Ha!

I never thought I’d use those words together in one sentence! :)

While I was catching up on my feed reading this morning, I saw that Karen from Live the Power had tagged me with a meme started by Hilda of Living Out Loud: Songs that Make Your Heart Sing.

This one took about 4 minutes of thought before I came up with the one to use.

While I wouldn’t call it my favorite song, Twisted Sister’s “We’re Not Gonna Take It” never fails to get my energy up and get me focused. Just thinking about the drum beat opening is getting my engine revved now… I think I’m off to iTunes when I’m done with this post! Back to my 80’s headbanging roots, baby!

Here are the lyrics, courtesy of Sing365.com:

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oh we’re not gonna take it
no, we ain’t gonna take it
oh we’re not gonna take it anymore

we’ve got the right to choose and
there ain’t no way we’ll lose it
this is our life, this is our song
we’ll fight a 1000 legions
don’t pick our destiny ’cause
you don’t know us, you don’t belong

oh we’re not gonna take it
no, we ain’t gonna take it
oh we’re not gonna take it anymore

oh you’re so condescending
your gall is never ending
we don’t want nothin’, not a thing from you
your life is trite and jaded
boring and confiscated
if that’s your best, your best won’t do

whoa…………………
whoa…………………
we’re right/yeah
we’re free/yeah
we’ll fight/yeah
you’ll see/yeah

oh we’re not gonna take it
no, we ain’t gonna take it
oh we’re not gonna take it anymore

oh we’re not gonna take it
no, we ain’t gonna take it
oh we’re not gonna take it anymore
no way!

whoa…………………
whoa…………………
we’re right/yeah
we’re free/yeah
we’ll fight/yeah
you’ll see/yeah

we’re not gonna take it
no, we ain’t gonna take it
we’re not gonna take it anymore

we’re not gonna take it, no!
no, we ain’t gonna take it
we’re not gonna take it anymore

just you try and make us
we’re not gonna take it
come on
no, we ain’t gonna take it
you’re all worthless and weak
we’re not gonna take it anymore
now drop and give me twenty
we’re not gonna take it
A Pledge pin
no, we ain’t gonna take it
On your uniform
we’re not gonna take it anymore

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Nneka, Gleb, and Vickie… what songs make your heart sing?

Update 6/25/07 - I just saw that Edward Mills of Evolving Times tagged me with this as well. Thanks, Ed!

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