we are not a rock band

Isn’t it everyone’s dream to have a montage? In a way, it’s worth going on Big Brother just so you get one at the end. What would be in your montage? As much as I’d like to think mine would be X-rated, full of half naked men and champagne,  espionage and bitch fights, it’s more likely to be 30 seconds of me crying, doing the puzzles in Chat magazine, stroking people’s dogs in the street, drinking diet coke and eating crisp sandwiches.

The best montages are from the 1980s. Be it the cocaine and wedding ‘Push It To The Limit‘ montage of Scarface, the ‘No Easy Way Out’ montage from Rocky IV or ‘You’re The Best Around‘ from Karate Kid, it’s without a doubt the decade that managed to summarise everything and anything in the space of a few minutes.

I imagine most men would be pleased if their montage was a bit like this but perhaps with more sex, beer and sport.

But face it boys, it’s more likely to be comparable with this. Anyway. Here are some classic montages and a sneaky mp3 of the song so you can shove it on your iPod and start living your every day life like it was a montage. This doesn’t mean we condone you kicking people’s heads in or using weapons.

Rocky IV
Sly used to be seriously fit. Now he looks like a lesbian, but in this film his hot factor smashes the thermometer and sets fire to the ceiling.

Robert Tepper - There’s No Easy Way Out

Bloodsport

Arguably Van Damme’s finest film apart from Double Impact. This is quite a sad montage, but one we can all relate to. I often sit on the bus, wearing too much bronzer and a furrowed brow. The track in the montage is called On My Own – Alone, but I’ve opted to share with you the more upbeat Fight To Survive, which has the catchy ‘kumite’ chanting chorus.

Stan Bush - Fight To Survive (Kumite)

Stan Bush also wrote the soundtrack of the original (and many would say far superior) animated Transformers movie.

Paul Engleman – Push It to the Limit

Joe Esposito - You’re The Best Around

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