This week's songs are all the songs I could think of about boxing. Plus some songs that make me think of boxing. I've been feeling a little demotivated lately, and nothing makes you want to run up a hundred stairs or run behind a fat man on a bicycle in a pink track suit than boxing songs.
1. "Eye of the Tiger" by Journey
Thanks to Rock Band, my nephew knew all the words to this song when he was 6. My sister said once, at a hockey practice, he got exhausted and lay on the ice for several minutes. When it was time to go, my sister persuaded him to get up and skate to the rink doors. As he skated away, she heard him mumbling something. When she asked, he said he was singing "Eye of the Tiger" for motivation.
A couple of weeks ago, I rode my bike along with Sarah while she went jogging. I tried singing this song to help her train. She told me to stop it.
2. The theme from Rocky
Whenever I see long staircases, I get this song in my head.
Cinderella Man is probably my favorite movie. Watch the clip from 1:07 to get the song title.
4. "The Warrior's Code" by the Dropkick Murphys
This is a song about the boxer Mickey Ward. The Dropkick Murphys, in my estimation, are some of the most authentic folk musicians of our time.
5. "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC
How did they ever play this on the radio? The intro is longer than a full minute. Still, it's a great one to get you pumped.
6. "Arco Arena" by Cake
This one has nothing to do with boxing. I'm pretty sure of it.
7. The fight music in Punch-Out!!
This is what I envisioned when I agreed to ride my bike while Sarah jogs. If you haven't played Punch-Out!!, you're missing out on the best (only?) boxing game from the NES.8. "The Body of an American" by the Pogues
"But he never threw a fight when the fight was right, so they sent him to the wars." You can't tell what Shane McGowan is saying 70 percent of the time, and 20 percent of the time you don't even want to. It's all poetry in my book, though.
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