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Can anyone recommend some good dance anthems for running to?

9 replies

Pennies · 11/03/2009 11:26

I really want anthem style music rather than thump thump thump dance IYKWIM, but as my normal tastes are much more Take That than "Funkybeatz" I've no idea where to start.

Somehow I just can't stand running to normal chart songs.

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NormaJeanBaker · 11/03/2009 11:28

New Order's 'England' football song is good. Then I turn round and run home.

fruitbeard · 12/03/2009 14:10

Not really into dance anthems as such (and am also ancient, so none of this is exactly up to date), but ones I've got on my ipod that have the right beat for the running machine at the gym are:

Country Girl - Primal Scream
Don't look back into the Sun - the Libertines
Ray of Light - Madonna
Filthy Gorgeous - Scissor Sisters
Open Up - Leftfield
Darts of Pleasure - Franz Ferdinand
He's on the Phone - Saint Etienne
Slippery People - Talking Heads
God is a DJ - Faithless
Born Slippy - Underworld
Encore une Fois - Sash
Do Ya Wanna Funk - Sylvester
Feels Like Heaven - Urban Cookie Collective
LSI - The Shamen
Ain't no love (Ain't no use) - SubSub
Could it be magic - Take That
Gina G - Ooh Ah (just a little bit) - I know, I know, but it's got a good beat and I find it quite uplifting...

HTH

Pennies · 12/03/2009 22:52

Thanks fruitbeard - there are some excellent tracks on there

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Lizzylou · 12/03/2009 22:59

OK, iirc (snow/dark nights and sheer laziness have prevented me from running for a while)on my Ipod I have:

Firestarter - Prodigy
Goldigger - Kanye West
Gossip - Standing in the way of control
Taylor Dayne - Tell it to my heart

All make me run a bit faster!
Well , they did

oopsagain · 12/03/2009 23:21

thers' a bllody fab track- africa shocks i think it is called- is leftfeild.
bloody great to run to.

and second the faithless tracks.

wheeshtyergibberish · 12/03/2009 23:22

Not dance music but scissorsisters are brill - the beat in some of their songs is just right.

EachPeachPearMum · 17/03/2009 14:21

Well I was going to suggest 'he's on the phone' by st etienne, but fruitbeard beat me [grr]

Probably not dancey enough... but-

Sk8er Boi Avril Lavigne
Baby one more time Britney spears [double ]
Why does my heart feel so bad- moby
We are all made of stars- moby
Hounds of love- futureheads
Mr Blue Sky- ELO
Somewhere else- razorlight
Knights of Cydonia- Muse
Plug in baby- muse
Reasons Unknown - Killers
Human- Killers... though IMHO this is similar to he's on the phone- I have been humming the 2 interchangably all week.
My Favourite Game- Cardigans
Bohemian like You- Dandy warhols
Y control- Yeah yeah yeahs
Higher Ground - Red Hot chili peppers cover of stevie wonder
Ready to go- republica
Santa cruz- the Thrills
Hotel California- Gypsy kings version
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SenorToucan · 17/03/2009 14:21

IT IS THE LAW

that the best song to run to is mr blue sky

you try it

EachPeachPearMum · 17/03/2009 14:23

out of space- prodigy

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