What song should the Air Cav play as they storm Baghdad?

3/19/03 | drew

[drew]

Remember the scene in "Apocalypse Now" where the Air Cav attacks the Vietcong village, and "Ride of the Valkyries" is blaring from a speaker on the lead copter? I was wondering what songs would be apropos for this war? Any good ideas? I thought a good one would be "The End" by The Doors.

[America's Resolve]

Yah. That'd be a great one ;)

Or "We are the Champions!"

Or Lee Greenwood's from the last war again. They shoulda learned to respect it by now ;)

[SJSAMPLE]

http://www.branchorientation.com/armor/images/flash/song.html

[PA Engineer]

Paint It Black - Stones

[Jhoffa_]

I think you are right..

Apologies for butchering the title of a great attack tune.

[uvular]

Bawitaba-Kid Rock, to start out with, just to get their adrenaline to a fever pitch.

Cowboy-Kid Rock, for our President!

Maybe some Cowboys from Hell by Pantera, for additional fear factor..

[VANHALEN2002]

Peace Sells ...but who's buying? Megadeth

[ThomasMore]

I Love IT!

Play it again, Sam!

[Textide]

Had to play it myself after the post. The Dies Irae would be icing though. ;)

[steveegg]

It's actually called "Twilight Zone", but it's still good.

[Walkingfeather]

"BURNIN' DOWN THE HOUSE " Talking Heads

[null and void]

Especially since people who've gone on Hajj paint their doors red...

[TexanToTheCore]

Anything with bagpipes.. perhaps "Major Smith's panties".

[AgentEcho]

Savatage
City Beneath the Surface

Hi - welcome to hell
You are all here
For this where you must dwell
Sinners and cheats
Sit here with Satan
And have all your spirits meet

Oh city beneath the surface above
How you survive on evil and blood
You breathers in this space
You never can leave this place

Die - we all must die
How will you face it
When you bend to your knees and cry
Burn - like witches burn
When will you sinners believe
That it's your time to learn?

Oh city beneath the surface above
How you survive on evil and blood
You breathers in this space
You never can leave this place

You breathers in this space
You never can leave this place

Punished for the way that you lived
Raping and stealing
But never one thought to give
Here forever - not a trail or a trace
Total illusions of tales
Of the unholy place

[CathyRyan]

People, People, People

Viking Kittens

or

Princes of the Universe by Queen

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

"The Eyes of Texas are Upon You"

(You cannot get away)

[afraid]

United. Judas Priest.

[Natural Law]

We liked Watchtower because it seemed to be in sync with the blade pop on the UH-1D Hueys.

[steveegg]

"Hi. I'm Wile E. Hussein; suuuuper-genius (tweeeee). I just LOVE the way that rolls off the tongue. I'm Wile E. Hussein; suuuuuuper-genius (BOOM!!!!!)

"Hi. My name is Mud."

[Alberta's Child]

You gave me a good idea -- How about the Stones' "Gimme Shelter"?

Appropriate title (for Saddam), and haunting melody.

[MadIvan]

What I'd love is for those bastards loading up the chemical weapons to be fired against our troops, to hear that as the last thing they ever hear on the face of this earth.

Regards, Ivan