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Songs that start with E

5 songs starting with the letter E — each with origin, classification, and notes.

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Edge of SeventeenEmpire State of MindEnglishman in New YorkEvery Breath You Take
Eye of the Tiger

List of Songs That Start With E

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    Edge of Seventeen

    A 1981 Stevie Nicks single built on a sixteenth-note guitar figure by Waddy Wachtel, written about the deaths of John Lennon and Nicks's uncle.

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    Empire State of Mind

    A 2009 hip-hop single by Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys, celebrating New York City with a piano hook built around Keys's chorus.

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    Englishman in New York

    A 1987 single by Sting written about the writer Quentin Crisp, who had recently moved from London to Manhattan, with a Branford Marsalis saxophone solo.

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    Every Breath You Take

    A 1983 single by The Police, written by Sting, that pairs a repeated guitar riff with possessive lyrics often misread as a tender love song.

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    Eye of the Tiger

    A 1982 rock single by Survivor written for the film "Rocky III" at the request of Sylvester Stallone, built on a heavy palm-muted guitar opening.

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