Songs that reminds you of FIRST, or robots in general

[Briansmithtown]

For me, being at competition's, Billy Joel's Sometimes a fantasy comes to mind, for seeing all the amazing stuff going on.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhJg1finpyU

[Koko Ed]

Rock Robotics by When Machines Dream (http://youtu.be/x-ybTSWUNGQ)

[cadandcookies]

Not a happy song, but Sad Robot by Stars (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tezMd1wrRQ8) reminds me of robotics in general. Plus I'm a sucker for French lyrics by my favorite bands. Also it makes me a bit sympathetic to our old robots that rust in the humid MN summer.

[safiq10]

Will.I.Am-Geekin' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLRkC_UQp8s)

I was very suprised that we didnt get a clean version of this song at champs.

[Thad House]

I'm Gonna Be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbNlMtqrYS0)

Reminds me of all the walking I'm gonna do during robotics.

[spikeman62]

We Will Rock You/Robot Rock from DJ Hero

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWfXhL2m9UU

[atucker4072]

Cupid Shuffle.

[michael.saxon]

Cupid Shuffle.

Cottoneye Joe, Jump on it, Cha Cha Slide as well.

[S.P.A.M.er]

Danza Kuduro and wavin' flag thanks to the Chilean Heart team. They made championship a blast for me.

[Jessica Boucher]

For the longest time, if you played "Final Countdown" around anyone on 40, they would quote Dan: "Sounds like second place!"

[electroken]

Rockit, by Herbie Hancock.

[techtiger1]

robot rock, sandstorm or derezzed

[Chadfrom308]

Cant hold Us by Macklemore

118's reveal video made this one of my favorite songs

[bscharles]

Cant hold Us by Macklemore

118's reveal video made this one of my favorite songs

Basically any song used in a 118 or 148 release video throughout the years (although Can't Hold Us is one I particularly enjoyed)

[karomata]

Robot Rock, by Daft Punk

[E Dawg]

Robots by Flight of the Concords.

[Micro_Brooke]

Basically every song made from the 80s through 2008 and then a few random new ones like Can't Hold Us by Macklemore

[riverdrake250]

Portal 2's co-op ending song.

[CTbiker105]

Although I've never heard this played at a competition, "Digital Insanity (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dCPcdpRUkA)" always makes me think of programming and whatnot.

The fact that this song comes from a keygen for torrenting Sony Vegas is purely coincidental...

[Shrub]

Robot Rock is played a lot, as well as Technologic as far as Daft Punk.
I remember a Spanish song was played once at a regional but I totally forget the name of it. The Harlem Shake and El Sonidito (although never played at comps) are very memorable too.

[rick.oliver]

Chicago's 25 or 6 to 4 reminds me of the last weekend of build season.

Waiting for the break of day
Searching for something to say
Flashing lights against the sky
Giving up, I close my eyes

Sitting cross-legged on the floor
25 or 6 to 4

Staring blindly into space
Getting up to splash my face
Wanting just to stay awake
Wondering how much I can take

Should I try to do some more
25 or 6 to 4
Oh yeah

Feeling like I ought to sleep
Spinning room is sinking deep
Searching for something to say
Waiting for the break of day

25 or 6 to 4
25 or 6 to 4
Alright


The Writer, Lamm says "The song is about writing a song. It's not mystical, it's just a reference to the time of day"--as in "waiting for the break of day" at 25 or 6 minutes to 4 a.m. (3:35 or 3:34 a.m.)"

[ChuckDickerson]

John Legend's "All of Me" has become our team's theme song this year. It epitomizes our team’s love for FIRST and well, some of the build team’s love affair with the robot. Whenever the song comes on the radio just about everyone stops what they are working on and sings along…


What would I do without your smart mouth
Drawing me in, and you kicking me out
Got my head spinning, no kidding, I can’t pin you down
What’s going on in that beautiful mind
I’m on your magical mystery ride
And I’m so dizzy, don’t know what hit me, but I’ll be alright

My head’s under water
But I’m breathing fine
You’re crazy and I’m out of my mind

‘Cause all of me
Loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me
I’ll give my all to you
You’re my end and my beginning
Even when I lose I’m winning
‘Cause I give you all of me
And you give me all of you

How many times do I have to tell you
Even when you’re crying you’re beautiful too
The world is beating you down, I’m around through every mood
You’re my downfall, you’re my muse
My worst distraction, my rhythm and blues
I can’t stop singing, it’s ringing, in my head for you

My head’s under water
But I’m breathing fine
You’re crazy and I’m out of my mind

‘Cause all of me
Loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me
I’ll give my all to you
You’re my end and my beginning
Even when I lose I’m winning
‘Cause I give you all of me
And you give me all of you

Cards on the table, we’re both showing hearts
Risking it all, though it’s hard

‘Cause all of me
Loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me
I’ll give my all to you
You’re my end and my beginning
Even when I lose I’m winning
‘Cause I give you all of me
And you give me all of you

I give you all of me
And you give me all of you

[Christopher149]

Sandstorm.

[Briansmithtown]

I have quite I few besides sometimes a fantasy, another song might be space oddity by David Bowie

[emimadi]

Our team's anthem is Zombie Nation by kernkraft 400...and starting this year we've added Sweet Caroline to our favorites.

[starbound1332]

Any Dubstep song

[E Dawg]

I almost forgot our team's theme song! The main theme from Pacific Rim.

[StillDefective]

Cant hold Us by Macklemore

118's reveal video made this one of my favorite songs

It makes me think of Teh Chezy Pofs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpSgUrsghv4) troll reveal video. :yikes:

[highlander]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mNubUTxWHw

Can't believe no one has posted this yet. :yikes:

[Daskov]

Thank God I'm a Country Boy
Hatch commercial song
Wave Your Flag

[DonRotolo]

Robot Parade (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFg5eWbFxEw)by They Might Be Giants.

(Sorry about the ad)

[Zebra_Fact_Man]

"Working For The Weekend" Loverboy - nod to the scouts

"TNT" AC/DC - nod to team 280

[nicholsjj]

Polysics- Mr. Roboto was always the first song I played when our FLL team would meet. :]

Also counting stars has now gone into a "robot" song because it was our vex team's competition song which happened to be the same weekend as 33's revel video.

[Briansmithtown]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXaprsI_Q8I


Billy Joel, Shameless

[Brian C]

Sandstorm

[Cam877]

Shout by the Isley Brothers is undoubtedly up there. Reminds me so much of how much of a great time competition season is.

[ekapalka]

O Canada. I listened to it on repeat almost a hundred times to get it out of my head when we went to the Calgary regional this year.

[Gregor]

I listened to it on repeat almost a hundred times to get it out of my head

I don't think that's how it works. :rolleyes:

[keburnha]

Fortune Days by Glitch Mob
Rock it by SubFocus
Air War by Crystal castles
Psychedelic Stereo by Mimosa
The Wings of Icarus by Celldweller
Bidibodi bidibou by Bubbles

[keburnha]

I forgot to add Portal Hopping by The Polish Ambassador

[E Dawg]

I almost forgot! Still Alive as sung by GladOS.

[tr6scott]

Pretzel Logic - Steely Dan

It's programming thing.

[tr6scott]

Oh, and this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

[JDGallagher]

Thunderstruck

[Link07]

Oh, and this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

Knew what that would be before I clicked it. Clicked it anyways :rolleyes:

[lamk]

Rock the boat by Bob Sinclair.
That's the tune that was played at the final match at the Western Canada Regionals which got us to St. Louis.

[Oblarg]

Antiquus - Mechanismo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65Sa7r8yxg0)

Of course, if we do our jobs right hopefully the lyrical content won't ever be relevant ;)

[Brad Hanel]

Although it's been said once before in this thread, Sandstorm (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HQaBWziYvY) was the song that played in one of the finals matches we won at Tech Valley. Prior to that it was probably our team's 2nd favourite song (behind "O, Canada") and it was used in our robot reveal video that was never actually released to the public.

[kat_wheel24]

I was wondering if anyone could suggest some songs that are normally played at first events. Thank You

[themccannman]

Anything except cotton eye joe or cha cha slide.

[kat_wheel24]

Thank You so much!

[Pretzel]

Thunderstruck (by AC/DC) is another song that is almost always played, the Macarena (by Los del Rio) is a good one if there's a bit of an intermission between matches.

[Fielding S.]

1. Make a list of the top 100 pop songs.
2. Remove the songs that are explicit/very suggestive.
3. Well there's a good 25 songs you can use. :D

[Brandon Ha]

SANDSTORMMMM
DUDUDUDDUDUDUDUDUDUDUDUDDUDDU
its enjoyable.

[AngelsWings]

"Counting Stars" since our spirit team decided to choreograph a dance in our "free time"

"Firework" because they always play the instrumental during awards

[Christopher149]

I already mentioned Sandstorm for FRC in general, but Groove Coverage and Crazy Frog take me back to freshman year FRC.

[snoman]

Psychotron - Megadeth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjXI5JI_4nc

Iron Man-Black Sabbath
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LjbMVXj0F8

Robyn (slightly inappropriate)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cpUkPbodOM

and for sure as mentioned before
robot parade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgPvfoS5Mfg

[MikLast]

Cha Cha slide (www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb6pJ4AEOoI)

[devg29]

More or less every Fall Out Boy song - my favorite is probably Irresistible

[Jacob Bendicksen]

Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond. They played it right after we won Chairman's at the PNW Championship this past April, and my whole team was just singing along super happily. It was one of those moments where you think, 'this is why I'm in FIRST,' and I'll always remember that moment when I hear the song.

[audietron]

Cant hold Us by Macklemore

118's reveal video made this one of my favorite songs

This.
I had never heard the song before their video, I love hearing it even if it is over played because of the 118 video.(as well as Teh Chezy Pofs video).

[R2D2DOC]

I'm surprised I didn't see this, unless I missed it (cuz I'm older), how about Mr. Roboto by Styx (cuz I'm older).

What of theme songs from tv or movies: Transformers, Astro Boy (redo of Pinocchio), Gigantor, Iron Giant, Robots, Westworld, Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 and/or 2008) (GORT is Awesome, and I don't mean the Lego Movie), Robbie (Forbidden Planet), Lost in Space's B-9 (60's TV and 1990's remake), robots from AI, Terminator franchise and the list goes on and on.

BTW: https://www.google.com/#q=movies+that+feature+robots
and: http://www.gamesradar.com/50-greatest-movie-robots/

[Grey Mann]

The Humans are Dead by Flight of the Concords
Best summarized by one particular line..
"Come on sucker, lick my battery"
'nuff said.

[Short Stuff]

The other song that we hear all the time at the Utah regional at least is The chicken Dance.

[devg29]

Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond. They played it right after we won Chairman's at the PNW Championship this past April, and my whole team was just singing along super happily. It was one of those moments where you think, 'this is why I'm in FIRST,' and I'll always remember that moment when I hear the song.

I SECOND THIS

[piersklein]

Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond. They played it right after we won Chairman's at the PNW Championship this past April, and my whole team was just singing along super happily. It was one of those moments where you think, 'this is why I'm in FIRST,' and I'll always remember that moment when I hear the song.

You sir, need to come out to Boston for a Red Sox game. Sweet Caroline is a fan favorite (and a tradition)

[dag0620]

You sir, need to come out to Boston for a Red Sox game. Sweet Caroline is a fan favorite (and a tradition)


Due to that, Sweet Caroline has also become a staple tradition of New England FRC events. It always feels weird when I don't here it at an event.

[RallyJeff]

I'm pretty sure I've only ever heard Chelsea Dagger by the Fratellis at FIRST events.

You might not know the song title, but if you've ever been to an FRC regional, you've almost certainly heard it:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sEXHeTcxQy4

[cjl2625]

Darude - Sandstorm

[dmboogie]

Some of my teammates jokingly consider this song to be our theme, and I have to admit, the lyrics are pretty fitting!

Build the Robots - Dr. Steel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ_dZrDECUs

[pikachuguy3389]

mine is Mr.roboto by styx

[Billfred]

I definitely can't hear "Can't Hold Us" without thinking of the 118 video.

I've had the good fortune to be involved with five regional wins over my years, spread across three different teams. For some reason, the only walk song I remember is "Dynamite", when 2815 won Palmetto 2011 and capped off the most improbable two-banner-in-two-weeks-from-the-last-pick-of-the-draft season. Still puts a smile on my face.

[BeardyMentor]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-9SuNH5siA

This one reminds me a lot of build season.

[Roger]

I heard a song the other day, at Walmart or Stop and Shop, that was a robotics song. No clue what the song was or the name.

[Grey Mann]

The Cannery by Kevin Macleod
Very evocative of an extremely busy workshop 5 hours before bag-and-tag when the robot's manipulator hasn't been finished.

[Michael Blake]

During Build Period:

FRANKENSTEIN - The Edgar Winter Group

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIldF-pGUCU


During Competition Period:

MACHINE GUN - Commodores

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho_Od3o9OLg

--Michael Blake

[CoachC]

Power by Ritchie Blackmore and Rainbow

[EDesbiens]

Uprising by Muse and Never give you up from Rick Astley

[Physicguy]

Will.i.am - Hall of Fame (FIRST Robotics Editions) ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkJ48YjPnM4

[devg29]

I don't know why- probably because of Zedd's awesome job- but "I want you NY of know" by Zedd feat. Selena Games-- literally can't get it out of my head, and it makes me want to go to competiton every time I hear it

[planetbrilliant]

'Geeks will inherit the Earth' by I Fight Dragons and a couple others by them.
Also various songs by Steam Powered Giraffe, namely 'Mecto Amore', 'Electricity is in my Soul' and 'Automatonic Electronic Harmonics'. Also 'Brass Goggles'.

[devg29]

I don't know why- probably because of Zedd's awesome job- but "I want you NY of know" by Zedd feat. Selena Games-- literally can't get it out of my head, and it makes me want to go to competiton every time I hear it

EDIT:

Wow I don't know what autocorrect did to me- the song is "I want you to know" and it's SELENA GOMEZ not games omg autocorrect is so annoying

[riverdrake250]

Animusic - Drum Machine

http://youtube.com/watch?v=F7tMuUekYQA