American Songwriter has published a short feature highlighting glam rock songs from the 1970s that the outlet considers essential for capturing the era's flamboyant, confident spirit. The piece frames glam rock as more than a musical style, describing it as an act of defiance in which artists used bold looks and sounds to project self-assurance to their audiences, with David Bowie and T. Rex singled out as leading figures of the movement.

Two tracks are named specifically: David Bowie's "Rebel Rebel" from his 1974 album Diamond Dogs, and an unnamed T. Rex song praised for its enduring, if sometimes uncredited, popularity. Both are described in enthusiastic, informal terms as energising and mood-lifting, evoking the swagger and theatricality associated with glam rock's golden era, though the article notably promises three songs while only clearly detailing two.