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Music that moves you

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Music is one of those things that affects everyone, all over the world. From the most primitive tribe in the deepest jungle, to the most sophisticated socialite in a tower in New York City, music is threaded throughout our lives.

For many of us, we rely on it for motivation, for distraction, for just plain entertainment.

I love music. When I write, I prefer to have some kind of music playing. I've taken a liking to electronic, and really have a fondness for industrial sounds. I like gritty instrumentality.

When I'm working out, I love music. It can make me take a few steps faster, go a bit longer, get into the zone and go longer and stronger.

Everyone has different tastes, though; what moves me might make your teeth itch! Some pop music I like, but don't you dare come near me with country or rap. Well, there's one or two country songs I like, but they're rare.

So what music moves you? Do you rock out to classics? Step up with pop? Groove with dance? Or something else entirely?
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SOFT_VAL67 7/12/2012 8:45PM

    im very diverse in my music, today i have been listening to joe cocker alot, i wouldnt call him upbeat and exercisey type music.
i havent even figured my phone out yet, so adding music is way down on my list.
maybe someday i will catch up to technology.
i love the rolling stones.

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OBIESMOM2 7/12/2012 12:23PM

    if you've never heard the song, check out Young the Giant's "My Body". They are using it in some commercials now, so you may have heard it. The chorus is "my body tells me no, but I won't quit 'cause I want more!"

How appropriate is that when you just don't want to finish the last 15 minutes of your routine (or even get started!)?

don't worry, Heather. I do listen to my body. But when that evil voice is trying to convince me that I can skip just one workout, I need something to get me moving.

oh...and I love Snoop! The True Blood video he did about Sookie was hilarious. He's awesome. I love his interviews. He and Coolio really surprise me with their insight. And LL Cool J is so...hot! (SWOON!!!!)

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GIRLALLIN 7/12/2012 11:30AM

    Oh dear, this is where I once again reveal what an utter nerd I am: my playlists, which are comprised of music from most every genre (I used to work in a music store), are sorted by beats per minute. When I run, it's 155-165bmp. When I use the elliptical, 145-154. When I walk... eh, depends on how tired I am or how much I need to get pumped up.
See, if left to my own devices (my brain), I will tend to slow down according to how disciplined I feel that day. If I listen to music I force my feet to obey the beat.

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JADOMB 7/12/2012 10:51AM

    I don't like old country music, but love the new stuff. I take that back, I do like some old stuff like Johnny Cash, but not twangy stuff. I also don't like Lawrence welk type bubble music or polka music. Which means I don't like Mariachi ompaloompa music. Sounds too much like polka music. I also don't like immoral gangsta rap, but don't mind rap if it's done right and in good taste. Actually, even after all I don't like, there is so much I do like. Too many to list.

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JOYCECAIN 7/11/2012 8:03PM

    I love the old songs, Billy Joel, Abba, Elton John, 60, 70 and 80's music. I love country. I was born in 1949. So we can discuss age. love

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BUBBLEJ1 7/11/2012 6:44PM

    I'm a pop girl. Anything fast. However nothing gets my butt moving more than Sweat by Snoop Dogg. That is my hill song when I am running.

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PLAYBLUES22 7/11/2012 5:32PM

    I love any music that makes me move my butt emoticon

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EVER-HOPEFUL 7/11/2012 3:47PM

    sorry have to say i love country,lol.and the sixties but i like any music really but if i am not listening to the radio it is mostly country or the everleys that i play.am i showing my age? emoticon

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OBIESMOM2 7/11/2012 3:31PM

    pretty wide range for me. I'm not a fan of most modern country music. I do like Josh Turner. There's some really old country stuff that I love (Hank Sr, Johnny Cash, Don Williams).

the one thing that I really don't like is auto-tune. Overuse of auto-tune makes me stabby!

my MP3 has LOTS of Tom Petty, Jackson Browne, Bob Dylan, Gin Blossoms, Green Day, Beastie Boys, The Offspring, Foo Fighters, The Killers, Sara Bareillis, Incubus, Cake, Live, Chris Cornell, Staind.

I'm absolutely crazy about The Airborne Toxic Event. I have one of Mikel's lyrics at the top of my Spark Page. I need to buy some of their music. He started out writing a novel, but felt his words were better with music.

I prefer meaningful lyrics. You can tell exactly what was going on in the lives of some of my favorite musicians by the songs they recorded at the time. And I love to know the story behind a song.

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