What song gets you amped?

Pfft.

Post Blue, by Placebo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2OMeHMK0pU

Oh man. Brian Molko.

I'm-a gonna have to touch myself now.

My favorite bit from The Osbournes is when Ozzy walks into a concert hall for soundcheck. They've got a bubble machine going. He says "Bubbles? But I'm the bloody prince of bloody darkness" in that hapless way of his. It's become a catchphrase with me and my man, and covers all sorts of possibilities.

Stew21 said:

I love both of those!

all children should be exposed to the Ramones!

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Yeah, but even I flinch a bit when I hear them singing "California Uber Alles" or "Jesus is Way Cool". My hubby spent way too much of his youth at CBGB's, and has the hearing loss to prove it. I have this beautiful memory of my hubby speaking to his one day old firstborn - in reverent tones "And this, son, is the Clash" while putting Sandinista on the ole turntable.

Three Lock Box by Sammy Hagar

My kids love the Ramones too: "We're a Happy Family We're a Happy Family!"

I like Rachid Taha singing The Clash's "Rock the Casbah." A French-Arab singing "Sharif don't like it/Thinks it's not kosher!" is irresistible to me.

III said:

Last night we were eating dinner and I mentioned something about Ozzy Osbourne. My 11-year-old daughter giggled and said "what's his name?" I stared at her indignantly and said slowly "Ozzy Osbourne!" She giggled again and said "That's a stupid name."

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Well, she's right. It is stupid. Because Ozzy is his nickname. His real name is John. I never call him Ozzy Osbourne, just Ozzy.

My kids are lightweights. This is what gets them all wound up -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSp3zqqpvMo

Snap Ya Fingers by Lil Jon

A little different than the majority of what's been posted here, but one song that gets me going pretty good, is Don't Blink by Kenny Chesney. It's on the radio right now.

I know it's country, but I love the message and the way Mr. Chesney presents it.

paprikapink said:

My kids love the Ramones too: "We're a Happy Family We're a Happy Family!"

I like Rachid Taha singing The Clash's "Rock the Casbah." A French-Arab singing "Sharif don't like it/Thinks it's not kosher!" is irresistible to me.

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I just went and checked that out on YouTube. Loved it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DbFYsi9iSg

Alanis Morrissette: You Outa Know

Um...'til my --then--6 year old was singing along in the back seat...ALLLLLL the words (and we ain't talkin' a rated 'g' version).

Yeah.
I nearly crashed.

Switched to:
Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen--as if that needed to be clarified)
Don't Fear The Reaper (Blue Oyster Cult)

But...BUT...the NUMBER ONE SONG that gets me pumped:
'Please' by Staind. (I know allll the words )

It.rocks.on.a.Bose!!!!



And, yeah, playing Please vs You Outa Know is oxymoronic....hehehehhe....but I just love that bloody song!

Steady as She Goes by The Raconteurs
Teenagers by MyChemRo

MCR wakes me up too. I like I'm Not OK. And Muse's Knights of Cydonia.

Guster, The Airport Song, but only if it's a live version.

How about just about anything by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones?

Earth Jam

These guys constantly amaze me.

I learn so much at AW. Like oh, that's who Bela Fleck and Flecktones are. And, if you give a rep point while you have a youtube window open, the rep point pop-up silences the youtube window.

Some day this information may prove valuable.

Depending on what kind of mood I'm trying to get into

Avenged Sevenfold - Bat Country
Bob Marley - No Woman, No Cry
Gloria Estefan - Hoy
Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes
Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
Johnny Lange - Paint It Black (yeah, I know, but I like it better than the Stones)
Rodrigo y Gabriela - Diablo Rojo http://youtube.com/watch?v=9KBgg-hrtyo&feature=related

David Bowie - It Ain't Easy
Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name
Chris Cornell - Follow My Way
Pearl Jam - Wash
Pearl Jam - I've Got a Feeling (Beatles cover)

III said:

Is that guy playing an electric banjo?

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That's Bela Fleck hisself, and he calls it The Electric Banjitar. They're completely nuts, and unbelievably talented. I have an album of theirs called Left of Cool, and it has to be the most appropriate title I've ever come across.

I confess I love some of the crazier fifties/sixties-era songs..."Bob Bob Bob, Bob Bob a Rand," "Rock Around the Clock," and stuff like "Jeremiah was a Bullfrog" (Three Dog Night) is great to skate to, though I think that might've been a little later. I have a couple of 50's tapes (for my old Walkman) that really get my blood moving.

III said:

I have only two words for you: Ozzy. Osbourne. I rest my case.

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He's the f**king Prince of Darkness!

Oh painkillers wore off.

Oooh I'm liking "You Can't Stop The Beat" from Hairspray. It's got a good beat and I can dance to it. Yeah-yeah-yeah!

Voyager said:

Depending on what kind of mood I'm trying to get into

Avenged Sevenfold - Bat Country
Bob Marley - No Woman, No Cry
Gloria Estefan - Hoy
Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes
Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
Johnny Lange - Paint It Black (yeah, I know, but I like it better than the Stones)
Rodrigo y Gabriela - Diablo Rojo http://youtube.com/watch?v=9KBgg-hrtyo&feature=related

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Okay you get a virtual hug. Yeah, cuz Rodrigo y Gabriela are one of my fave newer acts. And Diablo Rojo really does feel like a roller coaster ride. Added bonus going to Sultans of Swing.