#5 Eye of the Tiger-Survivor
Mmmmm....yes the cliche 80s choice. If you don't know where this song is from, you need to fall into a pit filled with snakes after shooting the man who killed your father with a Spencer Carbine (sorry..I just watched "True Grit"...point is, instead of surviving and only getting your arm amputated, you should stay in that pit until you come up with the right answer).
Anywayyyy, Eye of the Tiger isn't the most EPICLY AWESOME song out there. It's only considered EPICLY AWESOME because of the Rocky movie series (I think the 1st is deeply overrated..but that's a post for a different time).
Band wise-you do have to admire the shnazy beret and leather jacket combo, completed with the creepy singing.
How it could be even more EPICLY AWESOME: Berets and leather jackets on skinny white Americans look wimpy, let alone French people (heyoo!). Make the band out of Black Panthers and allow them to fire riot rounds into the air during the climax of the song.
#4 Take On Me-A-ha
Take on Me by A-ha is an EPIC 80s song. The music vid is pretty snazzy, and how the hell does he get his voice so high?
No seriously. That was a serious question. He's like Biebs only not a complete pusbag.
How it could be even more EPICLY AWESOME: Have a high-pitch sing off versus Biebs and A-ha. Whoever loses is committed to Gladiatorial games.
Against freakin Tigers.
#3 The Final Countdown-Europe
The Final Countdown. It's been a staple in the sports industry (apparently..according to some dubious sources). Not only is this song EPICLY AWESOME, its also EPICLY BAD. I mean we can be honest with ourselves here...it's not the best song out there, its cheesy and silly...and that's why it gets stuck in our heads (like Gunther).
It is EPICLY AWESOME though. EPICLY AWESOME enough to start playing in my head after I had finished my DBQs (Document Based Questions..derr) and had narrowed down my multiple choice to 10 questions during the infamous AP Euro test.
How it could be even more EPICLY AWESOME: Cue the music to a UFC matchup during a blackout submission.
According to Urban Myth the song is about a drowning. According to Collin's himself its about him divorcing his 1st wife in 1979.
Either way...still a boss song.
How it could be even more EPICLY AWESOME: Re-shoot the music video but have Mike Tyson punch out Stew again in the end.
#1 I need a Hero-Bonnie Tyler
How can this song not be EPI..okay you get it..enough of the caps lock. But seriously....Bonnie Tyler on top of a canyon?---how did she get down is another question...
The House on fire?
The bad men surrounding her?
The chorus of lovely ladies in white?
The fast paced fury of the song? (Boy does she need a hero)
Nah. This song is made complete with the Disco Cowboy in the music video. That...is fucking epic.
How it could be even more EPICLY AWESOME: White suits+White Horses+Nickle-plated pistols+Damsels in distress=EPICLY AWESOME enough for me.
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