What songs are your favorite work out songs? What gets you moving? Mine are getting stale- need some new material!
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72SoWal Insider
I don't have an Ipod, though I have not ruled out ever getting one.oh I really like the Shins right now. :wub:
Anyway, my "up" stuff tends to be Flaming Lips (that Yeah Yeah Song is fun), White Stripes (Jack White really grinds it out), Red Hot Chili Peppers (funky!), VHS or Beta, The Rapture, Green Day,plenty of old school like the Isley Brothers,Stones, Beatles, Earth Wind and Fire, ZZTop, Zevon, Hendrix...slower more introspective stuff might be the Shins, or Jeff Buckley's cover of Hallelujah.
SoWal Guide
no ipod, but I love the way they sound. wouldn't use it for walking though, just cause I would prefer the peace of nature. but I would love one to be able to carry music with me in the car. I won't do it. too much downloading and stuff.
IF I had one though, I would definitely put some funky meters on there. cold play. miles davis. aretha. kidd rock. radiators. snoop. U2.
IF I had one though, I would definitely put some funky meters on there. cold play. miles davis. aretha. kidd rock. radiators. snoop. U2.
bean
I don't have an Ipod either, but I have got to break down and get some sort of mp3 player. It has to be EASY. I was thinking of getting a Creative MuVu (I think that's right). It's like a jump drive, you just plug it into your hard drive and download.
We HAD one of those, we've had a Rio and now Mr OL has a Sandisk. We also have 2 nanos and a little clip on shuffle. By far I like the nanos and the shuffle. Mr OL really likes his but he hasn't really used iTunes. He likes all his old cd's and loads them accordingly. The kids and I like more current music and use iTunes. It is sooo user friendly. Yes, it can be frustrating at times ( upgrades) but overall pretty easy. Hey, they even withstand the washing machine!!! Sam's is working fine...still a little cloudy but so what!!!
The creative muvu that we had was junk. I did buy it on Amazon as refurbished I think. I still paid like $80 for it and looking back, that was a mistake. The Muvu with the flip out USB might be better than what we had.
SoWal ExpertAuthor
I don't have an Ipod, though I have not ruled out ever getting one.
Anyway, my "up" stuff tends to be Flaming Lips (that Yeah Yeah Song is fun), White Stripes (Jack White really grinds it out), Red Hot Chili Peppers (funky!), VHS or Beta, The Rapture, Green Day,plenty of old school like the Isley Brothers,Stones, Beatles, Earth Wind and Fire, ZZTop, Zevon, Hendrix...slower more introspective stuff might be the Shins, or Jeff Buckley's cover of Hallelujah.
I didn't realize VHS or Beta ever made it out of Louisville!! Wow! I think they broke up though didn't they?
Beach Fanatic
Beach Lover
What songs are your favorite work out songs? What gets you moving? Mine are getting stale- need some new material!
If you hop onto I-tunes, they have some Nike Mixes - very very good workout music. Some of them are specific to workouts - such as running -with coaching on them. Kind of mixes it up a bit!
Beach Lover
I've got a little of everything. . .
FERGIE--She spells really well. . .
J TIMBERLAKE--he just has stuff i can move to
OUTKAST--reminds me of college
ALAN JACKSON--yee haw
JESSICA SIMPSON--i'm almost as good of a singer as she is. . . :rofl:
JAMES TAYLOR--mellow
BLACK EYED PEAS--great work out stuff
BRITNEY (YES, MS. SPEARS)--also, great workout stuff
MADONNA--um, just b/c
MAT KEARNEY --my brother likes him
There's more, but these are what I've been listening too lately. . .
FERGIE--She spells really well. . .
J TIMBERLAKE--he just has stuff i can move to
OUTKAST--reminds me of college
ALAN JACKSON--yee haw
JESSICA SIMPSON--i'm almost as good of a singer as she is. . . :rofl:
JAMES TAYLOR--mellow
BLACK EYED PEAS--great work out stuff
BRITNEY (YES, MS. SPEARS)--also, great workout stuff
MADONNA--um, just b/c
MAT KEARNEY --my brother likes him
There's more, but these are what I've been listening too lately. . .
percy
punzy - i think you're one of the few people i know who have even heard of the psychedelic furs, much less listen to them ! love my way is one of my all time faves !!!audie, are you serious? I think plenty of people know and love the Furs! Mr. Pod's band back in the day toured with the Furs, if you can believe it. Mr. Pod has lots of great Richard Butler stories! :cool:
Thanks!!!!We have a lot of these. I really like Rhianna. Sam has a major crush on Pete Wentz from FOB.:roll: It's her fav band. Is there a clean version of "Makes me Wonder"?;-) Did you see my post a week or so ago about this one? I played it at the carnival and had no idea of the words at the time. I was laying out in the sun listening to it on my ipod and the words were so clear. I was :yikes: that I had played it unknowingly for K-6 graders.Uh-oh, I don't think so. One version only in iTunes, and I must not have listened very carefully...oops.
I'll find the thread so I can :blush: .
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hmmmm......can't remember
You have to find songs which have rhythm of the pace you want to walk. I bet there is a website somewhere which allows you to search for songs by the number of beats to a measure.
I did what SJ said with my own stuff and my metronome. These are mostly for running, but they work with my weight training and stationary bike, too.
I don't know what you like, but here's the OLD SCHOOL version:
Gotta Get Drunk--Willie Nelson and George Jones
I'm Alright--Kenny Loggins
Rocky Raccoon, Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da--Beatles
Dance This Mess Around, Love Shack, Rock Lobster--B-52s
Dancing With Myself, Rebel Yell--Billy Idol (great for sprints!)
Livin' on the Edge--Aerosmith
It's my Life, Livin' on a Prayer--Bon Jovi
Born to Run (duh!)--Bruce Springstein
Top of the World--Carpenters
You Can't Hurry Love--Diana Ross & the Supremes
Boys of Summer--Don Henley
I Walk the Line, Ring of Fire--Johnny Cash
Only the Young, Don't Stop Believin', Girl Can't Help It--Journey
Love Will Turn You Around--Kenny Rogers
That's What I Like About You--the Kinks
Mama Tried--Merle Haggard
I Want You to Want Me--Cheap Trick
Still the One--Orleans
I'm a Believer--Monkees/Neil Diamond/Eddie Murphy
Time Warp--Rocky Horror Picture Show Soundtrack
Don't Speak--No Doubt
Bring on the Night/When the World is Running Down--The Police (better yet, Sting's version from his Live album, circa 1990)
Don't Stand So Close to Me, De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da, Every Little Thing She Does is Magic, Message in a Bottle--The Police
Under Pressure, Bohemian Rhapsody--Queen
Jesse's Girl--Rick Springfield
Alive and Kicking, Don't You Forget About Me--Simple Minds
Little Miss Can't Be Wrong, Pocket Full of Kryptonite, Two Princes--Spin Doctors
Higher Love, My Love is Leaving--Steve Winwood
Free Falling, American Girl--Tom Petty
Right Now, Top of the World, Running with the Devil, Panama--Van Halen
Rhythm of Love, Hearts, Owner of a Lonely Heart, Changes, Hold On, Leave It, Love Will Find a Way--Yes
For any of you who may look at this list and think I'm on crack (or that I watched too much MTV from 1982-1989,) I ran the Disney Marathon in January. Many of these songs were playing at some point or another on the course. (Gotta Get Drunk was obviously not one of them. In fact, none of the country songs were...:idontno: ) I felt validated.
Ipod???:confused: :blink: fagetaboutit...don't have one....but I have been listening to Marc Broussard lately...an New Orleans musician :clap:
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see if this works to hear part of his song Home
Saw him in Atlanta Sunday--incredible!
SoWal Insider
audie,
Somehow I missed your post re: Psychedelic Furs until I read peapod's post, but I've always loved them! And The Clash! And Big Audio Dynamite.
I can't tell you how many times I've danced (back in the day... :roll🙂 to Love My Way. Wow, what a blast from the past.
Nohall,
love lots on your list too. Under Pressure, Owner of a Lonely Heart, Dancing with Myself. But you can leave Tom Petty off. (disclaimer: just my opinion - don't want to tick anybody off.)
Somehow I missed your post re: Psychedelic Furs until I read peapod's post, but I've always loved them! And The Clash! And Big Audio Dynamite.
I can't tell you how many times I've danced (back in the day... :roll🙂 to Love My Way. Wow, what a blast from the past.
Nohall,
love lots on your list too. Under Pressure, Owner of a Lonely Heart, Dancing with Myself. But you can leave Tom Petty off. (disclaimer: just my opinion - don't want to tick anybody off.)
hmmmm......can't remember
But you can leave Tom Petty off. (disclaimer: just my opinion - don't want to tick anybody off.)
😱 :nono1: :banned: :whack: :banging:
Kidding. I can actually take or leave Tom. "American Girl" just has a good pace.
SoWal Guide
😱 :nono1: :banned: :whack: :banging:
Kidding. I can actually take or leave Tom. "American Girl" just has a good pace.
I used to absolutely love Tom Petty. then one day I had just had enough of him. not sure why.:idontno:
Beach Fanatic
I have lots of music on my iPod, but when I walk (which is what I do for exercise around home mostly) I listen to free lectures that I download from different universities about different topics, and I download some NPR shows. But I truly enjoy it! I balance this intellectual stimulation with a subscription to People Magazine. When I work out in the basement at home I watch TV at the same time (sorry, SJ).
When I'm at the gym I listen to whatever music they play there. But this thread has made me think about what music I'd play while exercising -- maybe I'd try it with some of the music recommended here, some that I've heard before and some that's new.
When I'm at the gym I listen to whatever music they play there. But this thread has made me think about what music I'd play while exercising -- maybe I'd try it with some of the music recommended here, some that I've heard before and some that's new.
SoWal Insider
I used to absolutely love Tom Petty. then one day I had just had enough of him. not sure why.:idontno:Because you realized he can't sing! :floor:
SoWal Insider
😱 :nono1: :banned: :whack: :banging:Actually, "Am. Girl" was surprisingly good in "Silence of the Lambs."
Kidding. I can actually take or leave Tom. "American Girl" just has a good pace.
Beach Fanatic
I don't have an ipod. Maybe it's just a silly quirk of mine, but I can't wear headphones, especially when working out. I need to be able to hear what's going on around me.
When I go walking, I carry my ghetto blaster on my shoulder playing my favorite mix tape.
When I go walking, I carry my ghetto blaster on my shoulder playing my favorite mix tape.
hmmmm......can't remember
I don't have an ipod. Maybe it's just a silly quirk of mine, but I can't wear headphones, especially when working out. I need to be able to hear what's going on around me.
When I go walking, I carry my ghetto blaster on my shoulder playing my favorite mix tape.
:lolabove: :floor: :funn:
Beach Fanatic
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Randy Rhoades ....sweet
SoWal Expert
I don't have an ipod. Maybe it's just a silly quirk of mine, but I can't wear headphones, especially when working out.
Same here. I see these guys at the gym wearing Ipods (yes, they wear them), and they seem to focus on the Ipod as much as the weights. They have the headphone cord running up the back of the shirt on the inside. Looks like a tangled fiasco.
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SoWal Insider
I'm on itunes looking to update my pod and I feel old. :blink:
Their top 100 I don't know who about 3/4's of these peeps.
#5 is "Buy you a drank" ( No I didn't spell that wrong) and the song is by T-Pain. :idontno:
Their top 100 I don't know who about 3/4's of these peeps.
#5 is "Buy you a drank" ( No I didn't spell that wrong) and the song is by T-Pain. :idontno:
SoWal Expert
NoHall--Love your list with a few exceptions. You're ok, kid. :clap: :clap: :clap:
Beach Lover
I'm on itunes looking to update my pod and I feel old. :blink:
Their top 100 I don't know who about 3/4's of these peeps.
#5 is "Buy you a drank" ( No I didn't spell that wrong) and the song is by T-Pain. :idontno:
Actually have this song on my Ipod....its hilarous how your tastes can change with teenagers around...lol
SoWal Insider
NoHall--Love your list with a few exceptions. You're ok, kid. :clap: :clap: :clap:
That's because we've heard of these artists. :lol:
Actually have this song on my Ipod....its hilarous how your tastes can change with teenagers around...lol
Is that it? Well bless your heart. :clap: Guess I'll have to see if that happens to me when my neohews become teens.
SoWal Expert
That's because we've heard of these artists. :lol:
Is that it? Well bless your heart. :clap: Guess I'll have to see if that happens to me when my neohews become teens.
Precisely. 😀
fartblossom
audie, are you serious? I think plenty of people know and love the Furs! Mr. Pod's band back in the day toured with the Furs, if you can believe it. Mr. Pod has lots of great Richard Butler stories! :cool:
audie,
Somehow I missed your post re: Psychedelic Furs until I read peapod's post, but I've always loved them! And The Clash! And Big Audio Dynamite.
I can't tell you how many times I've danced (back in the day... :roll🙂 to Love My Way. Wow, what a blast from the past.
i have at last found kindred music spirits - nobody around here knows or cares who the psychedelic furs are.
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