Favorite Pop Instrumentals

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  • By ‘pop’ instrumentals I just mean music that isn’t a movie score or ‘classical’ music. Instrumental versions of originally lyrical songs (or originally movie score/classical music) are not considered. These aren't all originals, just my favorite versions.

  • Air - Talisman
  • Apocalyptica - Epilogue (Relief)
  • Benny Goodman - Sing Sing Sing
  • Booker T & The M.G.’s - Green Onions
  • Brian May - Blues Breaker
  • Cacophony – Concerto
  • Cacophony – Speed Metal Symphony
  • Dali's Dilemma - Andromeda Sunrise
  • Dick Dale - Miserlou
  • Dream Theater – Dance of Eternity
  • Dream Theater – Necromonicon
  • Dream Theater – Overture 1928
  • Duane Eddy – Rebel Rouser
  • Eric Clapton - Classical Gas
  • Eric Johnson – Cliffs of Dover
  • Gary Glitter - Rock and Roll Part 2
  • Gary Hoey - Wipeout
  • Glenn Miller - In the Mood
  • Godspeed You Black Emperor! – Moya
  • Godspeed You Black Emperor! – Rockets Fall on Rocket Falls
  • Hot Butter – Popcorn
  • Impellitteri – 17th Century Chicken Picking
  • Joe Satriani – Chords of Life
  • Joe Satriani – Mind Storm
  • Joe Satriani – Seven String
  • Joe Satriani – Summer Song
  • Joe Stump – Shredding in Shuffle City
  • King Crimson - Dangerous Curves
  • Liquid Tension Experiment – Acid Rain
  • Liquid Tension Experiment – Biaxident
  • Liquid Tension Experiment – Kindred Spirits
  • Liquid Tension Experiment – Paradigm Shift
  • Liquid Tension Experiment – Universal Mind
  • Marty Friedman – Gimme a Dose
  • Mehdi – Millenium Dance
  • Metallica - Orion
  • Metallica The Call of Ktulu
  • Moby - Porcelain
  • Mogwai – Mogwai Fear Satan
  • Propellerheads - Spybreak
  • Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino Variation)
  • Santo & Johnny - Sleepwalk
  • Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet - Having an Average Weekend
  • Sky - Sky Theme
  • Sigur Ros – Svefn G Englar
  • The Ventures - Walk, Don't Run
  • Van Halen - Eruption
Author Comments: 

Just my personal favorites. If I were to include classical music, movie scores, and instrumental version of lyrical songs, the list would be 1000 items long :-)