Something About The Way You Look Tonight”
Franz Ferdinand – “Tell Her Tonight”
Bob Dylan – “I’ll Be Your baby Tonight”
Whitney Houston – “I’m You Baby Tonight”

blue death | 5/31/2009, 7:39 pm EST

day for night. beck
Neil young, tonight’s the night.
the Beatles, the night before
the jam, down in the tube station at
midnight
the postal service, the district
sleeps alone tonight
tom waits, looking for the heart of
saturday night.
yeah yeah yeah’s date with the night.

Rabbitbunny | 5/31/2009, 8:11 pm EST

Here are 21 Madonna tunes
in Night Town-Baltimore and environs-Here goes

1. Burning Up
2. Dress You Up
3. Where’s the Party?
4. Causing a Commotion
5. Into the Groove
6. This Is Not a Love Song
7. Sooner or Later
8. Justify My Love
9. Why It’s So Hard
10. Sanctuary
11. Crazy for You
12. Waltz for Eva and Che
13. Mer Girl
14. Paradise (Not for Me)
15. Bedtime Stories
16. I Don’t Want an Easy Ride
17. Nobody Knows Me (rock mix)
18. Like It or Not
19. The Beast Within
20. Hung Up (live version)
21. Dance Tonight

-for Rob Sheffield
by Leo Rabbit

Mariel | 6/1/2009, 9:04 am EST

Oasis – Talk Tonight
Smashing Pumpkins – Tonight, Tonight
Bruce Springsteen – Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
Bruce Springsteen – Spirit in the Night
R.E.M. – The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
R.E.M. – Gardening at Night
R.E.M. – Nightswimming
The Replacements – We Know the Night
Iggy Pop – Sister Midnight
The Smiths – Last Night I Dreamed That Somebody Loved Me

TequilaMockingbird | 6/1/2009, 12:14 pm EST

Glad to post two which I don’t think anyone has listed yet:

“One More Day, One More Night” – Tom Petty

“Midnight” – Red Hot Chili Peppers

whalespoon | 6/1/2009, 12:42 pm EST

How come no one has mentioned Springsteen’s “Prove It All Night”?! Great underrated song from The Boss’ catalogue!

BABY MICHELLE | 6/1/2009, 12:49 pm EST

Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) — Bruce Springsteen
Wonderful Tonight — Eric Clapton
You Shook Me All Night Long — AC/DC
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down — The Band
A Hard Day’s Night — The Beatles
The Night Before — The Beatles
Good Night — The Beatles
10:15 Saturday Night — The Cure
I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) — The Electric Prunes
Night Rally — Elvis Costello And The Attractions
Whatever Gets You Thru The Night — John Lennon
All Day And All Of The Night — The Kinks
Where Did You Sleep Last Night — Nirvana
Because The Night — Patti Smith Group
Let’s Spend The Night Together — The Rolling Stones
Undercover Of The Night — The Rolling Stones
Late Night — Syd Barrett
Night Of The Long Grass — The Troggs
Dance The Night Away — Van Halen

alyssa | 6/1/2009, 2:15 pm EST

December 1963 (What a Night) – Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons

Save Tonight – Eagle Eye Cherry

Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens

Night Moves – Bob Seger

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