# Songs That Make You Wanna Jam!!!!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 10, 2009, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-wanna-jam/499394 "2009-06-10T23:40:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-wanna-jam/499394/1 "2009-06-10T23:40:05Z")
You know the songs I’m talking about. The ones that raise your energy level just a bit (at least) above the norm and start making you feel like you need to jam. This thread is not to be confused with “feel good” songs, we’ve done that already. Though there is likely to be some overlap. What I’m looking for are songs that almost no matter your mood just make you wanna start jamming out in your own special way. Whether it be head banging, a slightly more pronounced head nod, or getting up and moshing by yourself. They can also make you want to jam in a different method from each other. Some of the following are just for moshing and jumping around wildly, the others would be more suited to some sort of “controlled” flailing. 😛 [ul] [li][_All Around The World_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Buoix0gdnws) -ATC[/li][li][_Day Dreamin’ Fazes_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diz-EqLZfoM) -Kottonmouth Kings[/li][li][_Dragula_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1MQW5e6KcE) -Rob Zombie[/li][li][_Falling On_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1FJA2RgpVg) -Finger Eleven[/li][li][_Get Away_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrZ_KEdggaQ) -MAXX[/li][li][_Girls_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6otiLxT34DQ) -Beastie Boys[/li][li][_I Like To Move It_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBnkJQWe0JQ) -Reel 2 Reel[/li][li][_In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bQZ6l_cq5Y) -Iron Butterfly (I listen to a three minute version regularly, also, I hate live videos but couldn’t find anything else, sorry)[/li][li][_Nookie_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1NmsYVnaII) -Limp Bizkit (No flaming please, thanks)[/li][li][_Psycho_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU_JyGBDeIc) -Puddle of Mudd[/li][li][_Rebel Yell_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P9B2ZdNC6o) -Billy Idol[/li][li][_Seven Nation Army_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j7huh5Egew) -The White Stripes[/li][li][_Smells Like Teen Spirit_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXO3OMGKPpw) -Nirvana[/li][li][_Temperature_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzkFp3BVv1s) -Sean Paul[/li][li][_The Breakup Song_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8QeT-xe2Ys) -The Greg Kihn Band (Yes I jam to this song)[/li][li][_Twilight Zone_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4xhZdP02sU) -Golden Earring[/li][li][_Whiskey In the Jar_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiF_kCEjuhI) -Metallica[/li][li][_White Wedding_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR23Me3FguA) -Billy Idol[/ul][/li] As a side note, does anyone know any other Billy Idol songs that have the same general sound as the ones listed here? I have only heard these two and love them. Okay, your turn. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-wanna-jam/499394/2 "2009-06-11T00:33:57Z")
All of these are video links: [Code Monkey](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lLRBiEBRAc)- Jonathan Coulton [I Can’t Decide](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGoTxNrhrk0&feature=related)- Scissor Sisters (warning! Do not click this link if you do not want to be spoiled for the 3rd season finale for the new series of Doctor Who!) [I Feel Fantastic](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHSpgERqxSI)- also Jonathan Coulton. [Pistol Grip](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-uqu5MhGMk&feature=related)- The Blakes (not the highest sound quality, sorry about that) [Your Horoscope For Today](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26IOww0gO1w)- Weird Al [123456 Pokemon](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlVUXLBJg14)- Lemon Demon ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-wanna-jam/499394/3 "2009-06-11T03:05:51Z")
Wow. I could not watch that first video for more than a minute. That was soooo cheesy, I think my cheese quota is filled for the next month. Second one was pretty upbeat, too short though. If I wanted to use that to get really pumped up, I’d hafta listen to it like three times. That third one I think woulda been better in that Feel Good thread. It just didn’t pump me up. Though the video was fun. 🙂 _Pistol Grip_ had a nice bass line, or something. Definately got my head movin’. As for Weird Al, I’m not sure you can ever go wrong with him. 😉 Ya know, **Leiko** , you listen to some crazy music! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![SuntanTigerTamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@SuntanTigerTamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanTigerTamer)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-wanna-jam/499394/4 "2009-06-11T03:41:17Z")
Taking the Farm - The War On Drugs [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ki4xBXucjSQ/hqdefault.jpg "The War On Drugs - taking the farm") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki4xBXucjSQ) Gifted - Kanye West ft Santigold and Lykke Li (Aoki Remix) [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lZmFiPffVk) Side Yr On - Wavves [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/IT9rs0ZdFCo/hqdefault.jpg "WAVVES - Side Yr On") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT9rs0ZdFCo) Magic Word - Fucked Up [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yAwSnxIXank/hqdefault.jpg "Fucked Up Magic Word Official Video") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAwSnxIXank) The Prodigal Son - The Black Angels [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEln47k4hec) Kids - MGMT [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otjSmlAeBb4) Lil Wayne - Dick Pleaser [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0EFS_r1OViA/hqdefault.jpg "Lil Wayne - Dick Pleaser \*\*\*OFFICIAL SONG\*\*\* Lyrics") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EFS_r1OViA) ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-wanna-jam/499394/5 "2009-06-11T03:57:19Z")
Ants Marching - Dave Mathews Band Been Caught Stealing - Jane’s Addiction City on Down - O.A.R. Don’t Stay Home - 311 Feels Just Like it Should - Jamiroquai Fluorescent Adolescent - Arctic Monkeys Give it Away - Red Hot Chilli Peppers Grey Street - Dave Mathews Band Hey Girl - O.A.R. The Maestro - Beastie Boys Ramble On - Led Zeppelin Run Around - Blues Traveler Shadrach - Beastie Boys This Town - O.A.R. What I Got - Sublime You can also throw on some Allman Brothers or Greatful Dead and jam for hours to one or two songs. Covered\_In\_Bees! - Cradle of Love and Money Money by Billy Idol. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-wanna-jam/499394/6 "2009-06-11T06:40:20Z")
Dude. If you want some Billy Idol, go with [Mony Mony](http://www.amazon.com/Billy-Idol-Greatest-Hits/dp/B000059QYB/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1244702235&sr=1-1). ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-wanna-jam/499394/7 "2009-06-11T06:44:42Z")
Something that makes me want to get up and jump around like crazy: REO Speedwagon’s [Roll With the Changes](http://www.amazon.com/Tune-Piano-Cant-Tuna-Fish/dp/B000051Y0I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1244702482&sr=1-2). ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-wanna-jam/499394/8 "2009-06-11T09:16:12Z")
Yo, pretty ladies around the world… gotta weird thang to show ya. Doin da butt… sexy, sexy. OMC… How bizarre… something from down under. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-wanna-jam/499394/9 "2009-06-11T09:32:07Z")
[Word Up](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKx9BxB1pOM) [DA Butt](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2QPrsDTakc) [How Bizarre is New Zealand](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9inDbPSRNvk)? ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-wanna-jam/499394/10 "2009-06-11T13:09:57Z")
[**What Goes On** by _The Velvet Underground_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtntDoDoEbQ) ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-wanna-jam/499394/11 "2009-06-11T13:43:30Z")
[All Right Now](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htuxb-m4-ng) by Free [Back in Black](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXaZmY52gHM) by AC/DC [Crazy on You](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gpNqB4dnT4) by Heart [The Stroke](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Kmp-DeWRM&feature=related) by Billy Squier ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-wanna-jam/499394/12 "2009-06-11T13:52:22Z")
Goldfrapp - Strict Machine: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2VktozqkSc) Goldfrapp - Train: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoI0tJoiA2Q) ---
**Author:** ![Marlitharn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-wanna-jam/499394/13 "2009-06-11T13:58:58Z")
[Ballroom Blitz](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrBDivsSe3k) - Sweet. [We’re Not Gonna Take It](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy0uSGGKCCw) - Twisted Sister. [Play That Funky Music (White Boy)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qnoh3h6JD8) - Wild Cherry. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-wanna-jam/499394/14 "2009-06-11T22:03:38Z")
I’m dumb. I completely forgot about the song “Shout” by pretty much every band ever. That definately gets the juices flowing. The second reason I’m dumb is because I’m all sickly right now and _can’t_ really jam to all the good stuff that’s been posted here. :smack: Keep it coming anyways though. I’ll be healthy eventually. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-wanna-jam/499394/15 "2009-06-11T22:14:01Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > Second one was pretty upbeat, too short though. If I wanted to use that to get really pumped up, I’d hafta listen to it like three times. “I Can’t Decide” is actually much longer than that- they only used a part of it for that scene. But it’s my favorite version of the song (having the Master singing along just makes it so nerdy and awesome) and the first place I’d ever heard it, so I decided to link it. ---
**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:** [June 11, 2009, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-wanna-jam/499394/16 "2009-06-11T23:34:01Z")
Jump into the Fire, Bower of Bliss, My Little Brigadoon off the top of my pointy little head… ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-wanna-jam/499394/17 "2009-06-12T17:38:04Z")
> [@Leiko](#): > > “I Can’t Decide” is actually much longer than that- they only used a part of it for that scene. But it’s my favorite version of the song (having the Master singing along just makes it so nerdy and awesome) and the first place I’d ever heard it, so I decided to link it. Is **[this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFKUnfwBPTU)** the full version? **Gato** : Was “Jump Into the Fire” actually played in the movie Goodfellas? According to **[this video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jZQZb8gCiI)** it’s off the soundtrack. Doesn’t necessarily mean it was featured in the movie, thus my asking. **Everyone Else** : Come on! I know there is at least one song out there somewhere that just makes you wanna jam! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![flonks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3ab097/32.png) [@flonks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flonks)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-wanna-jam/499394/18 "2009-06-12T17:55:09Z")
Funky town, by Lipps Inc. Old but good 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-wanna-jam/499394/19 "2009-06-12T18:22:49Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > Is **[this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFKUnfwBPTU)** the full version? Yep! (I love that sort of YouTube video, and didn’t realize there was one for I Can’t Decide.) ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-wanna-jam/499394/20 "2009-06-12T18:37:18Z")
Yeah I love those types also. Very nice of them to provide the lyrics. If not in the video, then off to the right under “more info”. And now I’m off to add that song to my collection. So wonderfully happy sounding. 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-wanna-jam/499394.md?page=2)