Friday's Music Moment: Heart Pumping Edition

With my post earlier this week referring to my love of a good long walk, I figured I'd dip into the archive for a nice pedestrian-themed song on our Music Moment. Then I got my sneakers knotted up, paralyzed by choice. Have you ever considered how many songs include the word "walk" in the title, across genres, years, and channels?

Miss Patsy sings about walking after midnight; Lou Reed takes us on a walk on the wild side; Marc Cohn goes walking in Memphis while Split Enz decides to walk through ruins. Nancy Sinatra's not the only Nancy whose boots were made for walking, and though I haven't seen the actual Tweet, Kanye reminds us that Jesus walks, perhaps on the sunshine that Katrina and the Waves are always going on about. I couldn't possibly choose from all the walking songs out there. I'm supposed to decide whether Annie Lennox's experience walking on glass is better (or worse) than Iron Maiden's? 

Ironically, when I'm actually out walking I try not to take my iPod because I am supposed to be thinking writerly thoughts, and I can't do that when I'm singing the kiss-off gospel with CeeLo or crooning country songs with Teddy Thompson.

But I give myself the weekends off from self-imposed silence, and then I always make sure this song is queued up.  It's not about walking, but it is hands-down the best song to listen to while walking, if you're trying to get the old blood pumping. Seriously - I dare you to hit "play" below and not wiggle in your seat at least once before it ends. Not the original version by Miss Mary J., but this specific remix, first brought to my attention by a friend's teenage son. In fact, if you hear a middle aged blonde in the Oakland Hills suddenly blurt out "and she wanted me to let ya know that she would cook fer ya" as she whips past you on the trail, well, nice to meet you.

Hope the sun is shining wherever you are this weekend, long enough so you can get out and get a move on.