atu2.com has offered a list of their Top 10 U2 songs to workout to.
And it’s a great list… but I like my playlist better. 🙂 Which, I haven’t really used much lately… Guess I’d need to actually work out more frequently to really put it to use.
10. Zoo Station – I always picture Bono walking on stage doing his “Bono kick/dance” during the ZooTV tour when I hear this song. The hard beat works great with fast repetitions like a rowing maching.
9. Even Better Than the Real Thing – It’s hard for me hear Zoo Station without it being followed by Even Better.
8. The Fly – Hard for me to hear this song without thinking of the goofy videos we made for this video while running around Pleasant Grove… and my friend Brandon doing the “Bono dance” in a tree and then falling to the ground when the branch broke. DOH!
7. Elevation – This song gets me jumping and boppin’ my head every time I hear it. atu2.com suggests listening to it while on a trampoline. I’m picturing it more while using a punching bag or shadow boxing… or maybe even jump rope.
6. Sunday Bloody Sunday – Perhaps the ultimate anthem? Hard not to get energized listening to it.
5. Bullet the Blue Sky – I usually go with the Joshua Tree album here, but if I really want to get angry and fired up about something for inspiration, you can’t go wrong with the live version from Rattle and Hum.
4. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me – “Who’s afraid of a big black bat?”
3. Vertigo – I don’t run much, but this song and #1 are always great tracks to get me moving.
2. Stand Up Comedy – “Love is evolutions very best day.” Truly my favorite song on NLOTH and just a great jam to do just about anything to.
1. Get On Your Boots – OK. We agree. This is #1.
Who’s your favorite artist/band to workout with?
What songs did I/we miss?
Sunday Bloody Sunday is great! Amazing song! =D
Great list! Boots wouldn’t be my number one, but would probably make the top 10. The live version from the 360 tour of ‘I’ll go crazy…’ would be an awesome workout song. ‘Pride’ would be close to my #1 on a workout list. Best line from ‘Stand Up Comedy’ is ‘Stop helping God across the road like a little old lady’.
Thanks for the input!
I actually hated the I’ll Go Crazy live version… the album/original version was much better IMHO 🙂
And pride might be a good anthem/march song as well, I hadn’t considered it.
And I love that whole section of Stand Up Comedy…
I can stand up for hope, faith, love
But while I’m getting over certainty
Stop helping God across the road like a little old lady
Excellent!