Top Ten Songs to Fight To
From Penguin Classics' edition of Hazlitt's essay, "The Fight."
I’m one of those people who is ready to get into a fist fight at just about any time. But there’s one thing that would pump me up and get me going that I typically need when I get into it with someone – a good fight song. So, looking through my iTunes collection, I found ten good ones that I wouldn’t mind hearing in the midst of a rumble.
10. Break Stuff – Limp Bizkit (1999)
I don’t even like Limp Bizkit (one of the most overrated bands of the 90s) but this song certainly makes me violent.
9. Mama Said Knock You Out – L.L. Cool J (1990)
A bit of a different genre than the rest of this list, but this classic gets it done.
8. Smack My Bitch Up – Prodigy (1997)
From this masterpiece of an album, I could also go with “Breathe.” Someone suggested to me “Get up, get off” as well.
7. Bleed it Out – Linkin Park (2007)
Every time this song even comes on I want to punch someone. Prior to this song coming out, it would’ve been “One Step Closer.”
6. Dragula – Rob Zombie (1998)
Zombie has so many but I’d say this one rises to the top. This song is frequently heard at sporting events, as well.
5. My Plague – Slipknot (2002)
Other suggestions from Slipknot. “Spit it out” (OverCaffeinated Mix) and “People = S#%t.”
4. Love Dump – Static X (1999)
It begins kinda slow but once it hits the meat of the song, I’m throwing round-houses like Tyson.
3. I Stand Alone – Godsmack (2002)
Also could go with “Awake.”
2. The Sickness – Disturbed (2000)
I love this band, and the part where he goes off on a rant is a soundtrack to any good fight ever fought.
1. Eye Of The Tiger – Survivor (1982)
Okay, this one is cheesy, but it’s simply the best! It was written at the request of Sylvester Stallone for the film Rocky III.
Other songs worth a nod:
The Fight Song – Marilyn Manson
Superstar – Saliva
Bodies – Drowning Pool
Payback – Slayer
Got the Life – Korn
B.Y.O.B. – System of a Down
Rot – Mushroomhead
Bwomp – Mushroomhead
T.R.I.C. – Otep
Beat It – Michael Jackson (Great fight song for when we were kids)
Did I miss any of your favorites? Let me know in the comments section, and then we can fight about it!
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step up by drowning pool kicks the s..t out of bodies
Allow me to suggest Walk by Pantera…speed of the music isn’t quite there but the lyrics suggest you should smash people.
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“Mama Said Knock You Out” totally gets me pumped. I would also have to include anything by DMX. Anyone can post their own list to our site http://www.toptentopten.com/. The coolest feature is you can let other people vote on the rankings of your list. Some Classical music might be interesting ,something live Beethoven 5th.
nice list, though I would definatly have “Mudvayne – Dig Everything And Nothing [Remix]” from the Resident Evil OST.. it was the first song I classified as a “fight” song.
Devour by Shinedown is a good one, as well as time of dying, me against the world by simpleplan, scream aim fire by bullet for my valentine, and through the fire and flames by dragonforce
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