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Favourite running music?

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Whats your favourite music for running?
(Not generic sports, I mean running or jogging or fast hiking or power walking, etc')

I typically shuffle my 5 & 4 star music, but some of my favourite songs from it (And an additional "D Sports" playlist) are:


"The Eye of the tiger" (Rocky- Survivor).
Anyone not hyped up by running to this song is a damn white skinned commie :P .
"Rockey Theme" (The other song with the trumpets, not EoT)

"The Touch" - Transformers
(Silly I know, but tis awesome for mental rejuvenation).

Halo:
"Xbox track 2".
"Rock Theme for saving the world".
"Covenant Dance".
"Halo (2) Theme Mjolnir Mix".
"Truth and Reconciliation Suite".
"The Long run".
(Yes so I like running to Game or drum or VG music, so what
:P ).

Mortal Kombat: "Liu Kang vs Sub Zero" (The part where the music speeds up is good at times).

Perfect dark: "Pelagix 2x" [I have the letter wrong, but my ipod/computer's not with me so sue me :P :P ).

"Mozart Remix" - perhaps Mozart's most famous symphony (The one that starts with multiple violins, whatsitname...) with a fast beat tuned for spinning or running.

"You're the best around" - Karate Kid.
Same principle as the touch, once it starts you won't stop for hell or Holy water :twisted: .

I also listen to audiobooks for long, not sprinting/very fast hikes but relatively rarely (Or I only listen to segments).
There's a lot more music but these are the ones I remember right now by heart, so sue me, and I'm going off to my run :P
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New Pornographers, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, the Flaming Lips.
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New Pornographers
Hey, cool. Have you heard any of Neko Case's solo stuff?
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Joe wrote:
New Pornographers
Hey, cool. Have you heard any of Neko Case's solo stuff?
It's good, but not in the same vein as New Pornographer's sound. It's more "folksy" and "pop" than the New Pornographers "edgy" underground indie-rock sound.

As for the OP, a good CD to run to is the "Run Lola Run" soundtrack. :wink: Seriously, though.

Ladytron, The Unicorns, Love is All, Dirty on Purpose, and Built to Spill is good music to listen to while running as well.
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I always play John William's Superman march, starting at 22 seconds in as I take the first steps. Aside from that, usually a compilation of soundtracks/scores.
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Who can listen to 'eye of the tiger' without being overcome by the combination of lameness and booze-soaked memories? :)

I listen to classical music or techno, for similar reasons.
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Shit the last time I could run, and it's been a while, I listened to The Empire Strikes Back. People around me (On a treadmill at the gym) get annoyed though 'cause I say the lines and do the sound effects. :oops:
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It's good, but not in the same vein as New Pornographer's sound. It's more "folksy" and "pop" than the New Pornographers "edgy" underground indie-rock sound.
I know, I got Blacklisted and Fox Confessor Brings the Flood off of eMusic. I love them both, but with that voice she could sing Happy Birthday and I'd buy it.
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Here's my current running playlist (kept on shuffle, of course):

Dancing Shoes - Arctic Monkeys
From The Ritz To The Rubble - Arctic Monkeys
Come Together - The Beatles
Hello Goodbye - The Beatles
Gonna Fly Now - Bill Conti
Beginnings - Chicago
Heavy Metal - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
English Country Garden - The Darkness
Suffragette City - David Bowie
Layla - Derek And The Dominos
You Could Have It So Much Better - Franz Ferdinand
Smiley Faces - Gnarls Barkley
Tied Up Too Tight - Hard-Fi
Fire - Jimi Hendrix
Killing Floor - Jimi Hendrix
Heard 'em Say (Feat. Adam Levine) - Kanye West
Gold Digger (Feat. Jamie Foxx) - Kanye West
Mr Brightside - The Killers
Give It Up - LCD Soundsystem
Ocean Breathes Salty - Modest Mouse
Gravity Rides Everything - Modest Mouse
The Bleeding Heart Show - The New Pornographers
Sing Me Spanish Techno - The New Pornographers
In The Air Tonight - Phil Collins
Last Dinosaur - The Pillows
Something Against You - Pixies
Where Is My Mind? - Pixies
The National Anthem - Radiohead
Paranoid Android - Radiohead
You Can't Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones
Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
Electricityscape - The Strokes
The Man Of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts - Sufjan Stevens
The Henney Buggy Band - Sufjan Stevens
C'mon C'mon - The Von Bondies
Nobody Move, Nobody Gets Hurt - We Are Scientists
Hotel Yorba - The White Stripes
Eminence Front - The Who
Magic Bus - The Who
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Anything from TOOL, preferably the songs Triad and Parabola. The song from the Collateral soundtrack titled Ready Steady Go Oakenfold is another great one. Awesome song.
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As a fan of irony I love listening to Road To No-where by The Talking Heads when i'm on the treadmill.
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Anything shouty with guitars or electronic with lots of thumping bass and noises. Propellerheads are always a favourite, as is Pitchshifter.
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