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4 Songs That Will Instantly Transport You Back to Playing ‘Rock Band’ in Your Best Friend’s Basement

The Rock Band series of video games had some pretty spectacular soundtracks, but these four songs will instantly take you back to your friend’s house in 2007.

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In 2007, the spiritual successor to Guitar Hero was released. Rock Band brought friends together in basements and living rooms everywhere. But instead of competition, it presented a beautifully collaborative gameplay.

With Rock Band, you almost believed that maybe you and your friends could start a band, too. The soundtrack to the first Rock Band set an ambitious stage for the following iterations. Here are four songs that serve as a time capsule of weekends spent jamming for a high score.

“Are You Gonna Be My Girl” by Jet

“Are You Gonna Be My Girl” was Jet’s debut single from their 2003 album Get Born. Its popularity in the U.S. gave the rock band their first Top 40 hit right off the bat. Of course, it also did well in their native Australia.

The song’s jangly, Motown-inspired beat made it perfect for a game built around high-energy rock tracks. Even now, the spritely tambourine and bass leading into the........

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