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2004-11-23 Iraq-Jordan
Iraq 'n' roll
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Posted by tipper 2004-11-23 8:53:41 AM|| || Front Page|| [11130 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 "Seek & Destroy" by Metallica was a big favorite during GW1.

"Wango Tango" by Ted Nugent was being played when Noriega finally cracked under the pressure.

If it pumps up our lads and demoralizes the islamo-nutz then I'm all for it. I couldn't take 10 minutes of Barney.

"Flight of the Valkyrie - scares the hell out of the VC" - best scene during Apocalypse Now.
Posted by Jarhead 2004-11-23 10:04:20 AM||   2004-11-23 10:04:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 "Mahmoud! The infidels come with their purple tyrranosaur!"

"Aieeee! We must flee!"
Posted by Mike  2004-11-23 10:37:42 AM||   2004-11-23 10:37:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Black Sabbath's Iron Man.One of my favorites.
Posted by raptor 2004-11-23 10:47:14 AM||   2004-11-23 10:47:14 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Both Gulf Wars began with Rock the Casbah, by the Clash.

US forces have been blaring the theme song from Team America: World Police in Fallujah this month. I hope the US troops in Iraq get to see that movie.

I hope we don't play Wagner, Jarhead. Somehow, the thought of US troops singing along to “Kill the wabbit! Kill the wabbit!” doesn't sound so frightening.
Posted by Eric Jablow  2004-11-23 10:49:30 AM||   2004-11-23 10:49:30 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Loved the scene in Apocalypse Now. The first time I saw something similar was in Kelly's Hero's when Oddball came out of the train tunnel blaring. I do forget what he was playing. Anybody remember? Alway with the negative waves, Moriarty?
Posted by Weird Al 2004-11-23 11:21:57 AM||   2004-11-23 11:21:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Donald "Oddball" Sutherland was grinning insanely and playing I've Been Working on the Railroad
Posted by lex 2004-11-23 11:30:11 AM||   2004-11-23 11:30:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Beautifull. Thanks. One of the classic scenes in film history. Another probably forgotten scene occurs in one of my favorite Jimmy Cagney movies, "One, Two, Three". The east german police are torturing a suspected "Amerikanisha Shpion" By playing Itsey Bitsey Tiny Weenie Polka Dot Bikini over and over on a crooked record player with the speed going up and down. It would work for me. Probably work on the Iraqis as well.
Posted by Weird Al 2004-11-23 11:50:36 AM||   2004-11-23 11:50:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 This is Hollywood's contribution to modern US warfare: now we bring our own soundtrack.
Posted by Carl in N.H.  2004-11-23 11:52:05 AM||   2004-11-23 11:52:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 Funny, I always thought he (Sutherland) was playing The Eyes of Texas. ;)
Posted by Laurence of the Rats  2004-11-23 11:53:11 AM|| [http://www.punictreachery.com/]  2004-11-23 11:53:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 All right, I really don't have anything important to do right now, so I tracked down the Kelly's Heros soundtrack. Yes, there is such a thing. Herein is the list of songs:Track listing:


Kelly's Heroes | All For The Love Of Sunshine (sung by Hank Williams Jnr.) | Burning Bridges | Tiger Tank | Clairmont Waltz | Battle Hymn Of The Republic | Burning Bridges (sung by The Mike Curb Conurbation) | Quick Draw Kelly | All For The Love Of Sunshine | I've Been Working On The Railroad | Commando Opus | So, it's Ive been working on the railroad. I wasn't going to sleep until I figured it out. And yes, I need a life.

Posted by Weird Al 2004-11-23 12:30:38 PM||   2004-11-23 12:30:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Oh. My. God. I just remembered, I have that soundtrack at home somewhere.
Posted by Steve  2004-11-23 1:01:44 PM||   2004-11-23 1:01:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Isnt there a "Best of Leonard Nemoy and William Shatner"? That would probably work. Or some B52s, Meatloaf, or Conjunction Junction 24/7. But then that would be detrimental to our troops as well. How about just loop Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon CD (speaking of which, the original soundtrack to The Wizard of Oz would be perfect for prepairing prisoners for interogation).
Posted by J 2004-11-23 1:07:02 PM||   2004-11-23 1:07:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 I'm just amazed that Metallica's not asking for royalties for the downloads......
Posted by Desert Blondie 2004-11-23 1:43:47 PM||   2004-11-23 1:43:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Someone send in the RIAA Ready Reserve forces! Quick! Parachute in some lawyers before somebody gets hurt!

Posted by Seafarious  2004-11-23 1:52:50 PM||   2004-11-23 1:52:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 Appetite for Destruction was our personal soundtrack to GW1.

This quote gets my nomination for the "Eternal Rantburg Quote" Award

"Once Barney gets going, there is no escape."
Posted by OldSpook 2004-11-23 1:53:24 PM||   2004-11-23 1:53:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 LOL. Trust me... the Psyops folks are sick! Try to get some sleep when you keep hearing a baby crying for hours on end.
Posted by Pissed off Army 2004-11-23 3:06:14 PM||   2004-11-23 3:06:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 Me too Steve. Nearly worn out.
Posted by Shipman 2004-11-23 4:18:35 PM||   2004-11-23 4:18:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 I think endless loops on understanding Japanese Management Techniques might have worked.
Posted by Shipman 2004-11-23 4:20:39 PM||   2004-11-23 4:20:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#19 Yoko Ono's Greatest Hits.....almost a war crime
Posted by Frank G  2004-11-23 4:29:53 PM||   2004-11-23 4:29:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#20 theme from "deliverance" accompanied by heavy knee slapping
Posted by SON OF TOLUI 2004-11-23 5:09:07 PM||   2004-11-23 5:09:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#21 Speaking of Pink Floyd - the (obscure) track - Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving With a Pict - played in the middle of the night at ear shattering volume should do the trick.

For something more modern - Grouchy of GrouchyMedia did wonders with Dope's Die MF Die. It would deliver a positive uplifting message to the terrorists.
Posted by AJackson 2004-11-23 6:22:36 PM||   2004-11-23 6:22:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#22 Let them know whom they are fighting. Start with The Marine Hymn. Continue with the greatest of patriotic music, Stars and Stripes Forever. Then, the torture.
Posted by Eric Jablow  2004-11-23 8:18:20 PM||   2004-11-23 8:18:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#23 And if they don't surrender within 24 hours, drop the musical H-bomb: "It's a Small World". Went on that damn ride at Disneyland, long ago, and tried to chew my own ear off to escape it.
Posted by Angie Schultz 2004-11-23 8:23:35 PM|| [http://darkblogules.blogspot.com]  2004-11-23 8:23:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#24 Angie takes the prize, IMHO. If Amnesty International protested that its use constituted a war crime, I'd be forced to agree with them for the first time in several years.
Posted by Ptah  2004-11-23 11:07:55 PM|| [http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]  2004-11-23 11:07:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#25 Appetite for Destruction was our personal soundtrack to GW1.

This quote gets my nomination for the "Eternal Rantburg Quote" Award

"Once Barney gets going, there is no escape."
Posted by OldSpook 2004-11-23 1:53:24 PM||   2004-11-23 1:53:24 PM|| Front Page Top

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Posted by OldSpook 2004-11-23 1:53:24 PM||   2004-11-23 1:53:24 PM|| Front Page Top

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