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=== Rock and pop === <!--PLEASE NOTE: This is /not/ meant to be a comprehensive list. If there are any other truly notable examples, please use the talk page to drop a note/discuss FIRST before adding them.--> Notable pop and rock songs recorded with the celesta include: * "[[Ain't No Mountain High Enough]]" by [[Marvin Gaye]] and [[Tammi Terrell]] * "[[Jethro Tull – The String Quartets]]" by [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]] * "[[Rhythm of the Rain]]" by [[The Cascades (band)|The Cascades]] * "As If You Read My Mind" by [[Stevie Wonder]] * "[[Everyday (Buddy Holly song)|Everyday]]" by [[Buddy Holly]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Everyday by Buddy Holly |url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2492 |website=www.songfacts.com |date= |access-date= |archive-date=21 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821182736/http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2492 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * "[[Baby It's You]]" as recorded by [[The Beatles]]<ref>{{cite web |title="Baby It's You" by The Beatles. The in-depth story behind the songs of the Beatles. Recording History. Songwriting History. Song Structure and Style |url=http://www.beatlesebooks.com/baby-its-you |website=www.beatlesebooks.com |date= |access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref> * "[[Girl Don't Tell Me]]" by [[The Beach Boys]] * "[[Cherish (The Association song)|Cherish]]" by [[The Association]] * "[[Sunday Morning (The Velvet Underground song)|Sunday Morning]]" and "[[Stephanie Says]]" by [[The Velvet Underground]]<ref>{{cite web |title=CREEM ONLINE: Lou Reed — Sunday Morning |url=http://www.creemmagazine.com/_site/BeatGoesOn/LouReed/SundayMorning001.html |access-date= |date=2 November 2009 |archive-date=2 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091102072948/http://www.creemmagazine.com/_site/BeatGoesOn/LouReed/SundayMorning001.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> * "Wee Baby Blues" by [[Climax Blues Band]] * "[[Northern Sky]]" by [[Nick Drake]] * "[[Maggie May]]" and "[[Mine for Me]]" by [[Rod Stewart]] * "New York City" by [[Owl City]] * "[[Raw Power|Penetration]]" by [[The Stooges]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Iggy Pop keeps Stooges raw, real |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2010/08/27/iggy-pop-keeps-stooges-raw-real/ |website=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date= |date=27 August 2010}}</ref> * "[[Novocaine for the Soul]]", "Flyswatter", "Trouble with Dreams" and many other songs by [[Eels (band)|Eels]] * "[[Every Single Night]]" by [[Fiona Apple]] * "[[Tarkus (song)|Tarkus]]" by [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]] * "Here Today" by [[Illinois Speed Press]] * "Love is a Beautiful Thing" by [[Vulfpeck]] * "Queen of Them All" by [[Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young]] *"[[Wuthering Heights (song)|Wuthering Heights]]" by [[Kate Bush]] *"Lost Track" by [[HAIM (band)]] *"[[Figure of Eight (song)|Figure of Eight]]" by [[Paul McCartney]] * "Too Much Sea Between Us" by [[Procol Harum]] * "Bells of the Evening" by [[Gordon Lightfoot]] (celesta played by Nick DeCaro) * "[[Love Makes the World Go 'Round (Deon Jackson song)|Love Makes the World Go Round]]" by [[Deon Jackson (singer)|Deon Jackson]] * "[[Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun]]" by [[Pink Floyd]] * "[[Vespertine]]" album by [[Björk]] * "[[La marche de l'empereur]]" by [[Émilie Simon]] Icelandic band [[Sigur Rós]] included celesta on their album ''[[Takk...]]'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Takk... documentary |url=http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/band/disco/takk-documentary.php |website=sigur-ros.co.uk |access-date= |date= |archive-date=9 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509193307/http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/band/disco/takk-documentary.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> as did lead singer [[Jónsi]] on ''[[Go Quiet]]'', the acoustic version of his solo album ''Go''. [[Steven Wilson]] also uses it on various tracks in his solo works. The Italian 1970s [[progressive rock]] band Celeste was named after the instrument. [[Bruce Springsteen]] and the [[E Street Band]] used a celesta heavily in their early days, with [[Danny Federici]] often playing a Jenco Celestette in the band's live performances throughout the 1970s and 80s. [[Sheryl Crow]] plays celesta on her 2017 album, ''[[Be Myself]]''.<ref>{{Discogs release|10378122|Be Myself}} accessed 3 March 2024</ref> The band [[A-ha]] used, among other instruments, a Jenco celesta during their [[MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice]] performances, recorded and released in 2017.
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