# Gettin' Pumped to Kick Some Ass Songs--The Definitive Collection **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 22, 2010, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettin-pumped-to-kick-some-ass-songs-the-definitive-collection/551027 "2010-08-22T02:15:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettin-pumped-to-kick-some-ass-songs-the-definitive-collection/551027/41 "2010-08-22T18:14:10Z")
[Bad Moon Rising](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BmEGm-mraE) Ironically [Cool](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_geSfrs2-Q) [Thinking of Baby](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3gMTPER0Og) [Peter Gunn](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru7M2dLkN4A) [Surrender Cheap Trick](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th370QmFtk8&feature=av2e) There are many more of course. ---
**Author:** ![Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine_and_Smiles)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettin-pumped-to-kick-some-ass-songs-the-definitive-collection/551027/42 "2010-08-22T20:21:18Z")
Back in my cross-country days, the song I listened to before every race for the appropriate get-pumped mindset: Deseperacedos - [Popn’ Off at the F](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8Em0y2dL7s) This song will get you ready. For whatever it is. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettin-pumped-to-kick-some-ass-songs-the-definitive-collection/551027/43 "2010-08-22T20:36:01Z")
Arctic Monkeys _From The Ritz To The Rubble_: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEKJAw\_tuxg](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEKJAw_tuxg) Three Days Grace _Lets Start A Riot_: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XncuY4wLaA8](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XncuY4wLaA8) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettin-pumped-to-kick-some-ass-songs-the-definitive-collection/551027/44 "2010-08-22T20:52:32Z")
No love for [this classic?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpGVsiS7bBw) ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettin-pumped-to-kick-some-ass-songs-the-definitive-collection/551027/45 "2010-08-22T22:34:27Z")
[Breakin’ the law, breakin’ the law!!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psTUiQzNoxw) ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettin-pumped-to-kick-some-ass-songs-the-definitive-collection/551027/46 "2010-08-22T23:16:25Z")
> [@casdave](#): > > White Zombies - that bass line is a rip straight off Led Zeps - The immigrant, compare it Anyone that cant get fired up listening to that song (even if understanding the lyrics is secondary) is a limp, wet towel. And I don’t get your Led Zep comparison..its a simple bass line, so what if it is similar to something Led Zep did earlier? Who cares? ---
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettin-pumped-to-kick-some-ass-songs-the-definitive-collection/551027/47 "2010-08-22T23:24:57Z")
Ministry: [Thieves](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeZh7PBJNIE), [So What](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lHySN90hGc), and (of course) [Stigmata](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxaPj19VnRA&feature=av2e). ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettin-pumped-to-kick-some-ass-songs-the-definitive-collection/551027/48 "2010-08-22T23:33:07Z")
Nine Inch Nails, Wish: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtQTriNVdZc](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtQTriNVdZc) Saliva, Ladies & Gentlemen: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMlKmELIhgY](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMlKmELIhgY) AC/DC, Thunderstruck: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOwZyxoZckc](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOwZyxoZckc) ---
**Author:** ![CWN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@CWN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CWN)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettin-pumped-to-kick-some-ass-songs-the-definitive-collection/551027/49 "2010-08-22T23:33:21Z")
I can’t believe no one has mentioned the ultimate kick ass song [The Ride Of The Valkyries](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx7XNb3Q9Ek&feature=related) by Wagner ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettin-pumped-to-kick-some-ass-songs-the-definitive-collection/551027/50 "2010-08-23T00:58:09Z")
[Muse tearing through “Hyper Music”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QLgH1NIVP8&feature=fvw) on the UK music show _Later With Jools Holland_ in 2001. What I especially like about this clip, aside from the ferocity of their performance (and Matt’s appropriately hyperactive jumping), is that there’s no stupid cutaway shots to the audience (such cuts blight most music festival footage). ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettin-pumped-to-kick-some-ass-songs-the-definitive-collection/551027/51 "2010-08-23T02:24:28Z")
[Values Here – Dag Nasty](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siziLfP8iP4) [H2O – Role Model](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZgZf3Wz_L4) [Pearl Jam – Not For You](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqFbSbstNpI) [RATM – Killing in the Name](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxk3c_SbWMg) [Offspring – Bad Habit](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wMa_t5cBgY) ---
**Author:** ![Headrush042](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Headrush042](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Headrush042)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettin-pumped-to-kick-some-ass-songs-the-definitive-collection/551027/52 "2010-08-23T02:49:30Z")
[Disturbed - I’m Alive](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ-2J0b1uS0) ---
**Author:** ![wolf-alice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9e8a1a/32.png) [@wolf-alice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf-alice)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettin-pumped-to-kick-some-ass-songs-the-definitive-collection/551027/53 "2010-08-23T13:13:51Z")
I don’t care if it’s not cheesy enough, [13 Monsters](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XfjDddRchc) by Lightning Bolt makes me want to bite people. Does [this guy](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL5GGQ28Ip0) (0:48-ish) looked pumped? _I think so_. Is it you that’s been putting _Fire_ on at my gym, **casdave**? I hate you :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettin-pumped-to-kick-some-ass-songs-the-definitive-collection/551027/54 "2010-08-23T13:59:30Z")
> [@CWN](#): > > I can’t believe no one has mentioned the ultimate kick ass song [The Ride Of The Valkyries](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx7XNb3Q9Ek&feature=related) by Wagner Ooo, definitely. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. Styx, “Blue Collar Man” Grand Funk Railroad, “We’re An American Band” Chumbawamba, “Tubthumping” Carl Orff, “O Fortuna” from _Carmina Burana_ ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettin-pumped-to-kick-some-ass-songs-the-definitive-collection/551027/55 "2010-08-23T19:18:50Z")
Pumped up eh? I’d say: AC/DC “Shoot to Thrill” Alice in Chains “Dam That River” Ministry “Jesus Built my Hotrod” Motley Crue “Kickstart my Heart” Ram Jam “Black Betty” Guns n Roses “It’s So Easy” Offspring - “All I Want” Godsmack “Whatever” ---
**Author:** ![SantaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@SantaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SantaMan)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettin-pumped-to-kick-some-ass-songs-the-definitive-collection/551027/56 "2010-08-23T20:33:54Z")
Any aging Easy Rider fans out there besides myself? [“Born to be WIld”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMbATaj7Il8) ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettin-pumped-to-kick-some-ass-songs-the-definitive-collection/551027/57 "2010-08-23T20:43:24Z")
Pretty much anything off _The Record_ by Fear, but especially “I Don’t Care About You”. If you really want cheesy ass-kicking music you have to check out _Go Girl Crazy!_ by the Dictators. Start with “Two Tub Man”. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettin-pumped-to-kick-some-ass-songs-the-definitive-collection/551027/58 "2010-08-23T23:00:11Z")
**Ride of the Valkyries** is #1. But close behind it is [Battle Without Honor or Humanity](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJlu_xo79k8). (Although in fairness, it’s a bit more of a “oh, damn, there is going to be some ass kicked” feeling than a “I personally am going to go kick ass”.) ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettin-pumped-to-kick-some-ass-songs-the-definitive-collection/551027/59 "2010-08-24T00:21:27Z")
If this isn’t a thread winner, I don’t know what is. [Fleetwood Mac - “Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0U-eef6OyQ&feature=search) Honorable mention: [Billy Bragg & Wilco - “All You Fascists”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40ila3Rh9lQ&feature=search) ---
**Author:** ![sisu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@sisu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sisu)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettin-pumped-to-kick-some-ass-songs-the-definitive-collection/551027/60 "2010-08-24T03:19:13Z")
What no Queen? I want it all Champions of the world OH and another Angry Anderson song when he was in Rose Tattoo We can’t be beaten! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettin-pumped-to-kick-some-ass-songs-the-definitive-collection/551027.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettin-pumped-to-kick-some-ass-songs-the-definitive-collection/551027.md?page=4)