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Discussion - What mainstream songs have bells in them?

Posted by BigBlueMountainStar

I was listening to a Spotify random radio, starting with Insomnia by Faithless, and Summer Sun by Texas came on, and the bells started and it made me think, what other songs have some cheeky bells in them. I don’t mean Christmas songs that have jungly bells, I mean full on chimes, but in main stream music.
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63crabby Mar 27, 2026 +22
“For Whom the Bell Tolls” by Metallica, “Hells Bells” by AC/DC
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AGreatBandName Mar 27, 2026 +10
Those have both been around for over 40 years now and I’m *almost* to the point where I can tell which one it’s going to be when the bells come on the radio.
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Grand_Snow_2637 Mar 27, 2026 +4
> almost to the point where I can tell which one it’s going to be when the bells come on the radio. Word.
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DesertWanderlust Mar 27, 2026 +3
There's a slight tone and tempo difference in the bells that I finally was able to pick up on. In the 90s, I used to listen to a radio station that would play both, and it was fun to learn to guess which one they were playing.
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Poison_the_Phil Mar 27, 2026 +2
I always want it to be For Whom the Bell Tolls and it’s always Hell’s Bells
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TheBadSpy Mar 27, 2026 +18
Big ol’ bell in Smashing Pumpkins “Disarm”.
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Neg_Crepe Mar 27, 2026 +1
And their Christmas song Christmastime
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wrongseeds Mar 27, 2026 +10
Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield. Soundtrack of the original Exorcist movie.
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Reesno33 Mar 27, 2026 +10
Coldplay Viva la vida
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jimmythefly Mar 27, 2026 +10
*Ring My Bell* Anita Ward [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eRBRL27rCQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eRBRL27rCQ)
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LittleWhiteBoots Mar 27, 2026 +10
Time by Pink Floyd
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Glinth Mar 27, 2026 +3
Money by Pink Floyd 
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kevnmartin Mar 27, 2026 +2
The Division Bell has High Hopes which has bells, they took a large bell on tour.
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ZombiePartyBoyLives Mar 27, 2026 +7
Rush - Closer to the Heart. Both tubular bells and concert bells/glockenspiel, I think
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Philip_Marlowe Mar 28, 2026 +2
If we're counting the glockenspiel, "Little Wing" by Jimi Hendrix is also on this list.
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shotsallover Mar 27, 2026 +13
Famously, “Don’t Fear the Reaper” by Blue Öyster Cult. 
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SubBirbian Mar 27, 2026 +10
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shotsallover Mar 27, 2026 +4
Clearly you’ve got the fever.
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SubBirbian Mar 27, 2026 +3
And the prescription is more cowbell
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ricottapie Mar 27, 2026 +6
[Always Something There to Remind Me - Naked Eyes](https://youtu.be/lVrELhxOFnM?si=5jCWEgs2rsjEYtMI) [The Sensual World - Kate Bush ](https://youtu.be/h1DDndY0FLI?si=r0EqhSCuDDaH1aLG) ETA the obvious [Mission Bell - Donnie Brooks](https://youtu.be/7AAysO97jHU?si=-oSdZa0wq4-9wwaA)!
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grizzdoog Mar 27, 2026 +6
“Black Sabbath” by Black Sabbath.
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Desdam0na Mar 27, 2026 +5
The vibrophone in sound and color by the Alabama Shakes scratches this itch for me.q
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Hyphy-Knifey Mar 27, 2026 +2
Very few songs evoke such deep emotional response for me as this does. It’s an existential treatise disguised as an exquisitely composed and performed sonic and lyrical rollercoaster.
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steve_of Mar 27, 2026 +4
Rock lobster - B-52s (and a bunch of their other songs).
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example-of-disaster Mar 27, 2026 +2
Grave Digging by The Classic Crime has some nice cowbell in it.
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saudadeinthenight Mar 27, 2026 +2
This seemed to be a thing in the 90s. Alongside Summer Sun, there’s Maria by Blondie and then Lady Marmalade with Christina Aguilera, Lil Kim etc. The song technically came out in 2001, but I feel it’s close enough to the 90s it was probably inspired
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Dangerous-Choice4154 Mar 28, 2026 +1
Maria!!!
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RealisticSuccess8375 Mar 27, 2026 +1
Strawberry Letter 23
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BlitheringEediot Mar 27, 2026 +1
U2 - I Will Follow
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2347564 Mar 27, 2026 +1
Run DMC - Peter Piper
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dearrichard Mar 27, 2026 +1
[yob - atma](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waCHRIGxchM)
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Code_E-420 Mar 27, 2026 +1
Carol of the Bells
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shortdude80 Mar 27, 2026 +1
Motely Crue- knock em dead kid George Harrison - ding dong,  ding dong
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Philip_Marlowe Mar 28, 2026 +2
And "Let Em In" by Paul McCartney!
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shortdude80 Mar 28, 2026 +1
Yes
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409Narwhal Mar 27, 2026 +1
They aren't super prominent but there are some bells and chimes toward the end of You Never Give Me Your Money by the Beatles
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weirdkid71 Mar 27, 2026 +1
“Hells Bells” - AC/DC. Probably the most played song in sports. “Airbag” - Radiohead
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yrar3 Mar 27, 2026 +1
Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks
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loquendo666 Mar 27, 2026 +1
Caramel - Pollen
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Koskovv Mar 27, 2026 +1
This is a subset of songs I seek out as well- here’s a short playlist of songs with bells (or as I call them chimes). [chime songs](https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCkphOCF2Zo81TL546ke9TJ7Zc4pRH9AA&si=dk22czk6jmagWeb-)
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BattlinBud Mar 28, 2026 +1
Always Something There to Remind Me
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MoronTheBall Mar 28, 2026 +1
Love to Stay - Altered Images
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redbirdrising Mar 28, 2026 +1
Show Me What I’m Looking For - Carolina Liar
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emerican Mar 28, 2026 +1
Lots of Sleigh Bells songs 
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Inamanlyfashion Mar 28, 2026 +1
Marry You - Bruno Mars
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Bigtits38 Mar 28, 2026 +1
Time’s Up by Living Colour.
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Aware_Signal_8691 Mar 27, 2026 +1
Jingle Bells, Carol of the Bells, pretty much every Christmas song.
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BigBlueMountainStar Mar 28, 2026 +1
Read the post man
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DesertWanderlust Mar 27, 2026
It may not be particularly mainstream, but Jimmy Eat World's "On a Sunday" starts with a nice melody on bells.
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