To the Muse Euterpe
Those of you following me on Twitter or Facebook will have noticed that I have been on a treadmill regime. The Muse of Euterpe is the Muse of Song. I'm going to list the songs in my playlist that keep me motivated and give you some thoughts about each as to why I selected it.
The Playlist on my Cloud Player is called "Move it Move it":
1. Funkytown by Lipps, Inc. (For some reason this is on every Just Dance game we have at home for the Wii and it has just the right sound to keep me going.)
2. Moves Like Jagger by Maroon 5. (Ok, just more motivational dance-like music here.)
3. Mambo No. 5 by Lou Bega (I know it sounds like a strange choice, but it's like Swing music to me and I adore Swing music. Has nothing to do with the sexism. Nada.)
4. Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F) by Katy Perry (Don't be so surprised. This one cracks me up. You'll find a lot of Katy Perry in this list.)
5. Firework by Katy Perry (See! I told you! This was another one I took from our Wii Just Dance game.)
6. Brick House by Commodores (It's from the Muppets, and I adore the Muppets. Specifically its from "Muppets in Space". "She's mighty, mighty; letting it all hang out" says it all.)7. Hot N Cold by Katy Perry (I imagine she's talking to a guy in this one, which makes me think I would love to say this to a few men in my past too; plus another steal from Wii game.)
8. Play that Funky Music by Wild Cherry (I am! Can't you tell by my list so far?)
9. Dynamite by Taio Cruz (I'm celebrating my life by working off my butt on the treadmill, duh!)
10. Closer by Nine Inch Nails (Ok, it's just raw and sexy as hell, ok? Wild, passionate, crazy and I love to slow my pace to it.)
11. I Like to Move It from Madagascar (I picture that goofy lemur dancing around, that's why! I try channeling the crazy creature into my limbs to keep moving, moving.)
12. Pump up the Jam by Technotronic ("Make my day, make my day!" Good music to walk to. ~shrug~ I know, nothing funny about that.)
13. Eye of the Tiger by Survivor (This happens to be one of my twin's favorite from the Wii. It also makes me feel like the sweat is worth it. If you check out my profile here, you'll see I adore tigers, especially white ones.)
14. Hips Don't Lie by Shakira (Because by the time this one begins playing my hips are screaming!)
16. I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred (Ok, this sounds crazy, but I like this one because I am imagining Vin Diesel strutting his stuff down a catwalk to this song. Love yah, Vin! ~wolf whistles~ Shake that boo-tay!)
17. American Idiot by Green Day (Good angry music. Sometimes it takes getting anger or laughter to keep you moving. Ok, to keep me moving! Picky, picky PC language. ~huff~)
18. Enter Sandman by Metallica (Because every workout playlist should have Metallica?)
19. Jump in Line by The Hit Crew (I've been crazy about this one since hearing it on Beetlejuice. But, it would totally freak me out if I just rose up in the air like Winona Ryder while listening to it.)
20. Rock your Body by Justin Timberlake (~facepalm~ You would think I wouldn't want a reminder of the 2004 Super Bowl, but I try to think about how I am rocking my body so it will look good enough for pasties? ~blinks~ Did I just type that? That is so not me. Who was typing that? Cat! Don't act so innocent in that bag. I know what you were doing when I was putting the laundry in the dryer.)Happy Reading!
4 comments:
You have some good ones on there! Who doesn't start moving to Brick House? I've got Bye, Bye, Bye by Nsync on my workout list. Of course Metallica! Great list! I'll have to check out the rest of them! Now go move it, Cassia! :)
Thanks for the great suggestions, D! You have been such an inspiration and encouragement to me. Love yah, sista!
Hmm? Interesting tunes you've got there, Cassia. I walked and power-walked this afternoon after work to Matchbox Twenty's "More Than You Think You Are" cd. We saw them twice that year. Great show. From there, I was already cooling down after the two mile marker, so I switched over to the Stones. The other day it was Stevie Wonder. I've used My Chemical Romance, Judas Priest, Night Ranger, & some Zeppelin. The first Maroon Five cd was great. I'll have to use that one soon.
I could talk music all day, so I'll end it here. Talk to you tomorrow for #WW.
-Jimmy
Ack! Now I have more to sample on Amazon's MP3 site to see if I want those too. Thanks, Jimmy! Helps to fill in the time when I've lost inspiration for writing, Tweeting, etc. Looks like I may have another playlist for my treadmill time soon. I really hope your knee gets better so we can compete...I mean encourage each other. ~sweet smile~
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