80's Motivational Song Playlist

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  • jlewisrn74
    jlewisrn74 Posts: 94 Member
    edited March 2015
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    Just ran 11 miles! I ran to a lot of these ideas plus some old Madonna and flash dance -manaic. Yall really got me thinking. It was a loooong but fun run
  • ashley1215
    ashley1215 Posts: 2,199 Member
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    Journey- separate ways
  • thelittlecharacter
    thelittlecharacter Posts: 69 Member
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    Grab some music by Hall and Oats or Bryan Adams' Summer of '69 loll
  • dln1975
    dln1975 Posts: 62 Member
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    Mishy wrote: »
    Technically released in 1978 according to the Google machine; one of my favorite songs to run to is Fat Bottomed Girls by Queen.
    I just (this very minute) heard this song on Pandora. Great song to work out to!! I had forgotten all about this one.
  • cdlee05
    cdlee05 Posts: 718 Member
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    ashley1215 wrote: »
    Journey- separate ways

    lol thats what i put! my 80's twin
  • GBrady43068
    GBrady43068 Posts: 1,256 Member
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    Since most of the 80s montage music has been mentioned, I'll just toss out some 80s stuff that would work for running no one has mentioned (that I've seen). Some of them have the added bonus that they kinda lyrically can apply to running (I feel the earth move under my feet...won't give up until I'm satisfied...etc). Many of them are kind of obscure. There's a lot that I use while running because it "works" that I wouldn't necessarily listen to at other times:

    Vital Signs "The Boys and Girls are Doing it" (From soundtrack to BILL AND TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE)
    Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers "Swing the Mood"
    Love and Rockets "So Alive"
    Martika "I Feel the Earth Move" (Carole King cover)
    Richard Marx "Satisfied"
    Motley Crue "Kickstart My Heart"
    Tom Petty "Runnin' Down a Dream"
    Todd Rundgren "Bang the Drum All Day"
    Rush "Superconductor"
    Stray Cats "Blast Off"
    The Violet Burning "If You Let Me"
    Rob Base and DJ EZ-Rock "It Takes Two"
    Camper Van Beethoven "Borderline"

  • Behindthesehazeleyes96
    Behindthesehazeleyes96 Posts: 544 Member
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    Journey - don't stop believin
  • GBrady43068
    GBrady43068 Posts: 1,256 Member
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    Additional lesser known 80s tunes for running:
    Phil Keaggy "I'm Gonna Get You Now"
    Public Enemy and Anthrax "Bring the Noise"
  • tincanonastring
    tincanonastring Posts: 3,944 Member
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    Who wants to throw some classic punk in the mix?

    Bitchin' Camaro - Dead Milkmen
    I Did It My Way - Sid Vicious (charted in '78, but I love this *kitten* song so much it hurts)
    Minor Threat - Minor Threat
    London Calling - The Clash (technically '79, but it was released in December, so I'm counting it)
    Rise Above - Black Flag
    I Don't Wanna Grow Up - Descendents
  • cdellis1978
    cdellis1978 Posts: 15
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    My playlist is full of 80's hits. You can't go wrong with AC/DC, Quiet Riot, Asia, The Police, Def Leopard, Whitesnake and yes I'll admit it I even have Cindy Lauper on my rotation.
  • tincanonastring
    tincanonastring Posts: 3,944 Member
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    cdellis1978 wrote: »
    My playlist is full of 80's hits. You can't go wrong with AC/DC, Quiet Riot, Asia, The Police, Def Leopard, Whitesnake and yes I'll admit it I even have Cindy Lauper on my rotation.

    Hell yeah Cyndi Lauper! Also, since we're on the female 80's singer topic...Pat Benatar Debbie Harry, & Annie Lennox (though I'm not sure she did anything solo in the 80's).
  • cdellis1978
    cdellis1978 Posts: 15
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    Have to admit when Girls just wanna have fun comes on it makes me want to just move :)
  • dln1975
    dln1975 Posts: 62 Member
    edited March 2015
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    Oh yes, Cyndi Lauper! I love "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" as well! Also like Lita Ford - Kiss Me Deadly. Can't think of other songs by her except for that slow one Close My Eyes Forever... Joan Jet - I Love Rock 'n Roll. Good stuff! Brings back LOTS of memories!!
  • qn4bx9pzg8aifd
    qn4bx9pzg8aifd Posts: 258 Member
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    cdellis1978 wrote: »
    My playlist is full of 80's hits. You can't go wrong with AC/DC, Quiet Riot, Asia, The Police, Def Leopard, Whitesnake and yes I'll admit it I even have Cindy Lauper on my rotation.

    Absolutely... :)


    Some additional songs I find great for 'accompanying movement' --

    Michael McDonald - No Lookin' Back (I also love listening to this song while driving on a highway, on a summer evening, as the sun is sinking into the sky), Ain't No Mountain High Enough

    Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody

    The Jacksons - Torture

    Earth Wind & Fire - September, Boogie Wonderland

    Kool & The Gang - Celebration, Misled

    Commodores - Lady (You Bring Me Up)

    Pointer Sisters - Jump (a song that adds some additional fun to a cardio burst of jumping rope ;) )



    And fwiw, some songs I tend to prefer more for time on the bike, or when walking or running, and as a kind of 'background soundtrack' to letting my thoughts wander, and fostering an almost meditative quality to the experience --

    Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer

    Journey - Only The Young, The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love), If He Should Break Your Heart (90's)

    Pointer Sisters - Dare Me

    Kool & The Gang - Fresh, Cherish

    Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

    A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away)

    Modern English - I Melt With You

    Mike & The Mechanics - The Living Years

    Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind

    Little River Band - The Night Owl

    Brenda Fassi - Vulindlela (90's / South African)
  • kiousd
    kiousd Posts: 917 Member
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    GNR. Metalica. Or AC/DC. About any of those.
  • TCO76
    TCO76 Posts: 242 Member
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    Dude don't forget Billy Idol.

    White Wedding
    Dancing with myself.

    As for punk....who sings "I wanna be sedated"??
  • GBrady43068
    GBrady43068 Posts: 1,256 Member
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    TCO76 wrote: »
    Dude don't forget Billy Idol.
    As for punk....who sings "I wanna be sedated"??
    The Ramones

  • tat2cookie
    tat2cookie Posts: 1,902 Member
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    Don't forget the Sex Pistols!
  • barry1992
    barry1992 Posts: 692 Member
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    Im surprised how many DC fans are out there. The back in black album is excellent in sound and tempo for a good workout
  • MommysLittleMeatball
    MommysLittleMeatball Posts: 2,064 Member
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    There's so many! 80's is my favorite play list for running. Madonna to Prince to any and all butt rock/hair rock haha love it! But, what pumps me up?
    The Final Countdown - Europe.

    And I feel just like this:
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xMRA0r92iac

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