Does anyone else ever mentally hum a tune during swim practices and/or races? My personal favorite, when I am trying to summon energy from my exhausted body, is the 1812 Overture--I try to time it so the cannons start firing towards the latter part of the race.
I'd be interested to hear what goes through other peoples' minds as they swim, musical or otherwise.
This subject reminds me of a something funny back in college. Moments before our team was to start on a 3000y for time a comedian on our team was running around singing an annoying song. His sole purpose, of course, was to put the song in our heads for the entire swim. Needless to say, and unfortunately, he was successful!
When I’m trying to get my timing back , I normally fall back on Queen’s “We Will Rock You” .
My most annoying song in the head – was during a long open water swim, when miles from shore with only my support boat in sight, The Gilligan’s Island theme kept running through my mind. Needless to say, after 6+ hours of this I eagerly looked forward to finishing the swim, just to turn off the music.
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Does it count if you suddenly start rehearsing a catchy commercial that you cannot get rid of ? eg: " plop, plop, fizz,fizz, etc............ Seriously, I like the theme out of Crocodile Dundee, you know the one where he, Walter and the lady are starting out in that old beater of a land-rover. Way cool guitar ! On the way to a meet, I like to play Queen's " It's a kind of magic ". So I'm weird; sue me ! :p
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Rob...someday...you have to tell me how to turn of the music...
Gee, at least it isn't voices..."Is too", Is not, Is to...
Pre Race -Talking Heads
During Race -already noted :Zeppelin; Golden Earing's "Radar Love" is good; so is Free's "Allright Now" and stuff by Bachman Turner Overdrive.
Right After Race -Jimmy Buffett
Really late after the race: Barry White or Al Green
Sleeping as I recover from race: classical
Originally posted by Randy Nutt
-anything by Led Zeppelin......
Thank God, Randy! I was beginning to think there was something wrong with me because I didn't hear classical music when I swam!
I don't think I think of anything when I'm competing (in fact, my coach swears I forget EVERYTHING she's told me as soon as I dive off the blocks), but when I'm just working out, I usually hear in my head whatever song is currently stuck there after driving in that morning. Sometimes that's unfortunate, if it's a real turkey like "Last Kiss" (I really hate that song), but some days I get lucky, and it's something good, like "Johnny B. Goode," by Chuck Berry!
Meg
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Anyone else have favorites for the pre-race psych??
Mine is an easy choice - Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now".
Gee, between Queen and MeatLoaf you'd think I would go faster than I do...........
Meg, could you imagine working out together with Zoomer, dcarson, and Tom -our lane would ROCK!!!!
Jim -if we were next to your lane you would not be able to do your silent swimming! :)
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You know how you are supposed to roll when you do the backstroke? Well, I know somebody who sings that Walmart commercial to herself - the one where they play "rolling, rolling, rolling......" and the little happy face goes zipping around the store rolling back prices.
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I resisted the urge to respond to this one until I read Jean's reference to Saint-Saens' Symphony #3 (The Organ). I often find myself in the pool at Saturday morning's workout/practice thinking over what I will be doing at my Church the next day. One problem ... I have to go home and practice AGAIN, but at the organ! Water and music mixes well for me, too. Maybe we should get togther and do a list called Swimmers' Favorites. Oh yes! We forgot an obvious one: Handel's Water Music Suite.