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RATE-A-RECORD

Running Up That Hill… Of Choices

Rate-A-Record rolls again

6 min readFeb 25, 2025

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A colorful, animated-style cartoon depicting anthropomorphic vinyl records running up a steep hill. Each record has a smiling face on its label, along with arms and legs, giving them a lively, energetic appearance. Motion lines emphasize their movement as they climb, and additional records are scattered along the hill. The background features a stylized, exaggerated landscape with a bright sky and a playful, dynamic atmosphere, fitting the music-themed concept.
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My friend and Medium mentor,

, loves to run and has a running/workout playlist that runs to an incredible 630 songs …

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This inspired his recent story, below 👇 and his Rate-A-Record challenge to pick songs about running.

If you look up couch potato in an online dictionary, you might see my picture.

It’s not that I’m particularly lazy; it’s just that the sports and activities I enjoy (skiing, scuba diving, etc.) haven’t been geographically convenient in my life.”

So when Buddy posted this prompt…

While looking at some of the ‘running’ songs on that playlist, I thought it might be fun to use some of them here in a Rate-A-Record challenge.

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Francis B.
Francis B.

Written by Francis B.

32K Views - Top Writer in Music. I write about Travel, Food, Inspiration, Music, & Film. I Publish/Edit 7 Publications. See my "About Me" article.

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