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.

[SouthernFreebird]

Whooop....there it is

[Loyolas Mattman]

"Real American" by Rick Derringer.

[SquirrelKing]

The "Macarena".

Annoyed the hell out of me.

[amused]

It would depend on the mood.

I would love to hear Ray Charles singing America the Beautiful for inspiration.

But for whipping into a frenzy I have to go with We're not Gonna Take It by Twisted Sister or Hells Bells by AC/DC

[BureaucratusMaximus]

Damage Incorporated by Metallica OR

Meet The Creeper by Rob Zombie OR

Awake by Godsmack

[sheik yerbouty]

"Yesh Li Kevod"

[Incorrigible]

Ding! Ding! Ding! You are the winner!

Not exactly the right tempo but definitely the right sentiment!

[jonalvy44]

Toby Keith "The Angry American"

[valkyrieanne]

Battle Hymn of the Republic, especially verse #4:

He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat
He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment-seat
Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! be jubilant, my feet!
Our God is marching on.

[Centurion2000]

Charlie Daniels : "In America"

[Vetnet]

"WHO'S NEXT?"
By THE CHAMBER-MADE BRIGADE

(VERSE I)
They came without a warnin’
And a battle was declared
A generation’s innocence
Lay shattered in despair
Before we finished grievin’
We put our ships to sea
It was time to take the battle
To our deadly enemies

(CHORUS)
Through the gates of Hell
We’ll drive ‘em all away
Send ‘em there to stay
To earn the Devil’s pay
Through the gates of Hell
And to the Judgement Day
One-by-one we’ll say
‘Who’s next?’
‘Who’s next?’

(VERSE II)
The first to feel our fury
Were hidin’ in their caves
You could hear the Devil laughin’
As we turned ‘em into graves
Their leaders took to runnin’
For a shelter in the storm
But the thunder just kept comin’
From our troops in uniform

(REPEAT CHORUS)

(VERSE III)
The fighting was ferocious
As we swept across the land
We hunted down our enemies
And made ‘em understand
If you put your faith in madmen
You’re gamblin’ with your lives
And when you hear the thunder roar
It’s time to pay the price

(REPEAT CHORUS)

(BRIDGE)
The legends of the desert tell a tale
Of a hauntin’ laughter howlin’ in the wind
When choosin’ sides, you’d better choose ‘em well
Or the thunder will come rollin’ through again

(REPEAT CHORUS)

"Who's Next?"
"Who's Next?"
"Who's Next?"
"WHO'S NEXT?"

[MindBender26]

(With apologies to Barbra Streisand)

Suddenly,
You're not half the man you used to be
You left arm is hanging in the tree
Now you believe in RPGs.

Why it had to blow,
You’ll never know
The blast was huge

Now sing this sing,
‘Cause your arm is gone
…. So Suddenllleeey

Suddenly,
Your future is a bitch
Your d**k is in the ditch,
Yes, you believe in RPGs.

[way-right-of-center]

Bullet in the Head -Rage Against the Machine

[HankReardon]

"Boom, Boom, Out Go the Lights" Pat Traverse Band

[Capt.YankeeMike]

A John Phillip Sousa march....how fitting!! Whats that one they always play when Air Force One lands? (NOT hail to the chief, the other one....) Or what the heck, the Notre Dame Fight Song! LOL

[tracer]

"Mars, Bringer of War," from The Planets. By Holst....

[Question_Assumptions]

They could always opt for a Basil Poledouris soundtrack like Conan the Barbarian.

[357 SIG]

Click on "Charge of the Leitmotif" mp3

Dedicated to the U.S. Armed Forces.

[chriservative]

"Get Out of My Dreams and Into My Car" - Billy Ocean

yep.

Um, no really. How about "From the Cradle to Enslave" by Cradle of Filth, "Seasons in the Abyss" - Slayer, "Holy War" - Megadeth (this would be a PR nightmare, but funny nonetheless); I don't know. Something real metal. Before I lived in an apartment with a security system (in a pretty bad area of town), I'd always blast some black metal on repeat when I went to work. A lot of apartments got robbed in the complex where I lived. Never mine. There's something about really evil sounding metal that will deter even the most balsy criminals (provided they're not metal heads like myself).

[AngryAmerican]

Angry American by Toby Keith.

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