I think you would laugh if you saw my list of goals for 2010.
It says things like “read more.” “organize my inbox” “start commenting on blogs again.”
(I bet your says things like “finish my book proposal.” “Follow up with Oprah re: the interview.”)
One of the things on that list (and this list is real, you guys) is “update the music on my Generic MP 3 Player.”
This is where I ask for your help.
What is your current favorite workout song? I did this once before and ended up with a great collection of music to kick my own ass to.
(p.s. I am looking for all types of music. Fast, slow, rap, metal. BOY BANDS! All of it, whatever motivates you to move.)
GLEE Soundtrack. Vol 1 and 2
Deborah Cox!
“Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here” & “Things Just Ain’t the Same”
Low by FloRida … Great workout song.
make sure you get the dance mixes of those songs. Otherwise you’ll be dragging your ass.
I don’t feel like dancing by scissor sisters. U will love it!
Oh fun!
My Humps- Black Eyed Peas
Breath Remix fea-Seal Paul by Blu Cantrell
Overprotected- Britney Spears (don’t judge me!!)
I Will Survive- Cake
Tangerine Speedo- Caviar
Did You Get My Message- Jason Mraz
Coma Girl- Joe Strummer
Little Black Back Pack- Stroke 9
Teenage Dirtbag
My Doorbell- White Stripes
aaaaand my iPhone died that’s all yer gettin :0)
You need Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake always.
And I’m going to email you the mixes my best friend (who is a dj) made just for me. They are perfect for working out!
Oh man, you just reminded me to follow up with Oprah about my interview. Right after I RSVP to George Clooney’s invitation for drinks tomorrow night.
HAHAHAHHAHAHA.
I can’t run on the treadmill without “Love Me Like You” by the Magic Numbers. It has the perfect tempo to start you out slow, make you build up to getting faster, then force you to POUND out the last bit like a crazy person. It’s about five minutes long which is pretty much as long as I can run for, I’m not even kidding. I have to walk the rest.
the fratellis, p!nk (not only her music, but dayum is she ever hot), black eyed peas (again with the hotness of fergie), green day
those are on heavy rotation when i am trying to get motivated.
off to work on some of my list!
I agree, Lady Gaga. SHe is absurb, but you can’t help but move when you hear her, embarrassing as it may be 🙂
A couple I enjoy sweating to…
“Hypnotize” by System of a Down
“Horizon” by Cinematic Orchestra
“Your Place” by Zero 7
I absolutely love the song Sexy Bitch (feat: Akon) by David Guetta!
Oh this is so dated but MC Hammer had some great work out music including some gospelish stuff.
I feel like I have an awesome workout mix, including but not limited to:
Sexy Back – Justin Timberlake
SOS – Rhianna
LoveStoned/I Think She Knows – Justin Timberlake
Disturbia – Rhianna
Don’t Rain on My Parade – Funny Girl (or Glee) soundtrack
Womanizer – Britney Spears
Overture/All That Jazz – Chicago (I prefer the movie soundtrack)
Gotta Get Through This – Daniel Bedingfield
A Little Less Conversation – Elvis Presley
Feel Good Inc. – Gorillaz
Love You I Do – Dreamgirls (movie)
4 Minutes – Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake
Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
Don’t Stop the Music – Rhianna
It’s Tricky – Run DMC
Bound for the Floor – Local H
Shoop – Salt n Pepa
Murder on the Dance Floor – Sophie Ellis Baxtor
And the title of my workout mix:
Bust a Move – Young MC
Way more than you asked for, but these ones really get me movin’.
You had me at BOY BANDS.
Masquerade – Backstreet Boys
Twisted – New Kids on the Block
Poker Face – Lady Gaga
When I Grow Up – The Pussycat Dolls
Temperature – Sean Paul
Shake It – Metro Station
Lose My Breath – Destiny’s Child
Sweetness – Jimmy Eat World
Dance, Dance – Fall Out Boy
What You Waiting For – Gwen Stefani
Pon de Replay – Rihanna
I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
SexyBack – Justin Timberlake
Are You Gonna Be My Girl – Jet
Keeps Gettin’ Better – Christina Aguilera
Rhythm is a Dancer and The Power – Snap!
Jump and 4 Minutes – Madonna
Gonna Make You Sweat – C+C Music Factory (I know, probably a little stereotypical, but it’s still good.)
Good Vibrations – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
Britney’s I’m a Slave dance mix. I’m not a Brit fan, but the song is awesome for a workout. Also… Celebration (Kool and the Gang), Manifesto No. 1 (Shooter Jennings… really listen past the build up, it’s awesome), The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Weezer…great speed changes for cardio), look up dance mixes. Have fun! Let us know what you pick.
It’s entirely inappropriate but it gets me going every time. Crazy Bitch by Buckcherry
Best workout song EVER is Fighter by Christina Aguilera. It is an ASS KICKING workout song that will have you running faster or working out harder.
I am also fond of doing an ab workout to Jesus Walks by Kanye West.
Ok lover. I LOVE recently in my ipod for working out:
The national
talking heads
gwen stefani
cyndi lauper new
rihanna
siouxsie and the banshees
so much
love! xoxo
Closer-Nine Inch Nails
Any of the En Vogue from the 90’s.
Well. I was gonna give you lots of suggestions but everybody beat me to it! “LOW” is always a good one. Rhythm is a Dancer and that whole album by Snap rocks. Dance dance, fall out Boy, I don’t feel like dancing by Scissor Sisters. yep. Check, check, it’s all up there.
I think me and Bonnie up there have the exact same stuff loaded on our MP3s!
Rusted Root!!!!
I have alot of Britney, Beyonce, and Black Eyed Peas in my work-out mix. But, right now I’m loving Run this Town by Jay-Z, 3, Party in the USA-(Yes, I’m ashamed), and Obsessed (agan, shame).
I’m embarassed to even admit this, but “Sexy Bitch” makes me wanna get up and move every single time. Also good: “Bottoms Up” by Keke Palmer and “Tick Tock” by Kesha. These are good workout songs–not fine musical achievements.
I just like to work out to music I love – the tempo doesn’t matter to me at all. I love Dan Wilson, Crowded House, Storyhill and lots of hits from the late 70s, early 80s for nostalgia.
Will Smith and Lady Gaga. For reals.
Some of my random selections:
‘Bling Bling’ – BG (to get ya swagger on)
‘Toxic’ – Britney Spears
‘Bandages’ – Hot Hot Heat
‘And We Danced’ – The Hooters
‘All My Life’ – Foo Fighters
And there’s a mash-up of Jay Z’s ’99 Problems’ and Nena’s ’99 Red Balloons’ that is awwwwwesome.
It was popular earlier this year, but I love “That’s Not My Name” by the Ting Tings. Great workout song.
Actually, “Shut Up & Let Me Go” would be a good workout song too:
HEY!
Hot Blooded, Foreigner. 80s rock FTW.
A lot of my faves listed already but I can also add
My life would suck without you – Kelly Clarkson
Foreve rby Chris Brown. It just makes you wanna move your booty
Seriously…try “Disorganized Chaos” by Ronald Jenkees….great tune!!
Anything by Pink or Justin Timberlake!
I listen to anything by Blue October, or to the soundtrack from GLEE!!
Pretty much the entire new black eyed peas END. great cd!
I love the ideas above. Here are some in my new playlist:
Just Dance – Lady GaGa
Boom Boom Pow – Black Eyed Peas
Prayer of the Refugee – Rise Against
Sex on Fire – Kinds of Leon
Sober – Tool
Zero – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Boten Anna – Basshunter
Song 2 – Blur
Love Song – Foo Fighters
Crazy – Gnarls Barkley
I Feel – Mike Doughty (cool down)
I just made a new workout file on my ipod that includes
Switch – Will Smith
A number of Beyonce
But my current favorites are OLDIES, Joy and Pain, and It Takes Two by Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock, soooo takes me back to Middle school.
Pharoah Monch – Simon Says (really explicit)
Rihanna – Hard
pretty much any Rage Against the Machine or Tool, and, for good mainstream measure – Lady Gaga!
Check out the soundtrack to Fast and Furious. It has a lot of Pitbull on it and it’s really great to run to. Can’t much recommend the quality of the lyrics but the beat can’t be, um, beat.
It’s terrible but Shake that Ass by Eminem, I also like Are You Gonna Go My Way by Lenny Kravitz, Say Hey by Micheal Franti, Sweet Home Alabama, Use Somebody by Kings of Leon, Wild Thing by Tone Loc and lots of Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Prince, Madonna, etc. etc….good luck, can’t wait to hear what you pick.
On the Green by I Love Math.
I just downloaded a couple of new tunes that I love working out to…
Timbaland (featuring Nelly) – Morning After Dark
Rhianna – Hard
One Republic – All the Right Moves
Alicia Keys – Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart
Jay-Z, Kanye, Rhianna – Run This Town
I love “Chelsea Rogers” by Prince, awesome walking or a workout song. Also, Janet Jackson is great, and I love Missy Elliot’s “Party People” and “Old School Joint”.
I see others have already said this..but you absolutely need Lady Gaga’s new album The Fame Monster..especially songs: Bad Romance, Alejandro, Monster, Speechless (LOVES IT), Dance In The Dark, and Teeth (which is totally my husband’s favorite right now. I think he has a boner for her haha).
My Chemical Romance- Teenagers
Rob Zombie – Living Dead Girl
Finger Eleven -Paralyzer
Fall Out Boy This Aint No Scene It’s an Arms Race
Seether- Fake It
Three Days Grace- Break
Breaking Benjamin – I will Not Bow
Motley Crue – Wild Side
Joan Jett – I Love Rock and Roll
Chevelle – Send the Pain Below
Chevelle- Jars.
Here are my favorites from my mp3 player-
Paul Simon-Late in the Evening
Donna Summer-Dim All the Lights
Guns n Roses- Its so Easy
Random selection but my top 3!
Right now, obsessively:
K-OS – Joyful Rebellion (the whole album!)
Guster – the Captain
The New Pornographers – Challengers, Go Places
The Hold Steady – Separation Sunday (the whole album!)
I am totally updating mine now, too!
I’m sure Lady Gaga is mentioned here like, eleventy bajillion times. Bad Romance is a fantastic song, though. Love it.
And yes, anything from Glee, because you’re an asshole if you don’t like Glee.
One of my favorite new to me finds is The Bird and the Bee. Download My Love, and actually anything from that CD, very fun. I’ll have to think of more. I tend to listen to a lot more indie music, but it’s usually something that I don’t get a chance to pay attention to fully because it’s overshadowed by two screaming kids in the back seat.
I’m a total whore when it comes to work out music.
So…
I’m in L.A. Trick – Lmfao
TiK ToK – Ke$ha
Lapdance – N.E.R.D.
And these are ALWAYS in my rotation:
The Fear – Lily Allen (fave song right now)
3 – Britney Spears
Paralyzer – Linkin Park
(still wishing you lived next doooor)
oh yah, one of my goals is to watch more movies with my kids, like the Squeakuel and Despicable Me:
http://bit.ly/5fDDpC
the minions are sooo cute
Lady Gaga….freakin fun!
And Rob Zombie. He really rocks it out on Living Dead Girl. Its like a stripper song for the Goth girl that lives in your head that you never ever let out 🙂
I can only think of 3 off the top of my head. Which says a lot about how often I exercise…
Fallout Boy- Thanks for the Memories
Kanye West- Stronger
Glee cast- It’s my life/confessions pt. II. (don’t laugh at me, it’s awesome).
Here you go Y!
A-Punk – Vampire Weekend (the other songs are good, but not really fast.)
Swing, Swing – The All-American Rejects
I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor – Arctic Monkeys
Cochise – Audioslave
E-Pro – Beck
Dirty Laundry – Bitter Sweet
Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked – Cage the Elephant
Short Skirt, Long Jacket – Cake
The Distance – Cake
Do It Again – The Chemical Brothers
Viva La Vida – Coldplay
Name of The Game – The Crystal Method
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger – Daft Punk
Technologic – Daft Punk
The Gang’s All Here – Dropkick Murphys
I’m Shipping Up to Boston – Dropkick Murphys
Dance Dance – Fall Out Boy
Weapon of Choice – Fatboy Slim
Push The Tempo – Fatboy Slim (really good for speed)
Gangster Tripping – Fatboy Slim
Monkey Wrench – Foo Fighters
I’m In Miami Trick – LMAFO (yeah, sad I know… but the beat is great)
Electric Feel – MGMT
Paper Planes – MIA
Supermassive Black Hole – Muse (great tempo and sound)
Alive – Pearl Jam
Even Flow – Pearl Jam
1901 – Phoenix
I Want To Break Free – Queen
Little Sister – Queens of the Stone Age
I Wanna Be Sedated – The Ramones
Lake Michigan – Rogue Wave
Black Hole Sun – Soundgarden
Black Betty – Spiderbait
To Get Down – Timo Maas (this one really gets me going)
Hash Pipe – Weezer (aside from the lyrics it’s got a good pace)
I like music too much… obviously. 😉
Hope some of these help!
Ali&Gipp– “Go ‘Head”
Zion I– “Don’t Lose Your Head”
Tech N9ne– “Caribou Lou”
Ciara– “My Goodies”
Missy Elliot– “Slide”
Kelis– “Bossy”
Lil Wayne– “Exquisite”
Punk Rock Girl – Dead Milkmen
Radio Nowhere – Bruce Springsteen (literally the only BS song that I like.)
Those are the two off the top of my head. I’m going to go and read through your comments now…
Don’t laugh. Okay, laugh your ass off, but I’ll list these songs anyway because they distract me from the agony of irritation I experience every time I sweat:
“Friends” by Band of Skulls
“Just Dance” by Lady Gaga
“This is Why I’m Hot” by Mims
“Don’t Stop Believin'” by Journey (I like the Glee version but not as much)
“Pedir A Tu Corazon” by the Gipsy Kings
“I Want to be Your Girlfriend” by Avril Lavigne (shut uuuuuup)
And because, hell, I write an Indian films blog and I feel like I’d be losing my filmi cred if I didn’t list some of the songs that are on constant repeat during workouts:
“Lucky Boy”
“Ippatikinka”
“Rasiya”
(if you can get past the first 30 seconds, you’re golden)
I knew you’d laugh! But I tell myself it’s for a good cause. 😉
Ok, Kanye is totally an asshat, but I love working out with his “Bigger, Faster, Stronger” song. Or whatever it’s called. Also, have to agree with the Lady Gaga comments. Just returned from the gym and my trainer chose one of her songs to get me started. Awesome.
Can’t wait to check out some of these other suggestions. Maybe my 16-yr-old son will quit dissin’ me for all the awesome 80s stuff on my MP3 player! 😉
(These two are hard to find):
Esser – Headlock
Tommy Sparks – She’s Got Me Dancing
(Available on Amazon)
Far East Movement – I’m A Champ
Chops – I Like Cereal
Atmosphere – You
Matt & Kim – Daylight
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour – Around The Bend
Lupe Fiasco – Kick, Push
The Stone Roses – Begging You
Von Bondies – C’mon C’mon
MGMT – Electric Feel
Mutemath – Backfire
Mutemath – Armistice
Pop Levi – Dita Dimone
Jim Noir – Don’t You Worry
If you have a problem finding any of these, lemme know.
I like “Womanizer” by britney spears
Late to the game here, but I love “Supermassive Black Hole” by Muse. Yes, it is on the Twilight soundtrack, but man, it makes me move!
best workout son ever! timbaland – the way i are. if you can listen to that song and sit still on your a$$ there’s something seriously wrong with you…
I was just at the Y this morning with my brand new ipod. Here are a couple of my favorites:
Bad Romance – Lady Gaga (i could listen to this on repeat)
Joy Ride – The Killers
Honky’s Ladder – The Afghan Whigs
Leave the Biker – Fountains of Wayne
It’s Oh So Quiet – Bjork
Also, there’s nothing quite like laughing while you work out, so I have a couple of Flight of the Conchords episodes. Hilarious, upbeat songs by them would be: Too Many D*ck$ on the Dance Floor, Sugarlumps, She’s So Hot Boom.
Oooh – Metric’s “Combat Baby” is seriously great for running.
Lots of great songs listed here…I may have to go on another downloading spree!
Here’s a link to a mashup that was done with the top 25 billboard hits of 2009. If you look in the info section there is a link to where you can download it. I have been playing it over and over again on my mp3 player while working out and it totally gets me moving.
Enjoy:
I dont like her. My friends love her songs, but thats probably cause they havent heared her whole album. Apart from poker face and just dance i thought it was pretty crap