Jan 17, 2012
Music has always played a huge role in my life. I grew up playing musical instruments and dancing and both of those revolve around music. Now that I must do things like work full time, keep a house clean, and occasionally cook dinner for my family, music has kind of fallen to the wayside. I still love it though and I have a confession, I love to just dance in my living room in my socks or in my head while I am going for a daily run. The thing is that you cannot simply dance or run to just any music. I have certain songs and artists that just boost my mood and even help me run faster.
Ke$ha has to be one of the strangest and eccentric people on the planet, but the moment one of her songs comes on I want to “go insane, go insane, throw some glitter, make it rain.” (Those are lyrics from one of her songs just in case you were unaware.) The beats make me want to dance and when I am running I find that I definitely pick up speed when I hear Ke$ha.
If I am in the mood to really shake my booty, then Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz “Get Low” usually is the song that does the trick. Plus it makes me laugh for a couple of reasons. One, it is so ridiculously stupid, and two because Sandra Bullock and Betty White sang it in the movie The Proposal. Pretty awesome stuff right there.
Neon Trees are a band that have all sorts of feel good songs, plus these feel good songs are super fun to run to. I love the amped feeling and boost of energy that comes over me once one of their songs come on the iPod.
What are your favorite songs to dance or workout to?
