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“i want it all” is a song by english rock band queen, featured on their 1989 twelfth studio album the miracle. written by guitarist and backing vocalist brian may (but credited to queen) and produced by david richards, the song was released as the lead single from the album on 2 may 1989. [wikipedia]

the song is notably heavy and features themes relating to rebellion and social upheaval. songwriter may, however, claims that it is about having ambitions and fighting for one’s own goals; because of this, the song became an anti-apartheid song in south africa and has also been used as a gay rights protest theme and a rallying anthem for african-american youth. [wikipedia]

“the final countdown” is a synth rock song by the swedish rock band europe written by joey tempest. it was the first single released from the band’s third studio album, the final countdown, in 1986. it is the band’s most recognizable and popular song. the song reached no. 1 in 25 countries, including the united kingdom. in the united states the song peaked at no. 8 on the billboardhot 100 and 18 on the billboard mainstream rock tracks chart. the single was certified gold in the united kingdom in 1986. the song appears in the 2010 video games nhl 11 and nhl slapshot.

the song’s lyrics were inspired by david bowie’s song “space oddity”. [wikipedia]

“humanity” is a song by scorpions. it is the first single from their album, humanity – hour 1. scorpions performed their new single, on march 24, 2007 at a special concert to celebrate the 50th anniversary of signing the roman treaty, which became the basis for foundation of the european union.
its main theme throughout is of the future downfall of human civilization as themselves know it. [wikipedia]

scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from hannover, germany, known for their 1980s rock anthem “rock you like a hurricane” and their singles “no one like you”, “send me an angel”, “still loving you”, and “wind of change”. the band were ranked #46 on vh1′s greatest artists of hard rock program. “rock you like a hurricane” is also #18 on vh1′s list of the 100 greatest hard rock songs. on january 24, 2010, after 45 years of performing, the band announced that they will be retiring after touring in support of their new album sting in the tail. [wikipedia]

the song is one of aerosmith’s most successful attempts at tackling social issues. it reflects on the sorry state of the world (“there’s something wrong with the world today”), religion (“we’re seeing things in a different way and god knows it ain’t his”), racism (“if you can judge a wise man by the color of his skin”), among other things. however, the lyrics in the song also suggest that the world is still worth living in (“we could tell ‘em no, or we could let it go, but i would rather be a-hangin’ on”). the lyrics also contain a reference to the yardbirds song, “mister you’re a better man than i.” [wikipedia]