It’s hard for me to round out a workout mix because all my music is either jazz or songs about being English and depressed.
So far I’ve got…
- M1 A1 :: Gorillaz – Best ramp up ever thanks to an extended sample from Day of the Dead (scrub the clip to 3:30).
- Gonna Fly Now, aka “Theme from Rocky” (natch) :: Bill Conti – The Rocky II soundtrack version has an awesome guitar solo.
- Eye of the Tiger :: Survivor – super-natch.
- Cream and Bastards Rise :: Harvey Danger – Did you know you can get this whole album legit and free?
- M.O.R. :: Blur – Graham Coxon is the best.
- I Believe in a Thing Called Love :: The Darkness – F-YEAH! When I get tired The Darkness pulls out all the stops.
- Steam :: Peter Gabriel
- Girlfriend :: Matthew Sweet – Best video ever.
- Canned Heat :: Jamiroquai
Clearly 9 songs aren’t enough to prevent mix burnout. I need more tracks no matter how cheesy (in fact, songs that have appeared in montages are preferable). So dear reader, what pumps you up?
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LCD Sound System has got you covered
So these ar ethe songs on my work out mix on my I pod that after months of working out too, I skip through the rest and manage this line-up to “Pump Up the Jam” so that I can “Jam On It”!. (Don’t hold the cheesiness against me!)
Beck & Timbaland (I think) song “Diamond Dogs”
The Fray “How to Save A Life”
Rhianna’s “Shut Up & Drive”
Colby O’Donis & Akon “What You Got”
Daft Punk “Digital Love”
Elvis “Suspicious Minds (Live version)”
Ne-Yo “Because of You”
Nick Lowe “Cruel To Be Kind”
O-Zone “Dragostea Din Tei”
Sean Kingston “Take You There”
Jessica Simpson ” Public Affair”
Britney Spears “Gimme More (Junkie XL Dub) Bonue Track” because its Britney Bitch!
Love it!
Vampire Weekend “A-Punk” has been getting me air drumming at work lately
Bootie L.A. mashups. Some of my favorites are here:
http://www.bootieusa.com/bestofbootie2005/
(particularly tracks 1, 5, 16, and 18)
Awesome, good suggestions all.
Special thanks to Shiman: I got addicted to track 18 in one listen. You can’t go wrong sampling Gary Numan.
Bootieusa.com. YES.
You should add I Still Remember by Bloc Party. I always pick up the pace when that song comes on during my workout.