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.

[fightu4it]

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

Gustav Holst, The Planets, Op.32, Mars, the Bringer of War.

[Celtic Conservative]

I like your thinking! hows about"scotland the brave" as played by the Scottish national pipe and drum band. would drive 'em crazy!

Slainte,

CC

[JusPasenThru]

Anyone mention "We're through being cool" by Devo? Just pulled it up. Great lyrics. Kinda leaves a lump in your throat...

[SERE_DOC]

Alice Cooper, No more Mr. Nice Guy

[CCCnative]

Gustav Holst, The Planets, Op.32, Mars, the Bringer of War

Awsome! Good call! It's better than what I would say- The Uruk-Hi theme from Lord of the Rings. But upon reflection the Uruk-Hi in the movie were just big ugly guys that fell down dead too easily so definately Holst!

[TxBec]

Easy.

"It's the end of the world as we know it" by REM

[Fiddlstix]

Got a link to a midi version?

Try This Link J

[vetvetdoug]

The deguello or the bugle call meant to signal no quarter to the men of the Alamo. That would be altogether fitting.

[steveegg]

Nice.

[Redleg Duke]

Only one song..."Gary Owen"!

[in the Arena]

Gary Owen

[Redleg Duke]

"Chopsticks". On a loop.

Oh, you vicious bastard, you!

[Ichneumon]

"Pirates", by Emerson, Lake and Palmer.

Ooh! Haven't heard that one in years, time to throw it on the player.

[in the Arena]

Doh ! I posted too soon...Gary Owen it is...

Let Bacchus' sons be not dismayed
But join with me, each jovial blade
Come, drink and sing and lend your aid
To help me with the chorus:

Chorus

Instead of spa, we'll drink brown ale
And pay the reckoning on the nail;
No man for debt shall go to jail
From Garryowen in glory.

We'll beat the bailiffs out of fun,
We'll make the mayor and sheriffs run
We are the boys no man dares dun
If he regards a whole skin.

Chorus

Our hearts so stout have got no fame
For soon 'tis known from whence we came
Where'er we go they fear the name
Of Garryowen in glory.

Chorus

[Range Rover]

The Cure did Killing an Arab....

Another Alice Cooper Nomination for the Bagdad Compilation..."Go To Hell"

[SauronOfMordor]

Aah, another Freeper Priest fan.

Yep! After growing up in NYC playing with sharp things since 5th grade, I consider "The Sentinel" my personal theme song.

[armymarinemom]

I could go with
Champions by Queen
The Angry American by Toby Keith
and just because we are the Great Satan play
Sympathy for the Devil by the Stones.

[enviros_kill]

"Empty Sky" by Bruce Springsteen - and remember 3,000 dead Americans at the hands of Islamic jihadists as they pound the shit out of of them in Iraq

[TheJollyRoger]

The Ballad of the Alamo.