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The 10 Most Terrifyingly Inspirational '80s Songs

cracked.com — Great music can inspire us to do anything: love one another, protest an unjust war, make sweet, sweet love to a large black man in the 1970s. But in the '80s there were a series of songs that inspired us to kick ass in every way possible. None inspired more ass kicking than these.

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  • Kenzan, on 10/30/2007, -0/+30At least 80's music beats the current whiney-ass no talent commercialist schlock that the RIAA rams down our collective earholes each week.
  • bigbill780, on 10/30/2007, -0/+27Im pretty sure I could run a marathon if I had these 10 repeating on my ipod.
  • codered1322, on 10/30/2007, -0/+21I was expecting, once again, another lackluster top ten list on Digg. But they did a great job with that one, even the order was dead on.
  • lexf, on 10/30/2007, -0/+21I don't know what #1 is. Before I could get that far, I had to go out and woo several dozen busty women while flexing my muscles. ROCK!
  • codered1322, on 10/30/2007, -1/+22What's a CD?
  • Sangermaine, on 10/30/2007, -0/+20No Rock You Like A Hurricane? The bitch is hungry...
  • burstaneurysm, on 11/02/2007, -0/+18Final Countdown rules.
  • RollFizzlebeef, on 11/02/2007, -0/+16I think "Never Surrender" by Corey Hart was at the end of a Cold Case episode recently.
    That dude was so badass, he wore his sunglasses at NIGHT.
  • dwninjungleland, on 10/25/2007, -1/+16Lists: what cracked DOES. If you don't like it, don't follow the link, and don't read em! Oh wait, but you still will... and then post another comment complaining about how sick you are of them... NICE.
  • dulymachine, on 10/30/2007, -0/+15This is one of the best written pieces of humor I've seen in a long time. Dugg especially since it almost idolizes an entire decade I wish never happened to me, and nearly has me convinced.
  • vta2311, on 10/29/2007, -1/+15I am definitely making a CD out of these songs...
  • torrzilla, on 10/30/2007, -0/+12I definitely want to do some ass kicking now that I have "You're the Best" stuck in my head again.
  • Deemo, on 10/26/2007, -0/+10maybe because that was the 70s
  • Yez70, on 10/29/2007, -0/+10I sold a few LPs on eBay last week. I went to OfficeMax to get LP shipping cartons. The girl looked at me as if I was delusional. She had never heard of an LP. Even after simplifying my description to '12 inch plastic CDs with music on them' she still didn't understand what I was talking about...
    I left the store without my shipping cartons. I feel really old now.
  • ZenMojo, on 10/30/2007, -0/+9If people ask why kids these days are such wusses, all I have to ask is, "Where the ***** is their Eye of the Tiger?" Even "I need a hero" made me want to elbow-slam the kid sitting next to me during Shrek 2.
  • sgtpppr, on 10/26/2007, -1/+10The emo section is in back by the razor blades.
  • bytor4232, on 10/25/2007, -1/+9Foreigner FTW (before they sucked)
  • StuartGibson, on 06/14/2009, -0/+8It's what music came on before it was free.
  • thePoopSmith, on 10/26/2007, -3/+11What about "You've Got the Touch" from the Transformers Movie??? Or the Highlander Theme???
  • gllopc, on 10/24/2007, -1/+8Dituh-doo-dooooo! Dituh-d-d-doo!
  • cyrusaman, on 10/25/2007, -2/+8The list is missing "The Touch," by Stan Bush, from the Transformers (animated) soundtrack.
  • krets, on 10/25/2007, -0/+6DANIEL LARUSO'S GONNA FIGHT!
  • volcomjerk, on 10/25/2007, -0/+6That was one of the best reads I've had in a long time. Hilarious and all the information was well put together with youtube videos!
  • wonderwood, on 10/25/2007, -0/+6This piece of "literature," yes, LITERATURE, is Awesome, possibly even tubular! Rad! and any other 80's jargon you can think up! Good Job Cracked.com!
  • unknamed, on 10/26/2007, -0/+6Of course you are completely disregarding the fact (yes, I said fact) that this was a really well written article.
  • Flarble, on 10/26/2007, -0/+6whew, I need a cigarette after experiencing all that awesome
  • ginjuro, on 10/25/2007, -0/+6Not a big fan of top 10 lists, but this one rocks! Well played, sir.
  • chugger1992, on 10/25/2007, -0/+6Finally a top 10 music list where I know all the songs.
  • mysteri0usdrx, on 10/30/2007, -1/+6two things you will never be on the giving end of, I'm afraid...
  • Gir53457, on 10/26/2007, -0/+5Bonnie Tyler make me feel like I could win the battle of Helm's Deep alone.
  • brjndr, on 10/29/2007, -0/+4If you want the full effect it has to be a cassette tape.
  • KniteWulf, on 10/24/2007, -0/+4You're the worst....aroooound! Everyone's gonna digg you doooown...
  • kernel16, on 10/25/2007, -1/+5This world needs these songs now more then ever~
  • Clp727, on 10/25/2007, -0/+4I would digg you twice if I could!
  • weebit, on 10/25/2007, -0/+4They don't make em like that anymore.
  • skeedawg, on 10/25/2007, -0/+4That was AWESOME!!!!!!
  • boonesfarm, on 10/25/2007, -0/+4Are there any doubts as to why the Russians surrendered in the 80s? It was our Rock! Hell, they are still overcome by it - it's all they listen to over there.
  • unknamed, on 10/25/2007, -0/+4Agreed, how can getting rocked like a freakin' hurricane not inspire you to kick some serious ass?
  • natedouglas, on 10/25/2007, -0/+41980.
  • AndrewDB, on 01/10/2008, -2/+5w t F....?
  • orca94, on 10/25/2007, -0/+3***** yeah! The Final Countdown!
  • ginjuro, on 10/25/2007, -0/+3Just occurred to me that two songs are missing: Modern Day Cowboy by Tesla and Welcome to the Jungle by G&R. Otherwise, killer.
  • codered1322, on 10/28/2007, -0/+3Suit up.
  • Hypermarkalan, on 10/25/2007, -0/+3Sweep the leg. Do you have a problem with that?
  • sgtpppr, on 10/24/2007, -0/+3Did you read the title of the article?
  • 5xSTUN, on 10/25/2007, -0/+3Oh, it's time for a little trip to ITMS to stock up the iPod a bit.
  • neodorian, on 10/25/2007, -0/+3Ever notice how the Gauntlet music is almost the same as Final Countdown?
  • ucbluman, on 10/24/2007, -0/+3i can't listen to The Final Countdown anymore without thinking of (and subsequently busting a gut to) Gob and his stupid pre-trick antics.
  • inactive, on 10/29/2007, -0/+3http://www.last.fm/music/Kenny+Loggins/_/Meet+Me+H ...

    the 80's... what good times.
  • inactive, on 10/25/2007, -0/+3This article is hilarious! As someone who lived through the 80's, I want you kids to know that it was even worse than it looks on YouTube. I mean, you can look at the videos and laugh, and even get into some of the old songs in a retro-giggle kinda way, but what if that silly ***** were really *all you could ever listen to for a whole decade* !? Think about it, and maybe show a little respect for your elders and the Hell we lived through.
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