In reverse order, my top 10 all time walking songs are:
10) Weezer: Surf Wax America. A loud song with huge, fast-paced drums banging. Besides, it's about surfing instead of driving, which is very inspiring when you're paying $3.37 a gallon.
9) Cold War Kids: Hang Me Up to Dry. So it was last summer's song, I'm still loving it. Say what you want about the meaning of the lyrics, I still insist that it's a cool song about laundry by a band named for the geopolitical event that shaped my early life.
8) They Might be Giants: Istanbul. No reason other than that it's my blog, a weird song from my high school days and it makes me laugh.
7) Apocalyptica, featuring Corey Taylor: I'm Not Jesus. This song kicks it on many, many levels. I love that this Scandinavian orchestral band plays a mix of metal, punk and classic music - ON CELLOS! Also, it's good to see Corey Taylor slip the mask of SlipKnot.
6) Lustra: Scotty Doesn't Know. "Euro Trip" fans, this is, in fact, the song that was written about Fiona. Then it was released on I-Tunes, where I bought it for 99-cents. Money very well spent as the song is upbeat, has a driving bass line and is laugh-out-loud funny!
5) A Perfect Circle: Magdalena. This is one of those bands that has no faults, as far as I'm concerned. Maynard Keenan is an unbelievable and multi-talented artist, and this song is amazing. I love that this song includes a tribute to the "lovely goddess." Doesn't matter that he's probably talking about an exotic dancer: When I'm not feeling lovely, but sweaty, it's nice to have someone lyrically remind me why I'm doing this.
4) Against Me! Thrash Unreal. One of my absolute favorite new bands, Against Me! can do nothing wrong in my mind. I love this song, although I tend to jump around a lot to it - and it works one of my favorite vocab words (thrash) into the title.
3) Serj Tankian: Empty Walls. Such a great song! It jumps from smooth ballad-style to super-fast paced. I don't know when the man takes a breath, but it's fun to try to keep up with him when you're logging 4 miles on the treadmill.
2) My Chemical Romance: I'm Not OK. So succinctly sums up how I'm feeling about 3 1/2 miles into said 4-mile walk.
1) The Red Hot Chili Peppers: Universally Speaking. This rather benignly titled song has probably the best walking rhythm of all time. This can always pick me up to get me back on track with my walk - usually just when I'm really starting to fade.
What are your favorites to exercise to?
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