The Couch To 5K Running Chronicles: The 80's/Bossa Nova/New Wave Playlist

We had a running epiphany.  We love running at night!  To be precise, just before sunset.  The evenings are cooler, the sky is awe-inspiring to watch and there's an over-all calm to a day that's just about to end.  It's crazy to say but I had a calming run tonight. My running buddy also pointed out that our success might have something to do with being well-nourished. Having adequate meals throughout the day gave us more fuel to run. I enjoy our morning runs but I can now appreciate not having to do it on an (almost) empty stomach. The night running can only be a good thing since the Vegas run is at night.  Let's not talk about the three-hour time difference.  Not sure yet how we'll address that.

I took my new playlist on a test-run today.  I felt like I was in high-school all over again minus the drama lol. Arguably the 80's had some of the best music.  I grew up in a very musical culture so my ears (and soul!) have a deep, abiding love for music of all sorts...except for rap, sorry y'all rap fanatics.  I can even handle some country but my ears perk up with rock 'n roll, indie/folk, jazz, bossa nova and just about anything I can dance to.  When I lived in Vancouver I was exposed to a lot of indie music so my heart is particularly captive to Canadian music.  Maybe I'll post a Canadian music playlist. 

Anyhow, getting back to the topic at hand, 80's music.  Putting the playlist together was such a challenge, there was so much material to dig through.  In the end I decided to narrow it down to what I loved the best in my teen-age years - New Wave.  I enjoyed pop music back then too but I figured it was more fun to run to New Wave.  And I was right!  It was the best run I've had so far. The running buddy was forewarned that I will crank up the volume and he needs to sign if he needs to tell me anything.  My feet got lost in Echo and The Bunnymen ;-)

I was a bit torn with my playlist fan-girl moment.  It was a toss up between The Alarm and Basia. Since Basia was the bigger deal back then (in the Philippines) I will dedicate this fan-girl moment to her.  Her bossa-nova style, which turned out to be perfect for running, balanced all that angsty Euro sound on this playlist. 

Without further ado, I present you my 80's running playlist - as always, if you want the Spotify link do leave me a note! 

• Whisper to A Scream (Birds Fly)- Icicle Works
• Digging Your Scene - The Blow Monkeys
• Breakout - Swing Out Sister
• Promises- Basia
• Time And Tide- Basia
• Half A Minute- Basia
• Until You Come Back to Me - Basia
• Cruising For Bruising - Basia
• Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order
• Bedbugs and Ballyhoo- Echo and the Bunnymen
• Cities in Dust - Siouxsie and the Banshees
• Don't Go- Yazoo
• Rain In The Summertime - The Alarm
• Absolute Reality - The Alarm
• Deeside - The Alarm
• Rescue Me - The Alarm
• Regret - New Order
• My Ever Changing Moods - The Style Council
• In A Big Country - Big Country
• I Melt With You - Modern English
• I Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode
• Rock The Casbah - The Clash
• Dancing With Tears In My Eyes - Ultravox
• The Whole Of The Moon - The Waterboys
• Walk Out To Winter - Aztec Camera
• In Between Days - The Cure
• Lips Like Sugar - Echo & The Bunnymen
• Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
• Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
• Pride ( In The Name of Love) - U2
• Close To Me - The Cure
• Don't You Forget About Me - Simple Minds
• Tenderness - General Public
• Two Rivers - The Adventures

Happy Running!

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