What songs get you pumped up?

[Molli526]

I am making a Playlist for when I run. What songs get you pumped up?

[little_bopeep]

When I need to get motivated to clean house, I put on the oldie's station for the Beach Boys and assorted other fun groups.

[ljt2r]

Angry woman dance mixes. :D Like "I Will Survive" or stuff from Cher's last 2 albums. "Un-Break My Heart" by Toni Braxton--the dance mix. Some Whitney Houston dance mixes.

Almost anything from Nine Inch Nails' Pretty Hate Machine.

It's been so long since I worked out to music (instead of TV) that I am blanking at the moment.

[luvItalian]

You can do a search under Healty Living as I remember asking this same question a while back and got a lot of great songs. I would try and find it but I am not that savvy with my searches.

Anyway one song someone suggested that I love is "I Run For Life" by Melissa Ethridge.

Songs I tend to run to are ones I like to sing, this includes many Springsteen songs, Rascal Flatts, Lifehouse (one of my newest favorites!!!), there is a song by Wideawake called "Maybe Tonight, Maybe Tomorrow" that I love. Oh I love playing Sugarland songs because in my next life I hope to sing like that!!!

ITunes playlists are great, I like to go through the Inspirational Songs, but there are running lists and also can check out some of the celebrities lists. I found Wideawake from Lance Armstrong.

[Robyn1007]

I love American Idiot by Green Day. I do love I Run for Life as well but it makes me cry almost every time.

[jmarie]

"Jump" by the Pointer sisters

[kwormann]

Songs that I dont listen to any other time, but I cant run without are "Mambo # 5" and "Hey Ya" by Outcast

I also listen to B52's, Madness, anything Disco, walking on Sunshine, Rock This Town, Hey Mickey, My Sharona, Goodbye to You (Scandal) and Walk Like and Egyptian

I change the lists frequently, but those first two are always on there!

[KathrynY]

"What I Like About You" by the Romantics - lots of good memories from college days. :)

[Molli526]

Thanks! These are some good add-ons!

Keep 'em coming!

[jmarie]

Katrina And The Waves - I'm Walking On Sunshine

[generic]

George Thorogood and the Destroyers, ZZ Top, and Bad Company seem to be the ones that really get me hyper.

As far as individuals, Tom Petty and John Cougar Mellencamp have some good ones.

Just depends on your taste in music, I guess. As kwormann mentioned, there are some you listen to ONLY when you want to get pumped up. ZZ Top is kind of like that for me. They really get my blood moving, but if I listen to them any other time, they just make me a little annoying. :p

[southjerseymom]

Kiss- Prince
Love Shack and Rock Lobster- B52s
You Spin Me Round and Round- Dead or Alive
Groove is in the Heart- DeLite
Our Lips are Sealed, Vacation- The Go-Gos
Mad About You- Belinda Carlisle
Venus- Banana Rama
Addicted to Love- Robert Palmer
Bizarre Love Triangle- New Order
Sense of Purpose- New World
Living on a Prayer- BonJovi

Can you tell I was a HS/college girl of the 80s?!

[Gecko]

I like the song from the movie Madagascar - I Like to Move It :D I also like to listen to Good Charlotte and INXS.

[Kevlar]

Styx - The Best of Times

[DeeK]

Pink - Don't Let Me Get Me
Stupid Girls

K. T. Tunstall --- Suddenly I See

E. L. O. ---- Hold On Tight
Rockaria
Wild West Hero

Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistable

Mika Bomb - Grace Kelly
- My Interpretation

Genesis -- Land of Confusion

Pink Floyd -- Comfortably Numb

These are just some of the workout music on my M. P. 3 Player. But, these are a few of the ones I really like.

[boisewinesnob]

(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in love---L.T.D.
A Little Less Conversation ---Elvis
All I Wanna Do ---Sheryl Crow
Barracuda-----Heart
Beer for my Horses----Toby Keith
Black or White----Michael Jackson
Boogie Oogie Oogie----A Taste of Honey
Bust a Move----Young MC
Bye Bye Love---Cars
Call Me---Blondie
Canned Heat---Jamiroquai
Don't Stop Believin---Journey
Don't You (Forget about me)---Simple Minds
Feel Good Time---Pink
Flagpole Sitta----Harvey Danger
Funkytown---Lipps, Inc
Gettin Jiggy Wit It----Will Smith
Good Vibrations---Marky Mark
Got to Give It Up---Marvin Gaye
Head Over Heels---the Go-Go's
Heart and Soul---T'Pau
Hit me with your Best Shot---Pat Benetar
I'm Coming Out----Diana Ross
I'm Every Woman----Chaka Khan
I Believe in a Thing Called Love---the Darkness
I Can't Wait ---Nu Shooz
It's the End of the World As We Know it----R.E.M.
Jessie's Girl----Rick Springfield
Jive Talkin---- BeeGees
Just Like Heaven----the Cure
La Bamba----Los Lobos
Lady Marmalade Labelle----Labelle
Let's Go----Cars
Loaded----Primal Scream
Love Train----big and rich
Lowdown---Boz Scaggs
MmBop----Hansen
My Brain is Hanging Upside Down----the Ramones
My Sharona-----the Knack
Never Been any Reason-----Head East
Never Let you Go-----Third Eye Blind
Play that Funky Music-----Wild Cherry
Rainbow Flows----Husky Rescue
Reelin in the Years-----Steely Dan
Relax-----Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Right Place Wrong Time----Dr. John
Saturday Night's Alright----Nickelback version
Semi-Charmed Life---Thrid Eye Blind
Shining Star-----Earth Wind and Fire
Soak up the Sun----Sheryl Crow
Something About You-----Level 42
Stayin Alive----BeeGees
Super Duper Love-----Joss Stone
There's Only One Way to Rock----Sammy Hagar
Tubthumping-----Chumbawamba
Upside Down-----Diana Ross
Venus-----Bananarama
Wannabe----Spice Girls
We are Family----Sister Sledge
What I Like About you-----Lillix version and the Romantics version
Working for the Weekend-----Loverboy
YMCA----the Village People
You Might Think-----Cars
You Sexy Thing----Hot Chocolate
You Should be Dancing----BeeGees

[generic]

boisewinesnob, you are awesome!
I just printed your entire list! There are so many good songs there I'd forgotten, it's like a little trip through my past. All good memories, of course. :)

[Laura]

Black Eyed Peas - Pump It and Let's Get it Started
Heart - Barracuda
New Radicals - You only get what you give
Jet - Are you gonna be my girl
U2 - Vertigo
The Format - She Doesn't Get it and The Compromise
Fall Out Boy - Dance, Dance, and Sugar We're Going Down
ABBA - Waterloo, Mamma Mia,
Fergie - Fergalicious
Mute Math - Typical and Control
Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop and Go Your Own Way
Keith Urban - Days Go By and Better Half
Rascal Flatts - Fast Cars and Freedom
Van Halen - Jump

[SusanMac]

Anything from:

Garbage
Puddle of Mudd
Nickelback

Can't believe no one has mentioned the #1 workout song of all time:

Eminem - Lose Yourself

[barbara-cook]

My most recent favorite is "Send Your Love" from Sting's "Sacred Love" CD.
There are two versions on the CD and I played them to death in my car this summer.

I noted a lot of my favorite on boisewinesnob's list too!

[luvItalian]

When I was running today I was trying to think which songs got my feet going the best and I can not believe I forgot this one:

Queen - Can't stop me now.

Also if you like country, Little Texas - Kick a Little, gets me going.

Thanks everyone, now this afternoon I will be hitting ITunes to add some songs to my playlist. This is why I love when we rerun threads becasue I always learn something new!

[boisewinesnob]

All Right Now----Free
All the Small Things----Blink 182
Allstar----Smashmouth
Already Gone----the Eagles
Amazing----Josh Kelley
Animal----Def Leppard
Another Brick in the Wall----Pink Floyd
Any Way You Want It----Journey
Are You Gonna Go My Way----Lenny Kravitz
Armageddon It----Def Leppard
Back in Black----ACDC
Best of Both Worlds----Van Halen
Beverly Hills----Weezer
Black Friday----Steely Dan
Blitzkrieg Bop----the Ramones
Blue Collar Man----Styx
Boom----P.O.D.
Boys Are Back in Town----Thin Lizzy
Brown Sugar----Rolling Stones
Burning Down the House----Talking Heads
Caught Up in You----.38 Special
Cherry Cherry----Neil Diamond
China Grove----Doobie Brothers
Come On Eileen----Dexy’s Midnight Runners
Crazy On You----Heart
Crazy Train----Ozzy Ozbourne
Cult of Personality----Living Colour
Don’t Bring Me Down----E.L.O
Don’t Look Back----Boston
Edge of Seventeen----Stevie Nicks
Enter Sandman----Metallica
Eye of the Tiger----Survivor
Fantasy----Aldo Nova
Feels Like the First Time----Foreigner
Find Your Way Back----Jefferson Starship
Fly Away----Lenny Kravitz
Fly By Night----Rush
Fortunate Son----C.C.R.
Free Ride----Edgar Winter
Gemini Dream----Moody Blues
Get Back----the Beatles
Get Down Tonight----K.C. and the Sunshine Band
Get Off My Cloud----Rolling Stones
Get Ready 4 This----2 Unlimited
Gimme All Your Lovin----ZZ Top
Good Times, Bad Times----Godsmack (and Led Zeppelin version)
Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)----C+C Music Factory
Keep Your Hands To Yourself----Georgia Satellites
Soul Meets Body----Death Cab for Cutie
Sunrise----Simply Red
Still the One----Orleans
Tessie----Dropkick Murphys
The Kid Is Hot Tonite-----Loverboy
You Gotta Be----Des’ree

This is just a few from one playlist and then several more alphabetically from another playlist. I'll try to complete the alphabet later tonight if you'd like. I used to do all the music at my son's baseball games so I have a TON of "get up and dance" type of songs. :)

[ericajones80]

i listen to Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly....something about bagpipes gets me in the workout mood

[lisas3575]

Most all of Scissor Sisters is great to run to IMO. I also like Green Day to run to. Stevie Ray Vaughn's When The House is a Rockin' always re-energizes me when it pops up.

[acginkc]

This is my workout playlist. I use it for warm-up, cardio, weights and cool down, hence the slower songs at start and finish.


Somewhere Over the Rainbow- Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Diamonds On the Soles of Her Shoes- Paul Simon
New Shoes- Paolo Nutini
Lovely Day- Bill Weathers
Feel Good Inc- Gorillaz
Big Pimpin'- Jay-Z
My Humps- Black Eyed Peas
Hey Ya!- Outcast
Hollaback Girl- Gwen Stefani
Whip It- Devo
Rebel Yell- Billy Idol
Pour Some Sugar on me- Def Leppard
Get Up I feel Like Being a Sex Machine- James Brown
Mr Brightside- The Killers
Don't Stop Believin'- Journey
1234- Feist
Free Fallin'- Tom Petty
Fade into you- Mazzy Star
Are you Beautiful (acoustic)- Chris Pierce

[IndyKF]

Fighter - Christina Aguilera
Run It - Chris Brown
Rock Your Body - Justin Timberlake

[stacy7272]

My new favorite "pumped up" song is Paralyzer by Finger Eleven.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYGCT4AQIR0

[generic]

This is just a few from one playlist and then several more alphabetically from another playlist. I'll try to complete the alphabet later tonight if you'd like. I used to do all the music at my son's baseball games so I have a TON of "get up and dance" type of songs. :)
This could get expensive---but fun! ;) I don't know about anyone else, but I wouldn't mind seeing what else you've got. It makes a great reference for when I get tired of the same old stuff. Thanks!

[Molli526]

I agree about the expense, but I do own some :) I love a good mix to play and sing along too :p :D

[generic]

I love a good mix to play and sing along too :p :DAnd dance!! I'm definitely in the "Help, I'm white and I can't get down!" category, but it never stops me from trying! :rolleyes:

[Pony]

Here are some I have on my playlist...

The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth by Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah
Intervention by Arcade Fire
Mushaboom by Feist
I Feel it All by Feist
Grounds For Divorce by Wolf Parade
This Hearts On Fire by Wolf Parade
Mr. Tough by Yo La Tengo
Wrath Pinned to the Mist and Other Games by Of Montreal
Girl by Beck
Strange Apparition by Beck
Baba O'Riley by The Who
Aphrodisiac by Bow Wow Wow
Make Me Over by Hole
Take Everything by Hole
Gloria Days by Bruce Springsteen
Changes by David Bowie
Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand
Light and Day by The Polyphonic Spree
When You Were Mine by Prince
Let's Go Crazy by Prince
Finest Worksong by REM
It's The End of The World As We Know It by REM
Beautiful Day by U2
Pride (In the Name of Love) by U2

[boisewinesnob]

Here's a bunch through L:

Crossroads----Cream (can’t believe I left that one out of the C’s!!)
Good Golly Miss Molly-----Little Richard
Good Lovin’----The Young Rascals
Great Balls of Fire----Jerry Lee Lewis
Green-Eyed Lady----Sugarloaf
Heart-Shaped Box----Nirvana
Heart of Rock and Roll----Huey Lewis & the News
Heavy Metal----Sammy Hagar
Help!----the Beatles
Here I Go Again----Whitesnake
Hey Jealousy----Gin Blossoms
Higher----Creed
Higher Ground----Stevie Wonder
Hold My Hand----Hootie & the Blowfish
Hold On Loosely----.38 Special
Hold the Line----Toto
Hollywood Nights----Bob Seger
Honky Tonk Women----Rolling Stones
Hot Blooded----Foreigner
Hound Dog----Elvis
Hurts So Good----John Mellencamp
I’ll Fall In Love Again----Sammy Hagar
I’m A Believer----Monkees
I’m Into Something Good----Herman’s Hermits
I’m Just a Singer (in a Rock & Roll Band)----Moody Blues
I’m So Excited----Pointer Sisters
I’m Your Boogie Man----K.C./Sunshine band
I Can’t Explain----the Who
I Feel Good----James Brown
I Get Around----Beach Boys
I Like It, I Love It----Tim McGraw
I Saw Her Standing There----Beatles
I Wanna Go Back----Eddie Money
I Wanna Rock----Twisted Sister
I Want Candy----Bow Wow Wow
I Want To Hold Your Hand----Beatles
I Want You To Want Me----Cheap Trick
I Was Made to Love Her----Stevie Wonder
I Wish----Stevie Wonder
Immigrant Song----Led Zeppelin
In the Mood----Rush
It’s A Long Way to the Top----School of Rock
It’s Only Rock N’ Roll----Rolling Stones
It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me----Billy Joel
Jailhouse Rock----Elvis
Jane----Jefferson Starship
Jimmy Olsen’s Blues----Spin Doctors
Jump Around-----House of Pain
Jungle Love----Steve Miller Band
Keep It Comin’ Love----K.C./Sunshine band
Kryptonite----3 Doors Down
Layla----Derek & the Dominos
Le Freak---Chic
Legs----ZZ Top
Let’s Get Rocked----Def Leppard
Life in the Fast Lane----the Eagles
Life is a Highway----Tom Cochrane
Light My Fire----the Doors
Like a Rolling Stone----Bob Dylan
Limelight----Rush
Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong----Spin Doctors
Long Tall Sally----Little Richard
Lorelei----Styx
Low Rider-----War
Lunatic Fringe-----Red Rider

[boisewinesnob]

more.......

Magic Carpet Ride----Steppenwolf
Master of Puppets-----Metallica
Message In A Bottle----the Police
Middle of the Road----the Pretenders
Miss You----Rolling Stones
Mr. Jones-----Counting Crows
My Life----Billy Joel
My Maria----Brooks and Dunn
Need Some Love-----Rush
No Matter What----Badfinger
No Time----the Guess Who
Old Time Rock and Roll-----Bob Seger
Only the Good Die Young----Billy Joel
Over the Hills and Far Away----Led Zeppelin
Panama----Van Halen
Paradise City----Guns N’ Roses
Paranoid-----Green Day
Photograph-----Def Leppard
Pinball Wizard----the Who
Point of No Return----Kansas
Praise You----Fatboy Slim
Purple Haze----Jimi Hendrix
Queen of Hearts----Juice Newton
Radar Love----Golden Earring
Rain King----Counting Crows
Ramble On----Led Zeppelin
Rapid Roy (the Stock Car Boy)----Jim Croce
Real World----Matchbox Twenty
Rebel Rebel----David Bowie
Renegade-----Styx
Respect----Aretha Franklin
Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy----Bad Company
Rock & Roll----Led Zeppelin
Rock & Roll Band----Boston
Rock & Roll part 2----Gary Glitter
Rock and Roll All Nite----Kiss
Rock This Country----Shania Twain
Rock This Town----Stray Cats
Rock You Like a Hurricane----Scorpions
Rocky Mountain Way----Joe Walsh
Roundabout----Yes
Run-Around----Blues Traveler
Set You Free----Black Keys
Shake Your Booty ----K.C./Sunshine band
Sharp Dressed Man----ZZ Top
She Drives Me Crazy----Fine Young Cannibals
Shine----Collective Soul
Shot Through the Heart----Bon Jovi
Simply Irresistible----Robert Palmer
Sleeping Bag----ZZ Top
Small Town-----John Mellencamp
Smells Like Teen Spirit----Nirvana
Smokin’-----Boston
Smokin in the Boy’s Room-----Motley Crue
Somebody to Love-----Jefferson Airplane
Something Like That----Tim McGraw
Spirit of the Radio-----Rush
Start Me Up-----Rolling Stones
Stay With Me----the Faces
Steal My Sunshine----Len
the Stroke ------ Billy Squier
Substitute-----the Who
Sultans of Swing----Dire Straits
Summer Nights-----Van Halen
Super Freak----Rick James
Superstition----Stevie Wonder
Surfin’ Safari----Beach Boys
Surfin’ USA-----Beach Boys
Sweet Caroline----Neil Diamond
Sweet Child O’ Mine----Guns N’ Roses
Sweet Emotion----Aerosmith
Sweet Home Alabama----Lynyrd Skynyrd
Take Me Home Tonight----Eddie Money
Take the Money and Run-----Steve Miller Band
Takin’ Care of Business----B.T.O.
That’s the Way (I Like it)----K.C./sunshine band
That Don’t Impress Me Much----Shania Twain
Thriller----Michael Jackson
Thunderstruck----ACDC
Too Much Time on my Hands-----Styx
Tooth and Nail----Dokken
Touch Me-----the Doors
Tush-----ZZ Top
Tutti Frutti----Little Richard
Twist and Shout-----the Beatles
Two Princes----Spin Doctors
Two Tickets to Paradise----Eddie Money
Up Around the Bend----C.C.R.
Urgent----Foreigner
Vasoline----Stone Temple Pilots
Walk this Way-----Aerosmith
We’re an American Band----Grand Funk
We’re Not Gonna Take It----Twisted Sister
We Will Rock You----Queen
Welcome to the Jungle----Guns N’ Roses
What’d I Say-----Ray Charles
What’s Your Name----Lynyrd Skynyrd
Where the Blacktop Ends----Keith Urban
White Room----Cream
Wipe Out----the Surfaris
With Me----Lonestar
Wolly Bully----Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs
Won’t Get Fooled Again----the Who
Workin’ For a Livin’ ----Huey Lewis
Would I Lie to You?----Eurythmics
You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet----B.T.O.
You May Be Right----Billy Joel

[Molli526]

Suzy,

You are awesome! Now, I need to start saving my pennies so I can get the 80% that I don't have :o :eek: :rolleyes: :D

[generic]

Thanks again, boise. You can deejay my party anytime!

[MrsReber]

Hmmm, is it true? I saw no Red Hot Chili Peppers on those lists. When it comes to music that makes me move, those guys can always get me going. A few that I listen to:

Show Me Your Soul
Get up and Jump
No Chump Love Sucker
and, oh, just about anything else, especially they're earlier stuff.

One that I love in particular (and must put on my MP3 player) is
Thunderkiss 65 by White Zombie. Good headbanging music.

Right now I have some of these:

She Blinded me With Science - Thomas Dolby
Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) - The Offspring
Sexy and 17 - Stray Cats
Mexican Radio- Wall of VooDoo
Lump and Peaches -Presidents of the United States of America
One Thing Leads to Another- The Fixx
Alright Alright (came with my mp3 player) says Sahara Hotnights
Turning Japanese - The Vapors
What Do All the People Know - The Munroes

[Molli526]

Most all of Scissor Sisters is great to run to IMO.

Thank you for a new group! I guess I live under a shell - these guys are great!

[Molli526]

Thank you everyone!

I burned through a $15 iTunes Card in no time - I have an entire workout mix based on everyone's suggestions!

[Laura]

Okay my new song to add to the list:

Misery Business by Paramour. Great band with a girl as the lead singer.

[KristiB]

This could get expensive---but fun! ;) I don't know about anyone else, but I wouldn't mind seeing what else you've got. It makes a great reference for when I get tired of the same old stuff. Thanks!

I use Limewire Pro. It's $21 and you can download unlimited songs. There's a free version but I don't think it's as good.

[lindrusso]

I wanted to link the other thread floating around to this one so that we have some sort of cross referencing going on.....

http://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?t=82000

If I had moderating powers here, I'd merge them.....

[ashleenicole]

Thanks for the posts! I'm not too ashamed to admit that I downloaded a couple of Whitesnake songs -- not too ashamed! :)

[generic]

I use Limewire Pro. It's $21 and you can download unlimited songs. There's a free version but I don't think it's as good.
Thanks, Kristi! I'll have to tell my mom about that, too. She just bought her first MP3 player a few days ago. Look out! :D

[blazedog]

I am not offering moral judgment at all since millions of people use it (including people in the record industry :rolleyes:) but downloading copyrighted material is illegal.

If you use a PC based machine, it is also a wonderful way to get a Trojan or virus.

[Chefzhat]

Hmmm, is it true? I saw no Red Hot Chili Peppers on those lists.


They're on mine. :) Anthony's my celebrity crush.

[generic]

I am not offering moral judgment at all since millions of people use it (including people in the record industry :rolleyes:) but downloading copyrighted material is illegal.

If you use a PC based machine, it is also a wonderful way to get a Trojan or virus.I thank you for making a very good point, and I don't see it as a moral "judgment". Ah, the dilemmas we face in this modern world, of which our forebears could never have dreamed! (We need an "angst" smiley so I can insert it here!)