3 Classic Rock-Style Songs by Daughters of Classic Rock Stars You Should Hear Now

The tree of classic rock stars is tall and wide, its branches extending in myriad directions. Beginning in the 1950s the genre of rock and roll began to become mainstream. It hit its stride in the ’60s and it became unstoppable in the ’70s. Since then, rock music has maintained a force thanks to bands from The Beatles to Led Zeppelin to Prince to Nirvana.

Here below, we wanted to explore three artists who come from the music’s family tree. A trio of daughters of classic rock stars who are out there doing their thing in the music world and creating songs that resemble those of their famous families. Indeed, these are three classic rock-style songs by daughters of classic rock stars.

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“Teardrop” by Lolawolf (Zoë Kravitz) from Tenderness (2020)

A song that sounds like it could be written and produced by Prince, this song from Zoë Kravitz’s band Lolawolf features another famous musical daughter, Miley Cyrus (daughter of Billy Ray). It’s a space-aged track that moves in many directions and showcases the daughter of Lenny Kravitz, who is both famous actor and musical artist, as a talent not to be taken lightly. It’s a sticky pop hit that’s as indie as it is commercial. And on the track, Zoë sings,

I won’t tell you one more time

I’m not trying to make you mine

Fall in love and you love when it’s done

You fall in love and you love when it’s done

Who is she and what’s her name?

They all start to look the same

Fall in love and you love when it’s done

You fall in love and you love when it’s done

“Trigger” by The Pink Slips (Grace McKagan) from Trigger EP (2018)

This noir rock song from The Pink Slips, fronted by Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan’s daughter Grace, is like a barrage of sonic bullets to the brain. A standalone single, the track shows the proverbial apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Grace is captivating and compelling. She is not candy-coated. Rather, she is drenched in viscous oil and unafraid to wrap her arms around you and say, THIS IS ROCK! On the tune, she sings,

There’s only one way to stay clean

And you trigger me

There’s only one way to stay clean

And you trigger me

Cause I came then I came to and now I come to believe

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There’s only one way to stay clean

And you trigger me

“Lights Out” by Lisa Marie Presley from To Whom It May Concern (2003)

The daughter of Elvis Presley, Lisa Marie hit the musical landscape in 2003 with her debut studio LP To Whom It May Concern. And “Lights Out” was the record’s debut single. The track talks about the graves of Presley family members at the family estate known as Graceland. A rootsy rock hit, which peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, the tune announced Lisa Marie as the next one in the family to earn success on stage. On the offering, she sings,

You were a million miles behind

And I was crying every time I’d leave you

Then I didn’t want to see you

I still keep my watch two hours behind

Someone turned the lights out there in Memphis

Ooh, that’s where my family’s buried and gone (gone)

Oh yeah

Last time I was there I noticed a space left

Oh, next to them there in Memphis, yeah

In the damn back lawn

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