Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Trail Mix 100

A few weeks ago I asked my facebook friends to give me suggestions for a summer running playlist.  I told them: “I decided to put together an old fart’s running playlist for summer jogging. Need your help! What tunes would you suggest? … And remember, I am running at a full old fat guy sprint, so none of this techno-disco rap stuff that will give me a heart attack!” Boy, did they come through! Creative, humbling, funny, fabulous.

A special thanks to George Doug Shipley, Randy Shelton, Scott Sinclair, Penelope Belrose, David Negaard, Jerry van Rossum, Kristina Hiles Carlson, Cynthia Beebe, Michael Martens, Janice Glass Arnold, Nancy Downs Closson, Brian Fey, Lelabon Dyer, Trudi Gunderson, Lynn C. Logan, Paul Bennetts, Gail Overly, and Brenda M. O’Dell.


Some of you know me too well! What was especially fun and meaningful about this list for me is the range of friends: some as far back as elementary school; shirt-tail relations, as well as sis’; cherished co-workers from the past; a college roommate; many from church friends spanning 30+ years; and even a great contribution from a high school friend of my daughter, Kelly. 


THANK YOU to all. (While some of your suggestions did not make the Trail Mix 100, all show up on my “long run 300” –hey, My long runs take most of the day!) Here is the list –way over half from suggestions of friends and family!


1.   I'm On Fire                            2:39  Bruce Springsteen               

2.   On the Road Again               5:01  Canned Heat     
3.   Walking In A Hurricane         3:41  John Fogerty     
4.   We Will Rock You                 2:02  Queen      
5.   Running Scared                    2:12  Roy Orbison      
6.   Magic Carpet Ride                4:28  Steppenwolf       
7.   Lowside Of The Road           2:59  Tom Waits
8.   Walking On Sunshine           3:54  Aly and AJ             
9.   Walking the Dog                   3:41  Fun         
10. Running                                3:17  Goapele                      
11. We Run the Night                 3:48  Havana Brown            
12. Running On Empty               4:58  Jackson Browne 
13. Racing to the Red Light        5:21  James McMurtry 
14. Night Train to Memphis         2:09  Jerry Lee Lewis           
15. Take Another Road              3:41  Jimmy Buffett              
16. I'm Walking                           1:41  Ricky Nelson Rock and Roll     
17. Walk Around Time                4:20  The Robert Cray Band                 
18. Walking the Plank                 2:15  Rocket to Memphis              
19. Celebrate Good Times          2:58  Rudy Giovannini and Strato-Vani
20. In Your Shoes                       3:53  Sarah McLachlan        
21. Walking Down the Right Path4:19 Slav'in David and Loose Gravel
22. Wipe Out                              2:13  The Surfaris       
23. Cakewalk Into Town              2:34  Taj Mahal  
24. San Antonio Stroll                 2:51  Tanya Tucker    
25. I Walk the Line                      2:47  Johnny Cash               
26. One Toke Over the Line       3:19  Brewer and Shipley                 
27. Tropical Legs                        5:35  Earl Klugh 
28. Run-Around                          4:40  Blues Traveler   
29. Born to Run                          4:30  Bruce Springsteen               
30. The Stroll                              2:30  The Diamonds   
31. Walk of Life                           4:09  Dire Straits         
32. I'm Walking                            5:19  Donnie McClurkin                
33. I Just Wanna Run                 3:20  The Downtown Fiction         
34. My Walking Shoes                3:18  Memphis Slim     
35. The Pascagoula Run            3:19  Jimmy Buffett              
36. Walking On Air                      3:42  Katy Perry 
37. My Walking Stick                   3:42  Leon Redbone            
38. Highway to Hell                     3:20  AC/DC        
39. Pomp and Circumstance       4:30  London Symphony Orchestra
40. Good Vibrations                    3:38  Beach Boys                
41. Gonna Fly Now                     2:48  Bill Conti   
42. Freedom Road                     3:37  Blind Boys of Alabama
43. You Gotta Move                    2:15  Bluegrass Revival                
44. Old Time Rock and Roll        3:15  Bob Seger and Silver Bullet Band
45. Livin' On a Prayer                 4:11  Bon Jovi    
46. Road's My Middle Name       3:32  Bonnie Raitt       
47. Long Sermon                        3:19  Brad Paisley      
48. Thrift Shop                            3:55  (Clean Radio Version)
49. Jump                                     3:41  Countdown Singers    
50. Rattlesnake Highway            4:17  John Fogerty              
51. Rock On                               3:24  David Essex       
52. Flashdance                           2:05  DJ Sweat   
53. Life In The Fast Lane            6:01  The Eagles        
54. Brazilian Stomp                     5:36  Earl Klugh, George Benson        
55. Traveling Riverside Blues     4:30  Eric Clapton       
56. Rollin' & Tumblin'         4:12  Eric Clapton       
57. All About That Bass             4:29  Megan Trainer
58. Road to Istanbul                   5:06  Govi 
59. Boom Boom                         3:37  Big Head Todd  
60. Slow Train                            6:37  Joe Bonamassa 
61. Never Been to Spain             3:44  Three Dog Night
62. Down On The Corner           2:58  John Fogerty     
63. Don't Stop Believin'               4:09  Journey     
64. Follow Your Arrow                 3:21  Kacey Musgraves       
65. I Shall Be Free                      6:13  Kid Beyond        
66. Fanfare for Common Man     3:18  London Symphony Orchestra
67. Sweet Home Alabama           4:45  Lynyrd Skynyrd  
68. In the Summertime                3:33  Mungo Jerry       
69. Spirit In the Sky                     4:02  Norman Greenbaum   
70. Happy                                   3:53  Pharrell Williams
71. Travelin' Band                      2:54  John Fogerty     
72. Another One Bites the Dust  3:36  Queen      
73. When I'm 64                         2:38 The Beatles 
74. Down the Road                     3:17  Stephen Stills     
75. Rockin' All Over The World   3:32  John Fogerty     
76. Born to Be Wild                     3:31  Steppenwolf       
77. Eye of the Tiger                    4:04  Survivor    
78. Get Down                              4:55  Tagada     
79. Eli's Coming                          2:47  Three Dog Night
80. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da             3:09  The Beatles
81. Joy to the World                    3:18  Three Dog Night
82. Get Behind The Mule            6:52  Tom Waits
83. Wild Thing                            2:38  The Troggs                 
84. I Gotta Feelin' /                     6:38  Black Eyed Peas      
85. Island In the Sun                   3:20  Weezer     
86. La Grange                            3:53  ZZ Top      
87. I Think We're Alone Now      2:12  Tommy James and The Shondells
88. Jerk Ribs                               4:13  Kelis          
89. Turn Blue                              3:43  The Black Keys  
90. Twist and Shout                    2:33  The Beatles       
91. Stayin' Alive                          1:31  Bee Gees 
92. I Love a Rainy Night              3:11  Eddie Rabbitt              
93. Walking On a Dream            3:18  Empire of the Sun                
94. Walk Away Renee                 2:46  The Four Tops  
95. Living In America                    4:43  James Brown              
96. Walking Stick                        7:56  Little Tragedies  
97. Running                                7:06  Moby Play
98. The Thunderer                     2:58  Sousa: Marches                   
99. Kryptonite                             3:46  Pickin' On Series
100. I Thank You                         3:24  ZZ Top       

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