He could have stopped the fight. He could have saved his best friend’s life. But now, the only thing he can’t do is walk away…

Rocky IV has some of the best/worst music of the 1980s. Now, while I would never suggest that the song needs a re-soundtracking, what I’m suggesting today is that we use a couple of recent tracks to re-soundtrack the movie (oops). Varied and completely unsuitable for the actual film, here are some songs that work towards exemplifying certain moments from Rocky IV.

Genghis Tron - Laser Bitch

You know that scene in Rocky IV where Apollo Creed comes out to fight Ivan Drago and then gets killed? Literally? It’s a brutal moment and comes off as completely unexpected. Creed is totally cruising along with not a care in the world, floating like a butterfly for about a minute before he gets annihilated by this machine of a man. I think you’ll easily be able to discern the moment that Creed gets metaphorically killed in this new-wave grind-core hybrid Genghis Tron song “Laser Bitch.”

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Jim Jones feat. Max B - Confront Ya Babe

You know that scene in Rocky IV where Rocky is busy training in the snowy mountains of Russia, weightlifting logs and playing chess with Paulie, while Ivan Drago is busy getting pumped up in the sterile Soviet lab under the watchful gaze of Ludmilla [Brigitte Nielsen]? Rapper Jim Jones and sidekick Max B and this anthem would work wonderfully as the audio accompaniment.

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Laidback - Beautiful Day (Banzai Republic v. Trentmoller Remix)

“I came here tonight and I didn’t know what to expect. I seen a lot of people hating me and I didn’t know what to feel about that so I guess I didn’t like you much then neither. During this fight I’ve seen a lot of changing. The way yous felt about me and the way I felt about you. In here there were two guys killing each other, but I guess that’s better than 20 million. What I’m trying to say is if I can change, and you can change, then we all can change!” Completely summeryand care-free, Trentemoller’s remix of Laidback’s “Beautiful Day” could have easily played as the credits rolled after this ridiculous speech uttered by Sylvester Stallone after he had been beaten in the head for thirty-six minutes by a Soviet man-machine. Or not.

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