From the Wog Archive

Mix/Wog-a-Thon

Summer!
(56 minutes, Brisk)

Pace Breakdown

Slow Walk
Mod Walk
Brisk Walk
Slow Jog
Mod Jog
Brisk Jog
Run

13:16
5:19
18:35
5:42
4:19
3:21
5:00
55:32

  

Distance: 2.6 to 3.9 miles
Speed: 2.8 to 4.1 miles
Ave BPM: 122 (slower 114, faster 129)
Jog Beats: 41% (slower 30%, faster 50%)
Pace Variability: High

Summer and music were made for each other, and these songs capture that marriage in different genres and tempos. Many of them wax eloquent over the good times or fantasize about summers past, and there’s a hint of the sun’s descent into autumn in all of them. But for now, enjoy the magic—let the summer breeze caress your face as you wog through the summer rain under the boardwalk in your shades—all summer long!

Part A: 37 minutes, Vigorous (BPM 127, Jog Index 41%)

Title

Artist

BPM

Time

PC

Comment

Genre

Album/Source

Magic

The Cars

118

3:57

5

Catchy opener

New Wave

Heartbeat City

Indian Summer Sky

U2

141

4:19

5

Bono and the Edge work their frantic magic

80s Rock

The Unforgettable Fire

Suddenly Last Summer

Motels

120

3:41

5

Nice, but what REALLY happened last summer?

New Wave

Little Robbers

Indian Summer

The Doors

103

2:37

5

Mellow, with jazz-inflected guitar

Blues Rock

Morrison Hotel

A Summer Song

Chad and Jeremy

125

2:39

5

Sigh

60s British Invasion

Time-Life Music - Classic Rock -1964

Summer Song

Joe Satriani

163

5:00

4

Fly!
Two-Timer

Instrumental Rock

Time Machine

Under the Boardwalk

Drifters

125

2:42

5

Nice, but what REALLY happened under the boardwalk?

60s Pop

Drifters’ Golden Hits

Summer Breeze

Seals and Crofts

89

3:23

5

Fire up the patchouli

70s Pop

Summer Breeze

Summer Nights

Marianne Faithfull

128

1:49

5

A touch of sadness

Singer-Songwriter

Go Away from My World

Summer of 69

Bryan Adams

139

3:34

5

The essence of Nostalgia Rock

Pub Rock

Reckless

Summer Rain

Johnny Rivers

118

3:52

5

Didn’t they get tired of Sgt. Pepper?

60s Pop

Realization

Part B: 18 minutes, Light (BPM 111, Jog Index 41%)

Title

Artist

BPM

Time

PC

Comment

Genre

Album/Source

The Boys of Summer

Don Henley

89

4:43

5

SO Hollywood.
Two-Timer
SKBL

80s Rock

Building the Perfect Beast
NADL

Summer in the City

The Lovin’ Spoonful

112

2:44

5

Mellow 60s popsters find their gritty side

60s Pop

Hums of the Lovin’ Spoonful

The Future’s So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades

Timbuk 3

158

3:22

5

Their only hit is SO Eighties.
Two-Timer

Post-Punk

Greetings from Timbuk 3

All Summer Long

The Beach Boys

139

2:08

5

Dated, but still fun wogging

Surf

All Summer Long

Summertime Thing

Chuck Prophet

90

5:12

5

Beautifully captures summer’s languorous essence

Singer-Songwriter

No Other Love

BPM=Beats Per Minute; PC=Pace Consistency; SKBL=Skiplekable; NADL=Not currently available for download from Amazon or iTunes