# Songs you turn the volume aaaaaall the way up for **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 3, 2004, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-turn-the-volume-aaaaaall-the-way-up-for/277844 "2004-12-03T03:33:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JoeSki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-turn-the-volume-aaaaaall-the-way-up-for/277844/1 "2004-12-03T03:33:29Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![JoeSki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-turn-the-volume-aaaaaall-the-way-up-for/277844/2 "2004-12-03T03:39:40Z")
> [@JoeSki](#): > > **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. Oh yeah, and an additional 2 Cool points for each person in or around your vehicle wearing shades while it’s playing 😉 . ---
**Author:** ![the\_Lady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@the\_Lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_Lady)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-turn-the-volume-aaaaaall-the-way-up-for/277844/3 "2004-12-03T03:40:44Z")
**Who Wants to Live Forever** by Queen. Sure - it’s cheesy, but I love it. ---
**Author:** ![JoeSki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-turn-the-volume-aaaaaall-the-way-up-for/277844/4 "2004-12-03T03:43:29Z")
**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. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-turn-the-volume-aaaaaall-the-way-up-for/277844/5 "2004-12-03T03:46:17Z")
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! ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-turn-the-volume-aaaaaall-the-way-up-for/277844/6 "2004-12-03T03:54:07Z")
Tainted Love. Solly’s Beard. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-turn-the-volume-aaaaaall-the-way-up-for/277844/7 "2004-12-03T03:54:20Z")
**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** ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-turn-the-volume-aaaaaall-the-way-up-for/277844/8 "2004-12-03T03:57:11Z")
“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 ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-turn-the-volume-aaaaaall-the-way-up-for/277844/9 "2004-12-03T04:00:17Z")
**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 \*\*. ---
**Author:** ![audiobottle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@audiobottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audiobottle)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-turn-the-volume-aaaaaall-the-way-up-for/277844/10 "2004-12-03T04:05:31Z")
**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. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Dirx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Sir\_Dirx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Dirx)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-turn-the-volume-aaaaaall-the-way-up-for/277844/11 "2004-12-03T04:05:45Z")
“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. ---
**Author:** ![JoeSki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-turn-the-volume-aaaaaall-the-way-up-for/277844/12 "2004-12-03T04:22:16Z")
[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. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-turn-the-volume-aaaaaall-the-way-up-for/277844/13 "2004-12-03T04:30:57Z")
Believe it or not, I actually _do_ turn it up whenever I hear Skynrd’s **Sweet Home Alabama**. That song rocks! 🙂 I also get loud with Earth, Wind, & Fire’s **September** , and Linkin Park’s entire **Meteora** album, among others. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-turn-the-volume-aaaaaall-the-way-up-for/277844/14 "2004-12-03T05:07:22Z")
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! ---
**Author:** ![JoeSki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-turn-the-volume-aaaaaall-the-way-up-for/277844/15 "2004-12-03T05:12:19Z")
Oooh! Add **Good Vibrations** by the Beach Boys to my list. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-turn-the-volume-aaaaaall-the-way-up-for/277844/16 "2004-12-03T05:21:15Z")
> [@Uvula Donor](#): > > **Down with the Sickness** and **Stupify** by Disturbed. \*\*Sober \*\* and \*\*Schism \*\* by Tool. 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). ---
**Author:** ![Manatee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@Manatee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manatee)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-turn-the-volume-aaaaaall-the-way-up-for/277844/17 "2004-12-03T06:04:42Z")
“Enter Sandman” – Metallica “Ball and Chain” – Social Distortion “Run Like Hell” – Pink Floyd ---
**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-turn-the-volume-aaaaaall-the-way-up-for/277844/18 "2004-12-03T06:08:10Z")
“Electioneering” - Radiohead ---
**Author:** ![Battle\_Pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-turn-the-volume-aaaaaall-the-way-up-for/277844/19 "2004-12-03T06:18:13Z")
**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 ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-turn-the-volume-aaaaaall-the-way-up-for/277844/20 "2004-12-03T06:59:10Z")
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