We like the same music as boys do unless it calls women bitches or hos.

For fun, why not have an all woman play list? Lots of great chick rock to pick from. Please, no stuff you hear on the easy listening station.

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"In order to keep a true perspective on one's importance, everyone should have a dog that worships him and a cat that will ignore him." - Dereke Bruce

Thanks Jen. I announced at the local kids tri for years and the idea for the kids was to have fun, upbeat tunes that had no obvious foul language. As for chick rock in that list, I had Bangles, Go Gos, B-52s, The Donnas, Sheryl Crow, The Pretenders, etc. I'll bet I could put together a major all women play list. Who are some of the current female rockers I should include?

First off, thanks for volunteering!

>>is the ideal play list different from the one we typically hear at races? <<

IMO, no. Like Jen said, we like the same music. On my personal race day list is a lot of Green Day. A lot. An all-chick rock list would drive me over the top. But I would definitely have some Pink, Lady Gaga and Shakira.

clm

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You're welcome, clm! I really enjoy doing it. Thanks for pointing me to some more current rockers. I'd like to ensure I have a little something for everyone. It's also comforting to know that upbeat positive music irrespective of gender is always welcome. Eva and Karen (Iron Goddess RDs) have set the race organization bar high in Michigan and I don't want to disappoint them! Also, last years announcer was legendary in this area (and beyond) and it will take extra effort to come close to filling even one of his shoes. Again, much obliged for your input.

Herm

NOT that "girls just wanna have fun" song

ugh

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I would recommend NOT playing the "Man!, I feel like a woman" song. They played that before the start of an all woman's wave and it was driving me crazy!

Anything with a good beat--same thing you would play at any other triathlon is what I would want.

Except "Eye of the Tiger". Does anybody like that song? Why do they always play it at races???

I'll add to another NOT to play - Fat Bottom Girls. Not a good choice for a women's race. ;-) I have heard this played at a tri.

I LOVE Eye of the Tiger. LOVE IT. That played at mile 25 of my first marathon and that got me to the finish. If hear that song now, I get an instant spring in my step.

Always love the "tunes" threads... here's a few

Seether - Veruca Salt
Supernova - Liz Phair
Tiny Meat - Ruby
I am Stretched on Your Grave - Sinead O'Connor
Genius of Love - Tom Tom Club
Everybody Loves a Lover - The Shirelles
One Draw - Rita Marley
Criminal - Fiona Apple
Closer to Fine - Indigo Girls
Cherry Bomb - The Runaways
Shame, Shame, Shame - Shirley and Company
I'm a Man You Don't Meet Everyday - The Pogues (Cait O'Riordan)
Cool Places - Sparks (Jane Wiedlin)
Square Biz - Teena Marie
Situation - Yaz

Good luck

You most certainly do not like the same music as boys....at least, not this boy. :)

lol...
I'm afraid I love eye of the tiger too - I guess it was just the era I grew up in...

and I was a total 80s girl - LOVE Cyndi Lauper.
Pretty much anything alterna-80s puts me in a good mood - not that hair band stuff.

Fun 80's music too - Bangles, Eurythmics, etc. Yes, it's cheesy. But people always love that stuff.

unsun - whispers
kells - la sphère
the distillers - city of angels
hole - violet

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ok, this one you might actually want to use ;P

republica - ready to go

ok, what about some techno? with the exception of the song by reeko, these songs should get people pumped up :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Out4wtHLFBE (crystal method - weapons of mass distortion)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcGLi9TSulQ (overseer - skylight)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPZcPfzKn_U (paul oakenfold - ready steady go)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BVADNUyDZY (chemical brothers - block rockin beats)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDcPpBxJJzs (reeko - la conjura de los necios)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KEsDziKDF8 (shiny toy guns - le disko)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q5xc1fqKY0 (crystal method - fire to me)


and other good songs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poBPu8quCkk (the gossip - listen up)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-CHEnJ7gnc (garbage - push it)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtG4FfXB7zk (age of electric - remote control)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_n5-OMXnJE (queens of the stone age - you think i ain't worth a million dollars...)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cORCzYJSg0 (in flames - whoracle) <--despite the name, an awesome instrumental song that'll really get people going, i think!


MAYBES:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6wzgRy71M0 (kmfdm - ultra)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R_6aC6m9Xg (tv on the radio - wolf like me)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wUBUjkoXjU (coheed and cambria - the hound)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1na6HC4bFdE (die mannequin - start it up)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIOA8ERd_Jc (metric - satelite mind)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYv4FR1M-wU (rob dougan - chateau)

Wow, I was away on business and not logged in for a few days and return to find a lot of suggestions! Thank you all for your help! I promise I will not include "Girls Just Want to Have Fun". I haven't listened to many of these bands, so I'm looking forward to checking them out.