Comments on: Wii Fit Jams: Music to sweat by…

By: Geri Lover

Geri Lover — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:12:14 +0000

Geri Halliwell had more than one hit. But good for you for listening to her :] She has some other great songs you could run to also.

By: yeti9000

yeti9000 — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:21:11 +0000

Hmmm…hadn’t thought about Judy. But what song?

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:46:29 +0000

So, really? No Judy? I just read this interesting book about Chicago at the turn of the century (Sin in the Second City by Karen Abbott) and had Judy singing Chicago in my head the whole time. Of course, having Judy on endless loop is better than Barbra singing that crazy Jingle Bell Jingle Bell Jing Jangle song, right? Okay, I’m rambling now. Anyway, I totally approve of the random songlist for exercise…gotta keep from getting bored and checking out!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:27:41 +0000

James–I never see or hear about Mama Cass without thinking of you with that sandwich around your neck that Halloween in SF, lo so many years ago. As Marci would say: Funky ass!

By: Jonny Wonder

Jonny Wonder — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:38:44 +0000

Seriously… How cool is this? I can listen to jams that rock out like “Faint” and get exercise while doing it? Nintendo is GENIUS! How entertaining…. Loved the article.

By: yeti9000

yeti9000 — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:20:37 +0000

Wow, Wan! I just sampled “Faint” on iTunes and it rocks. I didn’t realize that song was by Linkin Park…but wow, it’s kind of superhero cool! I am so buying it now!

Thanks for the suggestion.

By: yeti9000

yeti9000 — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:18:07 +0000

James: Oh, dude…I am so adding Katrina and the Waves and MMMBop to my playlist tonight!

And as for Vicki Carr, I had her kick-ass “Sunday Morning Sidewalks” song in the Barbra Streisand position for most of the week, but moved her down a few notches last night. Not that Vicki Carr is any less gay, but I’m just saying…

Wan: OMG, Irene Cara is also totally making the list…I might have to dig to find that song, but I’m pretty sure I have it somewhere.

Now if I could just get Christine to knit me some cool J. Beals legwarmers and help me artfully tear my sweatshirt, I’d be all set!

By: Wan

Wan — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:13:24 +0000

Yay! Good for you — my personal guilty exercising pleasures were “What a Feeling” by Irene Cara (who am I kidding — I don’t exercise anymore, but I’ll still jam to that song) and (blush) “Faint” by Linkin Park. The latter was the EXACT PACE of my marathon training, no joke. It does irritate me when bands purposefully misspell their names, but I can’t fight the feeling.

By: James

James — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:01:05 +0000

LOL! We are truly separated at birth. With the glaring exception of Nick Cave, I love almost everything you mentioned.

Imagining you hula-hoopin’ to The Hustle is hilarious! For that segment, the only contributions I would add are Leo Sayer’s You Make Me Feel Like Dancin’ and Leif Garrett’s I Was Made for Dancin’, two tracks that make me want to jump up and dance wherever I am.

OMG, I can’t believe you publicly admitted to working out to Barbra Streisand’s This Is One of Those Moments. I mean, I LOVE that song, but I’m gay, so at least I have an excuse!

Love the Mama Cass number too. I remember as a kid, the lady that lived next door to my Aunt Nicky in San Jose gave me some records that once belonged to her then-estranged twenty-something son (not realizing that what he liked 10-15 years before was not at all what I liked then). Most of it I didn’t care for except for one 45 single of Make Your Own Kind of Music which I loved.

And as for Geri Halliwell’s infectious Look at Me, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been looking for another artist on my iPod only to see Ms. Halliwell’s name and get sidetracked by wanting to hear Look at Me one more time. (Same with Hanson’s MMMBop and Katrina and the Waves’ Walking on Sunshine).

And what better way to wrap things up than with Neil Diamond’s America. Other Neil Diamond favorites you may want to add are Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show, and at least the first half of Done Too Soon (the only bummer is the 2nd half of the song is really slow).

There were a couple of others on there I didn’t know (or maybe I do and just don’t recognize it by title), but I’ll check those out on iTunes today.

P.S. Ten points for at least getting a photo of Vikki Carr in your blog!