10 Best Muse Songs
2. Knights Of Cydonia- Black Holes And Revelations (2006)
Steve Miller’s song “The Joker” talked about a space cowboy, but Muse’s take on this idea was something that no one knew that they needed. The song’s gallop feels like your both on horseback and in space at the same time, while Bellamy also sprinkles in political grievances like “how can we live where fools can be kings.”
The song keeps galloping until everything drops out for the band’s acapella breakdown. This gives way to one of the greatest riffs in modern rock history that could work in a shootout scene in a Western just as well as it could in a fight from a Marvel movie. Clocking in at a little over 6 minutes, this tune wastes absolutely no time and leaves the listener stunned and elated.