Thank you.
Just hope that Warren Zevon’s “Lawyers, Guns, and Money” is never appropriate for one of your adventures. 
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Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush, “Don’t Give Up” - Peter Gabriel - Don't Give Up (ft. Kate Bush) - YouTube
Back in the mid 80’s when I was training for an alpine mountaineering trip I made myself a mix tape (yeah we still used cassette Walkmans back then) to keep myself paced and motivated when I would repeatedly climb the 764 steps from ground floor to top of my alma mater’s Cathedral of Learning or the steep neighborhood streets of Pittsburgh. The cut that boosted me past the worst humps was Joe Jackson’s “You Can’t Get What You Want.” The cadence works for paddling too (though I sing it to myself).
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More driving suggests “The Immigrant Song” By Led Zep might be good:
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Absolutely!
I haven played along on this as I have a lousy aural memory & these days tend to count when I’m pushing a bit & don’t need focused attention. A habit I’ve developed over the last 5 - 6 years due to counting to mark time while stretching as & try to get in 20 -30 minutes a day doing a round of ~30 sec. stretches. That said, the XM Sat. Radio has the Immigrant Song song heavy in the mix and also has Jethro Tull’s “Locomotive Breath” in the rotation as well and that has a beat that will drive you like a nail.
If you need some serious Chicago Blues guitar to drown out the universe I can recommend Joanna Connor.
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YES! to all! Thank you for the suggestions!
I have history with Locomotive Breath associated with another activity adventure and a Pony Express station in the Idaho desert I but can see incorporating it into my mental active paddling playlist.
I’m embarrassed to say that Joanna Connor is new to me but I will be listening to more of her music. Please contact me offline with suggestions.
If interested in the Aqualung / Idaho desert connection you can read it here but be aware that it has nothing to do with paddling.
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Heck of a story. Sometimes I wonder how we have reached our (or at least in my case) somewhat advanced age.