the following is the ultimate awesome in current running good times rock outs. it has a bit of everything. you'll love it. in no particular order (because it is best on random, so you don't know what run-mood will come next!):
1. I'm so small - Fleming and John
(really solid pacing-beat and quality screamy-vocals.)
2. Massive Nights - The Hold Steady
(good sing-along rock-anthem feel, with some groovy bass.)
3. Dear Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts - Wolf Parade
(just a really killer good song.)
4. One for the Cutters - The Hold Steady
(maybe a strange choice, but damn do i love some good harpsichord action!!)
5. Suddenly I see - KT Tunstall
(this one is especially good if you're a girl between the ages of 12 and 32, and you love fashion, and like to pretend you're in a movie montage... harken back the warm feeling you get every time you watch The Devil Wears Prada and the opening credits play, and you're filled with glee... yeah. you know. that feeling...)
6. Mercy - Duffy
(aside from the fact that a song that's all begging for mercy seems appropriate, also great for reminding us of the crazy-fit-awesomeness of s.y.t.y.c.d.d.d.)
7. Stay Positive - The Hold Steady
('it's a pretty good feeling... it feels pretty good.')
8. Cold Shoulder - Adele
(great drums. and chimes. chimes and drums. chums.)
9. You are a Runner and I am my Father's Son - Wolf Parade
(i think this one is obvious...)
10. American Boy (feat. Kanye West) - Estelle
(heck yes, we about to get down. and it's all about going places!)
11. Tired - Adele
(she says over and over how tired she is. but it's still all upbeat and whatnot. clever...)
12. Can't Stand Losing You - The Police
(nothing makes you wanna run like a song about killing yourself over a girl. and a lot of repetition. and it's a nice kind of mellow change up.)
13. Black Tongue - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
(best-ever heavy drumming. more top-shelf screamy-vocals.)
14. Grounds for Divorce - Wolf Parade
(it's about pretending buses are whales, and that's just good times all around.)
15. Pass This On - Knife
(steel. drums.)
16. The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders - Sufjans Stevens
(clap along everybody!!! horns!!! and a good little cool-down, mellow section at the end.)
17. That's All I Know - Fleming and John
(best swing-style, heavy heavy drums. perfect for running uphill.)
18. Heartbeats - Knife
(remember the goodtimes with nightbeatz on the streetz? now get up and get moving!)
19. Poster of a Girl - Metric
(because whisper-singing in french and really driving drums make you go fast.)
don't forget to put it on shuffle. now get out there and run around!
4 comments:
That is one HS heavy play list. I cant help but notice that two of the runningest songs of theirs are not included.
1. Multitude of casualties - the stunning pinnacle of their most concepty of albums, 2005's. Separation Sunday.
2. Knuckles - From their debut album "Almost Killed Me." nicknames, meth and Robby Robertson jokes. Need more? I thought not.
So...I only know three of those songs. So I guess you better burn me that whole list. Yep. Guess so. Cause, come on, I love running!
You came so close, but missed the best running song ever: Every Breath You Take by Sting. It also happens to be the best stalking song ever.
Personally, I like Every Breath You Take when working the water stations. And as for my play list, since my i-pod is lost in Ireland I can't run but I can walk much faster than this...
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