Best Pump Up Songs for Studying/Exams

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What pump up songs do you guys listen to before exams/before you start studying (whether it be for exams or the MCAT)?

Three of the ones I listen to are:
1. Second Coming
2. Eye of the Tigre
3. Heart of a Champion


What ones do you guys listen to? Hopefully this is the right section for this.. I didn't see any threads on this for premeds
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What pump up songs do you guys listen to before exams/before you start studying (whether it be for exams or the MCAT)?

Three of the ones I listen to are:
1. Second Coming
2. Eye of the Tigre
3. Heart of a Champion


What ones do you guys listen to? Hopefully this is the right section for this.. I didn't see any threads on this for premeds
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I am such a fan of house/electro/remixes. Like an addict. Here are some of the ones that are on my iPod now that you'll find me jamming out to before a good library sesh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7-Hx4tovuw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzujNk-yYrE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bgyeXoiP8Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t0oHSG7v3o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsjbZKmSGLQ
 
Anything by Explosions in the Sky:

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzIK5FaC38w[/YOUTUBE]
 
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[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypi-QUaezds[/YOUTUBE]
 
Oh, and when I need something a little mellower:

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJTTSP1t3RA[/YOUTUBE]
 
Played this on a continuous loop before each of my Analytical Chem exams with good results:

[youtube]xtrEN-YKLBM[/youtube]
 
Not Giving Up - omnisoul
Break Away - Three Day's Grace
We Are Men - Mulan
 
- Defying Gravity from Wicked (Idina Menzel)
- Hero (Mariah Carey) (maybe not great when you're prepping for an exam that day, better for studying/mentally prepping for exam well in advance (who doesn't like to be told they're a hero when physics keeps kicking them?))
- the song played during the fireworks at Epcot (at least the one from when I was there a few years ago) - I think it's called "Celebrations", or something like that
- Holst's Jupiter (ahhh the middle part with the strings and then the epic bass melody at the end...so great!)
- music from Disney's Hercules (it's so happy!)
- miscellaneous from John Williams (i.e., themes from the movies Superman, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones)
- Firework from Katy Perry

Yayyy awesome songs!
 
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PUMPED UP **** YEAH!!!!!



[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONXp-vpE9eU[/YOUTUBE]
 
[YOUTUBE]raRHUG0PkQU[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE]lXWq3f01e2U[/YOUTUBE]
 
LuciusVorenus said:
PUMPED UP **** YEAH!!!!!



[YOUTUBE]ONXp-vpE9eU[/YOUTUBE]
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lol amazing

Wolfman89 said:
Anything by Explosions in the Sky:

[YOUTUBE]JzIK5FaC38w[/YOUTUBE]
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Awesome band.

Yeah, why get pumped up or rock out "pump up" music? It's an exam. Get relaxed and focused. Find your zone. If I'm listening to music on the way to an exam it's something more creative, introspective, expansive, or artistic... whether that an awesome creative rock band like Explosions in the Sky or TV On the Radio, or jazz like Coltrane, Mile Davis, The Budos Band.

I'll save the "pump up" music for the gym or the pitch.
 
Ursa said:
Ditto. Anything else (especially with lyrics) is too distracting.
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Thats why I will also listen to jazz (Monk, etc.) or classical.

Longshanks said:
lol amazing



Awesome band.

Yeah, why get pumped up or rock out "pump up" music? It's an exam. Get relaxed and focused. Find your zone. If I'm listening to music on the way to an exam it's something more creative, introspective, expansive, or artistic... whether that an awesome creative rock band like Explosions in the Sky or TV On the Radio, or jazz like Coltrane, Mile Davis, The Budos Band.

I'll save the "pump up" music for the gym or the pitch.
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I like getting pumped up as I walk to the exam usually.
 
Longshanks said:
lol amazing



Awesome band.

Yeah, why get pumped up or rock out "pump up" music? It's an exam. Get relaxed and focused. Find your zone. If I'm listening to music on the way to an exam it's something more creative, introspective, expansive, or artistic... whether that an awesome creative rock band like Explosions in the Sky or TV On the Radio, or jazz like Coltrane, Mile Davis, The Budos Band.

I'll save the "pump up" music for the gym or the pitch.
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👍

Hence, The Beatles 😀
 
I tend to give All I Do is Win a quick listen before tests.
 
I play some Rebecca Black and Justin Beiber to fill myself with massive amounts of rage which allows me to dominate whatever I'm about to study.
 
paul411 said:
I play some Rebecca Black and Justin Beiber to fill myself with massive amounts of rage which allows me to dominate whatever I'm about to study.
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Best avatar ever.

Hopefully someday you'll find where you belong, nowhere man 🙁
 
To be honest... I listen to Glee songs to pump me up. Especially Loser Like Me. Gets me every time... 😳
 
Really!! You guys are doing it all wrong!!

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXIA-U2mL3U[/YOUTUBE]
 
eye of the tiger ftw!
 
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!!!
ALWAYS PUMPS ME UP FOR AN EXAM


....And it reminds me of Gob's magical act in Arrested Development
 
Sadly, I'm kinda ADD and most of the time pump up music and caffeine is the last thing I need before a test. However, sometimes I like to listen to Let's Go by Trick Daddy before a test.
 
0kazak1 said:
Sadly, I'm kinda ADD and most of the time pump up music and caffeine is the last thing I need before a test. However, sometimes I like to listen to Let's Go by Trick Daddy before a test.
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ayyyyyy...Trick daddy goes hard...:laugh:
 
Ok...I promised myself that I would post one more.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh8mRjO1nhg&feature=relmfu[/YOUTUBE]
 
Biebs said:
I am such a fan of house/electro/remixes. Like an addict. Here are some of the ones that are on my iPod now that you'll find me jamming out to before a good library sesh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7-Hx4tovuw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzujNk-yYrE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bgyeXoiP8Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t0oHSG7v3o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsjbZKmSGLQ
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Wolfman89 said:
Anything by Explosions in the Sky:

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzIK5FaC38w[/YOUTUBE]
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You guys got me hooked on these 😀
 
@Swiss Medical: OMG DJ KHALED IS THE BESTTTT. I'm From the Ghetto is classic pump-up material 😎
 
DJ Khaled is absolutely pathetic, and so is every "artist" ever associated with him.

Children, turn off your pop 40 stations and listen to some real hip-hop, that way those of us with experience don't have to kick knowledge at ya.
 
Longshanks said:
DJ Khaled is absolutely pathetic, and so is every "artist" ever associated with him.

Children, turn off your pop 40 stations and listen to some real hip-hop, that way those of us with experience don't have to kick knowledge at ya.
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awww....😱

Come on. You have to admit his group at least has a decent reputation and nice songs....🙂
 
Can't be Touched - Roy Jones Jr.
Remember the Name - fort minor
On the Eve of War - Jedi Mind Tricks
Go to Sleep - eminem

Usually ended up ripping the first few pages of my test after these but made my prof listen to them and he totally understood
 
"Brianstorm" by the Arctic Monkeys

And the "be a man" song in Mulan
 
Metallica - One (S&M Version)
Lil' Wayne - Problem Solver
Absolute favorite one though:
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj_DWb-Dl-k[/YOUTUBE]
 
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