Show tunes to work out to?
Show tunes to work out to?
#1Show tunes to work out to?
Posted: 7/5/07 at 12:58pm
I need 2 hours worth of music. Am I missing out on any good ones?
BILLY ELLIOT - "Angry Dance"
AIDA - "Strongest Suit"
AIDA - "Dance of the Rober"
A CHORUS LINE - "Gimme the Ball"
AVENUE Q - "You Can Be as Loud as the Hell You Want"
BAT BOY - "Comfort and Joy"
COMPANY - "Side by Side by Side"
DREAMGIRLS - "One Night Only (Disco Version)"
FUNNY GIRL - "Don't Rain on My Parade"
HAIR - "Let the Sunshine In"
HAIRSPRAY - "You Can't Stop the Beat"
Linda Eder's "I Am I (Don Quxiote)
RENT - "Take Me or Leave"
SPRING AWAKENING - "Totally F*CKed"
THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL - "Storms A'Brewin'"
THE PAJAMA GAME - "Racing With the Clock"
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
#2re: Show tunes to work out to?
Posted: 7/5/07 at 1:01pm
Aquarius from Hair
Trouble from The Music Man
Tragedy from Saturday Night Fever
Toledo Surprise from The Drowsy Chaperone
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
#2re: Show tunes to work out to?
Posted: 7/5/07 at 1:05pm
Wow. . . there is no way I could work out to showtunes. Let me know how that goes. Haha.
My suggestion is just all of the techno remixes. . . Defying Gravity, Phantom of the Opera, a bunch for Rent, Strongest Suit, etc.
#3re: Show tunes to work out to?
Posted: 7/5/07 at 1:06pmI love "Tom, Dick or Harry," "Where You Are," and "Gimme Love." The first one if from Kiss Me Kate and the last two are from Chita's Kiss of The Spiderwoman.
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#4re: Show tunes to work out to?
Posted: 7/5/07 at 1:08pm
Muscle Addiction from Naked Boys Singing........
"Love the Art in Yourself. Not Yourself in the Art." -- Stanislavski
Mythus
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/04
#5re: Show tunes to work out to?
Posted: 7/5/07 at 1:10pm
DREAMGIRLS - "One Night Only (Disco Version)"
That's the first thing I thought of...mostly because both versions of the song have been stuck in my head. Personally, I listen to the Act II Finale from Spamalot to get myself pumped. Oh, and the title song from the German musical "Tanz der Vampire", though that's a tad obscure (in America, anyway).
skingdom
Broadway Star Joined: 6/29/03
#7re: Show tunes to work out to?
Posted: 7/5/07 at 1:26pm
The Wedding Singer
Bombay Dreams
Wicked
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
#8re: Show tunes to work out to?
Posted: 7/5/07 at 1:26pm
Chicago
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
Perfectly Marvelous
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/16/06
#9re: Show tunes to work out to?
Posted: 7/5/07 at 1:51pm
30/90 -- tick, tick...BOOM
Eddy's Teddy -- The Rocky Horror Show
Time Warp -- The Rocky Horror Show
Out Tonight -- RENT
RENT -- RENT
Willkommen -- Cabaret
Those are ones I normally use to work out.
"I am and always will be the optimist. The hoper of far-flung hopes and dreamer of improbable dreams." - Doctor Who
"Yes, the brutalities of progress are called revolutions. When they are over, men recognize that the human race has been harshly treated but it has moved forward." - Les Miserables
#10re: Show tunes to work out to?
Posted: 7/5/07 at 1:55pmI Am What I Am-Gloria Gaynor version.
"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal
"I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello
#11re: Show tunes to work out to?
Posted: 7/5/07 at 3:26pm
A brief list of personal faves:
Overture - On the Twentieth Century
Madame Guillotine - The Scarlet Pimpernel
Into the Fire - The Scarlet Pimpernel
Cop Song - Urinetown
Run, Freedom, Run - Urinetown
The World Has Gone Insane - Jekyll and Hyde
Shakalaka Baby - Bombay Dreams
Chaiyya Chaiyya - Bombay Dreams
Salaam Bombay - Bombay Dreams
C'mon Everybody - All Shook Up
Can't Help Falling in Love - All Shook up
Tanz der Vampire - Tanz der Vampire
You've Got Possibilities - It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman
Muddy Water - Big River
Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now - Hairspray
Who Loves You - Jersey Boys
This Joint is Jumpin' - Ain't Misbehavin'
Floor Show - Rocky Horror Show
Gimme Love - Kiss of the Spider Woman
Chief Cook and Bottle Washer - The Rink
Two Gentlemen of Verona - Two Gentlemen of Verona
Bring All the Boys Back Home - Two Gentlemen of Verona
Where's North? - Two Gentlemen of Verona
Night Letter - Two Gentlemen of Verona
Thurio's Samba - Two Gentlemen of Verona
Love Me - Two Gentlemen of Verona
Solid Silver Platform Shoes - Magic Show
Right Before Your Very Eyes - Magic Show
Freedom - Shenandoah
I Got Rhythm - Crazy For You
I Can't Be Bothered Now - Crazy For You
The Old Red Hills of Home - Parade
Step to the Rear - How Now Dow Jones
A Kiss is a Terrible Thing to Waste - Whistle Down the Wind
Honestly Sincere - Bye Bye Birdie
Telephone Hour - Bye Bye Birdie
Lot of Living to Do - Bye Bye Birdie
Magic Changes - Grease
All Choked Up - Grease
It's a Hard-Knock Life - Annie
Double Talk - City of Angels
Legitimate - Do Re Mi
Hey There Good Times - I Love My Wife
Eastwick Knows - Witches of Eastwick
I Love a Little Town - Witches of Eastwick
Dirty Laundry - Witches of Eastwick
My Body - The Life
Our Favorite Son - Will Rogers Follies
Let it Go - The Full Monty
All I Need is Disco - Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens
Glitterboots Saved My Life - Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens
I Just Wanna Dance (remix) - Jerry Springer: The Opera
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#12re: Show tunes to work out to?
Posted: 7/5/07 at 3:44pm
We Go Together - Grease
Put On Your Sunday Clothes - Hello Dolly
We Dance - Once On This Island
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#13re: Show tunes to work out to?
Posted: 7/5/07 at 3:46pmI'm sure I agree with a lot of the above posted, but lippa's The Wild Party is a fun mostly upbeat album to listen to while working out.
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SOMMS: I knew it was Tink!
#14re: Show tunes to work out to?
Posted: 7/5/07 at 3:50pm
I try to walk to work to 'What You Own' from RENT or 'Fable' from THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA. They both have a solid, fast tempo, that makes me walk at an appropriate speed to get to work on time. 
#15re: Show tunes to work out to?
Posted: 7/5/07 at 3:53pmThe Born In A Trunk sequence is very good. It lasts a long time and it's Judy.
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
#16re: Show tunes to work out to?
Posted: 7/5/07 at 3:58pmMaybe it's just me, but I like running to Sweeney Todd's Epiphany. The beat isn't perfect, but the anger makes me focus more. I can only imagine what it looks like.
Don't be too sure I'm as crooked as I'm supposed to be.
#17re: Show tunes to work out to?
Posted: 7/5/07 at 3:58pmMost of ABBA is great for running track.
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
#18re: Show tunes to work out to?
Posted: 7/5/07 at 4:00pm
RENT - Today 4 U
ZANNA, DON'T!- Ride 'Em, Fast, Be A Man, Blow Winds, and the curtain call.
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#19re: Show tunes to work out to?
Posted: 7/5/07 at 4:02pm
Rocky Horror - Touch-a Touch-a Touch Me
Rocky Horror - Time Warp
Aida - My Strongest Suit
Rent - Out Tonight
If you want to be really cheesy? "Simon Zealotes" from Jesus Christ Superstar.
#20re: Show tunes to work out to?
Posted: 7/5/07 at 4:07pmLately I've been working out to Legally Blonde (...yes I know), but I always love using the 30/90 Playout from Tick Tick Boom for running.
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blueroses
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/18/04
#21re: Show tunes to work out to?
Posted: 7/5/07 at 5:11pmGloria Gaynor's disco version of "I Am What I Am"
ThoroughlyModern
Chorus Member Joined: 2/1/07
mirramar
Broadway Star Joined: 2/3/05
#23re: Show tunes to work out to?
Posted: 7/5/07 at 6:09pm
This might be helpful:
http://www.workoutmusicvideo.com/aeroxpm98.html
#24re: Show tunes to work out to?
Posted: 7/5/07 at 6:36pm
Here's a few picks from my work-out playlist:
"I Hope I Get It"-A CHORUS LINE
"Welcome to Holiday Inn"-SEESAW
"20 Fans"-THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS
"Pirate Jenny"-THREEPENNY (Ute Lemper's upbeat version from her stint at the Carlyle)
"Raunchy"-110 IN THE SHADE
"The Story of Lucy and Jessie"-FOLLIES
"Witch's Rap"-INTO THE WOODS
"If You Hadn't But You Didn't"-TWO ON THE AISLE
"Wherever He Ain't"-MACK & MABEL
"You Made Me Think You Were In Love"-SONG & DANCE
"Swing"-WONDERFUL TOWN
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