Beginning today, the cost of two individual Rock Band tracks will be temporarily lowered to 80 Microsoft Points ($1), down from the average asking price of 160 Microsoft Points ($2). The promotion will run for a total of four weeks, with the discounted songs changing every week.

Meant to promote the McDonald's Dollar Menu, the cheaper downloads are available for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 editions of the multi-instrument music title.

The discount schedule and specific per-week songs are:

5/6/08 - 5/12/08 :

• Paramore - "Crushcrushcrush"
• Boston - "Rock 'n Roll Band"
  
  5/13/08 - 5/19/08 :
  
• Black Tide - "Shockwave"
• Grateful Dead - "Sugar Magnolia"
  
  5/20/08 - 5/26/08:
  
• Faith No More - "We Care A Lot"
• Blink 182 - "All the Small Things"
  
  5/27/08 - 6/2/08:
  
• Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Gimme Three Steps"
• All-American Rejects - "Dirty Little Secret"

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