Gimme one song. Or two. Or ten…
As most of you know, I am running my first half marathon this Sunday. It will take me a while forever and I need to fill my iPod playlist with many, many tunes. Unfortunately I’m having trouble finding songs I’m not tired of hearing. I need a cheering section throughout the 13-mile endeavor (in forecasted 44 degrees and possible rain, with 19 mph winds), so if you would be so kind as to give me the name (and artist) of one song (or a few, or several) to add to my playlist, it’ll be like you’re in my ear, saying, “GO CATH! You can do it!â€
It would help if the song was on the upbeat high-energy spectrum, but anything is fine…except for lullabies. Probably not such a good idea. Also, I hate Celine Dion, so you can skip her entirely.
Even if the song is not my usual taste (but I like all types of music so I’m not sure what my taste is) I will play it during the run (except for Celine, and assuming I can download it somewhere), and I will know that you’re cheering me on in spirit. I’m even putting your name in the title, so when I look at my iPod, it will remind me who suggested the song. I can almost feel the love already!
Some of you offered tunes by commenting on an earlier request I posted for cardio songs, and I plan on using some of those as well. But I need to fill like THREE HOURS of time.
So far, from input from co-workers, I have quite an eclectic mix: Jay Z, Van Halen, Michael Jackson, Metallica, Pink, Hot Hot Heat, Pat Benatar, and Thicke to name a few.
So what song do you want me to run to and think of you?
Jennifer Nettles/Bon Jovi – Who says you can’t go home
Keith Urban – I told you so
Sugarland – Settlin’
Rascal Flatts – Take me there
Oh, and ditto on the Celene Dion thing….
Shut up and Drive – Rihanna
Don’t Stop the Music – Rihanna
I love me some Rihanna.
Best of luck!
the following are from the Legally Blonde soundtrack:
One Girl Revolution, Magic (Black Eyed Peas), Can’t get me Down, and Watch Me Shine.
You Go Girl!
Can’t stop – Maroon 5
Hey school boy – Stefy
I want you to want me – Letters to Cleo
Spam – Save Ferris
California – AB O’Neill
Boys wanna be her – Peaches
I don’t feel like dancin’ – Scissor Sisters
Your mangled heart – The Gossip
Our son – Taylor Swift
My oh my – The Wreckers
Travelin’ thru – Dolly Parton
Knock ’em out – Lilly Allen
Make your own kind of music – Cass Elliott
Ruby blue – Roisin Murphy
Best of you – Foo Fighters
Rebel girl – Bikini Kill
Love punch – The Chalets
Boogie woogie bugle boy – Bette Midler
Gloden years – David Bowie
No sleep tonight – The Faders
The rockafeller skank – Fatboy Slim
Short skirt long jacket – Cake
Maneater – Nelly Furtado
Till i get to you – Nika Costa
Steady as she goes – The Racontours
Walkie talkie man – Stereogram
OK I’ll stop now. I get a little carried away when it comes to music. Have an awesome run!!!
I’m giving you my gym songs:
Let’s Get it Started in Here (Black Eyed Peas)
Whatever Lola Wants (Gotan Project)
Love Punch (The Chalets)
Benoit Dutras, Gitans, and J’eaux d’eau (all Cirque du Soleil)
Let the Drummer Kick (Citizen Cope)
Matrix Theme (Crystal Method)
My Love (the Czars)
This is Your Life (Dust Brothers – Fight Club soundtrack)
The Moment I Said It (Imogen Heap)
Anything by the Juno Reactor
Ramalama Bang Bang (Roisin Murphy)
I’m really beat oriented because I like to count off to the beats as I do laps or sit ups, etc. So this keeps me pretty streamlined – I imagine it’d be easy to keep running at a steady pace to have music that has somewhat of a consistent beat, or you can count off in eights.
just some general and a few specific suggestions from one of the older generation:
anything by queen
anything from “breakfast in america”
Beatles
up up and away by 5th dimension
come fly with my by sinatra (those last 2 are to make you run faster if you need the inspiration)
fleetwood mac
cars
arrowsmith
I agree with a bunch of Tobie’s suggestions, especially:
Ruby Blue-Roisin Murphy
I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’-Scissor Sisters
Short Skirt Long Jacket-Cake
I’ll reiterate some of my earlier suggestions:
Ain’t Nothing Wrong with That-Robert Randolph & The Family Band (Grey’s Anatomy vol. 3)
How Far We’ve Come-Matchbox 20
In a Daydream-Freddy Jones Band
New Shoes-Paolo Nutini
And some other favorites of mine:
Dancing With Myself-Billy Idol
Desire-U2
Elevation-U2
(Actually, there are a lot of U2 songs I could get fired up with!)
Love Song-Sara Bareilles
Stay (Wasting Time)-Dave Matthews Band
Hamoa Beach-Gomez
Sun Comes Up-John Legend
What Goes Around…-JT
I guess that’s good for now. I wish I could run alongside of you! We’ll have to do that someday-Disney, right?
Just think of me giving you little pushes just when you need them. We’re all cheering for you from chilly Wisconsin! Love from me and my boys!
I just thought of a song we work out to in my “Cardio Combat” class-“Runaway” by Bon Jovi!
How ’bout “Hey Ya” by Outkast?
Can’t do it without ZZ Top, “She got Legs” (and she knows how to use ’em!!) Run, Cat, Run!!