Queens Half-Marathon Soundtrack
The Queens Half Marathon soundtrack will feature many musicians connected to Queens in one way or another. Some were born there. Some were raised there. Some are long time residents. Some made music there and then moved away. No matter how you look at it – they all helped shape and continue to shape - the sound of Queens.
The soundtrack will also feature songs by artists such as Queen, Queens of the Stone Age, and Queen Latifah. We will let you discover those for yourself on race day.
| Artist | Song |
| 50 cent | Get Up |
| Black Sheep | Elevation |
| Count Basie | All Right, Ok, You Win |
| Cyndi Lauper | Into the Nightlife |
| Eric B. & Rakim | Juice |
| Freelance Whales | Starring |
| Harry Belafonte | Jump In The Line |
| Ja Rule featuring Case | Livin' it Up |
| Joan Jett | Light of Day |
| Big Daddy Kane | I Get the Job Done |
| Roxanne Shante | Go On Girl |
| Kiss | Rock 'n Roll All Nite |
| LL Cool J | Mama Said Knock You Out |
| Louis Armstrong | When The Saints Go Marching In |
| Nas | Made You Look |
| Organized Konfusion | Walk Into The Sun |
| Perry Farrell | Rev |
| Pharoahe Monch | Lets Go |
| Run-DMC | Beats to the Rhyme |
| The Ramones | Rockaway Beach |
| Tony Bennett | With Plenty of Money and You |
| A Tribe Called Quest | Scenario |
| Q-Tip | Heels |
| Cover Songs | |
| Songwriter: Burt Bacharach. Song: (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me.
Originally sung by Dionne Warwick. Burt Bacharach is of the most accomplished composers and songwriters of the 20th century. Here is a cover of one of his most famous songs: |
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| Naked Eyes | Always Something There To Remind Me |
| Original Artist: Simon & Garfunkel. Songs: Mrs. Robinson & Hazy Shade of Winter. Originally from Forest Hills Queens, Simon & Garfunkel had numerous hits in the 1960's before pursuing solo careers in the 1970's. Here are covers of two of their songs: | |
| The Lemonheads | Mrs. Robinson |
| The Bangles | |
| Orinigal Artist: The Ramones. Song: Sheena is a Punk Rocker. Limiting myself to only one Ramones song for the Queens Half soundtrack was just too difficult. I allowed a second one to sneak in here by way of the cover below: | |
| Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Sheena Is A Punk Rocker |
