I requested this to be added as a new product. Struck me while driving to work. But it’s been sitting in MouthPad garage for a week now, so there I go to’drive’ my point home!
The mood is normally different on different kinda drives, so accordingly choice of songs also will vary. So, I decided to make categories at my whim and fancy. The only thing which I have carefully considered is I’test drove’ each song in my mind to make sure they are all road-worthy and it does not become a greatest hits list. Good that I could add a countdown too w/o too much compromise on the mood theme!
Enough of introduction, vroooom .
*0. Daily commute*
-Not much to say. In Bay Area, I listen to KIOI 101.3 for music or KQED 88.5 FM radio for news.
-Flavor of the week. This week its Eminem.
*I. Long Drives*
Top Artists: Hindi-Remixes, Indi-pop
For very reason that it’s a common denominator with so many folks of different tastes piled in one car/van .And in firang-land a foren lingo song blasting out of passing car sure turns a few heads and adds to the zing:)
20. **Dil Chahta Hai Soundtrack**
Maybe because I was throughly impressed with the way this song has been shot in the movie . on a trip to Goa . We have been opening our long picnic drives with DCH almost every time now .
19. **Dance Masti 1/2 *Instant Karma***
Remember, these are the guys who gave us DCH. We found them much before they became happening:). My gangs favourite . esp songs’Jahan teri ye nazar hai’ and’Samane yeh kaun aaya’
18. **Dhoom Pichak *Euphoria***
somehow, I love to play that song on a drive
17. **Dhagala lagli kaL - Remixed *Jalwa II***
It’s one genius of remix. You’ll get to enjoy it if you know marathi.(for its double-meaning lyrics)
16. **Get the party Started *Pink***
We were playing this non-stop while driving around New Yr’03. Got stuck to this and the whole album
*II. Date/Romantic drive*
Top Artists: Eagles, what *she* likes
15. **Fast Car *Tracy Chapman***
With its promise of better tommorow, hopeful lyrics and
soulful voice
14. **Drive *The Cars***
’Who’s gonna drive you home, tonite?’ Best pick-up line you can sing ready-made:)
13. **Hotel California *Eagles***
One of few rock songs females universally like! And gives a good ice-breaker to intro ur high-bro musical taste;)
12. **Sweet Emotion *Aerosmith***
Very sensuous/sexy song to get into groove .
11. **Paradise City *GnR* **
I wanna go, i wanna go, Why don’t you . take me home!
When too much of mush gets onto you, you can use this getaway back to rock;-)If she can stomach it fine, ’wise you’ll ruin the day:)
*III.To get away from it all*
Sometimes you need to drive to destination no-where .
Top artists: Pink Floyd, Aerosmith, G’n’R
10. **Roadhouse Blues *The Doors***
esp the last line . the futures uncertain, the end is always near!
9. **Amazing(/Cryin’/Crazy) *Aerosmith***
in a blink of an eye, you finally see the light!
8. **I don’t wanna miss a thing *Aerosmith***
Gives me a hazaar sad and foreboding feeling when I remember the video/movie shot of Liv touching one of a 100 TV screens with static signal as the ship loses contact with earth. I can’t get that shot outta my head!
7. **Time *Pink Floyd***
The words explain it all:
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
You fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way
Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun
So you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it’s sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in a relative way but you’re older,
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death
Every year is getting shorter never seem to find the time
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way
The time is gone, the song is over,
Thought I’d something more to say
6. **Take me home *Phil Collins***
Makes me feel very home-sick. this is the song to play when u r thru’ with your dumps and it’s time to go home:)
*IV. Pedal To Metal*
Top Artists: Led Zepplin, Who, The doors
5. **Desert Rose *Sting***
Again maybe as the video is based in a car. The song has so many variations in it . good when you feel the rush and are stuck in stop-n-go traffic:)
4. **Rock and Roll *Led Zepplin***
A universal fav insti fest song. One for the road .
3. **Where the streets have no names *U2***
Opening riff . seems u2 delayed the album by six months trying to perfect those riffs!
2. **Take a Look Around *Limp Bizkit***
tho more b’coz catchy MI tune, rock-rappers Limp Bizkit do add to the high .
I know why you wanna hate me
I know why you wanna hate me
I know why you wanna hate me
‘cause hate is all the world has even seen lately
I know why you wanna hate me
I know why you wanna hate me
now, I know why you wanna hate me
‘cause hate is all the world has even seen lately
that’s approx. 5 MPH per line:)
1. **Highway Star *Deep Purple***
The **supreme** driving song ever. Nothing can beat it. During the opening drum beat itself, I am well past the max. speed limit.