The Ride in Music Reflections

We had the Phoenix trip recapped in pictures - made up pictures at that. and now we have Atlanta brought to you in songs heard on the radio and the rambling memories they brought. We have the top 9 songs of the trip countdown (because 10 is over-rated):

9. Phil Collins - Paradise

First of all i have an undying love for Phil Collins.. how can you not love man? Second, i have an undying love for Phil Collins.

8. Tom Petty - I Won't Back down

Tom Petty brings me to the last quarter at Cedarville with my ladies. It was Ms. Gina that introduced me to Live and Tom Petty and we must of listened to Mary Jane a million times as we drove between Xenia and the 'ville. Since then "T.P." has always had a special part in my heart.

7. Semisonic - Closing Time

The song came out the year before i graduated high school and this particular day on the radio on, once again, a drive between Xenia and the 'ville with my first roommate of the 'ville experience. I had an extremely difficult time adjusting to life at the ville and being so far away from home. It was fall and i remember staring out the window getting lost in the passing trees and really listening to the lyrics hoping that they were true. that as one door closed another would open and that i would soon find my place at Cedarville and college and life. I did eventually. But the song brought back that seemingly innocent drive (and it was) that day.

6. Nelly Furtado - I'm Like a Bird

I was first introduced to Nelly by Shinn. I think it was one of the many occasions while i lived with the cult that he called and said. I'm coming over in 5 min be ready. and we went up to a Billy T's. [apparently doing homework on friday night was unacceptable to him.] We were drivin back from the event, i feeling particularly low... who knows why - probalby a result of one of my most recent stupid decisions. and he popped in his new Nelly Furtado cd. i was captivated. when he dropped me off, i borrowed the cd and sat in my room listening to it over and over and reading the lyrics to soak it all up. i loved it. loved it.

5. Marcy Playground - Sex & Candy

ohh high school, i remember driving around in leona's car and singing at the top of our lungs. driving the drag! ha! for those not familar with my "high school drag" it was sonic, down one of the main roads to main street, turning around in the gas station and then back... like a 4 mile one stop light drag. small life i'm telling you.

4. Journey - Separate Ways

love journey ... how can you not! Lordy i'm a product of the 80's i tell you. I went and saw them in concert with a large cult group including the bests it was great. We listened to the CD all the way to Pine Knob and pretty much got a contact high from the pot being smoked around us. such good times.

3. Heart - All i Wanna do Is Make love to You

again. love heart. and again... a reminder of the Cedarville days. The second roomie of the year loved heart and introduced me to the group. We used to crank it in the dorm and dance around. This one was one of my favorites and as i left the 'ville to go back home i made a mix tape of all the great songs that defined my time there. This was one of them. It's not played on the radio often...so a real jem when i happened across it on the drive to Atlanta.

2. Old Crow Medicine Show - Wagon Wheel

This one might be cheating a little bit. All the other songs were on the radio and complete happenstance. Where as, this one... was on a cd i brought with me. But i am soooo loving this song these days. For some reason, unbeknownst to me, i am determined to memorize the darn thing. i love songs with lots of lyrics and the sound of the song is great... i must have listened to this song 30 times, easy in the last 48 hours. i just keep going over and over it and it never gets old. I don't know why some songs are that way. Another one of those was, Matchbox 20's, Unwell which also got played 30 or more times on a former trip to Atlanta.

and now... without further adieu...

1. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

it's classic. bottom line. but the memory attached was one recently formed within the last year. On my last trip to Atlanta back in March, i gave a ride back to my very proper Aunt to detroit. I love my aunt to pieces as we are much alike. But she is slightly on the proper side. and i was playing through my mp3 music and on comes Bohemian Rhapsody.. and we drove along singing together at the top of our lungs and as loud as the radio would go... "Mama... i just killed a man... " an awesome memory.