"I'm Your Captain" is an epic song written by Mark Farner and recorded by Grand Funk Railroad in 1970. The song conveys the pleas of a captain on a troubled sea voyage facing a mutiny from his crew. It has become a classic rock staple and has appeared on several audience-selected lists as one of the best rock songs of all time. Released as a single with the title "Closer To Home", it was modestly successful in early fall 1970, reaching number 22 on the U.S. Pop Singles chart as the group's first top 40 hit single. It was far more successful on progressive rock radio stations, where its airplay helped the album reach the Top 10 of the U.S. Album chart within a month of its release. Decades later, listeners of the legendary New York rock station WNEW-FM ranked it the 71st best song of all time.

"Mary Jane's Last Dance" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, was originally titled "Indiana Girl". It was recorded on July 22, 1993, and was first released as part of their Greatest Hits album. It rose to #14 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their first Billboard Top 20 hit of the 1990s, and also topped the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart for two weeks. Asked if the song was about drugs (since "Mary Jane" is a common nickname for marijuana), guitarist Mike Campbell said, "My take on it is it can be whatever you want it to be. A lot of people think it's a drug reference, and if that's what you want to think, it very well could be, but it could also just be a goodbye love song."

"Badge" recorded by Cream, was written by Eric Clapton and George Harrison during a collaborative effort between Clapton, Harrison, and Ringo Starr. It was included as a track on the Cream album "Goodbye". Peaking at number 60 on Billboard's Hot 100, "Badge" was a minor hit in the U.S. after its release as a single in April 1969. However, the single was much more successful in the United Kingdom where it reached #18. "Badge" was originally an untitled track. George Harrison claimed that as he and Clapton were working across from each other and writing the lyrics down, he had scribbled "Bridge" next to the middle part. Clapton, while reading it upside down, cracked up laughing and asked "what's Badge?". Shortly after that, Ringo walked into the studio drunk and gave them the line about the swans living in the park, and the rest is rock and roll history.