2014 Songlist

As per tradition!

Timber by Pitbull ft Kesha. "We about to clown. Why? 'Cause it's about to go down". Sometimes a song ends up on the playlist because I just heard it over and over and over. The song just invaded my brain. This song did, happily so, as I loved dancing to it while hanging on the wall at the pool. In fact, I danced to it wherever and whenever I could. 

That's My Kind of Night by Luke Bryan "All them other boys wanna wind you up and take you downtown; But you look like the kind that likes to take it way out". No downtown for me, take it off road, off the beaten path, and gimme some TRAIL! I didn't get to run a lot of trail this season, but I did get in a few early in the spring. 

Counting Stars by One Republic "Everything that kills me makes me feel alive". Training beats me up, but I love it and need and I'm feeling an addiction. A need for more. Healthy? 

The Middle by Jimmy Eat World "It just takes some time; Little girl you're in the middle of the ride". Lots of down moments this spring, a stress I didn't identify until much later in the year. But when I heard this song I saw me -- on my way to a goal but not there yet, seeing the finish so far ahead, and wondering how I'll get there. 

Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day "Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me,
Till then I walk alone". Heard this while driving north for the Starved Rock Marathon. I was feeling alone going to this race without friends. Usually I have at least someone I know! But I was feeling down again. 

I Wanna Get Better by Bleachers "I didn't know I was broken 'til I wanted to change". I feel broken, I see problems I can't fix. But at least I see the problems, just can't get at the root of them. 

Fancy by Iggy Azalea ft Charli XCX "Got the whole world asking how I does that". Ugh, this was another song I heard over and over and over. It kinda grew on me...it's silliness and the great video saved it. This kinda became Frea's song. Sorry Frea!

Wanted Dead Or Alive by Bon Jovi "And times when you're all alone all you do is think". Heard this on the way home from my DNF swim at Comlara Park. I'd just finished a windy as all hell 80 bike ride alone, lotsa thinking done in those hours. 

Come With Me Now by Kongos "Afraid to lose control". TH and I were sharing this song on that ride from Columbia. We were on a new road (to us), talking MiTi, and this song sums up me, TH, IT, and GT readying for that race. "I need to move, I need to fight, I need to lose myself..."

Roar by Katy Perry "Stinging like a bee, I earned my stripes". This was my 2014 song overall. It started with realizing I needed to change jobs, and brought me into MiTi ready to ROAR. 

Feeling Good by Nina Simone "Breeze driftin' on by, you know how I feel". Sang this to myself during the Beach2Battleship ride, right after the SN rest stop while riding on a lovely tree-lined stretch of road, with dappling sunshine, light breeze, and nothing but beauty all around me. I needed the boost, needed to convince myself that I was feeling good, and it worked. Power of the mind. 

Try by Pink "But just because it burns; Doesn't mean you're gonna die". This is a song that kept coming back to me, as if it needed to find a place to fit in the list. First it came up in marathon training, then MiTi, then B2B. Finally found a home here at the end of the year. I got burned, I deserved it though, I did it to myself, it hurts, but I'm not gonna die. 

Shake It Off by Taylor Swift. "But I keep cruising, can't stop, won't stop moving". Another one that grew on me. Really thought about whether or not it should land here, but a few thoughts on this. The memory of the watching the mascots video with DH makes me smile. I'd sing this song to Sugar. I'd tell myself to 'shake off" negative thoughts when they build up in my head. Taylor changed her musical type, I can change too. 

Nothing Else Matters by Metallica "Open mind for a different view". The stress I kept mentioning, it all came out in the end. The changes I'm making (note present tense) have been good for me. I needed them. I'll just have to wait and see what comes of it.