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OBX2Kayak
07/08/2012 03:25PM
  
quote AndySG: "Anyone else hear music in their head when soloing?"


Heard somebody refer to this as "a song sticking like flypaper on the brain." Very appropriate.
 
nctry
07/06/2012 02:21PM
  
quote ZaraSp00k: "quote Bannock: ""Born to be Wild" Steppinwolf"



have sung that a few times too



if you are ever on a lake with good echo (Jake Lake in Woodland Caribou is a good one): Black Dog - Led Zeppelin



although using the term "singing" may a bit of a stretch"





That will get the wolves up there howlin'. :)
 
BearBrown
07/21/2012 06:18PM
  
"Im floating down a river
Oars freed from their holes long ago
Lying face up on the floor of my vessel
I marvel at the stars and feel my heart overflow"


I keep visioning myself paddling in the boundary waters with this song playing in the background. Brings me peace of mind. Aqueous transmission by incubus.




you tube link
 
kanoes
07/07/2012 08:49PM
  
its got a good beat, easy to portage to...i give it an 8.
 
WhiteWolf
07/21/2012 02:49AM
  
Dokken--- "Breaking the Chains". Or Great White "Lady Red Light".
something about 80's metal hair on solo's. More into Rupert Holmes "DO you like Pina Coladas'" and Jay Ferguson's "Thunder Island" for group trips as every one can sing along and has that beat for loong days.
 
IBFLY
07/02/2012 03:55PM
  
quote missmolly: "I mostly sing whatever stupid song is stuck in my head, so I sing that same song again and again, twisting the turning the lyrics more and more."
+1 for those times that I sing. I don't often do it actually. I do, however talk to myself.
 
ZaraSp00k
07/06/2012 09:02AM
  
quote Bannock: ""Born to be Wild" Steppinwolf"


have sung that a few times too


if you are ever on a lake with good echo (Jake Lake in Woodland Caribou is a good one): Black Dog - Led Zeppelin


although using the term "singing" may a bit of a stretch
 
Frenchy19
07/04/2012 09:05AM
  
I hear music in my head pretty much every waking hour...my daughter Emily teases me about it. She'll ask, at any given moment, "What song is playing now, daddy?"


I found the most prominent song on the trip from which I just returned was the Rolling Stones' "Moonlight Mile." When I got back to my car, I cranked it way up and listened to it about 5 times!
 
Bannock
07/04/2012 08:53PM
  
"Born to be Wild" Steppinwolf
 
ryckiej
09/05/2012 09:29PM
  
There's an old Danish Folk Song that I learned when I was in 4th grade(1972) and have never forgotten. It's called The Danish Hiking Song


Hustle up you lazy good for nothing sofa lovers
Dust the cobwebs from your soul
Join our happy song
as we stride along
with the forest and the fields our goal


Take your leave from books our musty dusty friends and tyrants
and declare your liberty
Books may be okay
for another day
But today we will be gay and free


Chorus


Blue skies are calling
Gentle winds are blowing
Kind Mother Nature heals the strain and ends decay
Where flowers bloom and quiet streams are flowing
We find the strength to meet the tasks of today.




 
OBX2Kayak
07/07/2012 08:24PM
  
An old French paddling song that I learned in high school. I no longer remember the name or most of the words, but the first verse keeps repeating over and over.


Otherwise, not a lot of music in my pea sized brain.
 
PineKnot
09/06/2012 08:01AM
  
On most solo trips, a song pops into my head and remains for several days or more. On my Mack solo this summer, Kiss On My List by Hall & Oates stayed in my head almost the entire trip. Then on my solo to Ted a few weeks later, All I Need is a Miracle by Mike and the Mechanics stayed in my head...love those two songs....

 
Merganser
07/01/2012 08:14PM
  
quote kanoes: "i dont have just one. as far as music goes, my brain is set on shuffle."
Just as far as music goes?
 
kanoes
07/01/2012 08:24PM
  
quote Merganser: "quote kanoes: "i dont have just one. as far as music goes, my brain is set on shuffle."
Just as far as music goes?"
funny guy. :)

hey man, was nice to see you again!
 
Canardly
07/01/2012 08:41PM
  
Alouette, just like the voyageurs. Very brisk paddle stroke tempo.
 
AndySG
07/01/2012 09:54AM
  
Awhile back Kanoes turned me on to an indie rock band called the Sick Puppies. One of their more popular songs is titled "Maybe." On my first solo last year, and now anytime I'm alone outdoors, the chorus of this song plays over and over in my head. Here's the Acoustical Version .

Anyone else hear music in their head when soloing? If so, what's your song(s)?
 
mooseplums
07/01/2012 05:30PM
  
On my last couple trips it's been "Here Comes the Sun"

I have a pretty good play list in my head, that occasionally comes out of my mouth.

Better than singing in the shower for sure
 
butthead
07/01/2012 12:16PM
  
Frequently something done by Frank Zappa!
Flakes is a regular.


butthead

 
Minnesotian
07/01/2012 12:38PM
  

Without fail, whenever I start hitting my pace, this song gets back into my head and stays there the whole trip:
Miles from Nowhere by Cat Stevens
 
missmolly
07/01/2012 10:22AM
  
I mostly sing whatever stupid song is stuck in my head, so I sing that same song again and again, twisting the turning the lyrics more and more.
 
Frenchy19
07/04/2012 08:47PM
  
quote nctry: "I'm hoping it's not "singin in the rain" anymore this year."


I bet!
 
nctry
07/04/2012 05:23PM
  
I'm hoping it's not "singin in the rain" anymore this year.
 
kanoes
07/01/2012 05:40PM
  
i dont have just one. as far as music goes, my brain is set on shuffle.
 
yellowcanoe
07/01/2012 08:55PM
  
The Gambler by Kenny Rogers. It comes up often in gnarly conditions!
 
ZaraSp00k
07/02/2012 01:11AM
  
We All Live In A Yellow Submarine
or
What Do You Do With A Drunkin' Sailor?


my apologies to anyone that has heard me
 
TomT
07/03/2012 11:17PM
  
If I had a song to pick it would be this one. Ronnie Lane (of Small Faces and Faces fame) doing Anymore For Anymore.


It's about traveling the country and selling and buying things at auction in rural Wales, England. A gypsy's life. I just love the feel of the song. It was recorded live at his farm's backyard while sitting in the grass.


 
Ragged
07/07/2012 10:52AM
  
Everything's Right By Matt Wertz
 
SunCatcher
07/02/2012 11:21AM
  
I just here voices in my head?


SunCatcher
 
Jeriatric
07/04/2012 10:41PM
  
A lot of songs pop into my head and it would be impossible to remember what and when. However, "American Pie" would be at least as likely as any other song to enter my head while paddling.
 
chesapeakes
07/03/2012 08:17PM
  
For some reason when I'm on a portage the song from the movie Bridge Over the River Kwai. I'll just start whistling it.