Most Terrifyingly Inspirational '80s Songs

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2007-11-16 11:22am

When I was a kid I watched Short Circuit 2 so many times I can practically RECITE 'I need a Hero'. There's actually a Browncoat (Firefly) music video set to that song.

Of course, nothing beats a punked-out Johnny 5 swinging from a construction crane to snatch a jewel thief from a speedboat. Really, the movie has everything.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2007-11-16 11:24am

Off to AMP...*sigh*

TithonusSyndrome · Post by **TithonusSyndrome** » 2007-11-16 03:44pm

I guess it's no shock that the 80's had enough inspirational songs on the charts to be able to actually compile a list of them, whereas in the 90's, you'd get further listing mumbly defeatist alt-rock anthems.

Brother-Captain Gaius wrote:However, a list ranking 19-freakin'-80s songs about how much they inspire you to kick ass that not only has no Iron Maiden, but no metal at all is seriously fucked.

I prefer it this way. The "inspiration" they're thinking of seems to be more compatible with determined yuppies. Do you want to cheapen the best metal songs that way?

"Hell Patrol"?

"Nightcrawler"?

Painkiller may well be the most fucking metal album ever, but it was released in 1990.

White Haven · Post by **White Haven** » 2007-11-16 04:23pm

I dunno about you lot, but all most metal inspires me to do is change the station.

TithonusSyndrome · Post by **TithonusSyndrome** » 2007-11-16 04:32pm

Where do you live, that you actually get metal on your radio stations? I'm lucky if I hear the odd Judas Priest track where I live, and even then it's usually a radio-friendly one like "You've Got Another Thing Comin'".

Sidewinder · Post by **Sidewinder** » 2007-11-16 10:56pm

DEATH wrote:I'd have chosen another Queen song though, "We Will rock You", "Princes of The Universe", "I want it all", I can think of a half dozen better suited songs.

I also nominate "We Will Rock You" as a replacement for one of the songs that I can't even remember the lyrics to now.

Drooling Iguana · Post by **Drooling Iguana** » 2007-11-16 11:28pm

"We Will Rock You" was released in 1977.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2007-11-17 01:02am

strangely princes of the universe, and Flash Gordon, were my tape cassette arcade game music of choice during the 80's...

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2007-11-17 08:23am

No "Jump" by Van Hallen? Strange.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2007-11-17 11:31am

That list is what I would describe as "Dad music," music you can imagine people's dads dancing to at a wedding or perhaps birthday party when some overpaid parasite called a DJ does the job a laptop with winamp and 4 clicks could do.

Anyway, any list about 80s music that doesn't mention Slayer, Carcass and Run DMC is written by an enemy or someone's dad (or both).

Havok · Post by **Havok** » 2007-11-17 12:48pm

Zuul
Slayer and Carcass weren't exactly "inspirational". Terrifying, yes.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2007-11-17 01:17pm

of course as far as terriffying to dads, little can beat Harry Chapin's "Cats in the Cradle" but that was from the 70s

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2007-11-18 07:03am

The Yosemite Bear wrote:of course as far as terriffying to dads, little can beat Harry Chapin's "Cats in the Cradle" but that was from the 70s

Cat's In The Cradle always makes me feel uneasy because It was used here in the 80's as an anti-terrorist advert. AT the time it was very contravercial.

Thanas · Post by **Thanas** » 2007-11-18 07:12am

To me, Queen's "Don't stop me now" beats all of them.