Barney Stinson’s “Get Psyched” Mixes
I've recently started my own rerun of the TV show How I Met Your Mother. It's currently one of my favourite sitcoms, although I don't think I've ever mentioned it here (shame on me!). And so, in the episode "The Limo", from season 1, Barney Stinson presents his "Get Psyched Mix", which consists of a compilation of songs that should get you pumped up:
(...) my own personal "Get Psyched Mix". Now, people often think a good mix should rise and fall, but people are wrong. It should be ALL RISE, baby! Now prepare yourselves for an audio journey into the white hot center of adrenaline... Bam!
Here's the list, thanks to the hard work of some guy at TV Squad with a hi-def TV, a DVR, and a lot of time in his hands:
1) I Wanna Rock - Twisted Sister
2) You Give Love A Bad Name - Bon Jovi
3) Lick It Up - KISS
4) Paradise City - Guns & Roses
5) Dancing With Myself -- Billy Idol
6) Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions
7) Panama - Van Halen
8) Talk Dirty To Me - Poison
9) Thunderstruck - AC/DC
10) Dr. Feelgood - Motley Crue
11) Round and Round - Ratt
I went one step further and created a Youtube playlist with the songs, so I can get psyched more easily. Here it is, Barney's "Get Psyched Mix", the TV version.
"TV version? Is there another one?" Yes, there is! After the episode the HIMYM writers Barney posted a completely different list in his blog:
1) You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi
2) The Humpty Dance - Digital Underground
3) Come Sail Away - Styx
4) Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
5) The Transformers Theme Song
6) You're the Best Around - Joe Esposito
7) High Enough - Damn Yankees
8) Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
9) Rock You Like a Hurricane - The Scorpions
10) Hip Hop Hooray - Naughty by Nature
11) Change of Heart - Tom Petty
12) Run Away - Slade
So, if one mix is not enough to the desired level of psyched-ness, here's the Youtube playlist for this other list - Barney's "Get Psyched Mix", the blog version.
If I had to choose one, the TV mix would be my choice, and I would add "You're the Best Around", "Don't Stop Believing" and "The Transformers Theme Song" from the blog mix to it.
What about you? Which one is your favourite?
