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10) Gonna Fly Now - Bill Conti
This is the mother of all pump up songs and probably should be much higher than #10. For anyone who has seen a Rocky movie, which must be at least every American over 30, this song will make you run through a brick wall. As Eddie Murphy once said though, don't watch the movie (or listen to this song) before going out to a bar if you're 5'2" and weigh a buck twenty. It may cause you to write a check that your ass can't cash!
9) Touched a Dream - R Kelly
This is not a conventional pump up type of song. It's not especially fast- more of a ballad than a "danceable" song. But, I like R&B songs in which the singer "goes off". The passion that R Kelly brings to this song is inspirational to me, gets me in gear!
8) Lose Yourself - Enimem
Gotta love the guitar riff in this song. Always makes me run faster, because I just can't help but set my stride to it. Love the message too. This whole song is a challenge. Will you rise to the occasion, or will you let your opportunity slip away? If you've seen the move 8 Mile, the song is even more meaningful.
7) Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J
When I here this song, I think of the video with Uncle L in the boxing ring. I wonder they use these lyrics in a speech therapy class somewhere. "Pass me a sissy, soft, sucka. I'll slay him". Say that three times fast - but I digress. But, I dare you to hear this song without throwing hook, uppercut combo.
6) Run This Town - Jay Z, Rihanna, Kanye West
Another song that gives me "an attitude" when I hear it. Who doesn't want to be running things? I love the combination of voices here - RiRi, Jigga and Crazy Kanye - especially the little hook that RiRi sings throughout.
5) No More Drama - Mary J. Blige
I've written a entire blog about this song alone. It speaks for itself!
4) Cupid Shuffle - Cupid
This one is personal for me as it's one of my kids' favorite songs. When Cupid says "Down, down, do your dance," I think of my little girl saying "down, down, do-wa-day" and smile. If I'm feel especially frisky, I'll even lean "to the right, to the right, to the right, to the right" as I'm running!
3) Stronger - Kanye West
"Th-th-th-that that don't kill me, will only make me stronger". You know it's true. The best and the electronic vocals make to want to run faster or push out a couple extra reps.
2) All I Do Is Win - DJ Khaled
"All I do is win, win, win no matter what". What else do you need to hear? And if you quit running while this song is playing, you better have a pulled hammy. The beat is fast and the message is clear.
1) Victory - P Diddy and the Family
This song is no nursery rhyme, but I love the "attitude" in the song. Attitude in a rap song? Really? Not exactly uncommon, it works really well for me here. And the combination of the Rocky sample and the hip- hop beats is unstoppable - at least, that's the way I feel when I'm running to it!
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