Roadtrip – Music Makes It Better

Sorry, but this post has absolutely nothing to do with the 350Z you see above.  Well, almost nothing.  I wanted to make a new playlist of music, since I was tired of the music I have on my iPod.   

I have 3,376 songs in my iTunes library, and really wasn’t up for any of them.  Now normally, when you think of making a play list, it’s because you want to dance the night away with beautiful women in Mexico.  I had other reasons!

Last week I had to drive 3 hours from West Palm Beach to Orlando.  That’s in Florida, in case you didn’t know!  That is what this play list was for.  Something new for my “Top Down Tunes Up” status.  So, I decided to perform a social media experiment and see what the Twitterverse would listen to.  While I didn’t get a TON of replies, I ended up with a very interesting play list.

I asked people who follow me to give me 2 songs they HAD TO HAVE on a 3 hour road trip.  It’s funny how some people interpreted that request.  Some took it as 2 songs they’d have to listen to over and over for 3 hours.  Others couldn’t pare down their entire musical catalog into 2 songs, so they gave me 2 artists.  I didn’t care, because I was building a list regardless of their interpretation.  Though I appreciate everyone’s response,  I will specifically thank @shawnz because she helped me get 5 or so last minute responses that were very much appreciated.

By the way, I am well aware of the fact that if you are citing a number in a writing that is 9 or less, you type the word out, not use the numerical character.  I, however, rarely follow rules.  This you will come to know.  Sorry, minor digression, back to topic.

Now, my musical tastes span the charts, and I love everything from Metallica to MC Hammer to Andrea Boccelli.   I therefore didn’t put any limitations on the types of music people offered me.  And I did download with raw abandon, iTunes loves me.  I just took their incoming tweets, hit the iTunes store, and WHAMO! a new song was had.  I will say that while some of the music was not necessarily something I would listen to often, none of it made me drive off the road.

I got some amazing suggestions.  Some of the music I never heard before, but absolutely love.  My favorite was given to me by Yvette, “That’s not Love” by Keb Mo!  I appreciate everyones input, and will list the songs I got below.  I couldn’t find every song, perhaps because I didn’t know the right spelling or “whatnot”.  I’m still searching, though.  

Thanks to Twitter Friends for the following list of

 “Road Trip Must Haves”

“Don’t you worry ‘bout a thing” John Legend

“Basement Apartment” from Sara Harmer

“Go West” Pet Shop Boys

“Wish you were Here” Pink Floyd

“Small Town Boy” Bronski Beat

“Ice”  Sarah McLachlan

“Space Cowboy” (I assume Jamiraquai and not Steve Miller Band) 

Love is What I got by Sublime

“Sonero Mayor “ Willie Colon (I think)

“The World is Yours” Remix. Nas

“If you go” Nighthawks live version (another favorite) 

“Smile” Lily Allen 

“Here in your Bedroom”  Goldfinger (i enjoy this, never knew artist!)

“I will talk & Hollywood will Listen” Robbie Williams 

“Filthy Gorgeous” by Scissor Sisters (Submitter may just be!!)

“Bobcaygeon”Tragically Hip 

“Stronger” Kanye West

“Black in Black” AC/DC

“Money for Nothing” Dire Straits

“Iris” GooGoo Dolls

“Breakfast at Tiffany’s” Deep Blue Something

“Fly Me Courageous”  Drivin’ and Cryin 

“Shame on You” Indigo Sisters

“Code Monkey by Jonathon Coulton

“Short Skirt, Long Jacket” Cake

Coconut Boogaloo and Hey-Hee-Hi Ho from MMW (Medeski Martin and Wood). 

“Three Little Birds” Bob Marley

“Raspberry Beret” Prince

“Turn the Page” Bob Seger

Time for me to fly” REO Speedwagon

“Roadhouse Blues” The Doors 

“Inagadadavida” Iron Butterfly

“Apologizing Never Hurt So Bad”  (no idea of artist, sorry)

“Kaliforn-eye-a” P.O.D.

“City of New Orleans” Arlo Guthrie’s  (NOT Willie Nelson attempt) “Music Box Dancer.” Frank Mills

“Green Grass & High Tides” The Outlaws

“Through The Fire & Flames” by Dragonforce

“Purple Rain” Prince

“How Come You Don’t Call Me?” Alicia Keys

“Tripping Billies” & “Everyday” by Dave Matthews

I got a typo of the above submission and found Everday by Miser

“Rockstar” Nickelback

Any Elvis song &/or Paralyzer by Finger Eleven (I left that as 1 submission because of the stark contrast!)

“City of New Orleans”  Willie Nelson 

“Man in Black”  Johnny Cash

“Great Day to be Alive” Travis Tritt 

“Cherry Bomb”  John Mellencamp

“Because of you” by Kelly Clarkson & Reba. 

“You save me” by kenny Chesney.

“Jessica,” by the Allman Brothers

“That’s Not Love,” by Keb Mo

“Back to You” John Mayer 

“Can’t Stop Loving You” Van Halen

“It’s a Cruel Crazy Beautiful Word” Jonny Clegg’s 

“Smooth Rider” Dave Mathew’s (Live Version)

“Devil Went Down to Georgia” CHarlie Daniels

“Stairway to Heaven” Led Zepplin

“Paradise by the Dashboard Lights” Meatloaf

“Bizarre love triangle”  New Order (thanks @zappos, didn’t know the artist!)

And the last suggestion, a u2 song 

 

Thanks for reading this far! Please, leave a comment! What MUST HAVE song do YOU pick for my 3 hour tour?

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