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Claire asked a question on her blog recently on whether or not you have any “Music Rituals” – things you have to do or situations you have to be in to listen to new music. I always have to listen to new music standing up, because 90% of the time if I’m listening to music, I am walking.
So, what makes good walking music? Well, I always imagine myself as a boxer or wrestler, walking to the ring. If the music would be terrible walking to the ring, then it’d be terrible here. A good example is Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” which is on my MP3 player, as good walking music, as it kinda psyches me up.
The one thing I look for is a strong opening, that has a definite kick in point. It doesn’t have to be hate filled and angry, I love the opening for Halo by Texas, for example.
If you think that was a gratuatous attempt to get Sharleen Spiteri on my blog, you’d be right.
Another example, and I get laughed at for having it on my MP3 player is Ace of Base: Always Have, Always Will. Sure, it’s an Abba song in all but name, but cor! Listen to that intro!
So. It begs the question, what is the best walking song ever? Well, in my mind, it is this offering from a Scottish band called Gun. In the mid 1990′s, they covered Cameo’s classic Word Up, but made it nice and heavy, with a great guitar drop in the intro.
If I ever was a boxer, wrestler or anything that requires me to make a grandeur entrance, that’d be my theme music.
What’d be yours?
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Rhys Wynne, the author of this blog, is a 20 something web designer from Colwyn Bay. 
i find it depends on what mood im in… for instance a monday morning walk to work differs greatly from a friday afternoon!
A few favourites from me….
As i watch the Sun Fuck The Ocean – Boy Hits Car
Heartbeat – Blackbud
Slam – Pendulum
Damage – The Cooper Temple Clause
Woman – Wolfmother
Love Generation – Bob Sinclar
Pretty much the whole Dirty Pretty Things album
I could go on… i love music… without it id be lost! I have my iTunes on all day at work and im happy as an alcohlic at happy hour!
Ohh… This is a tough one. I, like lovely Guy, could be typing for hours! I tend to have the iPod or iTunes on all the time. Except today at work because I left my iPod at home – not good! Here is a few I love:
1. Chocolate – Snow Patrol
2. An End Has a Start – Editors
3. Hysteria and Bliss – Muse (while running at the gym!)
4. Anything by Eskimo Joe
5. Santa Cruz – The Thrills
6. The Shins – everything!
Now I miss my iPod
I would go for macho man by the village people… that would scare the crap out of the guy you were fighting.
The Slam Dunk opening!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sivYQU66Vw
or Davit Guetta vs the egg – Love don’t let me go, but only the techy bit from the ad!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUQSNGYeeQA
both really really loud!!
I always listen to music lying down!
Best “Get Psyched” song has to be “You give love a bad name” by Bon Jovi. Classic
Oooooh – my walk to work includes:
Everybody dance now – Bob Sinclair
American idiot – Green Day
Sexy back by Justin Timberlake – I put this on if there is a hot guy on the train.
Greatest motivational song ever.
I may make this the theme song to my blog.
Thanks for the Gun video, I totally love that song but had no idea who did it..now I do!
The Lose Yourself song I always used to play before any big tournaments and it always worked well for me.
Cool tunes! Interestingly linking two vid – Sharleen Spiteri did a duet with Gun. There ya go – some useless info for you
Ryan you are wild! Macho Man? I would want to beat you senseless because of that!
Now if it were YMCA, well we could chill after I won the fight.
My pick would be I’m So Fly by Lloyd Banks, or maybe the Superman theme. To be really cool, using that theme from Rocky would kinda be original. I dunno anyone who has used it.
Speaking of fights, Evander fights today in Russia! I wish him luck.