26 Songs Heard At The U.S. Open In Order of Their Ability To Pump Up A Professional Athlete

by The Awl September 13, 2010

by Reeves Wiedeman

26. “The Price is Right” theme, Sheila Cole

25. “Hava Nagila,” The Jews

24. “Funkytown,” Lipps Inc.

23. “Give It To Me Baby, Rick James

22. “DJ Got Us Falling in Love,” Usher

21. “Philadelphia Freedom,” Elton John

20. “Unwritten,” Natasha Bedingfield

19. “California Gurls,” Katy Perry

18. “Low,” Flo Rida

17. “1901,” Phoenix

16. “I Got You (I Feel Good),” James Brown

15. “Bad Romance,” Lady Gaga (*No. 1 if you’re Rafael Nadal)

14. “Once in a Lifetime,” Talking Heads

13. The Sweet Escape, Gwen Stefani

12. “All These Things That I’ve Done,” The Killers

11. “Morning After Dark,” Timbaland

10. “Dynamite,” Taio Cruz

9. “Yeah!,” Usher

8. “Let’s Get Loud,” Jennifer Lopez

7. “Cobrastyle,” Teddybears

6. “Ready to Start,” Arcade Fire

5. “Empire State of Mind,” Jay-Z

4. “You Shook Me All Night Long,” AC/DC

3. “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now),” C&C; Music Factory

2. “Stronger,” Kanye West

1. “Blitzkrieg Bop,” Ramones

Reeves Wiedeman is covering the U.S. Open for The Sporting Scene, the sports blog of The New Yorker.