50 Best Rock Songs About Paradise
Timeless Rock Tracks That Dream of Paradise
There’s something slippery about the idea of paradise. It shifts depending on where your head’s at. Sometimes it’s a beach in your mind that doesn’t really exist. Sometimes it’s the memory of a night that felt too good to be real, even if it ended in noise and hangovers. Rock songs chase that place in a hundred different ways—some loud and electric, some worn-out and aching. You can hear the longing in every chorus, that small reach for something better, even when the words pretend it’s all fine.
A few of these tracks are clear in their chase for escape. Others are stranger, half-hearted, maybe even cynical, but they still lean toward that same horizon. The guitars swell like sunlight breaking through, the drums roll like waves trying to pull you under, and the vocals catch in the throat before hitting air. They come from the same place all great pop, rock, country, and R&B songs come from—a mix of craving and memory, something half-real and half-made up. Not every song literally fits the theme, but each one feels like it could belong there anyway.
Paradise can look like anything when the volume’s high enough. A stage light, a motel pool, a moment that fades before you can hold onto it. These tracks live in that blur, flashing bright for a second before fading out again. Here are the best rock songs that dream of paradise.
Top 10 Paradise Themed Rock Songs
1. 'Paradise City' by Guns N' Roses
2. 'Two Tickets To Paradise' by Eddie Money
3. 'Welcome To Paradise' by Green Day
4. 'Stairway to Heaven' by Led Zeppelin
5. 'Almost Paradise' by Mike Reno & Ann Wilson
6. 'Just Like Paradise' by David Lee Roth
7. 'Run to Paradise' by Choirboys
8. 'Rockin' the Paradise' by Styx
9. 'Take It Easy' by Eagles
10. 'Heaven' by Bryan Adams
Rock and Alternative Songs About Ideal Places #11 to 20
11. 'Island in the Sun' by Weezer
12. 'Heaven Beside You' by Alice In Chains
13. 'Heaven Knows' by The Pretty Reckless
14. 'Breaking Into Heaven' by The Stone Roses
15. 'Heaven and Hell' by Black Sabbath
16. 'Fly Away' by Lenny Kravitz
17. 'Just Like Heaven' by The Cure
18. 'Road to Nowhere' by Talking Heads
19. 'Sweet Escape' by Gwen Stefani featuring Akon
20. 'Born To Run' by Bruce Springsteen
Rock Tracks Focused on Escape and Freedom #21 to 30
21. 'Heaven' by Talking Heads
22. 'Paradise' by Coldplay
23. 'Heaven's On Fire' by Kiss
24. 'Where the Streets Have No Name' by U2
25. 'Come Sail Away' by Styx
26. 'Heaven' by The Rolling Stones
27. 'Adventure of a Lifetime' by Coldplay
28. 'Runaways' by The Killers
29. 'I Will Possess Your Heart' by Death Cab for Cutie
30. 'Trouble in Paradise' by James Reyne
Songs About Finding Paradise on the Open Road #31 to 40
31. 'Into the Great Wide Open' by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
32. 'Leaving on a Jet Plane' by John Denver
33. 'Heaven's Gate' by Therapy?
34. 'All Summer Long' by Kid Rock
35. 'Heaven Is a Place on Earth' by Belinda Carlisle
36. 'On Our Way' by The Royal Concept
37. 'Get Out of Denver' by Bob Seger
38. 'Don't Stop Believin'' by Journey
39. 'Rocky Mountain High' by John Denver
40. 'Paradise by the Dashboard Light' by Meat Loaf
Alternative and Classic Rock Songs on Paradise #41 to 50
41. 'Vienna' by Billy Joel
42. 'Panama' by Van Halen
43. 'Going Up the Country' by Canned Heat
44. 'Vacation' by The Go-Go's
45. 'The Zephyr Song' by Red Hot Chili Peppers
46. 'Paradise Lost' by Nevermore
47. 'Misty Mountain Hop' by Led Zeppelin
48. 'Somewhere Only We Know' by Keane
49. 'Heaven's Door' by The Cult
50. 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' by John Denver
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