# What's Your Theme Song? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 25, 2007, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-theme-song/423926 "2007-10-25T03:39:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-theme-song/423926/21 "2007-10-25T13:24:25Z")
“Too Drunk to Fuck”, by The Dead Kennedys. ---
**Author:** ![Carson\_O\_Genic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cdc98d/32.png) [@Carson\_O\_Genic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carson_O_Genic)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-theme-song/423926/22 "2007-10-25T14:25:58Z")
Manic Depression. ---
**Author:** ![Litoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-theme-song/423926/23 "2007-10-25T14:29:47Z")
Either _Crowds_ by Bauhaus or _The Boxer_ by Simon & Garfunkel. Actually, both. ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-theme-song/423926/24 "2007-10-25T14:50:12Z")
Secret Agent Man ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-theme-song/423926/25 "2007-10-25T14:56:57Z")
Some obscure lines from the Celebrant in Bernstein’s Mass: Blessed is the man who loves the Lord Blessed is the man who praises him I shall lift up my eyes to the hills from whence comes my hope\* and the sun will not smite me by day nor the moon at night - yes, I know. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-theme-song/423926/26 "2007-10-25T14:59:20Z")
Panhandlin’ Prince by Ugly Kid Joe. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-theme-song/423926/27 "2007-10-25T17:03:21Z")
Institutionalized - Suicidal Tendencies ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-theme-song/423926/28 "2007-10-25T17:31:40Z")
This one’s easy. Eye of the Tiger - Survivor When I moved to Santa Fe, the rugby club welcomed me by driving around in a van with a tapped keg in the back, playing Eye of the Tiger on repeat. I put it on every day after we pass the guard station on the way to work. Pumps me up to face the day. 😃 [QUOTE=zoid] Institutionalized - Suicidal Tendencies [/QUOTE] Care for a Coke? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-theme-song/423926/29 "2007-10-25T17:44:59Z")
A combination of _Wheel_ and _Wharf Rat_… Wheel > [@](#): > > The wheel is turning > and you can’t slow down > You can’t let go > and you can’t hold on > You can’t go back > and you can’t stand still > If the thunder don’t get you > then the lightning will Wharf Rat > [@](#): > > Half of my life > I spent doin’ time for > some other fucker’s crime > Other half found me stumbling around > drunk on burgundy wine > > But I’ll get back > on my feet someday > The good Lord willing > if He says I may > 'cause I know the life I’m > livin’s no good > I’ll get a new start > live the life I should ThisSpaceForRent ---
**Author:** ![TwoTrouts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@TwoTrouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoTrouts)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-theme-song/423926/30 "2007-10-25T18:53:37Z")
_Suicide is Painless_ Why yes, I depressive. How 'bout you? ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-theme-song/423926/31 "2007-10-25T19:19:57Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] “Desperado” by the Eagles, paticularly the reprise: The Queen of Diamonds let you down, she was just an empty fable. The Queen of Hearts you claim you never met. Your twisted fate has found you out and it’s finally turned the table. They stole your dreams and paid you with regret. [/QUOTE] Wow, I hear the lyrics completly differently. _Don’t you draw the Queen of Diamonds, she’ll beat you if she’s able you know the Queen of Hearts is always your best bet It seems to me some fine things have been laid upon your table but you only want the things that you can’t get_ ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-theme-song/423926/32 "2007-10-25T19:42:34Z")
[Quote=Annie-Xmas] “Desperado” by the Eagles, paticularly the reprise: The Queen of Diamonds let you down, she was just an empty fable. The Queen of Hearts you claim you never met. Your twisted fate has found you out and it’s finally turned the table. They stole your dreams and paid you with regret. [/Quote] [QUOTE=Zebra] Wow, I hear the lyrics completly differently. _Don’t you draw the Queen of Diamonds, she’ll beat you if she’s able you know the Queen of Hearts is always your best bet It seems to me some fine things have been laid upon your table but you only want the things that you can’t get_ [/QUOTE] See [this page](http://lyrics.rockmagic.net/lyrics/eagles/desperado_1973.html#05). The song _Desperado_ quoted by **Zebra** is Track #5, while the reprise quoted by **Annie** is Track #11. ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-theme-song/423926/33 "2007-10-25T19:58:59Z")
Johnny Cash’s Desperado on one of his last albums is quite moving. ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-theme-song/423926/34 "2007-10-25T20:02:09Z")
Seeing Double at the Triple Rock - NOFX “What we know is that we don’t wanna be, anywhere but here! Please don’t make us leave, When in Minnesota and you’ve got a drinkin’ quota.” I don’t live in Minnesota, but I like to drink. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-theme-song/423926/35 "2007-10-25T20:12:02Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] See [this page](http://lyrics.rockmagic.net/lyrics/eagles/desperado_1973.html#05). The song _Desperado_ quoted by **Zebra** is Track #5, while the reprise quoted by **Annie** is Track #11. [/QUOTE] And that is what is wrong with itunes and buying one song at a time and not the whole album. I don’t think I’ve ever heard track 11 ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-theme-song/423926/36 "2007-10-25T20:13:49Z")
With a nod to Robert Nesta Marley, OM, my theme song is _Three Little Birds_: Dont worry about a thing, cause every little thing gonna be all right. Singin: dont worry about a thing, cause every little thing gonna be all right! ---
**Author:** ![rucciface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba9def/32.png) [@rucciface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rucciface)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-theme-song/423926/37 "2007-10-25T20:20:45Z")
“Creep” – Radiohead ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-theme-song/423926/38 "2007-10-25T20:22:59Z")
Box of Rain: > [@](#): > > Maybe you’ll find direction > around some corner > where it’s been waiting to meet you - > What do you want me to do, > to watch for you while you’re sleeping? > Well please don’t be surprised > when you find me dreaming too [http://www.allspirit.co.uk/rain.html](http://www.allspirit.co.uk/rain.html) ---
**Author:** ![Blaster\_Master](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@Blaster\_Master](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blaster_Master)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-theme-song/423926/39 "2007-10-25T20:27:28Z")
I’d actually been thinking about this quite a bit recently… for the last several months, it’s most definitely been [One Endless Childish Day - Dark Suns](http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/darksuns/existence.html#11). The lyrics are good (not on the level of, say, Anathema), but the music is downright brilliant… the ENTIRE album builds up to the last 4 minutes of this song (I think it runs about 13-14 minutes, which is not an atypical length for this kind of music), and it gives me a combination of chills and pure inspirational energy every single time I hear it. Funny thing is, I loved the album they released before this one, but I was initially rather unimpressed with the follow-up. I didn’t actually even really like this song UNTIL it came up on shuffle, and went from… eh, it’s nothing special to… wow, this is perfect! ---
**Author:** ![Creaky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-theme-song/423926/40 "2007-10-25T20:29:06Z")
Thanks for all of the replies. It’s also cool to see why some of these songs were chosen. When I made the original post, I figured it should be up to y’all to decide if you wanted to tell why you chose your song or simply give a title. Either way I think it’s interesting. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-theme-song/423926.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-theme-song/423926.md?page=3)