Need energy? Put away the caffeine and crank up these songs!

If you can find the energy you need to get through every day, how do you do it? A well-balanced diet? A consistent exercise regimen? Regular restful nights? Maybe you need a little boost - like, say, a methodically steady stream of caffeine during the day balanced with diphenhydramine HCl at bedtime? Well, don't forget the power of music. Whether you require a special blast of energy to get through a particularly demanding time or you simply need an extra dose of oomph to help you complete the daily grind, music can help you instantly and cleanly, without all that planning or stress on your kidneys. This week on "How We Heard It," your hosts compile a list of high-energy songs from the ages that will gas up your tank. These are the songs that prompt primal reaction with extra electricity and/or jacked-up beats per minute. Or they may use any number of other tricks, such as rousing rhythm sections, spiked vocals or even explosions of horn. These songs can start suddenly and all at once, without all the prelude and layered setups employed by other songs. And they can bust out of the gate at a full gallop and then just keep gaining momentum until they blow up at the end. However they do it, they get the job done. And you don't have to go to the gym, eat a power lunch or juice your system with energy drinks.