These are dark, smelly, possibly contagious and extremely superheated

times. And what do you know; music is going to be our saviour this time
too. What we need is certain kind of song playing in our heads while we go
about attempting something reason would beg us not to even think about.
Songs that make us feel invincible, even if we're fecklessly running into a
barrage of automatic fire. It's not an earworm thing I'm talking about. I'm
talking about songs that you're going to listen to when you decide to
throw yourself from the top of Mount Thor's cliff, wearing only a fleecy
purple tutu. Or try to beat Novak Djokovic this year, armed with a broom
for a racquet.
And as there are only five songs on this list, I urge you to fill up the
comments section with songs that you think the hotline to God Mode.
1. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Jimi Hendrix
The overlord of awesomeness unsurprisingly takes the top spot with
this one. Everything that can be done with the electric guitar has
been done here, more or less. And this song was apparently made in
minutes, just because Jimi didnt want to play Voodoo Chile again for
a documentary filming session. The funky wah-wah intro, the
insanely kickass riff. And then of course, Jimi screaming, LORD
KNOWS, Im a Voodoo Child.
And I havent even started on that solo.
(Check out Stevie Ray Vaughans cover of this song. Hes the closest
anyone has gotten to the original since.)
2. Any AC/DC song
I was going to put T.N.T at number 2. Then I wanted to put Shoot
to Thrill in its place. Then I figured Live Wire would be fitting. And
so it went on Hells Bells, Night Prowler, Highway to Hell,
Thunderstruck, Walk All Over You...
There are some essential ingredients which give their songs this
quality:

Malcolm Youngs signature three/four chord intro.

The rhythm section rolling like a freight train.
Brian Johnson screaming like a witch on speed.
Angus Young rip-roaring through a mad solo.

Once these come together, you can backflip your Mustang into an
oncoming 18-wheeler.

3. Misfit Love Queens of the Stone Age

This one is all cockiness and swagger laid out over a killer bassline
and a killer-er riff. Joey Castillo(drums) swings like a mother****er,
and Josh Homme, apart from being the coolest cat in rock 'n roll
right now, is the only one who can sing in a semi-falsetto (One track
mind, no time to waste/Sidewalks, feel me strut so good) and still
make it sound badass (hello Thom Yorke). And about a minute from
the end, the song takes on a slightly sinister and hypnotic turn, and
Josh signs off with:
Cause Im already gone/ If youve bet on me youve won.
Crank it up to 11 already.
4. Treat Me Like Your Mother The Dead Weather
Jack White thrashes about on his kit and Alison Mosshart howls over
Fertita dirty synth riffs in her impossibly sexy and smoky voice in
this track from their first album, Horehound. If you are a woman who
can sing like that, please send us an email, so that we can tie a
leash around our necks and land at your doorstep in a FedEx box so
that you can treat us any way you like. Coming back to the song,
look out for the part where they bounce off each other vocals (M-AN-I-P-U-L-A-T-E). Madness.
5. Takeover Jay-Z
And if you are the kind who wants to pop caps in haters asses, look
no further. Diss tracks are belted out by rappers faster than you can
say sambhar but when Hova drops one, people take notice. Directed
at his bitter enemy Nas (who came out with an equally scathing
attack on Hova with his track Ether), he pulls no punches (We bring:
knife to fistfight, kill your drama/Well kill you mother***ing ants
with a sledgehammer) and owns the beat with his trademark flow.
Fans of The Doors note that Five to One has been sampled here.
Honourable mentions: Seven Nation Army The White Stripes, Scumbag
Blues Them Crooked Vultures, Dont Speak (I came to make a BANG)
Eagles of Death Metal, Freedom Run Kyuss, The Pot Tool, Rock n Roll
Led Zeppelin, Space Lord Monster Magnet, Hammerhead Jeff Beck,
Toad (Live) Cream, Welcome to the Terrordome Public Enemy.