“Hanz and Franz here, and we’re going to PUMP you UP!“
Ok, seriously, here is a list of songs that are good for working out. For jogging and speed walking. (What? You don’t speed walk? It’s good for lengthening muscles and low impact for bad knees, etc.)” There is a mix of trance, dance, rock, remixes and pop for your workout pleasure. Enjoy and let me know which songs you like!
For running:
“Dangerous Power (Gabriel & Dresden Extended Mix)” – Gabriel & Dresden.
“Harrier” – Ashley Wallbridge
“Celebration (Benny Benassi Remix)” – Madonna
” Closer to the Edge” – 30 Seconds to Mars
“3” – Britney Spears
“Escape Me (Feat. C.C. Sheffield)” – Tiesto
“Who Wants to be Alone (feat. Nelly Furtado)” – Tiesto
“Naturally (Dave Aude Radio Remix) – Selena Gomez & the Scene
“Here Comes the Rain Again” – N.R.C.
“The Beautiful People (From ‘Burlesque‘)” – Christina Aguilera
“Flashback” – Calvin Harris
“Bulletproof (Manhattan Clique Remix Radio)” – La Roux
“Give it 2 Me (Jody Den Broeder Club Edit)” – Madonna
“Winner” – Nuttin’ But Strings
“Waiting” – Dash Berlin & Emma Hewitt
“Strawberry Swing” – Coldplay
“Young Folks” – Peter, Bjorn & John
“He Lives in You [Reprise]” – The Lion King Musical Soundtrack (Now I know this one is a little weird, but hear my out, right at 1:17 when then chorus starts and you hear the background voices chanting and it keeps getting louder, you’re going to run a lot faster by the end of this song. Great for sprinting.)
“La Noyee” & “La Valse D’Amelie” – Amelie Soundtrack (You’re probably think I’m crazy here, but great orchestrations can really get me running. It’s also fun to be running to such dramatic music.)
“You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me (Dave Aude Radio Remix)” – Cher (It’s frickin’ Cher!)
” A Praise Chorus” – Jimmy Eat World
“L’amour Et Le Violence” – Rejected – SL3 vs. Sebastian Tellier (This song is heart achingly beautiful.)
“Sylvia (Tiesto Remix)” – Miike Snow
“Just Stop Believin (Lady Gaga vs. Journey) – DJ Tripp
“Human (Ocelots Remix)” – The Killers
For Speed walking:
“Desert Rose (Melodic Club Mix Radio Edit)” – Sting
“Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” – Shakira (This one is very upbeat, great pace for speed walking.)
“I’m Not Your Toy (Jack Beats Remix)” – La Roux
“Miss Independent” – Ne-Yo
“Here (In Your Arms) [Young Americans Remix] – Hellogoodbye
(I will have to add another list for speed walking. I’m running out of steam here after the long running music list. I’ll be back with more workout music for speed walking)
Bonus: For Uphill Climbing:
“Alejandro” – Lady Gaga (The slow but upbeat song works perfectly for a steady pace going uphill.)
My musical tastes have changed gradually lately. I go in and out from pop music, dance music, some rock, R&B and trance music.
I feel what your emotions are, how you’re feeling, how open you are, is revealed in the music you listen to. Right now I’m listening to alternative rock. Not really a genre I say I’m familiar in. I’ve dabbled in just about every genre, not really becoming a master of all genres, but more like sampling a little bit of everything.
I’ve really dove into pop music most of my life. Madonna, Michael Jackson, some of the top hits on the radio and on iTunes usually makes it’s way into my iPod, and just as fast as fast food is made and consumed, I’m onto finding the next song to get a high from.
For a minute, I thought I was going to go back into a classical phase, listening to “Toccata and Fugue in D Minor” by J.S. Bach, and then I started to listening to One Republic’s “Secrets” and Muse’s “Undisclosed Desires”, then got inspired by Journey’s “Separate Ways”.
And then, hearing a Diet Coke commercial, I got into The Temper Trap, “Sweet Disposition”. It was previously in the movie, 500 Days of Summer, but I didn’t really notice it until I heard that Diet Coke commercial. I had to have it and the song really puts me at ease.
And I decided that I didn’t have enough of the The Temper Trap (which is rare, because I usually just jump to the next artist/song that gives me a high) so I went to iTunes to download some more songs and I got “Love Lost” and “Down River” and then I saw Miike Snow.
Now, I’ve heard a lot of people mention Miike Snow, and I didn’t realize that I’ve heard a Tiesto remix of “Silvia” by Miike Snow.
(Song doesn’t really start until 1:04 minutes)
Anyways, I downloaded “Burial” while I was at it. I’ve heard “Animal” probably in other T.V. shows, when I heard the sample I was instantly familiar with the song, not even knowing who the artist was.
That happens a lot. I’ll know a lot of songs, but not know who or what the song is.
Other artists I would go to in this mellow, want to chill out and de-stress mode would be John Mayer, something from the Eclipse soundtrack, like “Let’s Get Lost” by Beck and Bat for Lashes. Maybe some Frou Frou, Florence + The Machine or maybe even some R&B.
R&B isn’t doing it for me lately though. Bruno Mars is really good. But I dunno, I try not to let musician’s personal lives not taint my listener’s ear, but the whole cocaine charge he was going through kind of turned me off to the reliability of his music. It’s kind of a turn off if you suspect written lyrics are a complete hack. Maybe I’m thinking too deep into it, or not deeply enough, but I’m just turned off and I don’t want to buy “Grenade” or at least not yet.
So, leading back to this alternative rock state. What does this mean that I’m feeling? Wanting an escape, really wanting to de-stress, wanting to chill out amongst all the things going on in my life. There’s a rush to do a lot of things, a lot of important things, but there’s this never ending deadline, and I think this kind of mellow music helps me chill out, enough for the moment and stop time for a minute… or three.
I still listen to my dance music, when I want to dance. And was just dancing to DJ Enferno’s Madonna mix that’s available on his twitter @djenferno. A good “Like a Prayer” remix.
My musical tastes have been changing so much, that it’s hard to keep a track of what’s going on. Kind of like what’s going on in my life. One minute I’m listening to Taylor Swift’s “Innocent” and reliving the experience seeing her live at the VMA’s and contemplating my personal meaning of the song, then I’m dancing to Kaskade’s remix of Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream”. Which is better than the original song in my opinion.
Yes, the music is all over the place in this blog, and it’s noteworthy to find a trend in this mellow alternative rock phase that I’m going through. The music I’m writing on my guitar is like this as well.
And it’s pretty late now… and I should jump into bed where it’s warm.
In honor of the new remix album for Tron Legacy Reconfigured, I wanted to list some of my favorite remixes. Hope you enjoy!
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