Today's pick? The old 1970s song by Chic, "Le Freak." Why? Because the chorus is too perfect for these emotionally pressurized times: "AHHHHHHH . . . FREAK OUT!"
Hey, nowadays, it really is chic to panic.
As ever, feel free to make suggestions in Comments.
The 2008 choices are these, in order:
- "Don't Fear the Reaper" (Blue Oyster Cult)
- "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" (R.E.M.)
- "Crazy" (Alanis or Seal)
- "Burning Down the House" (Talking Heads)
- "What Kind of Fool (Heard All That Before)" (Kylie Minogue)
- "Götterdämmerung" (Richard Wagner)
- "I Wanna Be Sedated" (the Ramones)
- "Stranglehold" (Ted Nugent)
- "Free Fallin'" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
- "Save Me" (Remy Zero)
- "Bad Moon Rising" (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
- "Dr. Feelgood" (Motley Crue)
- "Push" (Matchbox Twenty)
- "Kyrie Eleison" (the liturgy or Mr. Mister)
- "Hell's Bells" (AC/DC)
- "Little Drop of Poison" (Tom Waits)
- "Supermassive Black Hole" (Muse)
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