Happy “Favorite Track” Friday! There are so many places where I find music for my playlists on a weekly basis. Some weeks, I don't find much, and other weeks, I find one or two gems that really stand out. I don't always use them right away. Sometimes I tuck them away into a Spotify folder and take them out again when I find just the right fit. This week's gem was found in my Spotify “Discover Weekly” playlist. I wrote about this Spotify feature in a previous post and I continue to find great tunes this way.
When I heard this song, I knew the voice right away. I've been using “Into The Wild” as a warm up for several years and it's one of my favorites. (You'll recognize it as soon as you hear the famous lyrics, “Somebody left the gate open, you know we got lost on the way.”, which were made famous by a CITI bank commercial.) The voice is that of Laura Pergolizzi (LP). This song came out a few years after “Into The Wild” in 2014. I can't wait to pull this one out of my “Hills” folder and use it in a playlist soon! I hope you enjoy both songs:
Here's an awesome track that I used in my latest playlist. At around 67 rpm's, I used this one as a climb. It was released in 2012 and the video was nominated for a Grammy in 2013. Here's a peek:
The song has been used in countless ads and movie trailers including Divergent and the Maze Runner. I love the original, but if you want to change it up, check out the remixes:
I've definitely been on a Shazam kick lately so I'm going to share one of my recent favorites with you. Last weekend my husband and I watched the movie Spy. (Highly recommend if you're a Melissa McCarthy fan.) I quickly Shazamed this one as I watched because I knew I loved the familiar voice but I had not heard the song before and I loved it! Gin Wigmore hasn't been on my radar until fairly recently, so I'd somehow missed this one from 2011. I haven't used it yet, but it will be on a playlist soon as a climb. I hope you can use it in an upcoming playlist!
Time for another ‘Favorite Track(s) of the week! If you've never used music from Cirque Du Soleil in your classes you should definitely consider giving them a try. Every time I use a song from one of the soundtracks, I receive positive feedback from my riders. Today I'm going to share three of my favorites and how I use them in my classes. Feel free to comment and let me know how you use them!
Incantation: At around 80 RPM's, this one can be used either as a flat road or a hill, or a combination of both. I like to use what I call ‘gear play' here. Keeping the cadence at 80 RPM's, but changing the gear between heavy and light resistance every 30-45 seconds.
Here's a song I use every once in a while in my classes and it seems that almost every time I do, someone asks, ‘What is that song??” It's unique, funky and fun and makes a great fast flat road at around 100 rpm's. Here is the original:
E.S. Posthumus has some great stuff that I've loved using in my profiles-especially those that involve a lot of climbing. Wikipedia describes their sound as “a form of 21st-century classical music that intertwined popular style drum rhythms with orchestral and electronic sounds”. (Fun fact: E.S. is an acronym for “Experimental Sounds”).
There are so many of their songs that I love using but the latest is around 3:00 in length, so if you're looking to plug a shorter hill song into your profile, this one should definitely fit the bill. Go to their Spotify page to find many more!
