Olympic anthems really have only one job: to pump you up. They must do so by soaring, reaching for the stars, energizing, exciting, motivating and stringing together the kind of uplifting word jumble that you only hear once every four years. Sure, they’re pretty corny, but it’s hard to stick the landing on one that will last beyond the Olympics fortnight and not drive you crazy at four a.m. when your insomnia has you watching the trampoline quarterfinals.
Katy Perry – Rise (NBC Olympics video)
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