descending songs

sungod

when i'm on long fast descents, not loads of hairpins just swoopy high speed curves, the sort where you only need to worry about surprise crosswind gusts, road debris or tragic mechanical events causing you to deck it at 70-90kph, i often find myself singing, well screaming, the lyrics of 'famous last words' by my chemical romance

assuming i'm not the only one, what's your descending song?

desweller

I don't sing, but I sometimes get the first movement of Mozart's 25th symphony in my head.

Largely thanks to this.

crumbschief

Love In An Elevator

Davdandy

Fast as a Shark..............Accept.

crispybug2

For some reason when I'm descending 'The Ride of the Valkyries' goes through my head!

Davdandy

Whiplash............Metallica.

Cleat Eastwood

This one

alihisgreat

Ride of the Valkyries? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGBDWER-wUI

and everyone loves a bit of meatloaf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9hLcRU5wE4

FatTed

Cleat we need a description with the Link

greasedscotsman

Was in Spain a few years ago and rode down this...



With this tune in my head for some reason.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57oBC_WLsYA

Seemed appropriate!

sungod

now that's the sort of road i'm talking about!

Cleat Eastwood

FatTed wrote:

Cleat we need a description with the Link

I hum this

Everybody's scaring, I am such a daring rider
My inside rattles when I go the pace
My ribs begin to shake about
There's all my spare parts sticking out

pinno

greasedscotsman wrote:

Was in Spain a few years ago and rode down this...

Is'nt that gorgeous - imagine the 45 minute descent off Sestriere or an hour off the Galibier.

3 years to the Marmotte for me. Many miles of training and pain to go.
(Unless I get bumped off by the Americans before that)

and when I do, this will seem appropriate

AchillesLeftKnee

greasedscotsman wrote:

Was in Spain a few years ago and rode down this...

As a thoroughly nervous descender, that screams AG2R shorts to me.

CambsNewbie

On most descents in Cambs I wouldn't get through the first verse before its over, let alone get through a complete song!

AchillesLeftKnee

CambsNewbie wrote:

On most descents in Cambs I wouldn't get through the first verse before its over, let alone get through a complete song!

I believe Napalm Death may be your friends here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybGOT4d2Hs8

jrduquemin

DesWeller wrote:

I don't sing, but I sometimes get the first movement of Mozart's 25th symphony in my head.

Largely thanks to this.

That is the most sublime piece of descending I've ever seen :-)

CambsNewbie

AchillesLeftKnee wrote:

CambsNewbie wrote:

On most descents in Cambs I wouldn't get through the first verse before its over, let alone get through a complete song!

I believe Napalm Death may be your friends here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybGOT4d2Hs8

Good call!

declan1

DesWeller wrote:

I don't sing, but I sometimes get the first movement of Mozart's 25th symphony in my head.

Largely thanks to this.

I watched that for probably the 30th time literally an hour ago!

goonz

Toto - Africa
Just seems to feel right.

marylogic

The "numa numa" song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRx5PrAlUdY (if you can't remember it)

It's in my head all the time when I cycle -ascending, descending, on the flat (if I ever find any).

lawrences

marylogic wrote:

The "numa numa" song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRx5PrAlUdY (if you can't remember it)

It's in my head all the time when I cycle -ascending, descending, on the flat (if I ever find any).

That's reason enough to never cycle again.

Pross

Can't recall getting a tune in my head when descending. I tend to get tunes stuck in my head when suffering though, the most recent being Survival by Muse but the worst is when I get a jingle or annoying tune stuck there and it's on a loop when I'm already struggling. The first song that came into my head when I saw this thread has already been mentioned though, Love In An Elevator (living it up when I'm going down) - possibly not the sort of descending that was on Steve Tyler's mind when writing it though!

BelgianBeerGeek

Pross wrote:

Can't recall getting a tune in my head when descending. I tend to get tunes stuck in my head when suffering though, the most recent being Survival by Muse but the worst is when I get a jingle or annoying tune stuck there and it's on a loop when I'm already struggling. The first song that came into my head when I saw this thread has already been mentioned though, Love In An Elevator (living it up when I'm going down) - possibly not the sort of descending that was on Steve Tyler's mind when writing it though!

Oddly enough Mr P this a great descending song. I always think of the video.
Been done, I think. Bobby Vee's " Rubber Ball" somehow seems appropriate. For a tentative descender like me.

IanTrcp

pinarello001 wrote:

3 years to the Marmotte for me. Many miles of training and pain to go.

A 3 year training programme!?

Or there's another reason that you won't be able to have a crack for 3 years??

pinno

IanTrcp wrote:

pinarello001 wrote:

3 years to the Marmotte for me. Many miles of training and pain to go.

A 3 year training programme!?

Or there's another reason that you won't be able to have a crack for 3 years??

Need serious strengthening up.
I was diagnosed with AML. 296 hours of chemo, 2 hrs total body irradiation, a Bone marrow transplant, 3 hip replacements and 11 years of on and off hospitalisation to cut a long sordid story short. I'd like to think i'm the Jens Voigt 'frequent flyer' of the NHS.
Did the Etape in 2009 - did lots of training and despite a chest infection, it was a cruise.
However, 2 little miracles happened since '09 and I cannot find holes in the time-space continueum? between looking after the little one's, working and taking care of my sick mother and trying to fit in enough miles.
Eye reckons, i's be able to train more when they are at nursery/school.

The last 3 winters are the first in 17 years that I have been able to ride continuously thanks to rollers and good clothing/reasonable health. The effect of this has established some good base level fitness and stamina which I will build on because I am not going to the Marmotte to fail and I want to enjoy it and not struggle. Cannot wait.
Want to do some of the climbs beforehand to give me a good idea, after all Alpe D'huez and Galibier are holy places aren't they and just worth it: Dream time.
In my favour, I am 65kg's.
If you know anyone who likes babysitting...

Cleat Eastwood

marylogic wrote:

The "numa numa" song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRx5PrAlUdY (if you can't remember it)

It's in my head all the time when I cycle -ascending, descending, on the flat (if I ever find any).

Great song - but when I read I thought you meant this

airbag

There's an answer to this that isn't "Don't Stop Me Now"?

IanTrcp

pinarello001 wrote:

IanTrcp wrote:

pinarello001 wrote:

3 years to the Marmotte for me. Many miles of training and pain to go.

A 3 year training programme!?

Or there's another reason that you won't be able to have a crack for 3 years??

Need serious strengthening up.
I was diagnosed with AML. 296 hours of chemo, 2 hrs total body irradiation, a Bone marrow transplant, 3 hip replacements and 11 years of on and off hospitalisation to cut a long sordid story short. I'd like to think i'm the Jens Voigt 'frequent flyer' of the NHS.
Did the Etape in 2009 - did lots of training and despite a chest infection, it was a cruise.
However, 2 little miracles happened since '09 and I cannot find holes in the time-space continueum? between looking after the little one's, working and taking care of my sick mother and trying to fit in enough miles.
Eye reckons, i's be able to train more when they are at nursery/school.

The last 3 winters are the first in 17 years that I have been able to ride continuously thanks to rollers and good clothing/reasonable health. The effect of this has established some good base level fitness and stamina which I will build on because I am not going to the Marmotte to fail and I want to enjoy it and not struggle. Cannot wait.
Want to do some of the climbs beforehand to give me a good idea, after all Alpe D'huez and Galibier are holy places aren't they and just worth it: Dream time.
In my favour, I am 65kg's.
If you know anyone who likes babysitting...

All credit to you Pinarello! Pursuing real goals over the long term is the mark of the strong. Arriving at the bottom of the Alpe knowing you've got enough left in the tank is is a great great feeling! I wish you all the best.

marylogic

lawrences wrote:

marylogic wrote:

The "numa numa" song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRx5PrAlUdY (if you can't remember it)

It's in my head all the time when I cycle -ascending, descending, on the flat (if I ever find any).

That's reason enough to never cycle again.

No, because then I would have to stay in and listen to the cr4p my kids like - One Direction seems to be the favourite just now. :x

Cleat Eastwood wrote:

marylogic wrote:

The "numa numa" song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRx5PrAlUdY (if you can't remember it)

It's in my head all the time when I cycle -ascending, descending, on the flat (if I ever find any).

Great song - but when I read I thought you meant this

At least the "menomenom" muppets song is a big hit too

nunowoolmez

Can't think of any descending songs, mine come usually when going up. Sometimes i like to have the Shamens 'Move Any Mountain' in my head, & sometimes totally random lyrics come into my head. Like the other day i had lyrics from Prefab Sprouts 'King Of Rock N Roll' come into my head. You know, the one that goes like..."Hot dog, jumping frog, Alberquerqe". Weird!