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Let�s suppose you�ve read every column I�ve written, internalized, cried, apologized, and changed your style-ish ways.�You�ve kicked the flats habit, kept the sweatpants where they belong, and learned to layer appropriately.�What now?
You owe it to yourself to parade that Kyle-approved self across this campus. You deserve to feel what I feel everyday. What better way to strut your stuff than a playlist of some of the best runway-ready beats to walk with a purpose?
These tunes will put a little extra swivel in your hips and kick in your step.�Remember: head up, chest out, because every day is a fashion show.
(CU Independent illustration/Chelsea Shettler)
Kazaky,�Love
From the opening lyrics, �You want me, you love me, you hate me, I don�t care,� no song has been better crafted for runway than this. After watching�their music video, girls, you won�t complain about those sensible three inch heels again.
Robyn,�Call Your Girlfriend (Kaskade Radio Edit)
Robyn has poised herself as the classiest �other woman� with this remixed cut from her monster of an album,��Body Talk.�� Not since ABBA has Sweden sounded so good. A shining example of pop-synth perfection guaranteed to give even granola Sally an extra stride in her Birkenstocks.
Adele,�Set Fire To The Rain (Moto Blanco Radio Edit)
She let us hold her hand while she belted her way through a bitter breakup, gifting us one of the best albums in recent years.�The track harks the days when the dance divas of the world were equal parts groove and vocal talent.�Lacing a dance beat to an Adele song seems to go against nature, yet only proves that when it comes to this powerhouse, she can do no wrong.
Marina + The Diamonds,�I Am Not A Robot (The Shoes Remix)
With a whimsical introduction, the song builds effortlessly to the booming bass drop and never lets go.�What it lacks in lyrics it makes up for in its thunderous beat.�Put this track on at any party and within seconds, there will be two boys parting the crowd in a fierce and ferocious walk-off.
Example,�Kickstarts
When it comes to music, there are three types of tappers: the toe tapper, the heel tapper, and the body tapper, or as I call them, the dancers.�Kickstarts� will incite full-fledged body tapping. It�s three minutes of pure irreverence. I dare you not to be infected by its joyous chorus.
David Guetta,�Titanium (Ft. Sia)
Love him or hate him, the most radio-friendly DJ offers listeners this delicious audible hater blocker cut from his latest release.�His smartest move was enlisting the vocals of Australian singer Sia, whose sultry sweet tone holds its own against the booming beat.
Rudenko,�Everybody
I�m never one to advocate following the crowd, but if this track were leading the march over a cliff I would follow. Yes, it�s because as the chorus boasts, �Everybody�s doing it.�� It�s a sticky, sweaty, sexy party banger that throws inhibitions�and morals�to the wayside.
Havana Brown,�We Run The Night
Forget the girls who run the world, I only care about who runs the night. The formula is nothing novel, but if it ain�t broke, why fix it?� With a few shots of tequila, this will start sounding like new wave Mozart. For my obligatory PSA, drink and runway walk responsibly�we have lost too many heels to this silent killer.
Nicole Scherzinger,�Wet
You know her as the only Pussycat Doll worth knowing.� A rip from her yet-to-be-released debut solo album, �Wet��is a sassy, brassy, and unapologetically sexy track that will get those clothes off as quickly as they went on. Enjoy them while they last.
Kimberly Cole,�Smack You
Speaking of Pussycat Dolls, �Smack You� is arguably the best Pussycat Dolls song the dolls never sang.�A brazenly forward attack on a �catty bitch,���Smack You��goes for the jugular and never lets go.� But really, who doesn�t like an innocent cat fight? With family friendly lines like, �Get up, oh wait�let me take my heels off between your hips,� it�s a great tune to add to the holiday caroling roster.
There you have it, a track-by-track breakdown for your listening enjoyment. In light of the coming holiday season, here is a link�to download the playlist in full (plus a few that just missed the cut)�my gift to you. All I ask for in return is for you to throw away everything in your closet.
Contact CU Independent Staff Writer Kyle Warner at Kyle.R.Warner@colorado.edu.
