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'Keep Right on 'til the End of the Road'. Now the official supporters' song of Birmingham City Football Club. It has a sad story behind it. He wrote it after the death of his only son in WW 1, so it's a very moving song. Our private marching song, which we sing when no one is within earshot, is Bunyan's hymn 'To Be a Pilgrim', remembered from school assemblies way back when, especially verse 3, the one that begins 'Hobgoblins nor foul fiends'.. Keep On Going Til The End OF The Road, by Sir Harry Lauder.
I had enough of them in boot camp. Besides, they aren't appropriate for use on the way to a sacred site.often as I come to the end of a long day or when I am feeling tired I have a few go-to, what I refer to as marching songs. ... What's yours?
I have to disagree. Even if you do not subscribe to any of the variations of the "just war" theological argument and advocate absolute pacifism then there is still much to be said for the maxim attributed to William Booth (amongst others) - "Why should the devil have all the best tunes?"I had enough of them in boot camp. Besides, they aren't appropriate for use on the way to a sacred site.
I think Rick is referring to the infamous Jody Calls, many of which were pretty raunchy.I have to disagree. Even if you do not subscribe to any of the variations of the "just war" theological argument and advocate absolute pacifism then there is still much to be said for the maxim attributed to William Booth (amongst others) - "Why should the devil have all the best tunes?"
That's mine too - getting up that last hill in the rain. But I don't sing it quietly and I'm proud to have taught it to quite a few non-English speakers.Our private marching song, which we sing when no one is within earshot, is Bunyan's hymn 'To Be a Pilgrim', remembered from school assemblies way back when, especially verse 3, the one that begins 'Hobgoblins nor foul fiends'.
I walk without music input to earphones etc but often ( when no one is about) give forth with whatever song wants to break out of me. Mostly in appreciation of nature and gratitude that I am on the way.I usually walked without music but if I needed a boost I listened to whatever was on my playlist, mostly hip hop and rapIf I found that too hard or inappropriate I have some Japanese Buddhist music that I love, notably Heart Sutra It's beautiful.
As a student in the 1980s I had a daily music routine. Side A of 'Tubular Bells' to put me to sleep at night. Then Thin Lizzy's "Emerald" from the 'Live and Dangerous' album to wake me up in the morning. I still hear Phil Lynott in my head from time to time as I walk!I’d frequently sing Keep Right on to the End of the Road to myself in the last couple of kilometres especially on a long day.
My morning song was I’m On My Way by The Proclaimers.
We could blast the Blue Mountains group with it. What say you?That's mine too - getting up that last hill in the rain. But I don't sing it quietly and I'm proud to have taught it to quite a few non-English speakers.
None. I do listen to the sounds of nature or the conversation if I'm not alone. Enjoying the sights and sounds of my surrounding.What's yours?
I quite like being in that group. Not entirely sure I want to be expelled!We could blast the Blue Mountains group with it. What say you?
Violetta Parts is of course Violetta ParraI ,practically never, listen to music when walking. I walk alone and sing and whistle for myself slot. The song I sing the most is Gracias a la vida written by Violetta Parts, but made famous in the version of Mercedes Sosa
Yep and yep.I think Rick is referring to the infamous Jody Calls, many of which were pretty raunchy.
When I am going up a rather steep hill, I pray the Holy Rosary and offer my prayers for everyone who is suffering. Each of us have our own approach to big hills. The best advice I was given was on climbing hills.........never look up!When I am walking my preference is to walk alone, and then later in the day listen to an audiobook, if there is a long slightly featureless path. However often as I come to the end of a long day or when I am feeling tired I have a few go-to, what I refer to as marching songs.
Usually, they give me a boost and very often see an increase in both energy and pace. on more than one occasion I have put a song on repeat to get me to my final destination. I don't do it every day or all that often, On my recent Camino Norte I think on 7 out of the 34 days it took me I had the earbuds in and had the marching music in my ears - powering me along.
My three songs currently or Camino Groove as it appears in my Playlist (I have a very diverse taste in music I should add)
1. Keep On Going Til The End OF The Road, by Sir Harry Lauder. (Recorded in 1920)
2. The Pilgrims Chorus from Tannhauser. (Wagner)
3. Find Your Grail (by Monty Python from Spamalot)
What's yours?
I don't use an audio device but I do find myself whistling or humming under my breath at times when I need to pick up my pace a little. Mostly military marches. My favourites are probably "Killaloe" or "The Barren Rocks of Aden" for personal historical reasons. But another regular is "Hail Smiling Morn". Mostly because I associate it with Student Cross pilgrimages to Walsingham.
Barren Rocks rocks- one of my bagpipe tunes!
As a Wolves fan, I wouldn't sing that but we do have "Hi Ho Silver Lining" (we also have Robert Plant, but I wouldn't try singing the opening of "Immigrant Song" near people!)'Keep Right on 'til the End of the Road'. Now the official supporters' song of Birmingham City Football Club. It has a sad story behind it. He wrote it after the death of his only son in WW 1, so it's a very moving song. Our private marching song, which we sing when no one is within earshot, is Bunyan's hymn 'To Be a Pilgrim', remembered from school assemblies way back when, especially verse 3, the one that begins 'Hobgoblins nor foul fiends'.
As a musician I’m forever seeking silence. It seems we are constantly bombarded with music in shops, restaurants etc. Even sone of the very good films, videos of the camino , I get put off by the loud music choices. I often watch with the sound turned down.When I am walking my preference is to walk alone, and then later in the day listen to an audiobook, if there is a long slightly featureless path. However often as I come to the end of a long day or when I am feeling tired I have a few go-to, what I refer to as marching songs.
Usually, they give me a boost and very often see an increase in both energy and pace. on more than one occasion I have put a song on repeat to get me to my final destination. I don't do it every day or all that often, On my recent Camino Norte I think on 7 out of the 34 days it took me I had the earbuds in and had the marching music in my ears - powering me along.
My three songs currently or Camino Groove as it appears in my Playlist (I have a very diverse taste in music I should add)
1. Keep On Going Til The End OF The Road, by Sir Harry Lauder. (Recorded in 1920)
2. The Pilgrims Chorus from Tannhauser. (Wagner)
3. Find Your Grail (by Monty Python from Spamalot)
What's yours?
If you like a little country my favorite walking song is Free and Easy by Dierks Bentley.When I am walking my preference is to walk alone, and then later in the day listen to an audiobook, if there is a long slightly featureless path. However often as I come to the end of a long day or when I am feeling tired I have a few go-to, what I refer to as marching songs.
Usually, they give me a boost and very often see an increase in both energy and pace. on more than one occasion I have put a song on repeat to get me to my final destination. I don't do it every day or all that often, On my recent Camino Norte I think on 7 out of the 34 days it took me I had the earbuds in and had the marching music in my ears - powering me along.
My three songs currently or Camino Groove as it appears in my Playlist (I have a very diverse taste in music I should add)
1. Keep On Going Til The End OF The Road, by Sir Harry Lauder. (Recorded in 1920)
2. The Pilgrims Chorus from Tannhauser. (Wagner)
3. Find Your Grail (by Monty Python from Spamalot)
What's yours?
Tend to like fast pumping music, eg Avicii (RIP) when walking to get the adrenalin flowing, or Tropical House, especially Kygo.'Keep Right on 'til the End of the Road'. Now the official supporters' song of Birmingham City Football Club. It has a sad story behind it. He wrote it after the death of his only son in WW 1, so it's a very moving song. Our private marching song, which we sing when no one is within earshot, is Bunyan's hymn 'To Be a Pilgrim', remembered from school assemblies way back when, especially verse 3, the one that begins 'Hobgoblins nor foul fiends'.
I don't actually listen to the Proclaimers or any music when walking, just sing out loud to some tunes especially Springsteen and sometimes it's a little embarrassing if someone appears as my singing voice is not so good. I once heard a group of folks walking along singing ' Take me home country roads it certainly lifted the spirits
Die Gedanken sind frei! Wer kann sie erraten? Sie fliehen vorbei wie nächtliche Schatten. Kein Mensch kann sie wissen, kein Jäger erschiessen mit Pulver und Blei: Die Gedanken sind frei! Ich denke was ich will und was mich beglücket. doch alles in der Still und wie es sich schicket. Mein Wunsch mein Begehren kann niemand verwehren. Es bleibet dabei: Die Gedanken sind frei! Und sperrt man mich ein im finsteren Kerker. Das alles sind rein vergebliche Werke! Denn meine Gedanken zerreissen die Schranken und Mauern entzwei: Die Gedanken sind frei! Drum will ich auf immer den Sorgen entsagen. Und will mich auch nimmer mit Grillen mehr plagen. Man kann ja im Herzen stets lachen und scherzen und denken dabei: Die Gedanken sind frei! | The thoughts are free! Who can guess them? They flee past like nocturnal shadows. No one can know them, no hunter can shoot them with powder and lead: The thoughts are free! I think what I want and what pleases me. Though always quietly and as it suits. My wish and desire no one can deny. So it remains: The thoughts are free! And if I am locked up in some dark dungeon. That will all be pure, wasted work! Because then my thoughts pull down the barrier and split the walls: The thoughts are free! Therefore I will always renounce the sorrows. And will never again worry about whims. In the heart one can always laugh and joke, and thereby think: The thoughts are free! |
I'll keep that song in my brain because if I hear it on the Camino, I will know it is you!!I don’t listen to music when I walk, but sometimes I sing (usually only inside my own head unless I am absolutely certain that there is nobody within listening distance). One of the songs that I like to sing when I walk is this one because it has a steady ‘march’ beat:
Die Gedanken sind frei / The thoughts are free
Originally a Swiss freedom hymn, the song dates back to the early 19th century. Later it became popular among German students who was occupied with thoughts about freedom and censorship. Allegedly, because of its strong message about freedom of thoughts and opinion it was forbidden in Germany in the late 1930s and until after WW2. It is uncertain who wrote it.
Originally it had the following 4 verses, but later came in different variations. The one I have found on Youtube, is more the ‘jolly student’ version.
This version is quite fast, but you can just slow it down a little.
Die Gedanken sind frei!
Wer kann sie erraten?
Sie fliehen vorbei
wie nächtliche Schatten.
Kein Mensch kann sie wissen,
kein Jäger erschiessen
mit Pulver und Blei:
Die Gedanken sind frei!
Ich denke was ich will
und was mich beglücket.
doch alles in der Still
und wie es sich schicket.
Mein Wunsch mein Begehren
kann niemand verwehren.
Es bleibet dabei:
Die Gedanken sind frei!
Und sperrt man mich ein
im finsteren Kerker.
Das alles sind rein
vergebliche Werke!
Denn meine Gedanken
zerreissen die Schranken
und Mauern entzwei:
Die Gedanken sind frei!
Drum will ich auf immer
den Sorgen entsagen.
Und will mich auch nimmer
mit Grillen mehr plagen.
Man kann ja im Herzen
stets lachen und scherzen
und denken dabei:
Die Gedanken sind frei!The thoughts are free!
Who can guess them?
They flee past
like nocturnal shadows.
No one can know them,
no hunter can shoot them
with powder and lead:
The thoughts are free!
I think what I want
and what pleases me.
Though always quietly
and as it suits.
My wish and desire
no one can deny.
So it remains:
The thoughts are free!
And if I am locked up
in some dark dungeon.
That will all be
pure, wasted work!
Because then my thoughts
pull down the barrier
and split the walls:
The thoughts are free!
Therefore I will always
renounce the sorrows.
And will never again
worry about whims.
In the heart one can
always laugh and joke,
and thereby think:
The thoughts are free!
I agree entirely. I just listen to just the sounds that are around me. When I am on camino I try to let things go and thinking less is more. Not thinking is Nirvana. Also if I need a lift and I am in the countryside going by pasture or farmland a good solid whiff of nature's fertilizer usually puts a hop in my step!Since I would never confuse the Camino with a march, the answer is nothing. I prefer to listen to the sounds of absolutely nothing, something we do not allow ourselves enough of in our day to day lives. We do not need to fill all the empty space with noise. And if I did own ear buds and put them in, I would miss the glorious sounds of songbirds, cuckoos, and cowbells. And the warning shouts of cyclists yelling at me to get the hell out of the way as they flew downhill completely out of control. Oh, but did I mention the songbirds, cuckoos and cowbells?
“Climb Every Mountain”!When I am walking my preference is to walk alone, and then later in the day listen to an audiobook, if there is a long slightly featureless path. However often as I come to the end of a long day or when I am feeling tired I have a few go-to, what I refer to as marching songs.
Usually, they give me a boost and very often see an increase in both energy and pace. on more than one occasion I have put a song on repeat to get me to my final destination. I don't do it every day or all that often, On my recent Camino Norte I think on 7 out of the 34 days it took me I had the earbuds in and had the marching music in my ears - powering me along.
My three songs currently or Camino Groove as it appears in my Playlist (I have a very diverse taste in music I should add)
1. Keep On Going Til The End OF The Road, by Sir Harry Lauder. (Recorded in 1920)
2. The Pilgrims Chorus from Tannhauser. (Wagner)
3. Find Your Grail (by Monty Python from Spamalot)
What's yours?
Violetta Parts is of course Violetta Parra
On the One Road, an Irish song of the 'emergency' or WWII to everyone else. Of course the line 'Dublin Galway Cork and Donegal' is changed to Dublin, Belfast etc'. Other than that any old song that comes to mind. I never bring music as I dont want to miss any 'Buen Camino's with head phones separating me from the world around meWhen I am walking my preference is to walk alone, and then later in the day listen to an audiobook, if there is a long slightly featureless path. However often as I come to the end of a long day or when I am feeling tired I have a few go-to, what I refer to as marching songs.
Usually, they give me a boost and very often see an increase in both energy and pace. on more than one occasion I have put a song on repeat to get me to my final destination. I don't do it every day or all that often, On my recent Camino Norte I think on 7 out of the 34 days it took me I had the earbuds in and had the marching music in my ears - powering me along.
My three songs currently or Camino Groove as it appears in my Playlist (I have a very diverse taste in music I should add)
1. Keep On Going Til The End OF The Road, by Sir Harry Lauder. (Recorded in 1920)
2. The Pilgrims Chorus from Tannhauser. (Wagner)
3. Find Your Grail (by Monty Python from Spamalot)
What's yours?
I’m with you on 500 miles, but only once a day if needed and only from Sarria onwards.I'm gonna be ( 500 miles) The Proclaimers
The Rosary or the sounds of my walking poles or nothing at all Or I whistle.When I am walking my preference is to walk alone, and then later in the day listen to an audiobook, if there is a long slightly featureless path. However often as I come to the end of a long day or when I am feeling tired I have a few go-to, what I refer to as marching songs.
Usually, they give me a boost and very often see an increase in both energy and pace. on more than one occasion I have put a song on repeat to get me to my final destination. I don't do it every day or all that often, On my recent Camino Norte I think on 7 out of the 34 days it took me I had the earbuds in and had the marching music in my ears - powering me along.
My three songs currently or Camino Groove as it appears in my Playlist (I have a very diverse taste in music I should add)
1. Keep On Going Til The End OF The Road, by Sir Harry Lauder. (Recorded in 1920)
2. The Pilgrims Chorus from Tannhauser. (Wagner)
3. Find Your Grail (by Monty Python from Spamalot)
What's yours?
But what about the crowds of school children in Galicia being led in song by a leader with an electronic microphone? Kidding--I find that extremely annoying although my husband thinks it is fun!Word of caution to new Camino walkers. Wearing earbuds and listening to music can be hazardous to your health. You definitely will not hear bicycles approaching from behind even when they actually use their bell as warning. Certainly don't do it on the stretches that require you to walk on roadways. You won't hear approaching vehicles. Overall walking the Camino is pretty damn safe to do, but if somebody insists on being a dolt and works hard enough at getting hurt it will happen, lol.
and to those who play their music out loud while they're walking, just letting you know most pilgrims have no interest in hearing it and view playing it that way as rude and obnoxious....
Aye, Fats it was but I think you may have your city wrong lolFats Domino (I have been informed) singing “Walking to Santiago”
I’m among those who prefer the natural music of the world while walking; however, I discovered one song during my Camino Portugués that deeply touched me–and I would recommend it to those who walk the Camino Portugues, or those who walk the Camino Frances as they enter Galicia. If you have earphones/buds, you might enjoy listening to the song while crossing the Tui International Bridge. It is Julio Iglesias’ version of Un Canto a Galicia (sung in Galician/Gallego, I believe).I had enough of them in boot camp. Besides, they aren't appropriate for use on the way to a sacred site.
Edit: Boot camp is a site for U.S. Navy or Coast Guard enlisted basic military training.
I don't listen to music while I walk, but I do have marching songs i sing in my head, sometimes out loud, while walking. Last fall on the Camino Francés, it was The Proclaimers "I'm Gonna Be" (I will walk 500 miles...). I sang out loud until my wife told me she hates that song!When I am walking my preference is to walk alone, and then later in the day listen to an audiobook, if there is a long slightly featureless path. However often as I come to the end of a long day or when I am feeling tired I have a few go-to, what I refer to as marching songs.
Usually, they give me a boost and very often see an increase in both energy and pace. on more than one occasion I have put a song on repeat to get me to my final destination. I don't do it every day or all that often, On my recent Camino Norte I think on 7 out of the 34 days it took me I had the earbuds in and had the marching music in my ears - powering me along.
My three songs currently or Camino Groove as it appears in my Playlist (I have a very diverse taste in music I should add)
1. Keep On Going Til The End OF The Road, by Sir Harry Lauder. (Recorded in 1920)
2. The Pilgrims Chorus from Tannhauser. (Wagner)
3. Find Your Grail (by Monty Python from Spamalot)
What's yours?
Joyous school children singing and walking to Santiago....no issues there at all (except for the microphone lol) and I actually have seen that a time or two. Kinda cool and I don't want to come across as the grinch that stole the Camino lolBut what about the crowds of school children in Galicia being led in song by a leader with an electronic microphone? Kidding--I find that extremely annoying although my husband thinks it is fun!
The sounds of the Camino, crunch of my steps, the rain on my poncho they sounds of laughter and people speaking in many tongues....When I am walking my preference is to walk alone, and then later in the day listen to an audiobook, if there is a long slightly featureless path. However often as I come to the end of a long day or when I am feeling tired I have a few go-to, what I refer to as marching songs.
Usually, they give me a boost and very often see an increase in both energy and pace. on more than one occasion I have put a song on repeat to get me to my final destination. I don't do it every day or all that often, On my recent Camino Norte I think on 7 out of the 34 days it took me I had the earbuds in and had the marching music in my ears - powering me along.
My three songs currently or Camino Groove as it appears in my Playlist (I have a very diverse taste in music I should add)
1. Keep On Going Til The End OF The Road, by Sir Harry Lauder. (Recorded in 1920)
2. The Pilgrims Chorus from Tannhauser. (Wagner)
3. Find Your Grail (by Monty Python from Spamalot)
What's yours?
I sing “That’s All Right, Mama” (Elvis) when I’m struggling mentally.
I like to stop now and again and look back downhill to see how far I’ve come.When I am going up a rather steep hill, I pray the Holy Rosary and offer my prayers for everyone who is suffering. Each of us have our own approach to big hills. The best advice I was given was on climbing hills.........never look up!
I hear you! And I have so muchDon't ever listen to music while walking as like to hear the birds and crickets, but do sing cadence songs, learned in Army boot camp. Gets me up hills when I am struggling.
Other songs to sing out loud might be Amazing Grace, some old gospel songs from childhood church, or what ever else I happen to remember.
Yes, but it does me good to fill some of them when I am seriously flagging - especially since I walk on the lonelier caminos where you listen a lot to “nature” (crunch of your steps along with the birdsong). All in my head only - two favourite ones nobody has mentioned so far: “Teddybears’ Picnic” and Sim’s “J’aime pas les Rododendrons”….We do not need to fill all the empty space with noise.
A few years ago whilst on our annual canoe trip (Canada), we were portaging and I was a bit ahead of the others. I came across some bear scat right in the middle of the trail and very fresh - literallly steaming. Slowly I turned and began singing 'Teddy Bears Picnic' at the top of my voice as I sauntered back to the group! You can't run or a bear will chase assuming you are prey. That moment comes back to me every time I hear that song. ---)Yes, but it does me good to fill some of them when I am seriously flagging - especially since I walk on the lonelier caminos where you listen a lot to “nature” (crunch of your steps along with the birdsong). All in my head only - two favourite ones nobody has mentioned so far: “Teddybears’ Picnic” and Sim’s “J’aime pas les Rododendrons”….
- or at the Praza do Obradoiro with other happy supplicants...I’m with you on 500 miles, but only once a day if needed and only from Sarria onwards.
Can't get myself to walk with earbuds on pilgrimage or at home. Too many years working with rape survivors--higher risk of being attacked when someone can sneak up on you.When I am walking my preference is to walk alone, and then later in the day listen to an audiobook, if there is a long slightly featureless path. However often as I come to the end of a long day or when I am feeling tired I have a few go-to, what I refer to as marching songs.
Usually, they give me a boost and very often see an increase in both energy and pace. on more than one occasion I have put a song on repeat to get me to my final destination. I don't do it every day or all that often, On my recent Camino Norte I think on 7 out of the 34 days it took me I had the earbuds in and had the marching music in my ears - powering me along.
My three songs currently or Camino Groove as it appears in my Playlist (I have a very diverse taste in music I should add)
1. Keep On Going Til The End OF The Road, by Sir Harry Lauder. (Recorded in 1920)
2. The Pilgrims Chorus from Tannhauser. (Wagner)
3. Find Your Grail (by Monty Python from Spamalot)
What's yours?
More please.And later on I wrote my own words to some well known tunes. For example, my version of The Sound of Silence began:
Yellow arrow, my old friend
I've come to walk with you again...
You don’t need earplugs to sing. And you can always sing in your head to give you the spring in your step.Can't get myself to walk with earbuds on pilgrimage or at home. Too many years working with rape survivors--higher risk of being attacked when someone can sneak up on you.
When I am at the albergue, listening Rachmaninoff is my preference.
When I get tired of saying to myself late in a walk "One foot in front of another" over and over again, I get motivated by one of the great traveling songs of all time: "Carry On," by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Great tune, wonderful lyrics. If you listen to it via the link below, be sure to have your stereo speakers cranked up. Check it out:When I am walking my preference is to walk alone, and then later in the day listen to an audiobook, if there is a long slightly featureless path. However often as I come to the end of a long day or when I am feeling tired I have a few go-to, what I refer to as marching songs.
Usually, they give me a boost and very often see an increase in both energy and pace. on more than one occasion I have put a song on repeat to get me to my final destination. I don't do it every day or all that often, On my recent Camino Norte I think on 7 out of the 34 days it took me I had the earbuds in and had the marching music in my ears - powering me along.
My three songs currently or Camino Groove as it appears in my Playlist (I have a very diverse taste in music I should add)
1. Keep On Going Til The End OF The Road, by Sir Harry Lauder. (Recorded in 1920)
2. The Pilgrims Chorus from Tannhauser. (Wagner)
3. Find Your Grail (by Monty Python from Spamalot)
What's yours?
Oh, yeah! That is one of the songs stashed “en mi coco pa’ siempre”. I cannot leave home without it!When I get tired of saying to myself late in a walk "One foot in front of another" over and over again, I get motivated by one of the great traveling songs of all time: "Carry On," by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Great tune, wonderful lyrics. If you listen to it via the link below, be sure to have your stereo speakers cranked up. Check it out:
Navy must have had a special arrangement with a San Diego radio station when I was in boot camp. Every day at the time we were allowed to turn on a radio, the first words heard were "You will never get out of here."I had enough of them in boot camp. Besides, they aren't appropriate for use on the way to a sacred site.
Edit: Boot camp is a site for U.S. Navy or Coast Guard enlisted basic military training.
During my 2019 Camino Frances, my top three were:When I am walking my preference is to walk alone, and then later in the day listen to an audiobook, if there is a long slightly featureless path. However often as I come to the end of a long day or when I am feeling tired I have a few go-to, what I refer to as marching songs.
Usually, they give me a boost and very often see an increase in both energy and pace. on more than one occasion I have put a song on repeat to get me to my final destination. I don't do it every day or all that often, On my recent Camino Norte I think on 7 out of the 34 days it took me I had the earbuds in and had the marching music in my ears - powering me along.
My three songs currently or Camino Groove as it appears in my Playlist (I have a very diverse taste in music I should add)
1. Keep On Going Til The End OF The Road, by Sir Harry Lauder. (Recorded in 1920)
2. The Pilgrims Chorus from Tannhauser. (Wagner)
3. Find Your Grail (by Monty Python from Spamalot)
What's yours?
The singing birds, humming from distant traffic , laughter from voices talking and the wind. The wind taking hold, slowing me down.When I am walking my preference is to walk alone, and then later in the day listen to an audiobook, if there is a long slightly featureless path. However often as I come to the end of a long day or when I am feeling tired I have a few go-to, what I refer to as marching songs.
Usually, they give me a boost and very often see an increase in both energy and pace. on more than one occasion I have put a song on repeat to get me to my final destination. I don't do it every day or all that often, On my recent Camino Norte I think on 7 out of the 34 days it took me I had the earbuds in and had the marching music in my ears - powering me along.
My three songs currently or Camino Groove as it appears in my Playlist (I have a very diverse taste in music I should add)
1. Keep On Going Til The End OF The Road, by Sir Harry Lauder. (Recorded in 1920)
2. The Pilgrims Chorus from Tannhauser. (Wagner)
3. Find Your Grail (by Monty Python from Spamalot)
What's yours?
After reading all the highbrow music choices, I was afraid to mention my love for AC/DC, particularly the Bon Scott era. Now, if I can just find my little MP3 player...I guess « live wire » by AC/DC would not be a crowd favorite but it gets me going every time
I’ll have music on my iPhone but I enjoy the sounds of nature even more. This is my first Camino. I don’t know what I’ll like or won’t like yet but this song does it for me in challenging times…every single time. Makes me pull up my socks
Always look on the bright side of life monty python and do the little hop da du da duWhen I am walking my preference is to walk alone, and then later in the day listen to an audiobook, if there is a long slightly featureless path. However often as I come to the end of a long day or when I am feeling tired I have a few go-to, what I refer to as marching songs.
Usually, they give me a boost and very often see an increase in both energy and pace. on more than one occasion I have put a song on repeat to get me to my final destination. I don't do it every day or all that often, On my recent Camino Norte I think on 7 out of the 34 days it took me I had the earbuds in and had the marching music in my ears - powering me along.
My three songs currently or Camino Groove as it appears in my Playlist (I have a very diverse taste in music I should add)
1. Keep On Going Til The End OF The Road, by Sir Harry Lauder. (Recorded in 1920)
2. The Pilgrims Chorus from Tannhauser. (Wagner)
3. Find Your Grail (by Monty Python from Spamalot)
What's yours?
Finally - sometimes as @J Willhaus says, I have my headphones in but no music playing. I love all the conversation and getting to meet people but sometimes you need space for your own thoughts and the headphones might disaude people from coming in at those times.Everyone does seem to have ear buds now and I have had to explain to my 72-year-old husband that when someone has those in, it probably means they don't want to talk to you (or anyone else) at that moment. We only have the corded variety of ear buds and only use them when making a phone call or occasionally I use them at the gym (when I don't want to talk to anyone). Anyway, it does not dissuade him on the Camino from walking right up and talking to people when it is clear that they are lost in their own thoughts or music...He participates every week in a Hospitalero singing group on Zoom where they practice songs in different languages to sing with pilgrims. Usually hospitaleros from five plus countries on the call...
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