# Music for thundering along in a tank? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 18, 2006, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-thundering-along-in-a-tank/373237 "2006-09-18T21:51:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-thundering-along-in-a-tank/373237/21 "2006-09-19T15:55:34Z")
Tanks for the Memories? ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-thundering-along-in-a-tank/373237/22 "2006-09-19T15:56:08Z")
The theme song to Patton. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-thundering-along-in-a-tank/373237/23 "2006-09-19T15:58:43Z")
“The Imperial Theme” from _Star Wars_. ---
**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:** [September 19, 2006, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-thundering-along-in-a-tank/373237/24 "2006-09-19T20:13:18Z")
“Personal Jesus” by Depeche Mode. That bass line was _made_ for armor. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-thundering-along-in-a-tank/373237/25 "2006-09-19T21:02:18Z")
Jeez, haven’t you guys ever seen _Kelly’s Heroes_? You play “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad” and “All For The Love Of Sunshine” when driving your tank into battle. Always with the negative waves, Moriarity, always with the negative waves! Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-thundering-along-in-a-tank/373237/26 "2006-09-19T21:45:36Z")
[QUOTE=Stranger On A Train] Jeez, haven’t you guys ever seen _Kelly’s Heroes_? You play “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad” and “All For The Love Of Sunshine” when driving your tank into battle. Always with the negative waves, Moriarity, always with the negative waves! Stranger [/QUOTE] Damn, beaten to my favorite movie evar! Damn you, Stranger! We shall meet again! ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-thundering-along-in-a-tank/373237/27 "2006-09-19T23:03:21Z")
Beethoven’s 9th? ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-thundering-along-in-a-tank/373237/28 "2006-09-19T23:06:06Z")
[QUOTE=Bobotheoptimist] Anything from [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=385620&highlight=fastest+drummer) thread should work - Morbid Angel, Napalm Death, Hate Eternal, Emperor, etc. Stationary Tank Music is different, more classical methinks (Judas Priest, Sabbath) [/QUOTE] I was a primary contributor to that thread, and I endorse the bands listed therein, but some of them are just _too_ fast and not thundering enough. The _ultimate_ rolling tank song? Slayer, “War Ensemble.” ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-thundering-along-in-a-tank/373237/29 "2006-09-19T23:06:18Z")
_Everything’s Cool_, Pop Will Eat Itself ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-thundering-along-in-a-tank/373237/30 "2006-09-19T23:33:35Z")
I think I’d like to go for something quite brutal and beaty like _loops of Fury_ by the Chemical Brothers, or alternatively, something light and fluffy; maybe _Close to you_ by The Carpenters. ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-thundering-along-in-a-tank/373237/31 "2006-09-19T23:46:34Z")
[QUOTE=Civil Guy] The 1812 Overture, perhaps? [/QUOTE] I agree with Civil Guy but with a refinement. Here’s what I do in my car when wanting to compete with the “bassers” at a stoplight–I often keep the last minute (finale) of \*The 1812 Overture \* on “pause” in my cd player and when the occasion arises, I turn the radio off and the cd it “on” and crank it up. The percussion blasts can shake my Frod Fucus. What I want to do is burn that final minute onto a cd so it fills a whole cd so I wouldn’t have to keep it on pause. Got some thumbs up (no other digits yet). ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-thundering-along-in-a-tank/373237/32 "2006-09-19T23:48:49Z")
_Musipal_ by Wagon Christ. Listen to it, visualize the tank rumbling through a muddy field, and you’ll know what I mean. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-thundering-along-in-a-tank/373237/33 "2006-09-20T00:12:31Z")
[QUOTE=Civil Guy] The 1812 Overture, perhaps? [/QUOTE] Nah, that’s for battleships. (Seriously, there’s a recording where the cannons used are those on the _USS New Jersey_!) Really, the music you pick should be influenced by _why_ you’re driving the tank. If you’re a crazed lunatic tearing up the city streets on your way to blow up city hall because you got a parking ticket, then _Breaking the Law_ by Judas Priest is a must. If you’re just smashing things up to create general havoc, then _Physical_ by Nine Inch Nails is a good choice. _Let the Bodies Hit the Floor_ by Drowning Pool is another. Doing a “Fuck you!” to invading aliens or other despicable enemies? _You’ve Got Another Thing Coming_ by Judas Priest. The last surviving member of a combat group, going to avenge the death of your fallen comrades? _Screaming for Vengance_ by Priest, possibly _Eat Me Alive_ by them as well. Laibach’s cover of _Sympathy for the Devil_ is a good one for WWII action. If you’re in a crippled tank, unable to do much, then _Rocket Launcher_ by Bruce Cockburn is a good one. As you crest a hill and open fire on massed enemies, _O Fortuna_ from _Carmena Burana_ by Carl Orff is great (even if the lyrics don’t match what you’re doing). ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-thundering-along-in-a-tank/373237/34 "2006-09-20T02:08:12Z")
Oh, what was that piece the tank guys were playing in that segment in _Fahrenheit 9-11?_ “We don’t need no water, let the motherfucker burn, burn motherfucker . . .” ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-thundering-along-in-a-tank/373237/35 "2006-09-20T02:12:52Z")
How about Purple Haze by Mr J. Hendrix? ---
**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:** [September 20, 2006, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-thundering-along-in-a-tank/373237/36 "2006-09-20T04:01:57Z")
Another one: “Holiday” by Green Day. Good stuff for tanks. ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-thundering-along-in-a-tank/373237/37 "2006-09-20T04:48:52Z")
For a large formation cav charge (dunno if they even do that in tanks anymore) play the Rohan theme from Lord of the Rings. For a pitched climactic tank battle, preferably at night in torrential rain, O Fortuna or Lux Æterna. While trundling down a road, “Oklahoma”, preferably sung enthusiastically off-key by the tank commander or the driver through an open hatch. Bonus points if you do this while driving towards a tornado. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-thundering-along-in-a-tank/373237/38 "2006-09-20T04:52:34Z")
In the meantime, get some Helmet. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-thundering-along-in-a-tank/373237/39 "2006-09-20T04:55:06Z")
As **Oddball on a tank** , I mean **Stranger On A Train** beat me to Kelly’s Hero, I would like to present this for the [Immigrant Song. Viking Kitties](http://users.wolfcrews.com/toys/vikings/). Jim ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-thundering-along-in-a-tank/373237/40 "2006-09-20T11:53:10Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp] The _ultimate_ rolling tank song? Slayer, “War Ensemble.” [/QUOTE] That’s a good idea, but if I were going to play Slayer while driving a tank, I’d want something slow and rumbly, like “Skeletons of Society.” 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-thundering-along-in-a-tank/373237.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-thundering-along-in-a-tank/373237.md?page=3)