If you could race a mile with music, what song would you pick?

I'll also throw out a vote for "The Badge" by Pantera. That song is a little over 4 mins and it gets furious in the final 30 seconds or so.

I think the best mile/song combo was already established in the film "The Jericho Mile" The song: Sympathy for the Devil.

For those who haven't seen it, here's the final race:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0AjvX9l6MXQ

Lonesome Loser

YYZ by Rush

Last movement of Prokofiev's Sympony #1 ("Classical"). Man, that's friggin' flying (per the Delos recording with LA Chamber Orchestra, anyhow). Too bad my running ain't exactly molto vivace to match.

you're the best

sweaty ballsak wrote:

how no1 has mention ed this is beyond me

http://youtube.com/watch?v=LKu_QA8Bn9o

Thank you for one of the funniest things I've ever seen. I had to stifle myself from whooping out loud.

Easy: 4'33" by John Cage

dynamite wrote:

Canned Heat. Tell me this doesn't make you want to run.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=hGjC0wbUXzk

F@G.

Hearts of fire- John Cafferty or

No easy way out- Robbert Tepper

Any one of those two from Rocky IV

Man on the Silver Mountain - Rainbow, played loudly.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zptQY97yzZk

I'm a wheel, I'm a wheel, I can roll, I can feel...

Welcome to the Jungle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

honorable mention

Whisky in a Jar (metallica)

99 Ways to Die (megadeth)

Mother (Danzig)

You Could Be Mine (GnR)

Praise Him - Sanchez

Penultimate song in "28 Days Later" when the dude's exacting his revenge.

"Way Away" by Yellowcard......lryics fit racing very nicely

I am gonna need a song that goes for about 6 and a half minutes.

Lenny Leonard wrote:

I think the best mile/song combo was already established in the film "The Jericho Mile" The song: Sympathy for the Devil.

For those who haven't seen it, here's the final race:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0AjvX9l6MXQ

Best running movie ending ever! (followed by the Pre hearse)

We called a teammate Jericho all through high school because he liked to "race" the workouts but couldn't stay with us in the races that actually counted.

We were a little prescient as he later got picked up for taking and driving my car drunk without a license and spent a little time in the county jail. Of course I was passed out at his house when he did this.

Scatman by Scatman John and Wanna be loved by Papa Roach hell yeah

Where Are We Runnin'? - Lenny Kravitz

It's Far Better To Learn - Saosin