For many years, playing loud music to keep prisoners awake has been in the repertoire of CIA and military interrogators. Here is a reported playlist:
- "All Eyes on Me," Tupac
- "America," Neil Diamond
- "American Pie," Don McLean
- "Baby One More Time," Britney Spears
- "Babylon," David Gray.
- "Bodies," Drowning Pool
- "Born in the USA," Bruce Springsteen
- "Bulls on Parade," Rage Against the Machine
- "Click Click Boom," Saliva
- "Cold," Matchbox 20
- "Die MF Die," Dope
- "Dirrty," Christina Aguilera
- "Don't Gimme No Lip," Pearl Jam
- "Enter Sandman," Metallica
- "F**k Your God," Deicide
- "Hell's Bells," AC/DC
- "Killing in the Name," Rage Against the Machine
- "I Love You," from the "Barney and Friends" children's TV show
- "March of Pigs," Nine Inch Nails
- "Meow Mix" jingle
- "Raspberry Beret," Prince
- "Real Slim Shady," Eminem
- "Sesame Street," theme song from the children's TV show.
- "Shoot to Thrill," AC/DC
- "Somewhat Damaged," Nine Inch Nails
- "Staying Alive," The Bee Gees
- "Swan Dive," HedPE
- "Take Your Best Shot," Dope
- "These Boots Were Made for Walking," Nancy Sinatra
- "We Are the Champions," Queen
- "White America," Eminem.
I wonder if this was someone's ITunes playlist? Have I considered queueing this up for my downstairs neighbors blasting Bjork on a Sunday morning? Well, we all have our weak moments.
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