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Since I've added music to my runs this week (and loving it) I wondered what everyone listens to.

Being a 1973 babe, a teen in the 80's and loved the dance music of the 90's I've got a real mixed bag of music that I listen to -

Get your head around this lot!!

No laughing and feel free to hit me with some new tunes to run to. Us newbies need all the help we can get ๐Ÿ˜

Howlin' for you - The Black Keys

Tearing Me Up - Bob Moses

Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran

Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush

Walking On Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves

Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benetar

Get Your Freak On - Missy

Timber - Pitbull

Danza Kuduro - Lucenzo

Insomnia - Faithless

Unforgettable - French Montana

Live For The Music - CamelPhat

Own It - Stormzy feat. Ed Sheeran

Lost In Music - Sister Sledge

Mi Gente - feat Beyoncรฉ

Cola (club mix) - CamelPhat

Breathe - CamelPhat and Christoph

Insomnia - Faithless

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nowster profile image
nowsterGraduate

My reports end with the playlist from my random jukebox stream. It's a truly weird and wonderful mix and I never know what it's going to play next.

chunkypie profile image
chunkypieGraduate

BBCsounds rap pace setter for me.

Drake

God's Plan

A$AP Rocky

Praise The Lord (Da Shine) (feat. Skepta)

Kanye West

Clique (feat. JAY-Z & Big Sean)

Wiz Khalifa

Black and Yellow

Busta Rhymes

Break Ya Neck

Lil Tecca

Ransom

Migos

Stir Fry

Dr. Dre

Still D.R.E. (feat. Snoop Dogg)

Sidhu Moose Wala, Stefflon Don & MIST

47 (feat. Steel Banglez)

Nas

Get Down

Stormzy

Vossi Bop

Tyga

Taste (feat. Offset)

Stay Flee Get Lizzy

Ay Caramba (feat. Fredo & Young T & Bugsey)

Dave

Funky Friday (feat. Fredo)

Hardy Caprio

Guten Tag (feat. DigDat)

โ€ข in reply tochunkypie

Loving your tunes!!!

VPOLLIE67 profile image
VPOLLIE67Graduate

Wow. What a playlist!

Iโ€™ve started listening to the BBC sounds workout anthems. The music is not my type but I am enjoying the thump in my head.

And Iโ€™m not trying to remember the words โ€˜cos I donโ€™t know them ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

โ€ข in reply toVPOLLIE67

Bit of a strange mix I know ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜

Smile23 profile image
Smile23Graduate

Hi Burkey

I like running to a set beat. 170bpm works for me and i google songs at that pace. Currently running to

Maneater. Hall and oates

Footloose

Milk and alcohol. Dr feelgood

Dead ringer for love. Meatloaf

Hit the road jack

You cant stop the beat. Hairspray

Born to run. Bruce

American girl tom petty

Lets go crazy. Prince ๐Ÿ’•

Here i go again. Whitesnake

Mr brightside. The killers

Run to the hills iron maiden

I keep adding / removing if I stop ferling the song๐Ÿ˜

Happy running

Dorian1 profile image
Dorian1Graduateโ€ข in reply toSmile23

This is more my thing.

Faithless were amazing live at Glastonbury and I love a bit of insomnia, but I actually run in a park and the thought of someone tearing my tights off with their teeth is scary hahahah x and itโ€™s like a life anthem for me anyway, I canโ€™t EVER get enough sleep ahah

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Bupkiss100Graduate

I got an app on the phone that tells you the beats per minute on a song. I like to run at about 160bpm so the following are good: two hearts by Phil Collins. Happy by Pharrell williams. Future husband by Meghan trainer. Hey ya by outcast. You can find my playlist on Spotify and see what you think. Not all to my taste I have to say but all similar bpm. open.spotify.com/playlist/1...

โ€ข in reply toBupkiss100

That's really interesting about the beats per minute. When i first added music to my running (correction - slow jogging) this week it made such a difference because I 'got into my stride' with the help of the music and some songs work better than others!!

I'm not sure I'm running at that speed yet but when I am I shall be so 'happy' that I won't feel like an 'outcast' any more and might even find my 'future husband' when I'm so much fitter ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ

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Frizzbomb67Graduateโ€ข in reply to

I listen to music at 160bpm too as it matches my pace. Iโ€™ve got a playlist of proper cheesy tunes at that pace ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

Warm up walk (120bpm): Shawaddywaddy Under the moon of love ๐Ÿ˜‚

Happy Pharrell,

Hey Ya OutKast

Kids in America Kim Wilde,

Saw her Standing Beetles,

One way or another Blonde

Shake it off Taylor Swift

Twisting the night away Sam Cooke

Mack the Knife Westlife

Donโ€™t Stop me now Queen

Warm down walk: Back for Good ๐Ÿ˜‚Take That

Very eclectic mix!

Iโ€™m just about to add a couple of songs in at 165bpm to try to gradually increase my pace. I love music and it just keeps my legs moving ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ

You say some of your tunes match your pace better than others. Google those to find the bpm then find other tunes with the same beats per minute. There are lists upon lists on the web. I noticed that โ€˜Happyโ€™ matched my pace perfectly and went from there. Happy experimenting.

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Do you mind me asking what your app is please? How much is it?

Bupkiss100 profile image
Bupkiss100Graduateโ€ข in reply to

You can use this website ... type in the bpm and it will list the songs getsongbpm.com/tempo/

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Bupkiss100Graduateโ€ข in reply toBupkiss100

The app is called MusicBPM ... tap along to the music and it tells you bpm. So many playlists on Spotify stating a bpm but the songโ€™s in it are nothing like. Very annoying when searching.

โ€ข in reply toBupkiss100

I donโ€™t have Spotify I have YouTube unlimited and amazon prime music so will see if I can get that app now thanks!

Smile23 profile image
Smile23Graduateโ€ข in reply to

I use amazon prime i just search the what is the bpm of....... jog fm have lists. I just pick the ones i like and make my own playlist ๐Ÿ˜

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carolinestanfordGraduate

Depends what mood Iโ€™m in - sometimes itโ€™s my favourite playlist from Spotify which is a real mixture of George Michael, spandau ballet, simply red, hall And oats, tears for fears, Duran Duran but sometimes I just pick running tracks and go with that.... music really helps me switch off and concentrate on the task ahead and keeps me focused .... not going to be so hot again today thankfully ๐Ÿ˜‰

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ChilscotGraduate

I listen to The Script and haven't put any other music on ๐Ÿคฃ. I've 1 week left to graduation so I'm going to stick with them as think they are my lucky Irish charm ๐Ÿ˜œ

โ€ข in reply toChilscot

Ooh we are roughly the same place, should graduate around the same time!

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ChilscotGraduateโ€ข in reply to

W9R1 on Saturday for me, so happy I got this far. Well done to you too, let me know how you get on x

โ€ข in reply toChilscot

Oh I have 2 runs of week 8 left so prob son and then wed so I be week 9 next Friday x unless I fall into any pot holes haha x keep me updated I do so love to see everyoneโ€™s victory posts and pics!!!!

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SmilelikeImeanItGraduateโ€ข in reply toChilscot

I have a lot of Script songs on my running playlist! Always great energy. Love them.

Chilscot profile image
ChilscotGraduateโ€ข in reply toSmilelikeImeanIt

Love them and yes their music has fab energy, keeps me going x

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BlackberrypieGraduate

A mix of jazz, tango and eclectic stuff like Pink Martini. Sometimes it doesn't work out - for example I would suggest avoiding Dave Brubeck's Take 5, not at all helpful for rhythm!

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RoxdogGraduateโ€ข in reply toBlackberrypie

I also have tango music on my playlist!

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BlackberrypieGraduateโ€ข in reply toRoxdog

Do you dance it too?

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Mariasale1805

Itโ€™s the Prodigy for me,it gives me the energy & motivation

โ€ข in reply toMariasale1805

Now you're talking ๐Ÿ˜ a bit of fire starter ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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ScottyatesGraduateโ€ข in reply toMariasale1805

Love the Prodigy, need something faster tho for running.

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Sdoog40Graduate

I have 3 different play lists. 90s indie, 90s club anthems and 80s cheese fest. I choose faster paced songs but no idea what BPM they are (or how to find that out!) I need to ensure my playlist is on shuffle and swap the playlists about

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FlatfootpacemakerGraduate

Had been thinking about this - Iโ€™m of 74 vintage - my playlist has changed a bit but looks something like this

Some combination of these -

Rocky soundtrack (Bill Conti) Gonna Fly Now

Karen O and the Kids - All is love

Lemon Jelly - The Staunton Lick

Thatโ€™s for the walking bit...the rest is for the running bit

Les Rhythm Digitales - Music makes you lose control

Mylo- drop the pressure

Lizzo - Juice

James Brown - Give it Up it Turnit Loose

AC/DC - Problem Child

Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song

Doobie Brothers - long train runnin

Taylor Swift - Shake it off

Elton John & Kiki Dee - Donโ€™t Go Breaking my heart

Starship - we built this city on rock n roll

There is something about finishing a run to Elton and Kiki that just works! Happy running everyone x

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JoggingBearGraduate

Wish I was that organised. Just let iTunes go random through library, which is ever shrinking as phone fills up. Lots of good ideas here I must follow up. Bet some tracks improve performance no end.

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Dorian1Graduate

So, I used podcasts recently, but if I do have music here are the things I tend to include

Hocus Pocus by Focus

Cirice by Ghost

Chord of souls and moonchild by Fields of the Nephilim

The witch by the rattles

Phantom of the opera by Iron Maiden

Millennium and pandemonium by Killing Joke.

In case you didn't feel like showing up, a live album by Ministry.

A few others I can't thing of right now.

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AngelalouGraduateโ€ข in reply toDorian1

In case you didnt feel like showing up - Ministry - one of my favourites! Tried to educate my kids on this - they weren't so keen ๐Ÿ˜‚

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Dorian1Graduateโ€ข in reply toAngelalou

What are they into? I feel liked modern kids are far less "cool" than previous generations, in some ways thats good, they smoke less, drink less, take less drugs and get pregnant less, but they also seem to be under more pressure, it seems like preparing for adulthood is overwhelming.

That took a serious turn.

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Speedy60Graduate

Some great suggestions here to add to my playlists. I have three - fast, fun and slow. Favourite tunes, very eclectic:

I love to Boogie - T Rex

Shut up and dance - walk the moon

Trouble - Pink

Bad Moon Rising - Credence Clearwater Revival

Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) - Offspring

Your Lips Are Moving - Megan Trainor

You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry

If you have spotify

open.spotify.com/playlist/5...

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SmilelikeImeanItGraduate

I have a running playlist on Spotify. Started with their fun run playlist which was about the right pace for my snail run. Then chose my own songs that fit well. Lots of The Script, The Killers, Taylor Swift etc

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Hedgehogs123Graduateโ€ข in reply toSmilelikeImeanIt

I run to The Script, love their music, I test my breathing by seeing if I can sing outloud! Luckily I live rurally, so not many people to hear me apart from the deer and hares! :)

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Hedgehogs123Graduate

I'd say they are pretty good tunes to run to!!

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CouchphoenixGraduate

I use The Rocky Story (music from the Rocky movies) and WWE Anthology, music the wrestlers use to enter the ring, not a wrestling fan but the music has the right tempo and is varied.....I heard Elvis ๐Ÿ•บ A little less conversation a little more action please....which I thought would be good. ๐Ÿ‘

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AngelalouGraduate

1973 vintage here too. I was a 80s kid, then onto the metal, hair metal ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ, grunge and industrial - now much more indie/eclectic. Have been listening to podcasts so far - Louis Therouxs lock down. I completely forget I'm running. I need to get the right music sorted next - some great suggestions above.

โ€ข in reply toAngelalou

I'm definitely way more Indie/eclectic these days too, maybe it's just a 'getting into your 40's' and not sweating the small stuff any more type vibe ๐Ÿ˜

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Maz1103Graduate

Try All Fired Up by the Saturdays... Great running tune ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ˜

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