SONG #26: Darude - Feel The Beat

Inducted on October 1, 2014

I don't know where I picked it up, but I ended up getting this album called "Trance Party Volume 2".
It became my saving grace when I moved to Adrian for my first ministry position at St. John's and started training (half-heartedly) to run a marathon. Like many of my goals (just being honest) the marathon never happened, but I was running pretty consistently for a large part of my four-year stay in Adrian. The whole album is fantastic from the Bryan Adam's cover "Heaven" (DJ Sammy) to "I See Right Through To You" (DJ Encore).. and many more. They were all good, but I found that I always seemed to get a very tangible pick-me-up whenever I got to track 7 and  voice belting out "I can feel the beat, feel the beat, feel the beat". That song gave me an incredible adrenaline rush, and I'd often use that song to break into a full sprint.

When I was in college, I actually loved another song by Darude called "Sandstorm". It was popular for a small period of time, and it shares many similar elements with Feel the Beat. But "Feel the Beat" is the song that makes it into the Hall of Fame because of the connection to Adrian and my running hobby.

Dance/Trance music has always resonated with me. I love the constant beat that moves the music forward, the frequent use of synthesizers, and the dramatic flare that the singers generally have with this particular genre. In my next entry, you'll hear a little more about how my love for dance music started.

(Link to Trance Party, Volume 2)http://www.amazon.com/Trance-Party-Volume-VARIOUS-ARTISTS/dp/B000068FVK