POWER UP!!!!

I love the whole Nike + iPod thing for one reason: THE POWER SONG. Apparently, if your shoes feel you slowing down, they send psychic messages to your iPod to play the song that keeps you moving. While I can't get into the psychic message that Nike and iPod are trying to tell you (You need us both to work out!), I've always loved having one or two songs that really do keep you going, whether you're working out or working on outlines. Since for some reason, this blog always takes list forms:

MY TOP FIVE POWER SONGS:

5. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me, by the Jackson 5. The fact is, you can't go wrong with a little Motown when you're feeling down. Plus, when you're preparing for that terrifying interview, what's better than those lyrics? Also, they're good if you're stalking someone.*

4. Bottom of the Barrel, by Amos Lee. This song is a surprisingly upbeat song from a singer who is all about the blues. It's a short, quirky little number that basically says that things can only suck so much before they get better. "Get right down to the bottom of the barrel, and you float back on top."

3. The Galway Girl, by Steve Earle. It's positively positive. When I'm doing homework, I can't help but want to dance, when I'm walking home from school, I want to skip, and when I'm working out, I run to the beat. "I took her hand, and I gave her a twirl, and I lost my heart to a Galway Girl."

2. When You Believe, from the Prince of Egypt soundtrack. I know it's cheesy, but this is the greatest thing to listen to when stretching or when you're in the last lap of any workout. And it has to be the movie version, NOT the Whitney Houston version. Because the chorus with the little kids singing in Hebrew and getting faster and faster totally pumps me up.

1. Don't Stop Believin', especially the one by the Glee cast. Not to diss Journey, but I just love the a capella beginning. So good. The soaring vocals, kickass guitar solo, this song makes me want to run two more miles and find five more cases.

So there you go. My top five songs to get excited to. Man, now I almost want to get bored so that I can listen to them!!

*I am not a stalker.