Top 10 Songs We'd Do Our Figure Skating Routine To

We at the Daily Arts Department are totally excited about the Winter Olympics. Even though we don't cover anything athletically related, we've been tuning in every night to watch the many varied events currently being held in Vancouver, especially our favorites: the men's and women's figure skating short programs. There's nothing we like more than sequins, skates, ice and fussy judges. But, frankly, we've been disappointed by the musical choices so far, and we'd like to humbly submit our top ten suggestions for songs for short programs.

10) "I Try:" So this song may be slow and awkward, but we mostly like it because its lyrics "try to walk away and I stumble" would be so appropriate for that skater who gets unintentionally up close and personal with the ice during a routine. We're not saying that a fall would be pretty, but at least with the lyrics of this song, it wouldn't be completely out of the blue.

9) "Enter Sandman:" This song's loud heavy metal would give every figure skater the chance to head bang during a routine, which, we all know, they've been dying to try. It's been pent up in there somewhere.

8) "Cotton-Eyed Joe:" We all did this one during every middle school dance we attended. Bring it to the rink, add sequined overalls and you'll send ice a-flying. Yee-haw!

7) "Here I Go Again:" This one starts slow, cheesy and synthy, like all good short forms, but it gets headbangingly awesome pretty quickly. Plus, who doesn't want to pretend to be Tawny Kitaen on the hood of that car ... on ice?

6) "MmmBop:" Don't pretend you hate this song. You love this song. This is your favorite song. You've danced to it in your room every day since 1997. We're going to take that infectious energy all the way to the Olympics.

5) "You Make My Dreams:" With feathered locks of silky hair, scrumptious falsettos and intense sexual tension, Hall & Oates was one of the greatest duos of all time. So why not channel their essence on the ice with a skating partner and make your Olympic dreams come true?

4) "Jump On It:" First, find the "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1990-1996) version of this dance on YouTube.com (if you haven't seen it already). Then, imagine that instead of being tossed off the stage, Carlton does a triple lutz followed by a lunge. Now that's jumping on it.

3) "Eye of the Tiger:" Imagine Sylvester Stallone. Now imagine ice skates. This song is all about the new Rocky, figure skating style.

2) "Bad Romance:" "Rah-rah-ah-ah-ahh." Honestly, the costume alone for this routine would win you a gold. What could be hotter than a triple axel to Lady Gaga?

1) "Party in the USA:" For starters, Miley's song is just overflowing with ideas for a killer routine: "So I put my hands up … noddin' my head like yeah/ Movin' my hips like yeah." And if an American figure skater were to win a gold, it really would be a "Party in the USA." How appropriate.