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One More - Superchick It's not a popular mainstream song but it is really perfect for long runs.
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All These Things I’ve Down by: The Killers Sail by: Awolnation Intro by: The XX On Meloncholy Hill by: The Gorillaz Seven Nation Army: The White Stripes 1979 by: The Smashing Pumpkins Lose Yourself by: Eminem Sabotage by: The Beastie Boys Little Lion Man by: Mumford and Sons Insomnia by: Faithless
My top ten running songs
Jesse
running programs
Last couple years.
All I Do Is Win – DJ Khaled
Auld Lang Syne – Pink Martini
Blow – Ke$ha
Empire State of Mind – Jay Z & Alicia Keys
Firework – Katy Perry
Girl on Fire – Alicia Keys
Good Feeling – Flo Rida
Good Time – Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen
Hall of Fame – The Script (feat. will.i.am)
Hello – Marin Solveig & Dragonette
I Will Wait – Mumford & Sons
It’s Time – Imagine Dragon
Lights – Ellie Goulding
Little Talks – Of Monsters and Men
Radioactive – Imagine Dragons
Same Love – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (feat. Mary Lambert)
Some Nights – Fun.
Tell ‘Em – Sleigh Bells
This Too Shall Pass – OK Go
We Are Young – Fun.
And, I'm done!
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I mostly listen to birds chirping, wind rustling and waves crashing, but there are some days when I know I'm going to need a bit of extra help in the form of music. Some of these are totally embarrassing, but, hey, whatever! I just grouped them into sets of 10 and for me, the beat and tempo of the song aren't what drives me…it's just whether or not I get lost in the song.
Set 1
(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave - The Jam
Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon
Wild Thing - The Troggs
China Grove - Doobie Brothers
Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield
Standing in the Shadows of Love - Four Tops
In a Big Country - Big Country
My Feelings for You (Original Edit)- Avicii and Sebastien Drums
Millennium - Robbie Williams
Sunday Morning After - Amanda Marshall
Set 2
Seven Bridges Road - The Eagles
Lunatic Fringe - Tom Cochrane
Carry on My Wayward Son - Boston
Come on Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
Cat People – Putting Out Fire (The Hunger) - David Bowie
Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing - Chris Isaak
Give Me Everything - Pitbull
Super Bass - Nicki Minaj
Tarzan Boy - Baltimora
Ooh, Aah…Just A Little Bit - Gina G.
Set 3
Slave to Love - Bryan Ferry
Jungle Love - Steve Miller Band
The Game of Love - Michelle Branch
Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group
Lay All Your Love On Me - ABBA
Can't Stop This Thing We Started - Bryan Adams
Do You Believe In Love - Huey Lewis and the News
Modern Love - David Bowie
I Was Made For Lovin' You Baby - KISS
Pride In the Name of Love - U2
Set 4
Kyrie - Mr. Mister
Drinking in LA - Bran Van 3000
St. Elmo's Fire - John Parr
Runner - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
She's a Lady - Tom Jones
We Don't Need Another Hero (Mad Max) - Tina Turner
Little Red Corvette - Prince
Fame (From Fame) - Irene Cara
You Ain't Seen Nothin Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Life is a Highway - Tom Cochrane
Set 5
On Broadway - George Benson
Fantasy - Earth, Wind & Fire
Just One Last Time - David Guetta
Wake Me Up (Radio Edit) - Avicii
I'm A Man - Spencer Davis Group
Count On Me - Default
Street Fighting Man - The Rolling Stones
Like a Rock - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf
Rock You Like A Hurricane - The Scorpions
Set 6
This Woman's Work - Kate Bush
To Sir with Love - Lulu
I Believe In You - Amanda Marshall
These Arms of Mine - Willy and the Poor Boys
Walking in Memphis - Marc Cohn
Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Öyster Cult
Love Isn't Always On Time - Toto
Ventura Highway - America
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
Summer Breeze - Seals & Crofts
Set 7
Ferry Cross the Mersey - Gerry and the Pacemakers
Walk Away Renee - Four Tops
Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede
Crackling Rosie - Neil Diamond
Layla - Derek and the Dominoes
Hurts So Good - John Mellencamp
Sister Christian - Night Ranger
Ah Leah - Donny Iris
Barracuda - Heart
And We Danced - The Hooters
Set 8
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
In the Ghetto - Elvis Presley
Day-O -Harry Belafonte
Toy Soldiers -Martika
In the Air Tonight -Phil Collins
Live and Let Die - McCartney & Wings
Shock the Monkey -Peter Gabriel
Twilight Zone - Golden Earring
Foolin' - Def Leppard
Young and Restless - Prism
Set 9
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - The Hollies
Broadway - Bee Gees
More Than a Feeling - Boston
Badlands - Bruce Springsteen
Working My Way Back To You - Spinners
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
Delirious - Prince
California – Phantom Planet
The Warrior - Scandal
Don't Leave Me This Way - Gloria Gaynor
Set 10
Bang bang (My baby shot me down) – Tarantino, Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Drunken Angel - Lucinda Williams
Honey Honey - ABBA
Express Yourself - Madonna
River Deep - Ike & Tina Turner
Your Daddy Don't Know - Toronto
Stay - Shakespear's Sister
Double Agent - Amanda Marshall
The Shoop Shoop Song - Cher
Get the Party Started - Pink
Set 11
Avalon - Roxy Music
Crystal Blue Persuasion - Morcheeba
Let It Rain - Amanda Marshall
White Hot - Tom Cochrane
September - Earth, Wind & Fire
Still the One - Orleans
Do Wah Diddy - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Walk This Way - Aerosmith
Bat Out of Hell - Meatloaf
Danger Zone (Top Gun) -Kenny Loggins
Set 12
Stand By Me - Ben E. King
One More Try - George Michael
Can't Find My Way Home - Steve Winwood
Fame - David Bowie
Carry Me - Ray Lyell and the Storm
Band on the Run - McCartney & Wings
Brandy - Scott English
Heart and Soul - Huey Lewis and the News
Cry Little Sister (Lost Boys) - Gerard McMann
Only the Good Die Young - Billy Joel
Set 13
More Than This - Roxy Music
The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Tocken
Valerie - Steve Winwood
Give Me Your Love - Bryan Adams
Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen
K'naan - Wavin' Flag
Shout it Out Loud - KISS
Funkytown - Lipps, Inc.
Set 14
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood – Tarantino, Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Rosalita - Bruce Springsteen
Shiny Happy People - REM
Cum On Feel the Noise - Quiet Riot
Walkin' On the Sun - Smash Mouth
Little Miss Can't Be Wrong - Spin Doctors
How You Like Me Now? - The Heavy
Don't Phunk with My Heart - Black Eyed Peas
Time (Dirty Bit) - Black Eyed Peas
Surrender – Cheap Trick
Set 15
Waterfalls - TLC
Dancing Queen - ABBA
Hands Up - Ottawan
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - WHAM!
I Want Your Sex - George Michael
Father Figure - George Michael
Faith - George Michael
Runaway - Del Shannon
Golden Years - David Bowie
Let's Go Crazy - Prince
Set 16
Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran
Let It Ride - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
Rebel Yell - Billy Idol
Mony Mony - Tommy James and the Shondells
Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show - Neil Diamond
Where Them Girls At (feat. Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj) - David Guetta
Big League - Tom Cochrane
Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones
Hang Fire - The Rolling Stones
Set 17
Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down
Twist and Shout - The Beatles
Family Man - Mike Oldfield
Cuts Like a Knife - Bryan Adams
Roxy Roller - Sweeney Todd
Hot Child in the City - Sweeney Todd
Bolero - Ravel
Sex On the Beach - Vengaboys
I Got You - Split Enz
One Step Ahead - Split Enz
Set 18
Rock and Roll Heaven - The Righteous Brothers
Don't Leave Me This Way - Communards
Always Something There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes
Walk Like a Man – Frankie Valley and the Four Seasons
Royals - Lorde
Back to You – Bryan Adams
Taylor Dane – I'll be Your Shelter
Lighters – Bad Meets Evil
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) The Proclaimers
Haddaway – What is Love?
Set 19
Bitch – Meredith Brooks
La Bamba – Los Lobos
I Want You – Savage Garden
Building a Mystery - Sarah McLachlan
Larger than Life – Backstreet Boys
If You Leave – OMD
Smooth - Santana ft. Rob Thomas
How Bizarre – OMC
Dancing in the Moonlight - Toploader
So They Say – Soul Attorneys
Set 20
100 Years - Five for Fighting
S.A.T.U.R.D.A.Y. Night – The Bay City Rollers
Iron Man – Black Sabbath
Fear and Love - Morcheeba
Snow on the Sahara – Anggun
Come a Little Bit Closer – Jay and the Americans
The Boys are Back in Town – Thin Lizzy
Fly At Night – Chilliwack
Hang On Sloopy – The McCoys
Just a Dream – Nelly
Although it's already been listed, I am all over Don't You Worry Child by Swedish House Mafia. Play it over and over and over!
Jezebel had a post today about the perfect playlist. I agree that there are songs that I don't really like but are great for running. MMMBop by Hanson being the most shameful example.
Bumping because I'm starting a new marathon training cycle and need some new tunes. Anyone download anything good lately? iTunes Top Singles left me wanting. I've only added a few songs my good "new" music running playlist lately:
Kiss Them for Me – Siouxsie and the Banshees
Last Nite – The Strokes
Roar – Katy Perry
THis album by Dan Gilbert and the song One Break Away is one of my favorites as of late.
One Break Away on Reverbnation (whole song)
Take a Back Road (Rodney Atkins)
This I Gotta See (Jason Aldean)
Firecracker (Josh Turner)
I Got a Feelin' (Billy Currington)
Dirt Road Anthem (Jason Aldean)
God Bless Saturday (Kid Rock)
She Cranks My Tractor (Dustin Lynch)
Texas Was You (Jason Aldean)
Gone (Montgomery Gentry)
How Bad Do You Want It (Tim McGraw)
WAKAFLOCKAFLAME
Most recent playlist includes
Rachmaninov III (piano concerto in d minor)
What does the fox say
You better work, B@tch by Britney Spears
"Let it go" song from movie Frozen
and various songs by David Guetta, Keb Mo, ElectrDjango soundtrack....
And last but not least - French silly girly pop and electric tango tunes
Yes, I am crazy
Newest favorites:
Boston - Augustana
Brave - Sara Bareilles
The Man - Aloe Blacc
Wake Me Up - Avicii
Future running partner.
A new favorite running song of mine is:
"My Body" by Young the Giant
Good for when the going gets tough, because its up-beat and the chorus line is:
"My body tells me noBut I won't quitCause I want more"Lyrics and song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmJi0fYVVgc Ali and Gipp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeLUp3Xra6I Beastie Boys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6MWxuWD2Oo Black Flag
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MAbdRvS8_Y Cheeseheads with Attitude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJCKwqyR7KY Flipper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8UcpmUQkNU Devo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUFKiiVD-sc Elvis Presley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TBbj5_zA-8 Grateful Dead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6Xae9jsqxU Ramones
Crash Kings - Mountain Man
Jay Z & Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
Muse - Uprising
Pink Floyd - Learning to Fly
Black Keys - Gold on the Ceiling
Eminem - Lose Yourself
Jimi Hendrix - Fire
LCD Soundsystem - Daft Punk is Playing at My House
Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe
White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
These are the current Top 10 in my iTunes library. However, all are trumped by Led Zep's Kashmir.
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Really cool video and a nice little song.
For guitar geeks I worked out:
Capo 7
D / A / Bm
G / D / A
G / A / D
break:
Em / D / G
Em / D / A
Easy / sweet to play.
Come all you no-hopers, you jokers and roguesWe're on the road to nowhere, let's find out where it goes