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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:48 am
by TMBJon
This thread is for discussion of your recommendation for the best Weird Al songs to listen to in various situations.

For example, when I run at the gym I let my iPod go on shuffle and I end up skipping half the songs that come up because they aren't really running songs. So I wanted to ask around to see what others thought were the best songs for working out to.

Songs that always do the trick for me are:
any polka
Hardware Store
Mr Popiel (the live version from Wolfgang's Vault)
White & Nerdy

Any other suggestions for working out?




And you can see how, once that well runs dry, this topic can apply to any number of other life situations.

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:29 pm
by ludovica64
Couch potato followed by Hardware Store is awesome to work out to, particularly jogging

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:49 pm
by WeirdAbbott
For me, jogging to "The Hot Rocks Polka" (or any polka) is good, along with "Canadian Idiot", "Pretty Fly For a Rabbi" and/or any other rock original or parody.

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 2:07 pm
by Jigawatt
In addition to the ones already mentioned... "You Make Me" and "Trigger Happy"...

Cool idea for a topic, Jon. :Y

Adrian

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 2:11 pm
by algonacchick
One of my online friends, Megan, came up with a workout routine that goes along with WAY Live. I still have it somewhere, all printed up with instructions as to what to do for each song. That's a 90 minute workout, kids, so I usually split it into two 45 minute ones, and do it in 2 days. I think Pentiums is the last song on day one. I still follow the stretching instructions on day one, and then start back on day two with Germs. I haven't done that workout in a looong time, but it's quite fun.

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:16 pm
by DrSteggy
Patti if you find that, I'd be interested in a copy.

Songs I don't skip on my ipod while at the gym, that have not already been mentioned:

Pentiums
Midnight Star

I like WDTAHTM on the coolout

Jackie

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:33 pm
by AlejandraDD
If you guys don't think "Your Horoscope for Today" is a jogging/running/exercising song, then I've lost all faith in humanity :P

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:00 pm
by uwvark
I can't not be running when DTBS comes on. That song fills me with so much energy I often have trouble dispersing it in a proper fashion.

:peace:

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:39 pm
by Big Spoon
YHFT, Eat It, Dog Eat Dog, Hardware Store, I'll Sue Ya, IAATP, and Trigger Happy are probably my favorite songs to work out to.

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:49 pm
by TMBJon
Pretty much all the songs you've mentioned thus far I have run to.

Here's another great one - the Food Medley (I have the Wolfgang's Vault show on my iPod).

Here are a few more I like:
Bedrock Anthem, Traffic Jam (a song I really don't like except for running!), Everything You Know Is Wrong, Eat It, The Brady Bunch, I Remember Larry, When I Was Your Age, Trash Day, Pretty Fly For A Rabbi, Jerry Springer, Horoscope (I know it's been mentioned, but GREAT one for this), and Fun Zone.


One I would avoid: Living With A Hernia ;)