STRUTTING DOWN THE STREET
Let me ask you this…when you walk down the street, do you trudge along with your head down, view of the world narrowed, eyes glazed over like a zombie and face contorted into a permanent frown?
Well, STOP IT. You don’t have to spend your life miserable or lacking some swagger in your step. Life is much too short to walk miserably on this wonderful world of ours.
Instead, why don’t you lift up your chin, put your headphones on, play the soundtrack of your life and STRUT DOWN THE STREET baby.
“Strutting Down the Street” is a term the hubs (my hubby) and I came up with one night a few years ago, while arguing which songs we should put on our playlist for our drive that upcoming weekend. We wanted funky, edgy, danceable and retro cool music. Something that would let the funky dance juices flowing. So, we came up with this playlist for our weekend soundtrack, but before we go into that, we must first learn the basics for Strutting Down the Street.
4 Rules to Strut Down the Street aka Strutting with SASS:
1) STRUT – Strut and Swagger.
Strut and swagger your bad self down that street. You own it and you know it.
2) ATTITUDE – Chin up.
You can’t really look confident if you’re looking down at the ground. Look up, there’s nothing to see down there and everything to see up here. Look people in the eye, it exudes confidence and honesty. Also be aware of your surroundings, know what’s happening around you, be present. Evoke your inner “diva” regardless whether you’re a man or woman.
3) SWAY – Sway those hips.
When you are having fun while you walk, your hips naturally sway more smoothly. They are relaxed, hence your body moves in sync with itself and you appear to look like you have everything under control.
4) SOUNDTRACK – Have a playlist which is all your own.
Last but not least, have the best playlist for strutting that you can find. Personalise it to your own moods, your own personality, your own taste. This is where you can go wild and celebrate who you are. This is your “thang” and it belongs to you and you alone. It is who you are and what makes you tick. Celebrate yourself, celebrate how wonderful you are. Work it baby, work it!!!
My playlist is listed below. This is who I am. I love the old school funky dance music. They have soul, they have a certain edge to them. So, whenever I feel like strutting down the street, I reach for this list, it always invokes the “diva” in me and it has never disappointed me yet.
Strutting Down the Street:
1) Play that Funky Music by Wild Cherry
2) Bust a Move by Young MC
3) The Message by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
4) Brick House by Commodores
5) Word Up by Cameo
6) Super Freak by Rick James
7) Plastic Dreams by Jaydee
8) You Sexy Thing by Hot Chocolate
9) Groove is in the Heart by Dee-lite
10) Rock It by Herbie Hancock
11) Turn on, Tune in, Cop out by Freak Power
12) State of Shock by Jacksons featuring Mick Jagger
13) Raper’s Delight by The Sugarhill Gang
14) We are Family by Sister Sledge
15) Got to Give it Up (part 1) by Marvin Gaye
16) Funky Cold Medina by Tone Loc
17) Loco by Fun Lovin’ Criminals
18) Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough by Michael Jackson
19) Shake Your Groove Thing by Peaches and Herb
20) The Funk Phenomena by Armand van Helden
21) Walk This Way by Run DMC with Aerosmith
22) Jungle Love by The Time
23) Celebration by Kool and the Gang
24) Pick Up the Pieces by Average White Band
What is your Strutting Down the Street playlist? Does it give you pleasure? Does it make you strut or just walk down the street. Next time you’re walking with your headphones on, just ask yourself, am I strutting or just walking? Am I cool or do I walk like a bored fool? I hope you’ve answered yes to the former. Have fun creating your own soundtrack to your life and don’t ever forget to Strut with SASS.
Feel free to comment and add your list, I’d love to hear what people listen to. In the meantime, strut with care, you wouldn’t want to cause any accidents with those hips or that swagger. But, all jokes aside, please be careful. Be aware of where you are and what is happening around you. Enjoy yourself and have fun!!!
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