[Nov 2020 update: Thanks to all who have contributed to the playlist – it is much improved! I continue to add songs – suggestions please!]
That I need help should be painfully obvious. I know there is a lot of Disney. Oh, I know it. But here’s the thing, as it turns out, Disney has been absolutely churning out songs eerily appropriate for marathon swimming 🙂
- Moana – duh
- Frozen – “cold never bothered me anyway”
- Go the Distance – self explanatory
- Try Everything – “even though I could fail”
So I’m keeping them in there, and there’s nothing you can do to stop me 🙂 However, I would be eternally grateful for suggestions in the comments below for songs I could add to this playlist. If they would be good stuck in your head for 11 hours in 60 degree water, I’m in… but if they made me seem a little cooler, I wouldn’t mind that either 😂
The Swimming Song (Atton’s favorite) – Loudon Wainwright
Swept Away – Avett Brothers
Dead Sea – Lumineers
Down by the Water – Decemberists
Hopeless Wanderer – Mumford & Sons
Lost in My Mind – Head and the Heart
And still in my theme: The Only Place by Best Coast
Um, swept away, dead, down, hopeless, lost – are you sure you like me, Lynn? 😂 Seriously, though – thanks!
Some for the titles, some for the lyrics, some for the pain and motivation to get thru it…
Ship To Wreck – Florence + the Machine
Permanent Hurt – John Hiatt
Wide Open Spaces – Dixie Chicks
Rise Up – Andra Day
Gold – Sister Sparrow
Summer Girls – Mike Clark & the Sugar Sounds
Hold On, Hold On – Neko Case
No Hurry – Terra Lightfoot
As Cool as I Am – Dar Williams
The Warrior – Scandal
Hurts so Good – John Cougar
Swim Until You Can’t See Land – Frightened Rabbit
10,000 Emerald Pools – Borns
Stop Your Crying – Lake Street Dive
Comeback Kid – Brett Dennen
Wide Open Spaces was on one of my college team’s mixes – perfect! These are great – and self defense for you when carpooling with me to the beach 🙂