50 Best Rock Songs About Forgetting
Rock Songs on Forgetting Memories
Forgetting never lands in a clean or cinematic way. It creeps in like a hangover haze, or it rips through fast like ripping tape off skin. Rock tracks that lean into this mood don’t always spell it out, but they catch that slippery space where memory feels heavy and you’re clawing for release. Some of these songs circle the mess of letting go, while others stumble around the edges of memory loss in their own strange language. They may not all be literally tied to the act of forgetting, yet they slip into the theme with the right noise, timing, and tone.
The sound shifts depending on who’s holding the guitar. One band might drown the moment in distortion, letting riffs bury the thought before it fully forms. Another throws a glossy chorus at it, pretending the mess is fun until the final chord fades. Forgetting has no single soundtrack, which is why it works across pop, rock, country, and R&B songs with the same tangled energy. The hooks can feel like relief or they can jab like an old scar pressed too hard. Either way, they grab at that restless urge to move past something that won’t quit haunting.
These tracks thrive in imperfection. They’re not polished cures or smooth fixes, they’re loud reminders that forgetting comes in stumbles, not in clean exits. The noise, the static, the wandering verses—those are the parts that make them stick. Below is a collection of the best rock songs on forgetting that capture that restless energy.
Top 10 Forgetting Rock Songs
1. 'Before I Forget' by Slipknot
2. 'Don't You (Forget About Me)' by Simple Minds
3. 'Don't Speak' by No Doubt
4. 'You Oughta Know' by Alanis Morissette
5. 'Go Your Own Way' by Fleetwood Mac
6. 'Since U Been Gone' by Kelly Clarkson
7. 'Love Hurts' by Nazareth
8. 'Black' by Pearl Jam
9. 'Gone Away' by The Offspring
10. 'Over You' by Daughtry
More Songs on Forgetting #11 to 20
11. 'I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston
12. 'Let Her Go' by Passenger
13. 'Somebody That I Used to Know' by Gotye
14. 'Love Bites' by Def Leppard
15. 'She's Gone' by Hall & Oates
16. 'I'm Not Gonna Miss You' by Glen Campbell
17. 'Tears in Heaven' by Eric Clapton
18. 'I Forgot to Remember to Forget' by Elvis Presley
19. 'Don't Forget Me' by Red Hot Chili Peppers
20. 'The Night We Met' by Lord Huron
A List of Songs to Forget By #21 to 30
21. 'Forget It' by Breaking Benjamin
22. 'Hard to Forget' by Sam Hunt
23. 'Forget Her' by Jeff Buckley
24. 'Forget Me' by Lewis Capaldi
25. 'Gone But Not Forgotten' by The Who
26. 'Can't Fight This Feeling' by REO Speedwagon
27. 'Without You' by Badfinger
28. 'Everybody Hurts' by R.E.M.
29. 'I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself' by The White Stripes
30. 'The Thrill Is Gone' by B.B. King
Discover Rock Songs About Forgetting #31 to 40
31. 'I Miss the Misery' by Halestorm
32. 'Don't Look Back in Anger' by Oasis
33. 'I Don't Love You' by My Chemical Romance
34. 'Nothing Compares 2 U' by Sinéad O'Connor
35. 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' by Bonnie Tyler
36. 'Lost Cause' by Billie Eilish
37. 'Lost on You' by LP
38. 'The Sun Always Shines on T.V.' by a-ha
39. 'Erase and Rewind' by The Cardigans
40. 'I'm Not Okay (I Promise)' by My Chemical Romance
More Forgetting Songs #41 to 50
41. 'You're So Vain' by Carly Simon
42. 'Time for Me to Fly' by REO Speedwagon
43. 'Already Gone' by Eagles
44. 'I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself' by Dusty Springfield
45. 'I Don't Wanna Know' by Fleetwood Mac
46. 'I Hate Myself for Loving You' by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
47. 'Where Did You Sleep Last Night' by Nirvana
48. 'I Don't Care Anymore' by Phil Collins
49. 'Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You' by Led Zeppelin
50. 'I Don't Want to Live Without You' by Foreigner
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