Songs About Pumping

Here's a small collection of songs with some form of the word "Pump" in their titles. Herein you'll be invited to pump up the jam, the volume, the space suit, and your kicks, to name a few. You'll also have the opportunity to pump blood, your fist, your stereo, and your heart. So what are you waiting for? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Technotronic  ~  “Pump Up The Jam”

2)  Foster The People  ~  “Pumped Up Kicks”

3)  The Black Eyed Peas  ~  “Pump It”

4)  Supergrass  ~  “Pumping On Your Stereo”

5)  NONONO  ~  “Pumpin Blood”

6)  Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five  ~  “Pump Me Up”

7)  The B-52’s  ~  “Pump”

8)  M/A/R/R/S  ~  “Pump Up The Volume”

9)  Jeff Beck  ~  “The Pump”

10)  The Subways  ~  “My Heart Is Pumping To A Brand New Beat”

11)  Patti Smith  ~  “Pumping My Heart”

12)  Elvis Costello & The Attractions  ~  “Pump It Up”

13)  Galactic Cowboys  ~  “Pump Up The Space Suit”

14)  Billy Idol  ~  “Pumping On Steel”

15)  Kool Moe Dee  ~  “Pump Your Fist”

Old-School Hip-Hop

Here's a small sampling of songs from the earliest days of hip-hop music, ranging from the late 1970s to the mid-'80s. These are the foundations on which modern hip-hop is based. Funny, there's a lot more positivity, far less emphasis on sex, drugs, and violence, and hardly any objectionable language to speak of in these songs. What happened, hip-hop?  ~  JH

1)  Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force  ~  "Planet Rock"

2)  The Sugarhill Gang  ~  "Rapper's Delight"

3)  Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five  ~  "It's Nasty"  (It's not really...)

4)  Spoonie Gee  ~  "The Big Beat"

5)  Newcleus  ~  "Jam On It"

6)  Treacherous Three  ~  "Feel The Heartbeat"

7)  Funky 4 + 1  ~  "That's The Joint"  (Not that kind of joint...)

8)  Kurtis Blow  ~  "The Breaks"

9)  Busy Bee  ~  "School Days"

10)  Lovebug Starski  ~  "You've Gotta Believe"

11)  Cold Crush Brothers  ~  "Fresh, Wild, Fly, And Bold"

12)  Fab 5 Freddy  ~  "Change The Beat"