What music would be playing when you descend towards the fiery pits of hell?

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No one ever talks about this one -- assuming most of us are going to hell, what's the soundtrack for the trip down?

― Mark (MarkR), Thursday, 7 August 2003 18:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Why do I want to say Jerry Lee Lewis "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On"?

― Mark (MarkR), Thursday, 7 August 2003 18:22 (twenty-two years ago)

'Disco Inferno', duh.

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 7 August 2003 18:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Possibly this one Squirrel Nut Zippers song...I know their song "Hell" would be rather appropriate, but it's actually the instrumental at the end of the album Hot which I would prefer, as it has always sounded to me like a cartoon ride in a cartoon bucket going down a well at full-speed straight to Hell.

But actually, it'd probably have to be Mr. Bungle's "Merry Go Bye-Bye", which actually is about/written-as-if-it-were-the-soundtrack-to dying and going to Hell. It's got that sentimental looking-back-on-the-world-you're-leaving bit, the scraping writhing SOUNDS OF HELL bit, the destructo kill-kill death metal-y DAEMONS RIPPING APART YOUR FLESH stuff, it feels like being ripped from something beautiful and then being thrown into an eternity of pain and burning and OOOH NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 7 August 2003 18:34 (twenty-two years ago)

the crazy world of arthur brown - Fire!

― Bob Shaw (Bob Shaw), Thursday, 7 August 2003 18:35 (twenty-two years ago)

probably something awful that would torture me for all eternity like the smashing pumpkins.

― scott seward, Thursday, 7 August 2003 18:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Highway to Hell is a pretty obvious choice, or anything by Styx

― BrianB, Thursday, 7 August 2003 18:39 (twenty-two years ago)

stupid assed limp bizkits

― sourflower (dustjacket), Thursday, 7 August 2003 18:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Comets on Fire, all the way

― Felcher (Felcher), Thursday, 7 August 2003 18:44 (twenty-two years ago)

racebannon would be cool

― Bob Shaw (Bob Shaw), Thursday, 7 August 2003 18:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Liberace's Greatest Hits

― Sean (Sean), Thursday, 7 August 2003 18:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Selected Ambient Works Vol. II - on headphones

― Freedom Dupont, Thursday, 7 August 2003 19:00 (twenty-two years ago)

"There's No Business Like Show Business"

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 7 August 2003 19:02 (twenty-two years ago)

BelBivDeboe

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 7 August 2003 19:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Now I feel bad for picking songs I like.

Okay, fine then, it would be "Thong Song".

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 7 August 2003 19:04 (twenty-two years ago)

"Into the Maelstrom" by Radio Birdman

― Kingfish (Kingfish), Thursday, 7 August 2003 19:08 (twenty-two years ago)

The elevator to Hell has music piped in from the local "soft rock" station. Bread, Seals & Crofts, and whatever the contemporary equivalents of bands like that are.

― Salmon Pink (Salmon Pink), Thursday, 7 August 2003 19:32 (twenty-two years ago)

No contest...

Emperor's "Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk"

― manuel (manuel), Thursday, 7 August 2003 19:36 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't know why, but I'm feeling salsa for this. Could the former rockist scientist recommended some fiery hell salsa?

― Sonny A. (Keiko), Thursday, 7 August 2003 19:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Straight To Hell - The Clash

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Thursday, 7 August 2003 19:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Nelly - Hot In Herre

― o. nate (onate), Thursday, 7 August 2003 19:52 (twenty-two years ago)

it'd depend on how fast you were descending.

if slow - some klaus wunderlich, maybe some lounge/exotica les baxter perhaps

if it were more of a rapid acceleration, then
the guitar parts of can god fill teeth by lard might do.

― frenchbloke (frenchbloke), Thursday, 7 August 2003 19:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Slayer

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 7 August 2003 21:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Saint Augustine In Hell

― bahtology, Thursday, 7 August 2003 22:41 (twenty-two years ago)

nickleback.....(shudder)good thing i'm an atheist

― chad (chad), Friday, 8 August 2003 03:22 (twenty-two years ago)

danzig, duh.

― jesus_was_a_gogo_dancer, Friday, 8 August 2003 04:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Revolution 9 (after all, if you play it backwards, it says: "Turn me on dead man."

― Brian, Friday, 8 August 2003 04:14 (twenty-two years ago)

anything by barry mannilowe

― Emilymv (Emilymv), Friday, 8 August 2003 16:58 (twenty-two years ago)

vitalic-la rock

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 8 August 2003 17:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Straight To Hell - The Clash

This is not as torturous as Drivin N Cryin's "Straight To Hell"

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Friday, 8 August 2003 17:11 (twenty-two years ago)

black sabbath, king diamond, venom, and burzum. like duh.

― Tad (llamasfur), Friday, 8 August 2003 17:49 (twenty-two years ago)

and glen benton (of deicide) is hell's equivalent of st. peter!

― Tad (llamasfur), Friday, 8 August 2003 17:49 (twenty-two years ago)

That Peter Cetera & Cher duet...that would be enough for me to straighten up & fly right.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 8 August 2003 17:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Oneness Of Juju - Liberation Dues

I don't know why, but I'm pretty sure I'm right.

― Øystein Holm-Olsen (Øystein H-O), Friday, 8 August 2003 18:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Whitehouse, probably.

― Ian Johnson (elmo oxygen), Saturday, 9 August 2003 18:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Greatest Hits of Barry Manilow. And if I'm heading for hell, I obviously deserve to be forced to listen to Manilow.

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Saturday, 9 August 2003 20:42 (twenty-two years ago)

one year passes...

Tom Jones - What's New Pussycat
Barry Manilow - Anything but especially "I Write the Songs"

― Leelee, Sunday, 28 November 2004 22:42 (twenty years ago)

"I Don't Care" - Obituary

― Nancy Boy (Nancy Boy), Monday, 29 November 2004 12:31 (twenty years ago)

P.S. Almost every other answer on this thread is totally ghey - get some nuts whydonchya?!?!

― Nancy Boy (Nancy Boy), Monday, 29 November 2004 12:33 (twenty years ago)

The coda from "White Hammer" by Van Der Graaf Generator, of course.

― myopic_void (myopic_void), Monday, 29 November 2004 22:41 (twenty years ago)

They'll be playing a mix of music consisting of Modern Talking, Goombay Dance Band, Scooter, Helmut Loti and Roger Whittaker.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 30 November 2004 01:01 (twenty years ago)

tape loops of my mom telling me I ought to have gone to church more, remixed by Alec Empire

― Morley Timmons (Donna Brown), Tuesday, 30 November 2004 03:09 (twenty years ago)

two months pass...

'Fool's Game' by Michael Bolton.

― 57 7th (calstars), Wednesday, 23 February 2005 21:17 (twenty years ago)

A Jimmy Buffett greatest-hits compilation.

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Wednesday, 23 February 2005 21:52 (twenty years ago)

blink-182.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 23 February 2005 21:55 (twenty years ago)

"Jump Into the Fire" - Harry Nilsson

― darin (darin), Wednesday, 23 February 2005 21:57 (twenty years ago)

I am shocked that

a) this isn't an Alex in NYC thread
b) Alex never posted to this thread

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 23 February 2005 21:59 (twenty years ago)

Deep Blue Day by Eno

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 23 February 2005 22:07 (twenty years ago)

Has anyone seen the video for the Michael Bolton song? I had the good fortune to download a vintage 3-hour reel of MTV from November 1983 this weekend and it was on there...wow, incredible. I have never seen a man emote so much or be in such pain over a relationship.

― 57 7th (calstars), Wednesday, 23 February 2005 22:23 (twenty years ago)

mannheim steamroller

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 23 February 2005 22:28 (twenty years ago)

The Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Thursday, 24 February 2005 01:51 (twenty years ago)

The Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

them, too!

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Thursday, 24 February 2005 01:57 (twenty years ago)

jet, knowing my luck.

― joseph (joseph), Thursday, 24 February 2005 02:31 (twenty years ago)

Madonna covering American Pie?

― Aaron A., Thursday, 24 February 2005 02:38 (twenty years ago)

"Magic Moments" - Perry Como

― VegemiteGrrl (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 24 February 2005 02:50 (twenty years ago)

I instantly thought of that Slayer song - I think its Necrophiliac - with the "down to the fiery pits of HHEEELLLLLLLLLL" part. Thats so perfect. It would definitely have to be something from Hell Awaits. That album sounds like it was recorded in hell anyway so its only fitting.

I think that main riff from Monster Magnet "Nod Scene" with the "yeah" in the pauses would be a good one too.

― Johnny Badlees (crispssssss), Thursday, 24 February 2005 02:57 (twenty years ago)

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