There are countless rock ‘n’ roll songs that celebrate drinking, and many specifically reference beer. In recognition of National Beer Day on April 7, we have curated a list of 25 songs that either highlight beer as a theme or mention it in their lyrics.

Cheers!

1. "Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers," ZZ Top
   From: Tres Hombres (1973)
   "Beer drinkers and hell raisers, yeah / Baby, don’t you want to come with me?"

2. "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," George Thorogood and the Destroyers
   From: George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1977)
   "Gonna get drunk, won’tcha listen right here / I want one bourbon, one shot ‘n’ one beer."

3. "Warm Beer and Cold Women," Tom Waits
   From: Nighthawks at the Diner (1975)
   "Warm beer and cold women, I just don’t fit in / Every joint I stumbled into tonight / That’s just how it’s been."

4. "Roadhouse Blues," The Doors
   From: Morrison Hotel (1970)
   "I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer / The future’s uncertain and the end is always near."

5. "Beer for Breakfast," The Replacements
   From: All for Nothing / Nothing for All (1997)
   "All I wanna do is drink beer for breakfast…"

6. "Bubbles in My Beer," Willie Nelson
   From: Shotgun Willie (1973)
   "Tonight in a bar alone, I’m sitting apart from the laughter and the cheer…"

7. "Say It Ain’t So," Weezer
   From: Weezer (1994)
   "Somebody’s Heine’ is crowdin’ my icebox…"

8. "Beercan," Beck
   From: Mellowgold (1994)
   "We went down, lit up the shack, grabbed me a beer out of the sack…"

9. "Joe’s Garage," Frank Zappa
   From: Joe’s Garage (1979)
   "Down in Joe’s Garage / We didn’t have no dope or LSD / But a coupla quartsa beer…"

10. "Working Man," Rush
    From: Rush (1974)
    "’Cause I get home at five o’clock / And I take myself out an ice cold beer…"

11. "Piano Man," Billy Joel
    From: Piano Man (1973)
    "And the piano, it sounds like a carnival / And the microphone smells like a beer."

12. "Saturday Night’s All Right for Fighting," Elton John
    From: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
    "It’s seven o’clock and I want to rock / Want to get a belly full of beer."

13. "Six Pack," Black Flag
    From: Six Pack (1981)
    "I’ve got a six pack and nothing to do…"

14. "Ziggy Stardust," David Bowie
    From: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (1972)
    "Just the beer light to guide us…"

15. "Sunday Morning Coming Down," Kris Kristofferson
    From: The Austin Sessions (1999)
    "The beer I had for breakfast wasn’t bad / So I had one more for dessert."

16. "Seven Days," Sting
    From: Ten Summoner’s Tales (1993)
    "I need that beer."

17. "Sunset Grill," Don Henley
    From: Building the Perfect Beast (1984)
    "Meanwhile, have another beer…"

18. "Tangled Up in Blue," Bob Dylan
    From: Blood on the Tracks (1975)
    "I stopped in for a beer…"

19. "The Power of Positive Drinking," Lou Reed
    From: Growing Up in Public (1980)
    "It’s the power, the power of positive drinking."

20. "Sunny Afternoon," The Kinks
    From: Face to Face (1966)
    "Sippin’ at my ice cold beer…"

21. "House of the Gods," The Pogues
    From: Hell’s Ditch (1990)
    "Sipping Singha beer on Pattaya Beach…"

22. "There’s a Tear in My Beer," Hank Williams
    "There’s a tear in my beer / ‘Cause I’m cryin’ for you, dear…"

23. "Cold Beer and Remote Control," Indigo Girls
    "Cold beer and remote control."

24. "I Hardly Ever Sing Beer Drinking Songs," Johnny Cash
    "I hardly ever sing beer drinking songs…"

25. "All I Wanna Do," Sheryl Crow
    From: Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)
    "I like a good beer buzz early in the mornin’…"

Celebrating rock music and the various ways it captures the spirit of beer drinking!