There comes a time when every man must face the time of reckoning. A moment when he must reach deep into his soul. He must explore the very core of what makes him tick. He must face fear in the face in the eyes, he must confront his past and look boldly at what lies ahead. He needs to look back at the greatest of all time and get ready to mix it with them. For me that time has come. It's time to finalise my iPod play-list of motivational songs to run along to.
It would be (kind of) easy to stick with the 'modern' classics - a of blend of respectable indie, punk and pop would be passable both in terms of its utility and lack of embarrasment factor should someone happen to read or overhear it.
However, there is something primal about cheesy American rock, my theory is that tribal rituals must have sounded like "Eye of The Tiger" - why else does it make those of otherwise good taste tap their feet or even don their 1980's jogging gear and run up steps?
So what made the final cut?
The good
Kayne West - Stronger
Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth
The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up
Motorhead - Ace of Spades
The bad
Zoe - Sunshine on a Rainy Day
Wildchild - Renegade Master
Bach Turner Overdrive - Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
The ugly
Oceanic - Insanity
Survivor - Eye of the Tiger (it's tribal!)
Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now (the music from Rocky I)
1 comment:
The end of Common People (Pulp) does move up a notch at the end. Supposedly, Eye of the Tiger is number 1 with most gym users so don't feel so bad.
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