--- title: "6 military cadences you will never forget" date: "2019-05-31" modified: "2020-10-22" authors: - name: "Tim Kirkpatrick" link: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/tkirkpatrick/" url: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/music/6-military-cadences-you-will-never-forget/" categories: - "Entertainment" - "Join the Military" - "Military Culture" - "Music" --- # 6 military cadences you will never forget ![]() Men and women serving in the military have spent hours stomping around the base in well-constructed running formations yelling a repetitive song at the top of their lungs. --- Military cadences, or close-order drill, date back hundreds of years as a signal to keep troops covered and aligned as they march forward in the battlefield. Now it's primarily used to keep service members in step — landing their feet at the same time — causing a prideful beat. ### Related: [5 great military cadences you haven't thought about in years]() ![]() *Look at all those happy faces! (U.S. Army photo)* Regardless, military cadences stain our memories like a top 40 hit on the radio. Once you hear it, let the rhythm teleport you to the good old days. ### 1. "Fired Up" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTfMncWivQc ### 2. "You Can't Break My Body Down" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpY2XEEjC7E ### 3. "Mama, Mama Can't You See?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg0ob9NfpSw ### 4. "I Used To Sit at Home All Day" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9TINZP5FCs ### 5. "I Heard That in the Navy" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk0LTRRvWXM ### 6. "My Grandma!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itH3--YYSTw Can you think of any others not listed? Comment below. ## Author Tim Kirkpatrick entered the Navy in 2007 as a Hospital Corpsman and deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan with 3rd Battalion 5th Marines in the fall of 2010. Tim now has degrees in both Film Production and Screenwriting. tim.kirkpatrick@wearethemighty.com