tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034116958711987628.post8533722119514311414..comments2024-03-01T15:02:07.178+11:00Comments on Good Things*: US road trip playlist : Suggestions wanted!ejorpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803356774463998436noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034116958711987628.post-85389170665151569622012-01-17T13:23:24.968+11:002012-01-17T13:23:24.968+11:00Thank you all so much! Great suggestions!Thank you all so much! Great suggestions!ejorpinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803356774463998436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034116958711987628.post-6301074053966476492012-01-16T08:31:43.384+11:002012-01-16T08:31:43.384+11:00Wow what a great road trip have fun its sounds won...Wow what a great road trip have fun its sounds wonderful, well if you are going to Vegas there has got to be some Elvis on that play list.<br />Shania Twain, Beach Boys Sunny & Cher & looking at the other lists people have made I am sure you have heaps now :))Calico Childhttp://calico-child.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034116958711987628.post-5915682873011428992012-01-15T22:19:08.920+11:002012-01-15T22:19:08.920+11:00Oops, you had Dusty already...Oops, you had Dusty already...hthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749247268475532869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034116958711987628.post-41283567688924892132012-01-15T22:18:22.798+11:002012-01-15T22:18:22.798+11:00I know you've already left (a bit more notice ...I know you've already left (a bit more notice next time please!) but I'm going to hope that you feel like downloading music at ridiculous data-roaming rates.<br /><br />Allman Brothers - Ramblin' Man<br />Twenty-four hours to Tulsa - Dusty Springfield (OK, brit singer, but it's about America)<br />On the road again - Canned Heat<br />Born to be wild - Steppenwolf<br />Ooh Las Vegas - Gram Parsons<br />Ventura Highway - America (I love this song more than is right)<br />Train from Kansas City - Neko Case<br />California Soul - Marlena Shaw (ok, not folksy, but great song)<br />Calexico a thousand times... try the album Carried to Dust, or songs Two Silver Trees and House of Valparaiso for some good samples<br />Resurrection Fern - Iron and Wine<br />See America - Grant Lee Phillips<br />Townes van Zandt - To Live is to Fly<br />The Handsome Family - Fallen Peaches<br /><br />Ruling out Cruel Sea's This is not the way home makes this playlist invalid, though.<br /><br />Sorry for getting carried away.hthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749247268475532869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034116958711987628.post-56677181045395099912012-01-15T17:24:44.500+11:002012-01-15T17:24:44.500+11:00Well you would have to have Born in the USA - whoe...Well you would have to have Born in the USA - whoever sings that, Arlo Guthrie and ALices Restaurant, and yes obviously Bob Dylan, and what about a bit of John Lennon from his (and Yoko's) New York stage (Power to the People)???Marg D’Arcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14836408468584455360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034116958711987628.post-26473778566249672932012-01-15T15:03:36.279+11:002012-01-15T15:03:36.279+11:00Oh my, you want music suggestions? Right up my al...Oh my, you want music suggestions? Right up my alley:)<br />--Bob Dylan (Mr. Tambourine Man-favorite song)<br />--Bessie Smith<br />--Woody Guthrie<br />--Jewel (another favorite artist)<br />--Willie Nelson<br />--Tom Petty<br /><br />This post is so interesting to read. What you mentioned above is available to me daily. I guess it would be like if I were coming over to your country. Have a great time, take lots of pics, and be sure to share a few with us!<br /><br />Safe travels!<br /><br />Oh wait, are the dogs going to daycare? Or are they traveling with you? Perhaps someone is house sitting for you....I worry about the four-legged ones.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02189211068656677569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034116958711987628.post-82633201678902979732012-01-15T14:36:52.902+11:002012-01-15T14:36:52.902+11:00Sufjan Stevens, too, perhaps? 'Heirloom' i...Sufjan Stevens, too, perhaps? 'Heirloom' is playing for me now and it's got that folksy dreamy feeling. ^_^kimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744725323557229669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034116958711987628.post-56484630158563246022012-01-15T14:31:45.039+11:002012-01-15T14:31:45.039+11:00Hello! (Trying to "reply" as you request...Hello! (Trying to "reply" as you requested. Seems to be working...!) Yay ~ you're coming to my part of the world! Sounds like a brilliant trip. I'm just listening to The Shins 'Goodbye Girl' right now and I think they might fit your theme. Whatever you choose, have a wonderful time!kimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744725323557229669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034116958711987628.post-84016466395640552812012-01-15T08:15:33.504+11:002012-01-15T08:15:33.504+11:00Have an amazing time! I've always wanted to go...Have an amazing time! I've always wanted to go on a great American road trip but so far I've only been to New York (for a week).<br /><br />How about some Dr Hook and Van Morrison… but I think he's Irish…Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034116958711987628.post-21202082248988529502012-01-15T03:49:46.253+11:002012-01-15T03:49:46.253+11:00Janis Joplin, Tom Petty & Stevie Nicks.
Neil ...Janis Joplin, Tom Petty & Stevie Nicks.<br /><br />Neil Young is Canadian so if you were going to make a small Canadian section I'd recommend Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot, KD Lang, Sarah McLachlan,Jan Arden, Sam Roberts & Arcade Fire. <br /><br />I could go on forever for both the US & Canadian playlist :-)SaylorMadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01823120929692973772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034116958711987628.post-85096091333603053112012-01-14T17:00:52.842+11:002012-01-14T17:00:52.842+11:00Oh thanks! Not sure I'll convince the rest of...Oh thanks! Not sure I'll convince the rest of the car on The Doors but that Love song is perfection, and YES to Stevie!<br /><br />Simon & Garfunkle seems to be made for such situations, doesn't it?ejorpinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803356774463998436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7034116958711987628.post-55503817410546265812012-01-14T16:25:19.318+11:002012-01-14T16:25:19.318+11:00late 60s california: the doors! and Love's for...late 60s california: the doors! and Love's forever changes and THE BEACH BOYS!! maybe some nancy & lee? some stevie wonder 'innervisions' if you want something funkier?<br /><br />i know they're a bit newer, but calexico and lambchop?<br /><br />listening to Simon & Garfunkel's "america" on a bus ride through california is one of the most moving experiences in my life. now you've got me wanting to make a mix cd!!!Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10274586513610935071noreply@blogger.com