Black or White- Michael Jackson ;)
Chess Music

Jazz - preferably hard bop. Now_and_zen - when I saw God Save the Queen, I thought "How can anyone listen to the Sex Pistols while playing chess?!"

I actually listen to all sorts, indy, metal, classical, jazz, but i like this game... :)
okay... new side project... songs that make you think of chess

Lol, the song that makes me think of chess is Emancipator's Elephant Survival. The reason is that the night of December 19th last year, I was surfing on the internet listening to new music shortly before going to bed and I found that song and immediately loved the sound of it. Then the next day I won the Greater Baltimore High School Championship and gained over 100 rating points with the only "perfect tournament" I have had so far. So that song makes me think of that tournament. It was actually stuck in my head during parts of my Round 2 game, which was the most memorable of all the games as it was a crazy time-pressure win over the #1 seed, a 1900ish player.
I've always particularily enjoyed listening to varying subgenres of electronic music, most prominently drumstep. Idk why. Something about Pegboard Nerds and Tut Tut Child just helps my focus and concentration.
Is that an actual Record?
You can see the movie Cadillac Records to appreciate the man and the music more http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1042877/?ref_=nv_sr_2 . After that, head over to CBGB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1786751/
What's your favourite music to listen to when playing chess?
Anyone say "Ch Ch Ch Checking it out" by Lil Chris... I'll kill you.