Papa Roach – Slacker Runner

Big Sur Edition 🙂

Oh, for crying out loud, I haven’t shared a music post since June 21??? How the flip did that happen? Also, I started these posts when I was training for San Francisco in 2016 and I am only on 9? Slacker.

Well, it’s a good thing I have 2 songs today then.

Shinedown- Devil

I went to grab this video for this post and fell down a YouTube hole watching ALL the Shinedown videos. I could spend a long time there.

Ok, back to the post- I love this band, this band has got me through training and with be with me on race day and if I have my way, I will see them in concert in August. 🤞 I’ve been a fan for years and can find a song to fit any purpose. If you follow me on Instagram, then you may have seen me reference them in a #tbt post last week. And FYI, they have the best cover of Simple Man from Lynyrd Skynyrd ever, actually it might be the best version ever. Yes, I said that.

I loved this song when it first came out just because it was awesome, seriously, I’m hard pressed to think of one of their songs I don’t like- but then I watched a behind the scenes about the meaning of the song. The “devil” being referred to is the thing that scares you whatever that may be. So for me right now that could be the miles, the hills, my leg, my side- I have so many options! So, yeah, I will playing this when things are getting heavy… like my legs. 😛

Side note- love the band, love the song but the video is a little odd. I could have done with the baby bird moment. Chew your own damn food.🤣

Papa Roach- Born for Greatness

On the other hand, this video is awesome if you stick around to the end. I’ve shared this song before actually- last April with only a lyric video- but it hasn’t left ANY of my playlists since. In fact it spawned my motto for the year- Sound the Alarm. However I never hit publish on that post so surprise! This song reminds me that we can be better and do better if we only wake up. And I try not to whine too much when I think about the fact that they are on tour in CA this year but it either doesn’t fit my schedule or is in a town I won’t go to at night. 😢

I have another song that helps get me up hills these days but I’ll save that for another day.

What’s in your ear these days?

I haven’t shared a song since January! Really? Man, time flies.

Truthfully, I’ve wanted to post this for a few weeks but I was hoping for a real video to attach. But it looks like a lyric video is all I’m going to get. Boo.

This is one of my favorite bands and has been ever since their first single back in 2000 with Last Resort. I am reasonably positive I own everything they’ve released and they are one of the few bands whose entire catalog is always on my phone. I would love to see them in concert one day but I know they won’t be coming to our local fair- I can’t see them signing the good behavior contract. 😛 If they could be the headliner at Rock n Roll Vegas, my day would be made but I know I am not that lucky. 😛 One can dream right?

The new album seems like it might be a touch pop-ier than I would like but it has made it pretty perfect for running. So without further ado, here’s my new favorite running song-

Papa Roach- Born for Greatness