Alright friends, this is going to require some audience participation. I know that many (hundreds and hundreds) of you read The Beholder and don’t comment, and that’s totally fine. I do the same thing. But today you’ll need to come out of hiding, for today marks the launch of…
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dadadadadadadadadadadadadada (this is the sound of the drumroll) dadadadadadadadadadadadadadada…………………..
The Beholder Playlist Project!!!
Oh, the title of this post already says that. I guess that was anticlimactic, huh. Anyway as I was on my run today, I realized that I was SICK of my workout playlist. The songs just don’t give me the oomph I need to get through a tough workout…and not because they’re bad songs; I’m just too used to them now.
So here’s where you come in: Leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite workout song. You don’t have to say anything else; it can just be the song title (so for those of you who read but don’t usually comment, you don’t have to make any pleasantries. This is as low-pressure as you can imagine). Try to limit yourself to a single song, because I want these tunes to be the cream of the crop.
Don’t work out to music? That’s okay too. Just tell me the one song that never fails to make you want to get up and dance. I’m going to take all of these songs and create an iMix on iTunes that you’ll be able to purchase if you like.
And you’ll be rewarded for your effort!
Just for taking the time to leave your song in the comments of this post, you’ll be entered to win a gift certificate to iTunes that is equal to the value of The Beholder’s iMix (so if there are 60 songs on the list, your gift certificate will be worth $59.40). I’ll do the random drawing this Sunday, April 19th, at noon Central Time. Any comments received before then will be eligible to win!
So, to reiterate: leave your favorite workout song in a comment on this post. Even if you’ve never commented before. I know you’re out there (LINDSEY BONFIGLIO AND STEVE POLUCHA). And then you’ll have a chance to win a gift certificate from iTunes! Woo-hoo! Let the gaaaaames beginnnnnn!
To kick you off, here are the highlights from my workout playlist (although these won’t be on the iMix unless someone puts one of them in the comments):
- SOS by Rihanna
- Don’t Phunk With My Heart by the Black Eyed Peas
- If U Seek Amy by Britney Spears
- Renegade by Styx
- Great Hosannah by Kula Shaker
- I Kissed a Girl by Katy Perry
Your turn!
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April 14, 2009 at 10:48 pm
Susan
“When I Grow Up” by the Pussycat Dolls. I don’t workout to music, but this song makes me want to shake my moneymaker. And I don’t even know what a “moneymaker” is.
April 14, 2009 at 10:50 pm
Lindsey
whoa talk about a call out!
Te Dejo Madrid
Shakira
xo
April 14, 2009 at 10:55 pm
grace b
Waiting Room by Fugazi. So catchy and motivating (just forget it’s about prisoners on death row that’s what I do!)
April 14, 2009 at 11:14 pm
turtles
Swing by Savage
April 14, 2009 at 11:35 pm
Sara
Everybody got their something – Nikka Costa
(ideal time is when you’re warming up or in the middle of a long run)
April 14, 2009 at 11:42 pm
jennk
Yes, I am one of those readers lurking around, thinking that for some reason my little wanderings don’t register on modern technology, but I guess I have been found out. What can I say? I was hooked once I read about your nightly nose pore staring sessions…Which makes me sound like a total weirdo, but also makes me think about how amazing it is that you can write about staring at pores without sounding like a complete freak. Talent, I tell you.
Now, I have had a terrible time finding songs, let alone organizing them into cohesive playlists. I have the most unorganized iPod around. That said, you must, and I mean MUST, check out djearworm.com. The best mashups, EVER, which are perfect for those of us who have trouble deciding what song to listen to.
April 14, 2009 at 11:56 pm
runsarah
The Game – Higher!
April 15, 2009 at 12:14 am
Chelsea
A Millie- Lil Wayne
I am not usually a fan of hip hop/ rap music..but this song has a very good beat to run to!!
April 15, 2009 at 1:12 am
Grace
Real Gone – Sheryl Crow
April 15, 2009 at 1:15 am
Molly
Renegade by Styx. Totally agree.
April 15, 2009 at 1:32 am
aubrey
i would have thought molly would have said mentirosa…MENTIROSA! but i guess not. my fave work out song is rihanna “disturbia”!
April 15, 2009 at 1:34 am
annieem
“Me and Mia” by The Pharmacists and Ted Leo (but it is very hard to pick only one!)
April 15, 2009 at 1:36 am
Mariel
What a great idea…
Here’s one song I like, Estelle Featuring Kanye West, American Boy
April 15, 2009 at 1:45 am
Allison
totally not ashamed to say…”My Life Would Suck Without You” by Kelly Clarkson
April 15, 2009 at 1:47 am
Molly
Mentirosa is my dance song, yo! Although I guess I sweat so much when I’m dancing, it could be considered a work out.
April 15, 2009 at 1:48 am
Anna
“Ain’t Nothing Wrong With That”: Robert Randolph and the Family Band
April 15, 2009 at 2:34 am
Lucy
“Sour Cherry” – The Kills.
Confession time . . . this song is from the Gossip Girls soundtrack!
April 15, 2009 at 2:36 am
whitneyinchicago
Randomly “Konstantine” by Something Corporate came on when I was just shuffling on a run and it really was great. The underlying piano in the background keeps the tempo up and its like 10 mins long so the time melts away.
Great idea btw.
April 15, 2009 at 6:17 am
susanwiggs
“Stand” by R.E.M. We memorized the dance when you were about 5. Plus it’s kind of a bonus workout if you do the dance. How can you NOT do the dance?
http://vodpod.com/watch/343183-rem-stand
April 15, 2009 at 12:24 pm
gutenmegan
Le Tigre’s “TKO” and “Deceptacon.” Kathleen Hanna’s voice just makes me want to jump up and down. And run very very fast.
April 15, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Niki
Just Dance- Lady Gaga
April 15, 2009 at 1:33 pm
Meghan C.
Random lurker here! I know you said I didn’t have to make pleasantries, but I love the blog…
My favorite songs to run to:
Stronger, Kanye West (cliche)
Stronger, Britney Spears (cliche)
And, remember the MTV show 2ge+her? Well, they have some hilarious songs that flash me straight back to late middle school. I love to look at the Billboard charts from my middle school and high school years and download the cheesy pop hits that would have been embarrassing to claim as favorites back in the day, but are completely acceptable to love now.
April 15, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Wiggs
I loooove listening to middle school songs! My favorite is that song “I Wish” that goes, “I wish I was a little bit taller, I wish I was a baller, I wish I had a girl who looked good I would call her…”
April 15, 2009 at 1:34 pm
Jess
oooo what fun – i may be back to comment several times. current fave:
jai ho – slumdog millionaire soundtrack
April 15, 2009 at 1:45 pm
abby
Poker Face – Lady Gaga. It’s her new-ish song, so it will probably be overplayed on the radio in no time at all, but it has a good beat for running.
April 15, 2009 at 1:47 pm
Sally
One song? Too hard! Nay – Impossible…
So I give you two:
Sugar, We’re Going Down – Fall Out Boy
The Whole of the Moon – Mike Scott and The Waterboys (trust…)
Enjoy the playlisting!!! And once it’s compiled, make it a “Wiggs iMix” so we can all enjoy it!
April 15, 2009 at 1:58 pm
tami
Poker Face, it just gets me going. Dave Matthews released their first single yesterday, you can download it free this week http://www.davematthewsband.com/
April 15, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Chez
A great warm-up song: Total Eclipse of the Heart. That song never fails to make me bust into spontaneous interpretive dance. You’re running by the end of the song even if you didn’t mean to be!!
April 15, 2009 at 2:27 pm
Jen
“Miss Independent” – Kelly Clarkson
April 15, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Jess
Candyman – Christina Aguilera…it has a great tempo that is perfect for running!
April 15, 2009 at 4:13 pm
Holly
Oooh – what a great idea! I love song swapping.
This is REALLY hard to narrow it down to one. It changes about every month or so….but right now? It would probably have to be “Teardrop” by Massive Attack. Do you watch “House”? It is the theme song. And the fact that I am STRANGELY infatuated with Huge Laurie makes me a tiny excited when I hear this song.
April 15, 2009 at 5:21 pm
Wiggs
Love it. I feel the same way when I listen to songs by Adam Lambert.
I don’t watch House, for some reason. Every time it’s on, I love it, but…I’ve never stuck with it. Probably because it takes brainpower to watch, and I only like shows that kill my brain cells (like America’s Next Top Model).
April 15, 2009 at 5:06 pm
maggie
mmk, i confess: i read your blog everyday, like literally, everyday. and i have never commented. creepy? i think not…
so, i was going to say Lady GaGa’s Just Dance and Poker Face, but they were already said. then i was gonna say When I Grow Up (Pussycat Dolls, duh) but that, too, was already said.
sooo, da dada daaaa: Right Round by Flo Rida—it’s amazingly motivating!
also Paper Planes and Bucky Done Gun by MIA, anything by Cascada, Damaged by Danity Kane, Hot N’ Cold by Katy Perry, Are You Gonna Be My Girl by JET…shit, was that more than one?? my bad…oh, and Human by the Killers (ahh! stop it!! sorry, no more, promise)
April 15, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Wiggs
I heartily approve of your drumroll, sista! And don’t worry, there are TONS of blogs that I read every day and don’t comment on. Sometimes I just don’t have anything to say. (Yeah, right – I LOVE the sound of my own voice.)
April 15, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Amy
Dancing with Myself by Billy Idol.
I love your make up reviews, by the way! I bought that Rare Minerals product after you reviewed it and so far it’s been great!
April 15, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Wiggs
Woo-hoo! I hope the bareMinerals gods read your comment and decide to send me some free shizz in the mail.
April 15, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Eliza
“Hot Thing” by Talib Kweli
or
if you prefer the epic song route so that you can pretend you’re in a movie:
“Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon
or
“Baba O’Riley” by the Who
April 15, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Wiggs
Now, I’m a huge fan of the epic running songs – but I’m going to take the Talib Kweli song because I think it will fit with this amazing playlist that I’m compiling. True story: we saw the Kings of Leon at Bumbershoot two years ago and got to go backstage and meet them!!! It was awesome. I was drunk.
April 15, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Eliza
I cracked up for days when I saw their pictures/read about them inside the album cover. They are Christian hipsters from the south and I bet I would hate them if I ever spent any time with them. But I dig their music
April 15, 2009 at 5:55 pm
erin
i also cannot give you just one.
“illusions” by heloise and the savoir faire
“the blankest year” by nada surf
April 15, 2009 at 6:00 pm
erin
one more: “flux” by bloc party
April 15, 2009 at 6:09 pm
Anne Caroline Drake
Thank you, Chez, for suggesting a familiar song for this old girl.
My fav: “Bitch with a Bad Attitude” by Saffire: Uppity Blues Women.
Second fav: “There’s Lightning in These Thunder Thighs” by the same group.
I’m too old for an iPod so please opt me out of the contest. This was fun!
April 15, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Erin
I cannot run without listening to R.Kelly ignition remix. Its a classic and makes me giggle a little. I’m a flirt comes in at a close second!
April 15, 2009 at 8:25 pm
Paige
Justice – D.A.N.C.E.
April 15, 2009 at 8:37 pm
Sally
Just went for a run and now must add two…forgive?
Unless It’s Kicks – Okkervil River
Dance Dance Dance – Lykke Li
So FUN!
April 15, 2009 at 10:21 pm
Andrea [bella eats]
“HEY YEAH!!!” by Outkast ALWAYS gets me up and dancing. I just can’t help myself!!!
Fun contest Wiggs!!! You rock!
April 16, 2009 at 12:15 am
Lauren
Clipse – “When the Last Time”
and
Prince – “BLACK SWEAT”!!!
mmmmm good!
April 16, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Sarah
literally anything by Girl Talk. ANYTHING. It is AMAZING for working out. Especially the new album, “Feed the Animals,” but “Night Ripper” is great too. You will be pleased.
April 16, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Wiggs
Wait, are they the electronic/jazz band? Stupid iTunes only has one album called “It Feels Like This.” What’s the best song on there?
April 16, 2009 at 2:14 pm
Beth
This project has prompted my first blog comment ever, and I’ve been lurking for ages. It’s got to be “Give It to Me” – Timbaland with Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado. I just have to hear the first few beats of it, and my running pace speeds up. In fact, I run with Nike+, and this is my Powersong (the Powersong was a big decision for me – it was between this and “One Moment in Time” by Whitney Houston. I know, crazy cheesy. Does anyone else remember this gem from the ‘88 Olympics? Long before the days of the iPod, I used to sing it to myself in my head as I ran in middle school cross country races. But I digress…) I have to say I’m a little surprised JT hasn’t made more appearances on this list. He’s a must have on my running playlists.
April 16, 2009 at 2:21 pm
Wiggs
Yeah, I love JT too…I have SexyBack on my current playlist, but I gotta say, sometimes I skip it. Maybe because it’s too repetetive? I do love Give It To Me, though – and it’s NOT on my list. You know what is, though? That one Timbaland song that goes “WIPE that smi-iile off your fuckin’ FAAACE! (woooaahhhh)” I’m too lazy to move my mouse up to the Google search bar and look up the title or the artist it features. Maybe someday. Maybe…someday.
April 16, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Jess
Lose Yourself by Eminem is a running must! Can’t say I like him outside of running – but the beat in that song rocks!
Work That by Mary J. Blige – good beat, great attitude to help me power through a run!
Very fun contest!
April 16, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Paige
I ABSOLUTELY second Sarah’s comment. But, unfortunately, you can’t get his albums on iTunes. I bought both of the ones I have (“Feed the Animals” and “Night Ripper”) through Girltalk’s website directly. “Feed the Animals” is one of those where you “pay what you think it’s worth,” so that’s nice and economical
April 16, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Wiggs
Smart! Good for Girltalk. I gotta be honest, I was a little teensy bit confused by the Girltalk on iTunes, because it’s this weird electronic/jazz stuff. But I was willing to try it, because some of my songs are totally weird until you listen to them while you’re running.
April 16, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Molly
I vote for the JT/Timbaland song to which you are referring, Wiggs. One and Only with Fall Out Boy.
April 16, 2009 at 5:42 pm
Betsy
I have a “unique” (aka extremely weird) taste in work out music, so I will give you my normal suggestions followed by the weirdness I love:
M.I.A.’s “Bamboo Banga” or anything else on Kala
JT’s “Senorita” and “Rock Your Body”
Flo-Rida’s “Low”
Chris “horrible person” Brown’s “Run It”
Now for the songs that are a bit… different…
Tenacious D – “Beelezeboss”, “Master Exploder”, “Break In-City”, “The Metal”
From the Lonely Island’s Incredibad Album (and SNL) – “I’m On A Boat”, “Boombox”, “Space Olympics”
The Darkness – “Black Shuck”, “Dinner Lady Arms”, “Hazel Eyes”, “One Way Ticket”
DragonForce – “Through the Fire and the Flames”
April 16, 2009 at 5:45 pm
Angela (Oh She Glows)
YAY!!!
Mine is Beautiful by Akon!!
April 16, 2009 at 5:49 pm
Wiggs
Oooo! Great one. I’ve never owned anything by Akon before – I just always hear him on the radio and think, “WIGGS, REMEMBER TO DOWNLOAD THIS WHEN YOU GET HOME” and then I totally fail.
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April 16, 2009 at 6:06 pm
Aimee
Number One by Nelly…there is nothing better than hearing that you are number one when you are running!
April 16, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Michelle Hisae
Wake Up by Rage Against the Machine
April 16, 2009 at 6:30 pm
sweetandnatural
So fun! I’m really into Katy Perry’s Hot N Cold right now!
April 16, 2009 at 8:40 pm
Amanda
untouched! by the veronicas
April 16, 2009 at 10:16 pm
E
This is a brilliant idea… seriously.
Back In Your Head – Tegan and Sara
Steady As She Goes – The Raconteurs
I’ve also been enjoying a few songs from the new Animal Collective album (Merriweather Post Pavilion). Brother Sport has helped me push myself “a little further” on several occasions. I tell myself, “I’ll just run until the song is over” but — it sounds like it’s about to end about 4 times before it actually does!
Finally, since you mentioned listening to songs from middle school, I wanted to list a couple of throwbacks that I recently added to my running playlist.
Another Night -Real McCoy
Push It -Salt ‘n Pepa
100% Pure Love -Crystal Waters
April 16, 2009 at 10:53 pm
Wiggs
Funny story: Dave and I were making a music video to Steady As She Goes with two of our best friends (also a couple) and I ended up punching Molly in the eye and giving her a shiner.
April 16, 2009 at 10:40 pm
Kxm24
It was really difficult for me to decide on one song but i think:
“Island” – The Starting Line- is a really fun song to run to
and i have to add
“Don’t want to stop”- Good Charlotte- is a good song for when you are dying and need motivation, i just keep repeating it to myself (don’t wanna stop, don’t wanna stop LOL)
Also ditto on lots of the aforementioned songs.
Meghan C. – I forgot about 2ge+her, I LOVED them, I wonder if I still have there CDs somewhere.
April 17, 2009 at 7:25 pm
beckysue27
Really random but the song that totally motivates me to get out the door or pick up the pace is “One” from A Chorus Line….once I hear it I just want to move…ugh, now it is in my head….”one singlular sensation, every little step she takes….”
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April 28, 2009 at 5:18 am
heather
um, “mmmbop” by hanson, obviously.
“sweet home alabama” by lynyrd skynyrd.
i’m usually listening to mellow music when i’m doing yoga, but when i need to crank out some push ups it’s a struggle to find something upbeat. those songs have been my “feel good” tunes since middle school, and i can imagine they’d still have the same effect.