For the runners: Motivating Running Songs

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  • InTheInbetween
    InTheInbetween Posts: 192 Member
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    Lady Gaga . . . ANYTHING Lady Gaga lol. With a little bit of LMFAO mixed in. :wink:
    Though I've also found the NOW Dance (old ones and new ones) and Hip Hop mixes to be pretty good for the long runs.
    I love all these suggestions though, I've also been looking for some new material.
    :drinker:
  • jcs0530
    jcs0530 Posts: 70 Member
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    "Made" by Dub FX. Check out his video on youtube performing on the streets.
  • YogaNikki
    YogaNikki Posts: 284 Member
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    I like to put gag songs in my running playlists to make myself laugh in the middle of long runs. "Do you think I'm sexy" always gets put randomly in the middle, "Something in the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins and "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley (yes, I Rick Roll myself). It brightens an otherwise hum-drum sort of run.

    Go to songs for me though are "No Light, No Light" by Florence and the Machine, "Freaks and Geeks" by Childish Gambino and "Judas" by Lady Gaga.

    I put a few gag songs on mine too! I like 1980 by Dirt Nasty. It's graphic but it makes me laugh! And I too have "Never Gonna Give you Up" on my iPod. No shame here!!! :smile:
  • danielle_jeanne
    danielle_jeanne Posts: 58 Member
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    My newest addition is "f*&^ you betta" by Neon Hitch. Love.
  • LuneBleu85
    LuneBleu85 Posts: 217
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    Bumping this for later when I edit my iPod!

    I like ACDC "It's A Long Way to the Top" for running :)
  • DBRobinson13
    DBRobinson13 Posts: 40 Member
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    Warm up: Hold on Loosely - 38 special
    Dirty Harry - Gorillaz
    I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
    Not Afraid - Eminem
    Stronger - Britney Spears
    Just the Way you Are - Bruno Mars
    Hero - Skillet
    The War Inside - Switchfoot
    Winning -- Santana

    Love some of the suggestions here...time to add to the playlist!
  • happyfrogg
    happyfrogg Posts: 86 Member
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    My current playlist:
    "One Foot" Fun. (warm up)
    "Impossible" Anberlin
    "Open Road Song" Eve 6
    "Stronger" Kelly Clarkson
    "U + UR Hand" Pink (teehee!)
    "The Anthem" Pitbull feat. Lil John
    "You Make Me Feel..." Cobra Starship feat. Sabi
    "#1 Nite" Cobra Starship
    "Sweetness" Jimmy Eat World (cool down)

    I'm a pretty slow runner so I don't know what the bpm's are for these songs. All I know is they get me going! I am starting to get bored with them, though, so I'm gonna go read this topic more carefully and get some ideas. :drinker:

    EDIT: I should add, although it's probably clear, that I like stupid cheesy music to run to. Older playlists included Bon Jovi, Rick Astley, Shakira, Billy Idol, etc.
  • PrettynWitty12
    PrettynWitty12 Posts: 30 Member
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    Usher - OMG
    Black Eyed Peas - any song they ever made, lol
    Beyonce - Single Ladies, Upgrade You; Sweet Dream; Deja Vu; Until the End of Time...too many to list!
    Destiny's Child - Bootylicious, Survivor; Sexy Daddy
    Ke$ha - Blow
    Lagy Gaga - Alejandro
    Timbaland/Pitbull - Pass at Me

    These all make me run faster, harder...partly because I want to shake my booty to them :)
  • minxonastick
    minxonastick Posts: 48
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    I love Florence & the Machine. They are always on my exercise playlist!

    These don't necessarily all fit in with your style of music, but here's some favorites from my playlists.

    Parade - Garbage
    Little Talks - Of Monsters and Men
    Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
    This Head I Hold - Electric Guest
    Keep on Livin' - Le Tigre
    Alive - Beastie Boys
    Pocketful of Sunshine - Natasha Bedingfield
    F***in' Perfect - P!nk
    Misty Mountain - Ferron
    What I Got - Sublime
    That's the Way We Flow - Queen Latifah
    One Day - Matisyahu
  • SwissMrs2008
    SwissMrs2008 Posts: 2
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    Beyonce- Put a ring on it
    Snoop Dogg- Sweat
    Snoop Dogg- SIgns
    Hole- Celebrity Skin
    Jay Z- Big Pimpin
    Maroon 5- Moves like Jagger
    JLo- On the floor
    Rihanna- S&M
    Blink 182- All the small things
  • Jul158
    Jul158 Posts: 481 Member
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    My new favorite is:
    Foxes - Youth (Adventure Club)
    & anything by Kap Slap (Kaskade Found Love, Paradise Ressurrect, etc.). He does some crazy remixes with Temper Trap & Pheonix with Rihanna and others and they really get me motivated!
  • cjrunner80
    cjrunner80 Posts: 14
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    Check out Oogee Wawa on iTunes. There are curse words, BUT they are good summertime music and a great band. Reggae/Rock/Hip Hop - Ride Waves is my power song for losing weight!!
  • labrennan
    labrennan Posts: 132 Member
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    bump for later
  • hezzyhlo
    hezzyhlo Posts: 55 Member
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    BUMP for later!

    I like Pump it by Black Eyed Peas.. Gets me goin!
  • mistylovesmusic
    mistylovesmusic Posts: 147
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    This is just to name a few. I'm a total 80's girl and my favorite genre is country but I like these types of songs when I run.

    Bad Girlfriend (Theory of a Deadman)
    Burn it to the Ground (Nickelback)
    Figured You Out (Nickelback)
    Hate My Life (Theory of a Deadman)
    Take it Off (Kesha)
    Lady Gaga (You and I)
    Something in Your Mouth (Nickelback)
    Animals (Nickelback)
    Blow (Kesha)
  • Merrychrissmith
    Merrychrissmith Posts: 238 Member
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    (I'm just a ) Love Machine.....The Miracles

    (if you can laugh and run at the same time that is).
  • directorj
    directorj Posts: 537 Member
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    Haddaway - What is Love
  • gogojodee
    gogojodee Posts: 1,261 Member
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    Really into dancey techno-y songs!

    Faves lately:

    Mr. Saxobeat - Alexandra Stan
    Club Rocker - Inna
    I Wanna Go - Britney

    Gonna check later for more songs - everyone's had good ideas!!
  • NJTeacher411
    NJTeacher411 Posts: 50 Member
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    Glad to see Lincoln Park on your list. "Numb" ALWAYS gets me going.

    30 Seconds to Mars
    Nirvana
    Yellowcard
    Greenday
    My Chemical Romance
  • YogaNikki
    YogaNikki Posts: 284 Member
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    This is just to name a few. I'm a total 80's girl and my favorite genre is country but I like these types of songs when I run.

    Bad Girlfriend (Theory of a Deadman)
    Burn it to the Ground (Nickelback)
    Figured You Out (Nickelback)
    Hate My Life (Theory of a Deadman)
    Take it Off (Kesha)
    Lady Gaga (You and I)
    Something in Your Mouth (Nickelback)
    Animals (Nickelback)
    Blow (Kesha)

    I love the 80's! And your playlist looks like my current one, lol!! No need to stick in my genre, I just need music to keep me going: I run 1/2 marathon's, so I always look for a variety of 2+ hour playlists :)

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