Songs you turn the volume aaaaaall the way up for

Cafe Society
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Ya know, untill I got my GMC Jimmy, I’ve never been a big fan of music in general. I couldn’t grasp why people would take music so seriously, spend hundreds of dollars on it, or even proclaim "Music is my *life[/]! Most of all, the act of turning the music all the way up boggled my brain, and annoyed the hell out of me. This changed when I tagged along with my granny and mom to visit a relative in Georgia. My grandma has a habit of constantly talking, to the point where I become seriously stressed out just by listening to her voice, and the only thing that kept me from kicking her out of the car at 70 MPH was my trusty portable CD player, and a volume button that went all the way up to 11. Ever since then music has had a little bit more meaning.

I’ve now been driving for about two years, and have found that I MUST turn the volume all the way up for a select few songs. Otherwise, I am not doing them, or myself justice. They are as follows:

Long Cool Lady in a Black Dress by the Hollys. Baaaaaaaadass song. And the faster you’re driving the better it is. Five additional points of coolness if a burnt out on the edge cop with nothing to lose, and a crazed psychopath, are in the middle of a knife fight on top of your vehicle while it’s playing.

American Woman Lenny Kravitz. I think plenty of people here have said this is a terrible cover song…I’m really not even sure what a cover song is, but I love it. The lyrics don’t mean much to me, but the beat and the singers voice make it a great tune to rock out to.

Vertigo by U2. This only seems to come on while I’m driving to my friends house on the fastest road available to drive on for miles around. hmm.

Magic Carpet Ride Steppenwolf. I nominate this diddy as the funkiest song of this generation. I have a hard time wrapong my mind around the reality of people disliking this song. Squares.

Benny and the Jets by Elton John. Very surreal beat. I can’t listen to it without pictureing myself at a fair or carnival for some reason.

and Welcome to the Jungle

I’m positive I’m forgetting some.

What are yours?

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Oh yeah, and an additional 2 Cool points for each person in or around your vehicle wearing shades while it’s playing :wink: .

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Who Wants to Live Forever by Queen.
Sure - it’s cheesy, but I love it.

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The Lady, there’s no need to justify your love for a cheese song. The only real currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else just as uncool as you. You’re among friends here.

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Harkening back to my degenerate days of college, Help Me Rhonda. Because that was always the highlight of any drunken party my friends would throw. Ah, the wonderfully misspent days of my youth!

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Tainted Love.
Solly’s Beard.

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Rosalita by Bruce Springsteen. I can’t help screaming along with the line “The record company, Rosie, just gave me a big advance,” one of the best expressions of pure joy ever recorded (next to Gene Kelly dancing to “Singin’ in the Rain,” of course).

Sympathy for the Devil

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“Don’t Fear the Reaper” - Blue Oyster Cult
“Twilight Zone” - Golden Earring
“Back in the USSR” - The Beatles
“Revolution” - The Beatles
“Across the Border” - Electric Light Orchestra
“Hawaii Five-O Theme” - The Ventures
“Surfin’ Bird” - The Trashmen
“96 Tears” - ? & the Mysterians
“Iron Man” - Black Sabbath
“Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting” - Elton John

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Down with the Sickness and Stupify by Disturbed. **Sober ** and **Schism ** by Tool.

Oh yeah, and **American Band ** by Grand Funk.

On preview, I see **Mr. Blue Sky ** has mentioned **Iron Man ** by Sabbath. I agree, and add **War Pigs **.

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Fat Bottomed Girls by Queen,
Bombtrack by Rage Against the Machine,
and of course,
Bohemian Rhapsody also by Queen.

I’ll also second the Tool songs mentioned, and add pretty much every other song on Aenima or Undertow.

And for the OP, I suggest you listen to the original version of “American Woman.” It has a really cool intro that I don’t think Lenny Kravitz has. It’s by “The Guess Who.” Cover song just means that it was originally written by somebody else, and a new artist is doing their own version of it.

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“Pines of the Appian Way” and “Saint Michael the Archangel” by Ottorino Respighi. “Farandole” by Georges Bizet. “Procession of the Nobles” by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov…

… You know what? I think the only cds I ever blast are my Classical Thunder ones… huh.

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[QUOTE=audiobottleAnd for the OP, I suggest you listen to the original version of “American Woman.” It has a really cool intro that I don’t think Lenny Kravitz has. It’s by “The Guess Who.” Cover song just means that it was originally written by somebody else, and a new artist is doing their own version of it.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for clearing that up. I’ll look into the original American Woman sometime.

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Believe it or not, I actually do turn it up whenever I hear Skynrd’s Sweet Home Alabama. That song rocks! :slight_smile:

I also get loud with Earth, Wind, & Fire’s September, and Linkin Park’s entire Meteora album, among others.

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Oh boy! I like this thread. Let me look at my database and make a list.

Bryan Adams - Take Me Back
Aerosmith - Back In The Saddle, Rag Doll, Dude (Looks Like A Lady)
The Animals - When I Was Young
April Wine - Drop Your Guns, Weeping Widow, Say Hello
Atlanta Rhythm Section - Spooky
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Hold Back The Water, Not Fragile
Badfinger - No Matter What
Russ Ballard - On The Rebound
The Beach Boys - Heroes And Villains, I Was Made To Love Her, Darlin’, Sail On Sailor
The Beatles - Come Together
Black Sabbath - Fairies Wear Boots
Bloodrock - DOA
Boston - anything on Side 1 of the first album
The Cars - Good Times Roll
The Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today
Chicago - Dialogue (Parts 1 & 2)
Chilliwack - There’s Something I Like About That, Lonesome Mary
Alice Cooper - No More Mr. Nice Guy, I Love The Dead
CCR - Born On The Bayou, Hey Tonight, Run Through The Jungle, Molina, et.al.
Crowbar - Oh, What A Feeling
Burton Cummings - Your Back Yard, My Own Way To Rock, Charlemagne
Rick Derringer - Rock And Roll Hoochie Koo
Diesel - Sausalito Summernight
Dire Straits - Industrial Disease
The Doors - The WASP (Texas Radio And The Big Beat), You Need Meat (Don’t Go No Further)
Downchild Blues Band - Caldonia
Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking, (I Am A) Lover Not A Fighter, Promised Land, Down Down Down
The Everly Brothers - Amanda Ruth
Jay Ferguson - Shakedown Cruise
Five Man Electrical Band - Money Back Guarantee, Julianna
Foghat - Slow Ride
Marvin Gaye - What’s Goin’ On
Golden Earring - Radar Love, The Vanilla Queen, Twilight Zone
Grand Funk Railroad - Footstompin’ Music, Creepin’
Al Green - Tired Of Being Alone
The Guess Who - American Woman, Share The Land, So Long Bannatyne albums in their entirety, plus a big list of other songs
Hawkwind - Reefer Madness
Heart - Barracuda, Crazy On You, Straight On
Jimi Hendrix - too many to make a short list
Humble Pie - 30 Days In The Hole
Joe Jackson - Right And Wrong
The James Gang - Stop, Funk #49
Elton John - Grow Some Funk Of Your Own
The Kinks - Berkeley Mews, Destroyer
Klaatu - Sub-Rosa Subway
Led Zeppelin - who can pick? Black Dog, Four Sticks, When The Levee Breaks, Trampled Underfoot, et. al.
Little Richard - Lucille
Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush - All Along The Watchtower
Max Webster - Hangover, Here Among The Cats, High Class In Borrowed Shoes, Gravity, America’s Veins, Oh War, Battlescar, Chalkers, Drive And Desire, Blue River Liquor Shine, What Do You Do With The Urge, Cry Out Your Life
Steve Miller Band - The Stake
Kim Mitchell - Kids In Action, Miss Demeanor, Big Best Summer, Tennessee Water, Chain Of Events, Lager And Ale
The Moody Blues - Gemini Dream
Mountain - Mississippi Queen
Harry Nilsson - You’re Breakin’ My Heart
Michel Pagliaro - J’entends Frapper, Lovin’ You Ain’t Easy
The Alan Parsons Project - Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether
Tom Petty - Free Fallin’
Robert Plant - Fat Lip, Slow Dancer
The Police - Walking On The Moon
Prism - Armageddon
The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter, Downtown Lucy (aka Suzie), Heartbreaker
Sly & The Family Stone - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin), If You Want Me To Stay
Billy Squier - Rock Me Tonite, In The Dark. Everybody Wants You
Steely Dan - My Old School, FM, Black Cow, Deacon Blues, Hey Nineteen
Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story
Styx - Put Me On / Mademoiselle
Supertramp - Bloody Well Right
Sweet - Ballroom Blitz
T. Rex - The Slider (whole album)
Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love
Ten Years After - One Of These Days
Thin Lizzy - Vagabond Of The Western World, Jaibreak
Three Dog Night - Shambala
Tower Of Power - Don’t Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream)
Traffic - The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys
The Tubes - Mondo Bondage, What Do You Want From Life, Boy Crazy, White Punks On Dope
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Cold Shot
The Who - who can choose?
Yes - Long Distance Runaround
Neil Young - Words (Between The Lines Of Age), Walk On
ZZ Top - all of 'em, up to Deguello, then everything on Deguello, esp. Cheap Sunglasses, I’m Bad - I’m Nationwide, Fool For Your Stockings

Don’t make me get out the singles database!

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Oooh! Add Good Vibrations by the Beach Boys to my list.

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Any song by Tool ever. And APC.

And most stuff by RHCP and Eminem, especially their more recent stuff (excepting Em’s latest CD which I am unfamiliar with).

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“Enter Sandman” – Metallica
“Ball and Chain” – Social Distortion
“Run Like Hell” – Pink Floyd

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“Electioneering” - Radiohead

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Baby I Don’t Care - Transvision Vamp

Khe Sanh & Cheap Wine both by Cold Chisel

Life is a Highway - Tom Petty

Eve of Destruction (cover) - The Screaming Jets

Olivers’ Army - Elvis Costello

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I Don’t Wanna Grow Up - Tom Waits

George