Thursday, July 26, 2012

The Top 5 "Running Songs" of 2012 (so far)

I noticed that a few of the songs that I listened to over and over just happened to have the word "run" somewhere in the lyrics. So I decided to compile a list of my favorite running songs of 2012 so far.  The criteria for a song to appear on my running song list is simple:

The song is a recent discovery for me and the song has the word "run" in the title.

So without further ado, here are my top 5 running songs from 2012:

- Sinkane "Runnin" 
  •  Best running related line: "Gotta keep on runnin' until my body's all but broken down."

- Woodkid "Run Boy Run" (Awesome video of a kid outrunning some monsters)
  • Best running related line(s): "Run boy run! Running is a victory, beauty lays behind the hills..."

- Vivian Girls "Where Do You Run To" 
  •  Best running related line: "Where do you run to baby? Why do you leave me all alone?"

- Those Dancing Days "Run Run"
  • Best running related line: "Run run over the hills...kill a flower in someone's garden, I don't care, I am free."

- Munk and Peaches "You Can't Run From My Love"


What do you think?  Did I miss any 2012 running song? By the way, if you have a suggestion for me on a cool "running" song please let me know!

4 comments:

  1. Nice list! Although I've never heard of any of these songs before. Usually I run to anything that gets me pumped and moving. And depends what you mean by "cool running song".

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    1. Thanks. Yes, really the most important thing is that you find songs that get you pumped up and motivated to keep on running. At the end there, I guess I was asking for songs that anyone had found with the word "run" in the title (or at least in the lyrics). I should make a separate list sometime of songs that are motivational while running.

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  2. It's not a 2012-er, but 'Lost and Running' by Powderfinger is pretty cool!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljpgK543cS0

    And 'Alive' by Pearl Jam is responsible for one of my best ever times, so I think that's got to count as pretty cool too :)

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    1. The Powderfinger is perfect song for this category. Since I had never heard the song before now, it qualifies! Also, I have listened to Pearl Jam's "Alive" before a few races to get me pumped.

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