hiking songs

[azdesertfather]

Saw this in iTunes tonight, and had a laugh.

My favorite pick here ... U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For". Touche.

See if you can top any of these picks ...

[azbackpackr]

Right now all I can think of is John Candy in "Home Alone".

Yup, and that one was the top grossing movie of 1990. And in 1978, The Deer Hunter with Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep and John Casale. Best Picture, etc. (An interesting film at the time but it didn't wear well with the passing of years--to watch it now gets pretty slow and pointless...) There is a big wedding scene with polka band and dancing.

[big_load]

An interesting film at the time but it didn't wear well with the passing of years--to watch it now gets pretty slow and pointless...

I still think it was amazing. John Cazale's performance was totally fearless, almost as good as what he did in the Godfather. George Dzundza cooking breakfast is still heartbreaking.

[azbackpackr]

I haven't sat all the way through it in years, so can't remember the whole thing. I am infamous (at least in my family) for not sitting all the way through movies, though.

[DarthStiller]

Don't forget about The Muppets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWCJfCP_ISM Thank you Stiller!

Actually, Jim, I found that on your facebook page from someone else that sent that to you. It is an instant classic, though.

[DarthStiller]

...and if we're gonna go with obvious titles for hiking themed songs, might I suggest:

Walk - Pantera
Stairway to Heaven - Led... oh come on already

[JimmyLyding]

Don't forget about The Muppets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWCJfCP_ISM Thank you Stiller!

Actually, Jim, I found that on your facebook page from someone else that sent that to you. It is an instant classic, though.

An ex-gf put that up, but not the one on my HikeArizona.COM "enemies" list.

[rally_toad]

really?? Im surprised that no one mentioned The Proclaimers 500 miles! Man I love that song..

[sbkelley]

Regulators!!! Mount up....

Always gets me going

[Dschur]

really?? Im surprised that no one mentioned The Proclaimers 500 miles! Man I love that song..

I did already go back and read.....

[Nan]

Val-de-reee, Val-de-ra-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

[azbackpackr]

The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah...

[Al_HikesAZ]

Who's the leader of this hike that's made for you and me . . . J-O-E B-A-R T-E-L-S
Joe Bartels, Joe Bartels
Forever let us hold his banner High High High

Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it's off to hike we go. With a shovel and a pick and a dynamite stick Hi Ho Hi Ho Hi Ho
Hi Ho, Hi Ho

Well it's one, two three what are we hiking for
Don't ask me I don't give a dammm
Next stop is Viet Nam

We're out of the woods, we're out of the dark, we're into the light. (it's the only verse I know so I just keep repeating it until somebody tells me to shut up and then I sing it to the voices in my head)

Follow the Yellow Scree Road. Follow the Yellow scree road Follow follow follow follow follow the yellow scree road.

Once a jolly swagman camped beside a billabong
under the shade of a coolabah tree
and he sang as watched and waited for his billy boil
You'll come a waltzin Mathilda with Me
Waltzin Mathilda


Around her neck she wore a yellow ribbon
she wore a yellow ribbon in the merry month of may
and if you asked her why the heck she wore it
she wore it for her lover who was far far away

MILE ONE, JUST FOR FUN
MILE TWO, GOOD FOR YOU
MILE THREE, GOOD FOR ME
MILE FOUR, LET'S HIKE SOME MORE
MILE FIVE, I FEEL ALIVE
MILE SIX, THAT'S THE TRICK
MILE SEVEN, I'M IN HEAVEN
MILE EIGHT, THIS FEELS GREAT
MILE NINE, I'M FEELING FINE
MILE TEN, LET'S HIKE AGAIN


Hey mama can't you see!
What this Corps has done for me!
Put me in a barber chair;
Snip snap and I had no hair!
And if I die in a combat zone;
Box me up and ship me home!
Put me in a set of dress blues,
comb my hair and shine my shoes!
Pin my medals upon my chest!
Tell my mama I did my best!
My mama don't you cry;
Marine Corps motto is do or die!

From the Halls of Montezuma
To the Shores of Tripoli
We will fight our countries battles
on the air the land and sea
(and in the right company, various parodies thereof)

[cathymocha]

OK, now I'm stuck with a whole bunch of "can't get out of my mind" songs...but, they are great for walking/hiking.

[PaleoRob]

American Pie is stuck in my head right now.

[azdesertfather]

really?? Im surprised that no one mentioned The Proclaimers 500 miles! Man I love that song..

Good one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeuNxMY_5Uo

[cindyl]

for some reason when i was hiking brown's peak a couple of weekends ago, i couldn't get an xtc song out of my mind: one, two, three, four, five - senses working over time. trying to taste the difference 'tween a a lemon and a lime - pain and the pleasure and the church bells softly chime...

[Al_HikesAZ]

really?? Im surprised that no one mentioned The Proclaimers 500 miles! Man I love that song..

Good one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeuNxMY_5Uo

That's a good one. but this one is special - Peter Griffen singing backup vocals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75CQgAAU ... re=related

[Nighthiker]

Shared first light with a hawk greeting first light or my arrival near a nest. Quail marching single file, on the same trail but in the opposite direction practically underfoot and with a few musical notes not of alarm but greeting.

[kevinweitzel75]

Social Distortion! Anything by them. Took my Ipod on my last hike because of a previous thread about hiking with tunes. I usually don't do this, but was pretty nice at times.

[Al_HikesAZ]

Heard a country song today that was a lot of fun. by Lauren Alaina. The Road Less travelled.

Wear out your boots and kick up the gravel
Don't be afraid, take the road less traveled on

And this verse reminded me of Wendy

Put your hands up, show me that you're one of a kind
Put your hands up, let me hear your voice tonight