So, a few weeks ago, Joe and I got a new car, and so far, we are loving it! I have to admit, though, that one of my very favorite things about it is that it came with a free six month trial of Sirius satellite radio. Ummmm, yeahhhh, we're both hooked. My favorite stations thus far are 9 and 23. Channel 9 plays all 90s music, while channel 23 plays hair band music (I love me some monster ballads).
Last night, as I was driving home from work, jamming to "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister (and let me tell you, it was some serious jamming, so I'm glad it was dark out), I began to mentally categorize all of the songs that are apt to come on the radio. Here are my lists (but, do keep in mind that this is a work in progress--a very early draft, I'm sure):
LIST ONE: SONGS THAT WILL ALWAYS CAUSE ME TO CHANGE THE STATION:
1. "I'll Always Love You" by Taylor Dayne.
2. "Cherry Bomb" by John Mellencamp
3. "Alejandro" by Lady Gaga
4. "Better Than a Hallelujah" by Amy Grant
LIST TWO: SONGS THAT I'LL ONLY LEAVE ON IF THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ELSE ON:
1. "Love Shack" by The B-52s
2. "Life is a Highway" by Tom Cochrane
3. "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-A-Lot
LIST THREE: SONGS THAT I WILL LEAVE ON, NO MATTER WHAT:
1. "We Are The World" by USA For Africa
2. "One Moment In Time" by Whitney Houston
3. "Proud to be an American" by Lee Greenwood
4. "The Stroke" by Billy Squier
5. "Shout at the Devil" by Motley Crue
6. "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister
7. "November Rain" by Guns N Roses
8. "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad?" by Def Leppard
9. "The Glory of Love" by Peter Cetera
10. "Uprising" by Muse
11. "Icky Thump" by The White Stripes
12. "Baba O'Riley" by The Who
13. "In A Gadda Da Vida" by Iron Butterfly
14. "Make Me Lose Control" by Eric Carmen
15. "Pressure" by Billy Joel
Go ahead, judge me. :0) Or, feel free to contribute. My goal, by the way, is to take List Three and make it into a collection of The Best Songs Ever.
It's a good thing that my days are SO FULL of spare time so I can do all of this hard work...
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Sadly I'm not much help, being mostly clueless when it comes to music. I confess to not having any idea who/what some of the songs on your List 3 are.
ReplyDeleteAs for list 1, I have mixed feelings about "Better Than a Hallelujah." I usually listen to it, but always feel a bit unsettled. Gorgeous melody, uncertain about my thoughts on the theology of the lyrics, though.
List 2 -- I don't know about the Tom Cochrane version, but I confess to enjoying rocking out the Rascal Flatts version of "Life is Highway" from Cars...
As for List 3. Yikes. That I'll have to ponder if I can make any additions... Am eager to see what other people suggest!
Add to List 1: "Sex and Candy" by Marcy Playground
ReplyDeleteAdd to List 3: "The Search is Over" by Survivor (recall we heard that live together!) - ALSO - "Love of a Lifetime" by Firehouse
-KHWB
It cracks me up that "In A Gadda Da Vida" is on your list. That was popular when I was in college (and still rocks!) But, alas, where are the Carpenters? Carly, Carole and James? Chicago? THE BEACH BOYS??? Oh, that's right...this is a work in progress. Check out channel 6, and Seth on 77.
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