Matchstick Music

Matchstick Challenge: Week 4

My Running Playlist:

First, I must preface this post by saying that I really only use my playlist for running. The playlist is actually called “13.1”. I don’t warm up or cool down with specific songs; I just set my playlist on shuffle and run. Most of my songs have some correlation to running based on their title or lyrics, others have lyrics that give me motivation based on lyrics, and some just have an amazing beat that make me want to get after it! That being said, I did my best to use my music and put it into Molly’s proposed categories as suggested by Challenge #4. For Matchstick purposes, my list is as follows:

Three “Relaxing” Warm Up Songs:

~P.Y.T - Michael Jackson

~I Run to You - Lady Antebellum

~Dog Days Are Over - Florence and the Machine

Three Power Songs (i.e., songs that put me in the zone and keep me going):

~Edge of Glory - Lady Gaga

~Days Like These - Asia

~Without You - David Guetta ft. Usher

Three “Angry” Songs (I hate “angry” screamo music so these are more “kick it into high gear” based on title and lyrics):

~Let’s Go Crazy - Incubus

~I’m a Machine - David Guetta ft. Crystal Nicole

~Crank It Up - David Guetta ft. Akon

Three Fast Paced Cardio:

~Mr. Brightside - The Killers

~Quiet Little Voices - We Were Promised Jetpacks

~1901 - Phoenix

Three Cool Down Songs:

~I’m Real - JLo ft. Ja Rule

~Arms - Christina Perri

~Fly - Nicki Minaj and Rihanna

One Song Guaranteed To Kick It Up (THIS is my ultimate power song, especially at 1:52):

~Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen

Other faves on the rest of my running playlist include more Gaga, and Nicki Minaj, Ke$ha, Rihanna, Galore, Boston, LMFAO, Foster the People, Journey, Swedish House Mafia, Vampire Weekend, The Downtown Fiction, Black Eyed Peas … and the list goes on… Thanks for the challenge, Molly!

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