Category Archives: Exercise

24 January 2019

Walk. Morningside Gardens. Happy Birthday, Warren Zevon.

Poor Poor Pitiful Me
Carmelita
Hasten down the Wind
Werewolves of London
Lawyers, Guns and Money
Detox Mansion
Reconsider Me
Thnigs to Do in Denver When You’re Dead
Mutineer
I Was in the House When the House Burned Down
Frank and Jesse James
Desperados Under the Eaves
Disorder in the House
Please Stay
Keep Me in Your Heart
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door

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23 January 2019

Walking. Morningside Gardens.
Turn Around – Nanci Griffith
The Killing Season – A Tribe Called Quest
Goin’ Home – Neil Young
Get Me Bodied – Beyonce
Lafferty’s – Lunasa
Noble Heart – Jack Gladstone
I’m Free – The Who
Feelin’ Alright? – Traffic
Riding in My Car – Bruce Springsteen
Peace – Los Lobos
Goodnight – Melissa Etheridge
Get Original – The Black Eyed Peas
Brother John / Iko Iko – The Neville Brothers
Do It Again – Steely Dan

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22 January 2019

Walk. Morningside Gardens (posted a day late)
Tommy Peoples’ – Altan
Marijuana – Awkwafina
Glastonbury Song – The Waterboys
Forgive – Bill Miller
Stand Back – Stevie Nicks
Boogie Woogie Woman – B.B. King
This Hard Land – Bruce Springsteen
Disorder at the Border – Dizzy Gillespie & Coleman Hawkins
Crown of Creation – Jefferson Airplane
You Know the Night – Jackson Browne
Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers
So Many People to Love – Carly Simon
Riding the River – Al Petteway & Amy White
Bottle of Wine – Tom Paxton
Time and Time Again – Counting Crows

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21 January 2019

Gym at the Shire. Treadmill. Mobility and strength training with NK Body Philosophy.

Yesterday – Eva Cassidy
Marie – Louis Armstrong
40 Shades of Blue – Black 47
Springtime Laughter – Spyro Gyra
Jenny, Jenny – Little Richard
Blinded by the Light – Bruce Springsteen
Helpless – Hamilton Original Broadway Cast
Tonight the Heartache’s on Me – Dixie Chicks
Sawale – Kotoja
Ain’t It Heavy – Melissa Etheridge
Granuaile’s Dance – Celtic Woman
Bound for California – James Galway
Someday – Los Lobos
Go Down, Moses – Paul Robeson

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20 January 2019

Walk. Morningside Gardens.

Everybody – Macy Gray
Jonny Jump Up – Gaelic Storm
Roka – Calexico
Fog – Mary Youngblood
Infamous Angel – Iris DeMent
My Grandmother – Archie Roach
As I Am – Magdalen Hsu-Li
Dead Man Walking – John McCutcheon
Horse Stealing Song – Joseph Fire Crow
Clarao De Lua – Nazare Pereira
What Does It Matter – Mary Black
Pyramid – Spyro Gyra
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Talk to Me – Stevie Nicks

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20 January 2019

This playlist was put together quickly as events developed through the day. It is in honor of those who participated in the Women’s March and in honor of Nathan Phillips.

Walking. Morningside Gardens.

Is Everybody Here – Walela
You’re a Brave One – Joanne Shenandoah
Gentle Rebellion – Rebecca Riots
The Art of Survival – Bill Miller
Native North American Child – Buffy Sainte-Marie
Compassion – Magdalen Hsu-Li
No More – Fawn Wood
Flawless – Beyonce
Hawai’i ’78 – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
Quiet – MILCK
We Are Here – Sharon Burch
Tell Them We Exist – Luis Cachiguango
Four Women – Nina Simone
Golden Feather – Robbie Robertson & The Red Road Ensemble
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
Respect – Aretha Franklin

 

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18 January 2019

Walking. Morningside Gardens. Mobility and strength work with NK Body Philosphy. Stretching.

Look! Look! The Sun Woke! – Sweet Honey in the Rock
Get Up and Go – Tom Paxton
Just Another Lonely Night – Earth, Wind & Fire
Love’s a Hard Game to Play – Stevie Nicks
I Could Have Danced All Night – My Fair Lady
Ocarina – Agua Clara
Power Failure – Procal Harum
Ragland Road – Tommy Sands
Dancing Feathers – Brule
The Rebel Jesus – Jackson Browne
My Sweetie Went Away – Bessie Smith
Salty Dog – Flogging Molly
Santiago A Sevilla – Paperboys
Cheyenne Honor Song – Fire Crow
Scallowa Lasses – New Potatoes
Call Me – Aretha Franklin

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17 January 2019

Walking. Morningside Gardens. Midtown. Whitestone.

Doin’ the Ali Shuffle – Alvin Cash*
Rumble in the Jungle – Don Covay*
The Louisville Lip – Eddie Curtis*
Muhammad Ali – Big Head Todd & the Monsters*
Ali – Miles Davis*
Muhammad Ali – Faithless*
We Shall Not Be Moved – Pete Seeger
Fire Water – Native Root
Fallible – Blues Traveler
One Human One Vote – Johnny Clegg & Savuka
Geese in the Bog – Eileen Ivers
Spirit Horses – Brule
Even if You Wonder – Earth, Wind, & Fire
Three Hits – Indigo Girls
Mallard Island Hymn – Peter Ostroushko
Casi, Casi – Victor Jara
I Looked Away – Derek & the Dominoes
May There be Peace – Joanne Shenandoah
Stand by Me – Muhammad Ali*

* songs found on YouTube and added upon learning that the Louisville airport will be renamed in honor of Muhammad Ali and that this is his birthday

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16 January 2019

Walking. Morningside Gardens.

Carol Channing Tribute

From Hello Dolly:
Prologue
I Put My Hand In
It Takes a Woman
Put on Your Sunday Clothes
Ribbons Down My Back
Motherhood
Dancing
Before the Parade Passes By
Elegance
Hello Dolly
It Only Takes a Moment
So Long Dearie
Finale

Other songs sung by Carol Channing:
Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Button Up Your Overcoat
Homesick Blues
A Little Game of Tennis
Bye, Bye Baby
Ain’t Misbehavin’

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15 January 2019

Walk. Morningside Gardens.

Freedom – Richie Havens
God Is Love – Marvin Gaye
Respect Yourself – The Staple Singers
Free at Last – Kim & Reggie Harris
Joe Hill – Paul Robeson
The Times They Are A-Changin’ – Tracy Chapman
If You Miss Me from the Back of the Bus – Bettie Mae Fikes
Get on Board Children – Willie Peacock
Wade in the Water – Fannie Lou Hamer
Get Your Rights, Jack – The CORE Freedom Singers
I’m on My Way  – The Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights Choir
Freedom Road – The Blind Boys of Alabama
Someday We’ll All Be Free – Keb’ Mo’
Take My Hand, Precious Lord – Mahalia Jackson
Eyes on the Prize – Mavis Staples
Ella’s Song – Sweet Honey in the Rock
People Get Ready – The Impressions
A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke
Glory – Common & John Legend

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