I need a jolt to shake me out of my lethargy. There are surely more creative, better played, and better written songs but these are the ones I've turned to repeatedly, usually in the car, when I need a kick in the pants!

In no particular order, and with just one per artist, I offer up:

Going Underground by The Jam

Police On My Back by The Clash

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues

I Don't Know About All That by Junior Gone Wild

Up Against The Wall by The Tom Robinson Band

Get Up Off Our Knees by The Housemartins

Roadrunner by Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers

Heroin by The Velvet Underground

Constructive Summer by The Hold Steady

I Am Disappeared by Frank Turner

What's So Funny About Peace, Love, and Understanding by Elvis Costello (written by Nick Lowe)

When I Was A Boy I Thought I Was A Fish by The Smith Street Band

Peter T.