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Fire Video Songs - Guest - 09-08-2006

Some thoughts on songs for firefighting videos.



First let me say we all know it is ILLEGAL to add any copy written song to a video for public broadcast or redistribution. I am posting here some song suggestions simply as thought provokers. All suggestions and references to songs and videos are hypothetical.



I've been producing an annual year-in-view video for the Aurora (IL) Fire Department for the past few years. Each incorporates three to five songs and like most folks I initially found it difficult to find appropriate music. I’m happy to say these AFD Videos have attained a cult-like following among the 200+ firefighters and their families, and so I’m now getting frequent suggestions for new songs that “they heard on the radio” . . . .



Although I’ve seen Backdraft, Shine Your Light, and Standing Outside the Fire, used in various videos with great success, I like to be a bit more subtle with some of my music selections. I find many of the best songs aren’t true fire songs -- that is they don’t have “hot” fire” or “hero” anywhere in the title or lyrics! Take for example Superman (It’s not easy) by Five for Fighting, or Crawling in the Dark by Hoobastank. Both are pop-culture songs (it’s awful, when I hear them playing at the supermarket I can’t help but visualize the images I’ve edited to them on the screen!)



When editing a video, I take great pride in deftly matching the individual song lyrics up with the photo/video on the screen so that a firefighter on his hands-and-knees worn out after a fire is pictured with the lyric, “…Fall upon my knees” from the song Superman, or a dramatic slow-motion clip of firefighters entering a smoky building are set to the Elvis song Only Fools Rush In. My favorite paring was from my first video, and it featured dive-rescue and haz-mat photos set to the oldies hit Splish-Splash I’m a taken a Bath! (sing it, and you’ll see it could work!) *Smile*



My last bit of general advice -- mix it up a bit. As I said our videos are approximately 10 to 15 minutes long and include (at least parts of) several songs. I usually start with a “fire” song -- something fast, and hot to show off all the blaze-of-glory photos, and by the end of the show we’ve evolved though a funny-buddy-kinda song (We Go Together, Who Let The Dogs Out, or He Ain't Heavey) a remember the old-days kinda song with retirement photos and images from our museum’s collection (Yesterday, Heroes and Friends), then we usually end with a feel-good, individual-hero, make-em-cry, kinda song, (The Measure Of A Man, Walk of Life, Shine Your Light, Superman).



Here -- after years of searching online -- is my master song list.





GENERAL FIRE VIDEO SONGS

A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight --- Chris Barber

Artist in the Ambulance --- Thrice

As I'm Leaving --- David Gray

Backdraft - The Show Goes On --- Bruce Hornsby

Band Of Brothers -01- Main Theme --- Michael Kamen

Barn Burning --- Dave Alvin

Blaze Of Glory --- Kenny Rogers

Born To Run --- Bruce Springstein

Bring on the Rain --- JoDee Messina

Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits --- Dire Straits

Burning Down The House - Tom Jones & The Cardigans --- Tom Jones & The Cardigans

Burning Heart --- Rocky IV

Chariots of Fire --- Vangelis

Climbin' Up The Ladder (Part 1) --- The Isley Brothers

Come To My Aid (Simply Red) ---

Crawling In The Dark --- Hoobastank

Eye of the Tiger (Survivor) --- Survivor

Feeling Hot Hot Hot --- Trinidad Steel Drum Band

Fight Fire With Fire - Kansas --- Kansas

Fight Fire With Fire - Metallica --- Metallica

Fightin Fire --- Various Artists

Fire --- Pointer Sisters

Fire - Jimi Hendrix --- Jimi Hendrix

Fire - Ohio Players --- Ohio Players

Fire - Pointer Sisters --- Pointer Sisters

Fire Engines --- The Aislers Set

Fire Truck w Siren & Air Horn - sound fx - ---

Firefighter - Don Abi --- Don Abi

Firefighter (I want to Rescue You) - Jason Lo --- Jason Lo

Fireman - All Day Long --- All Day Long

Great Balls Of Fire --- Jerry Lee Lewis

He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother - Hollies --- Hollies

Hearts on Fire --- Rocky IV

Hello, Goodbye --- Beatles

Hells Bells --- AC/DC

Help Is On It's Way --- Little River Band

Help! --- Beatles

Heros and Friends --- Randy Travis

Hold The Line --- Toto

Holding Out For A Hero --- Bonnie Tyler

Hook and Ladder --- Nancy Sinatra

House Of Fire --- Alice Cooper

I am here For You (Firehouse) --- FireHouse

If that's what it takes - Bravest of Hearts - strongest of soles) --- Mariah Carey?

I'm On Fire --- Bruce Springsteen

Into the Fire - Bruce Springsteen --- Bruce Springsteen?

Into the Fire - Thirteen Senses --- Thirteen Senses

Its So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday (with pop) --- Boyz 2 Men

Let Me Take Your Foto --- Speedies

Living on the Edge --- Areosmith

Memories --- Elvis Presley

My Hero, there goes my... --- Foo Fighters

One Thing --- Finger Eleven

Only Fools Rush In - Elvis Presley --- Elvis Presley

Photograph --- Nickelback

Playing With Fire --- The Rolling Stones

Precious Memories - Emmylou Harris --- Emmylou Harris

Priests and Paramedics --- Pedro The Lion

Purple Haze --- Jimmy Hendrix

Remember the Heros (Three Lock Box) --- Sammy Hagar

Rescue Me - Aretha Franklin --- Aretha Franklin

Ring of Fire --- Johnny Cash

Rise And Fall (Ft. Sting) --- Craig David

Shine Your Light --- Robbie Robertson

Smoke --- Ohio Players

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - The Platters

Smoke On The Water --- Deep Purple

Someone Saved My Life Tonight --- Elton John

Standing Outside the Fire --- Garth Brooks

Strength, Courage & Wisdom --- India Arie

Superman (Its not easy to be me) --- Five For Fighting

Takin' It To The Streets --- Doobie Brothers, The

The Fire Inside - from Jim Bergeron --- Bob Seger

The Glory of Life --- Rascal Flatts

The Man With the Ladder and the Hose (1904) --- Billy Murray

The Measure Of A Man --- Elton John

The Roof Is On Fire - Bloodhound Gang

There Are Places I Remember - Beatles

There's A Fire In The House --- Steve Vai

There's a Hero - Mariah Carey --- Mariah Carey

This Fire --- Franz Ferdinand

This House Is On Fire - AC/DC

This House Is On Fire - Natalie Merchant -

Up The Ladder To The Roof --- The Supremes

Walk of Life --- Dire Straits

We Didn't Start the Fire --- Billy Joel

We Go Together --- Grease

Wind Beneath my Wings --- Bette Midler

Wont Back Down --- Tom Petty

Yesterday - Beatles --- Beatles

Yesterdays Hero --- John Paul Young





SONGS ABOUT FIREFIGHTERS

Dedicated to the Firefighters --- Peter Cetera

Firefighter - Chris Whitley --- Chris Whitley

Firefighter - Don Abi --- Don Abi

Firefighter - Red Top Road --- Red Top Road

Firefighter (I want to Rescue You) - Jason Lo --- Jason Lo

Firefighter? - (Track 16) --- Feinstein

Firefighters Song - Seize The Day --- Seize The Day

Fireman - All Day Long --- All Day Long

Fireman - Drag-On --- Drag-On

Fireman - GCVAH --- David Byrne outtakes

Fireman - Jawbreaker --- Jawbreaker

Fireman - Lil' Wayne --- Lil' Wayne

Fireman - Machel, Wanskie, Onyan --- Machel, Wanskie, Onyan

Fireman - Vala Reegan & the Valarons --- Vala Reegan & the Valarons

Fireman Ring the Bell --- R.L. Burnside

Fireman Sam Theme Song --- CBeebies official album

Fireman Song (she puts out) --- Princeton Roaring 20

Fireman's Field Day Parade --- Trendleberg

Fireman's Wedding --- Joe Henry

Firemen - Candlewyck --- Candlewyck

Five Little Firemen - The Tweenies --- Tweenies

In the line of duty ---

My Brother Bill Is A Fireman --- The Corries

My Fire Department Needs A Fireman --- The Shadows Of Knight

My Neighbor the Firefighter --- Paul Barton

New York Firefighter --- The Wiggles

New York Firefighter (Introduction) --- The Wiggles

Super Hero / Fireman --- Various Artists

Ten Little Firefighters --- The Heavy Blinkers

Thank You Firefighter --- Anna Hamilton

The (Vol.) Fireman Song --- Jumping Jeff Walker + The Wackjobs

The Fireman - Kip Attaway --- Kip Attaway





SONGS WITH THE WORD HERO

Cartoon Heroes --- Aqua

He's No Hero --- Brian McFadden

Hero - Enrique Iglesias --- Enrique Iglesias

Hero - Nickelback --- Nickelback

Hero of the Day --- Metallica

Hero Takes a Fall --- Bangles

Hero Takes a Fall --- Prince

Heroes - Gord Bamford --- Gord Bamford

Heroes Don't Cry --- Scorpions

Heros and Friends --- Randy Travis

Heros And Villians --- Beach Boys

Heros from our past --- Dropkick Murphys

Holding Out For A Hero --- Bonnie Tyler

Hometown Heros - Eighteen --- Hometown Hero

I'm No Hero --- Jonny Logan

Juke Box Hero --- Foreigner

My Hero, there goes my... (Foo Fighters) --- Foo Fighters

No Hero --- The Offspring

No More Heroes --- The Stranglers

Nobody's Hero --- Rush

Remember the Heros (Three Lock Box) --- Sammy Hagar

Soldiers Who Want To Be Heros --- Rod McKuen

Somebody's Hero --- Jamie O'Neal

The Hero's Return --- Pink Floyd

The Measure Of A Man --- Elton John

There's A Hero - Billy Gilman

There's a Hero - Mariah Carey

Time For Heros --- The Libertines - 04

We Can Be Heros --- David Bowie

We Dont Need Another Hero --- Tina Turner

We're all Heroes --- Gord Bamford

Weak Become Heroes --- The Streets

When A Hero Cries --- Edguy

Wind Beneath my Wings --- Bette Midler

Working Class Hero --- John Lennon

Yesterdays Hero --- John Paul Young

Zero To Hero - Disney --- Disneys Hercules





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- David -

David Lewis, curator

Aurora Regional Fire Museum

[url="http://www.auroraregionalfiremuseum.org"]http://www.AuroraRegionalFireMuseum.org

[/url]

Fire Video Songs - Guest - 09-09-2006

What about Urgent from Foreigner? Good list so far! Great topic idea, too!

Fire Video Songs - Guest - 09-12-2006

Is this an any music goes post? Or is it just specifics? Because, I can think of a barrage of songs that would make a splendid video.

Fire Video Songs - Guest - 09-12-2006

[quote name='Renegade' post='33353' date='Sep 12 2006, 18:44 ']Is this an any music goes post? Or is it just specifics? Because, I can think of a barrage of songs that would make a splendid video.[/quote]





Renegade -- and all -- this thread is W I D E open. Post whaterver you've got.



....with that said, I listened to a few of your suggestions above -- hmm -- a bit too "heavy metal" for my taste and my audience (families!)

Fire Video Songs - Kevin Lackey - 09-12-2006

This is a great source of information. Im going to Pin this thread

Fire Video Songs - Guest - 09-13-2006

[quote name='K0OKY' post='33459' date='Sep 13 2006, 00:01 ']Here's one I did. . . . . I used Alan Parson's Project "Sirius" which is commonly heard at sports stadiums. Let me know what you think.[/quote]



Great choice of music, no lyrics, but defiantly recognizable and gets the crowd "fired up" (pardon the pun!)



The only problem, this was used for many years as the opening for the Chicago Bulls. So (as a Chicagoan) when I first heard the opening chords, my mind was immediately filled with images of Michael Jordan, Scotty Pippin, and all the rest dashing out onto a court and I kept wanting to hear an announcer’s voice boom those famous words, "And NOW Heeeeeere are your CHIC-AGO-BULLLllllllllsss...... :-)





Thanks Kooky!

Fire Video Songs - hoss - 09-13-2006

Here's my favorite fire song:



FIRE - by Aurthur Brown - heavy psychedelic/freak music



More info:

[url="http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2018"]http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2018[/url]





Penny Lane - the Beatles (not sure how it would work for a slide show, but it does mention a fireman)

Lunatic Fringe - Red Rider

Hot Blooded - Foreigner

Rescue Me - Aretha Franklin



For Fire Buffs -

Freeze Frame - J. Geils Band

Kodachrome - Paul Simon

Fire Video Songs - hoss - 09-13-2006

Here's a hero one....

Believe it or Not by Mike Post & Stephen Geye (Theme from the Greatest American Hero TV Show)



This idea just banged into my head - for a DWI Crash scene:

That Smell - Lynyrd Skynyrd

"Whiskey bottles, and brand new cars Oak tree youre in my way..."



Just a cool song:

Red White And Blue - Lynyrd Skynyrd



Flirtin' With Disaster - Molly Hatchet

Would be cool for a response scene



Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin - for a winter scene maybe? work with me here folks....

Fire Video Songs - Guest - 09-13-2006

Great additions Hoss!



I especialy appreciate your thoughts/suggestions for the video's theme . . .



We've got a haz-mat drill tomorrow that I'm supposed to be filming. It's hard to find appropriate "haz-mat" music. . . .

The best I've found is the jazz song "Zoot Suit Riot" by Cherry Poppin' Daddies (which only sorta works)

and the song "Toxic" by Britney Spears.



. . . I might just haveta use that song "Flirtin with Disaster!" -- Thanks!





Keep 'em comming.

Fire Video Songs - Guest - 09-13-2006

Wanted to make sure this got added to this thread --



[quote name='firedog120' post='23382' date='Aug 16 2006, 11:02 ']It's a song called Desitny by a group called Syntax.

It was the theme song for the show called Conviction on NBC last year. . . . Anyway, the show was cancelled, but the song caught my ear![/quote]

Fire Video Songs - Guest - 09-13-2006

[quote name='dlewisarfm' post='31814' date='Sep 8 2006, 22:21 ']

Some thoughts on songs for firefighting videos.



Fantastic work Thanks for posting love to see some of your vids>>>

Fire Video Songs - Guest - 09-14-2006

That's my signature. That is not an idea, lol. It's just what my Windows Media Player plays and is constantly updated to the www.last.fm server everytime a song is played. But, I will get to scrounging up some of my music.



Now, there is a site where you can play (streaming 32kbps) music from, www.song2play.com. It's free to stream, but there are ALOT of pop-ups. If your using Mozilla Firefox and not IE, you should be fine and only get one, but if your using IE I would expect alot of pop-ups.



[quote name='dlewisarfm' post='33371' date='Sep 12 2006, 21:22 ']Renegade -- and all -- this thread is W I D E open. Post whaterver you've got.



....with that said, I listened to a few of your suggestions above -- hmm -- a bit too "heavy metal" for my taste and my audience (families!)[/quote]

Fire Video Songs - Guest - 09-14-2006

Now, this list is aimed towards run clips and not a collage or slideshow. I will make a later post for those types of songs. These are the songs that you could possibly imagine yourself riding in a rig working the Q/Powercall and Air/Electronic Horns getting worked up.
  • The Von Bondies - C'mon C'mon

  • Dope - Dope

  • Turbonegro - Sell Your Body (To The Night)

  • Stereomud - Steppin' Away

  • Collective Soul - Shine

  • Tom Petty - Runnin' Down A Dream

  • Van Halen - Hot For Teacher

  • Tom Petty - Saving Grace

  • Taproot - Poem

  • Saliva - Superstar II

  • The Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings

  • Social Distortion - Don't Drag Me Down

  • The Offspring - Nitro (Youth Energy)

  • The Offspring - Genocide

  • The Ramones - I Wanna Live

  • The Styx - Renegade

  • Rage Against The Machine - Testify

  • The Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane

  • The Scorpions - No One Like You

  • The Misfits - Dig Up Her Bones

  • Mötley Crüe - Kickstart My Heart

  • Quarashi - Stick 'Em Up

  • Ozzy Osbourne - Over The Mountain

  • Powerman 5000 - Tonight The Stars Revolt!

  • Disturbed - Stricken

  • CKY - Disengage The Simulator

  • In Flames - Colony

  • Hanoi Rocks - People Like Me

  • Helmet - Crashing Foreign Cars

  • Foreigner - Double Vision

  • Incubus - Out From Under

  • Metallica - Jump In The Fire

  • AC/DC - Thunderstruck

  • Chevelle - The Clincher

  • Jason Aldean - Hicktown

  • Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance

  • Judas Priest - The Hellion/Electric Eye

  • Judas Priest - Painkiller

  • Metal Church - Start The Fire

  • Living Colour - Cult Of Personality

  • Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name



Fire Video Songs - Guest - 09-22-2006

Just a related FYI –



Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company is sponsoring a show (airs October 13 and 22nd) on the History Channel entitled “Into the Fire.” You can read more about the show here: [url="http://www.firemansfund.com/servlet/dcms?c=heritage&rkey=35"]http://www.firemansfund.com/servlet/dcms?c...age&rkey=35[/url]



Firemen’s Fund’s website lists the program’s “Featured Music” as…



• "Into the Fire" by Bruce Springsteen

• "Burning Down the House" by The Talking Heads

• "What a Wonderful World" by Joey Ramone

• "Brothers in Arms" by Dire Straits

• "Forever Young" by Bob Dylan

• "If I Had $1,000,000" by Barenaked Ladies

• "Changes (Karaoke Version)" by 2Pac



…and they mention, “Musical artists, including Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Dire Straits and other leading musicians, have demonstrated support for this film by giving permission to use their music on the documentary soundtrack.”

Fire Video Songs - Guest - 10-04-2006

I would like to nominate this song “We’re the Sunday Drivers” as the new/official theme song for reckless fire apparatus drivers. ;-) Anyone want to second that nomination?





Found on www.archive.org's 78 rpm collection . . .

[indent]We're the Sunday Drivers (1927)

[url="http://www.archive.org/details/BillyMurray...SilverandMurray"]http://www.archive.org/details/BillyMurray...SilverandMurray[/url][/indent]

Fire Video Songs - hoss - 10-25-2006

A sorta corny, but interesting slide show working with Billy Joel's we didn't start the fire.

[url="http://home.uchicago.edu/~yli5/Flash/Fire.html"]http://home.uchicago.edu/~yli5/Flash/Fire.html[/url]

Fire Video Songs - Guest - 10-31-2006

dlewisarfm,

Do you mind if i pass this list onto another forum?

Fire Video Songs - Guest - 10-31-2006

[quote name='NSW Emergency Pics' post='47993' date='Oct 31 2006, 16:32 ']dlewisarfm,

Do you mind if i pass this list onto another forum?[/quote]



Of course not -- that's what I posted it for, to be used, added to, and passed around. The only thing I'd ask is to try and keep this list as up-to-date as possible, so please add any songs that get suggested on the other forum to this thread here as well.



I'd also be curious what other forum you're talking about. Do they have any videos posted there? I love looking at other peoples work.

Fire Video Songs - Guest - 11-01-2006

Forum is www.ozfire.org most definately have a video section, its small at the moment but its growing rapidly, You can post them there if you want, be great to have some more international members.

Fire Video Songs - Guest - 11-28-2006

Does anyone know the name of the song featured in Kentland Vol Fire dept's video? <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/drrescue.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='Drrescue' />