In other news I did a whole lot of nuthin’. I saw a couple of movies: Unstoppable (AKA Stoppable) and Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (AKA fairy things are creepy!). I did some shopping (what the hell retailers, it is almost September and YOU think Floridians need LONG sleeves already!?!).
Since I have been uber busy at work it was nice to relax and take it easy this weekend. As a total side note I’ve found that I sing the same songs in my head when I’m running and was wondering if you all did the same. Because I think it’d be fun to share those songs, here’s my list of random songs that play in my head during a run:
1. Movin’ On Up (Theme song from The Jeffersons) – While running up any type of incline.
2. It Keeps You Running – Love me some Doobie Brothers.
3. I Feel Good – James Brown always appears when my endorphins kick in.
(Seems fitting that I’ll be in Augusta, GA at the end of September since it’s the birthplace of The Godfather of Soul.)
4. Everybody Hurts – Yeah, this REM classic arrives when I am struggling during a long run.
5. Forever Young – The 80’s one gets going in my brain at the last mile but the word “young” is replaced with “mile” (yes, I know it doesn’t rhyme but I can’t help it. I’m nuts.).
6. Random booty song with the lyrics “Oh baby you can do it, just put your back into it.” – Um, yeah my 90’s booty music phase never quite ended and I’ve found booty music can be most inspirational. I am sure this song is referring to running and swimming. (This one also pops up while swimming for some weird reason.)
Those are the regulars that I can think of right now. You all have random running or work out ear worms?
Happy Monday.
You know my fave tune that seems to pop up at any given moment of any given training session …Move over that ass is too fat, but i like your version: Move over that ass is to fast!
Love the Doobie Bros. song a lot too. I also can't help but sing Biz Markies, You, you got what i neeeeeeed, but you say he's just a friend, but you say he's just a friend, oh baby you, you got what i neeeeed. Ok that is all. Welcome back to non-slacker-ness!
Lately it has been "The Heat is On!" by Glenn Frey. Appropriate and upbeat…
I end up singing whatever song is on the radio when I get to my destination to run and then I sing about 2 or 3 lines of that song OVER AND OVER AND OVER again until I am done. Imagine doing that for 3.5 hours in a marathon…….
Funny! When I am running, every once in a while MC Hammer pops in my head. No.idea.why. When I am biking up hills, that background music from the wizard of oz when the wicked witch is around runs through my head. Both completely random not something I have on my playlist, kuckoo…
I'm going to walk around all day going, "I FEEEEEEEEEEL GOOD!" now, thanks.
Two hearts beat as one….
Ah, going out too fast. I am cursed with that affliction despite the fact that I know how bad it is and how much I will ultimately suffer.
I've noticed myself doing this a lot since I've ditched racing with headphones. I end up with mostly Rocky soundtrack music in my head, a lot of Andrew WK, pretty much any 80s/90s metal, horrible pop songs from all generations, and songs you may hear in the background if you were competing in an all valley karate championship (which was also supposed to be in Rocky III).
The band "Slow Runner", and Dancing Queen by Abba.
Not so much with running, but "club can't handle me right now" is always stuck in my head while bowling. It seems to help.
Movin' on Up?? I laughed out loud at that one. I tend to get 90s Garbage stuck in my head. And Country Roads. And Eminem. It's a weird mix up in here.
There was one week in which I could not stop singing Billy Idol songs… I wonder whose fault that was (cough, cough).
Those last 3 songs … LOVE 'em!! I started dancing in my chair at work just from reading the last one. Good stuff!
Every time I hear that James Brown song, I think of Eddie Murphy's "hot in the hot tub"! LOL!
-Erin
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