Assignment 23- Doug Vaughan

It is a strange coincidence this blog post question came up this weekend as it was just yesterday I put together a playlist to pump me up and get in the right mindset before some big soccer games and AP tests coming up. As I was making this playlist I thought which ones would get my blood pumping and fill me with the most confidence for the challenge I face ahead.

Doug's Confidence Pumper Playlist

1. Seven Nation Army- The White Stripes, this song gives me chills along with its strong rhythm and beat that sticks in your head long after you listen to the song. This song is classic as it is played at nearly every sporting event ever to pump up the crowd.

2. Welcome to the Jungle- Guns N' Roses, this song is fast paced with an electrifying guitar part that will force you to move some part of your body to dance along. This is also about how the jungle is going to kill you which you can use as a metaphor for that big test or game to fuel your confidence.

3. Thunderstruck- AC/DC,  this song is as close as you could get to being hit by a lightning bolt in a song form as the electrifying voice of AC/DC propels hart beat along with the fast as lightning guitar. Its fills you with confidence to strike down your opponent or electrify that test.

4. Loose Yourself- Eminem, from the lyrical genius of Eminem comes the ultimate song for facing adversity in the eye overcoming it to achieve your goal. This perfectly pace song is fast enough to get your blood pumping and slow enough to understand the lyrics of Eminem that just increases your confidence trough out the whole song.

5. Ni**as In Paris- Jay Z, one of the greatest songs from from one of the greatest artists of this generation this song has a rhythm that guarantees to have you head banging for the entire duration of the song. It ends on a chilling part where Jay-Z is getting in his zone that coupled with the strangely transfixing static background music gets you in your zone.

6. 300 Violin Orchestra- Jorge Quintero, this song has zero words only a fast paced, upbeat, chilling tone of music that would belong during a training montage in a Rocky movie. This is a masterpiece made up of orchestral music with out any modern signing or meaning to it will get you ready to take on anything.

7. The Final Countdown- Europe, I've saved this song for last as it signifies the end and that everything has led up to these next moments. This song not particularly fast still has a rhythm that will make your blood pump and get you in the right mindset to take on what ever is coming at the end of that countdown.