In seven days I leave for a very long road trip with the family. We rented a van with two tv’s, and my mom just discovered she can read books on her cellular smart phone, so that will leave me completely unbothered, and free to stare out the window and try to find people who look like they’re getting road head, paint my toenails on the dashboard, and listen to whatever music I want.
(Andy doesn’t let me drive because, while I prefer cars to airplanes, I am afraid of roads when there are other people on them, and have been known to drive off them crying when trucks come to close. I’m considering hypnosis, which I assume will be a less deadly option than drinking.)
But, now that I have all this freedom, I’m stumped trying to put together a playlist to get me through the next 1500 miles.
Which is, ahem, where you come in.
Share you top 5 favorites, and I will share my mega-rad playlist with you on Spotify, plus, I’ll pick one of you to win a $100 Visa Gift card to buy a year’s worth or Spotify with, or liquor, honestly, I don’t care what you use it for, it’s your money.
All you have to do is leave me a comment with 5 of your favorite songs. Have more than 5? No problem, you can enter as much as you want.
I’ll close this contest tonight (February 16th) at 11:59pm EST, then I will randomly draw one (1) winner, and mail the prize upon email confirmation.
1. Nine Inch Nails “With Teeth”
2. Tori Amos “Past the Mission”
3. Unwritten Law “Seeing Red”
4. Sublime “My Ruca”
5. Lennon Murphy “Brake of Your Car”
Enjoy the music & your trip! <3
1. Joy Division “Decades”
2. Ramones “Poisoned Heart”
3. Gorillaz “Feel Good Inc”
4. The Bravery “Honest Mistake”
5. Nine Inch Nails “We’re In This Together”
Thank you for hosting this giveaway
Louis
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1) Brand New – “Okay I believe you but my tommy gun don’t”
2) Broken Bells – “Vaporize”
3) Bon Iver – “Towers”
4) The XX – “VCR”
5) Silver Sun Pickups – “Rusted Wheel”
I know this is late, but I have to share this song anyway! It’s one of my very favorite new favorites and I literally cannot stop listening to it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghb6eDopW8I&ob=av2n
1) Hallelujah- Rufus Wainright
2) After the Storm- Mumford & Sons
3) Head Full of Doubt Road Full of Promise- Avett Brothers
4) Intervention- Arcade Fire
5) Jesus, Etc.- Wilco
Hey Brittany!! Thanks for hosting this giveaway…I am competely digging reading everyone’s list and discovering new singers/bands..making a list of songs to listen to! Several groups I have never heard of and am excited to check em out and do some song shopping on Itunes. A few Q’s for you! 1) Can you please tell me how or if you have to will you remove my last name on my comments (I have never left a comment & thought I had to leave my last name…oblivious to others posts! DOH!FACEPALM! Thanks Britt! 2) Can anyone tell me about “Spotify?” I have heard of it and seen FB friends posts on listening to this or that on Spotify but don’t know how that all works…I currently get all my music (for a family of 4…hubby is a music lover..we have much different taste in music!…then have a teen and preteen girls who love music…and I totally dig ALL genres..LOVE music…so on average on Itunes between the 4 of us we purchase at least 20 songs/week…I am always scouring around for old tunes I have forgotten about in my 39 years…NEW stuff I have never heard of (that is why I am so excited about this post and all these suggestions…how about some from you Britt! Would love that! Thanks everyone and congrats to the lucky winner!!! Do this again sometime…(with/without incentive)…maybe have readers send in playlists with their unique titles..ex: 1) Dreadmill music 2) HS first kiss list 3) HS ‘gotta get over him’ list 4) Songs that make u look out the car window in a daze imagining yourself in some heart wrenching music video….ect…anyone have unique playlist titles? ect…thanks for reading and any comments are greeeeaaat!
1) Zak and Sara -Ben Folds
2) Much to Young to Feel This Damn Old -Garth Brooks
3) the Middle -Jimmy Eat World
4) Scenes from an Italian Restaurant -Billy Joel
5) I Walk the Line -J. Cash
1. Bob Dylan “That’s My Daughter in the Water”
2. Peter, Bjorn and John “Young Folks”
3. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros “Home”
4. Jay Z “Forever Young”
5. Nelly Furtado “Powerless”
Good luck with the drive!
1. Black Eyed Peas “Imma Be”
2. Josh Turner “Would You Go With Me”
3. David Grey “This Year’s Love”
4. Bodeens “Idaho”
5. Big Head Todd and the Monsters “Bittersweet”
We’ve driven across the country (well, North to South) several times…good tunes are ESSENTIAL.
This is a repeat for some reason but I’m not able to find my original 1-5…Hopefully it’s in there, those were great songs…
Bob Dylan “That’s My Daughter”
Peter, Bjorn and John “Young Folks”
Edward Sharpie and the Magnetic Zeros “Home”
don’t remember the other two I had listed, sorry!
6. Black Eyed Peas “Imma Be”
7. Josh Turner “Would You Go With Me”
8. David Grey “This Year’s Love”
9. Bodeens “Idaho”
10. Big Head Todd and the Monsters “Bittersweet”
We’ve driven across the country (well, North to South) several times…good tunes are ESSENTIAL.
11. Bob Dylan “Like a Rolling Stone”
12. Van Morrisson “Into the Mystic”
13. Estelle “American Boy”
14. Crowded House “Weather With You”
15. Eve 6 “Open Road Song”
Moby “Extreme Ways”
Bruce Springsteen “Thunder Road”
Carbon Leaf “Life Less Ordinary”
Pitt Bull featuring Akon “Shut it Down”
Black Eyed Peas “Meet Me Halfway”
Jay Z (Alicia Keys) “Empire State of Mind”
More good ones depending on your mood.
The Beatles- Something
Beyonce- Countdown
Stevie Wonder- Isn’t She Lovely
Erasure- A Little Respect
ELO- Strange Magic
OMG. A Little Respect? Reminds me of the summer I was 17 and fell in love with an older guy. He didn’t love me. But I miss him!
Absolutley anything from the following artists will equal an amazing playlist!
1. Radiohead
2. Madonna
3. Explosions In The Sky
4. Broken Social Scene
5. Built to Spill
6. MGMT
7. Foster the People
8. Arcade Fire
9. Adele
10. Dave Matthews Band
I know the contest is over, but I thought I would share anyway:
Favorite songs *lately* that are most road trip-apropo(ever is too hard on my brain, I can’t choose):
1. “Furr” Blitzen Trapper
2. “I Walked” Sifjan Stevens
3. “Coming Down” Dum Dum Girls
4. “Letter to Memphis” Pixies
5. “Montreal” The Weeknd
Enjoy!
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Also, my damned phone wouldn’t let me scroll down in the comments box to delete that supernumerous “5”. Sorry.
I wanted to read them all and not repeat, but I was not about to read the 230 comments ahead of me–BTW I love reading your blog, this is my first time commenting though :D–These are the songs that I would like to listen to during a long road trip, hope you will too!:
-MGMT “Weekend Warriors”
-Death Cab for Cutie “Passenger Seat”
-Aerosmith “Back in the Saddle Again”
-The Darkness “Love is Only a Feeling”
-John Denver “Take Me Home, Country Road”
-Sublime “Doin Time”
-Everclear “Santa Monica”
-Foo Fighters “Everlong”
-Kings of Leon “Closer”
-Led Zeppelin “When the Levee Breaks”
-Modest Mouse “Missed the Boat”
-Third Eye Blind “Motorcycle Drive-By”
-The Black Keys “Tighten Up”
-LMFAO “Party Rock Anthem”
Indigo Girls “Get Out the Map”
Sonia Dada “You Don’t Treat Me No Good”
John Hiatt “Have a Little Faith in Me
Lenka “The Show”
Ingrid Michaelson “The Way I Am”
I’m so not a music person. And all of them would be country that I would recommend, so I can’t help you there.
But…When I’m driving and get scared I hold my breath and shut my eyes until I think I’m past it. This often causes screams from the passengers. I guess I’ll have to work on this before I have kids.
1. Hurricane- Something Corporate
2. The Calculation- Regina Spektor
3. Higher- Matt Nathanson
4. Poses- Rufus Wainwright
5. I Want You- Rachael Yamagata
“Dream On” — Aerosmith
“Rebel Yell” — Billy Idol or KISS
“Tiny Dancer” — Elton John
“Everlong” — Foo Fighters
“Imagine” — John Lennon
1. Rolling in the Deep – Adele
2. Pussy – Lords of Acid
3. Fruitcakes – Jimmy Buffett
4. Teeth – Lady Gaga
5. This Party Took a Turn for the Douche – Garfunkel and Oates
1. Colby Caillet – Bubbly
2. Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros – Home
3. Elvis Presley – Suspicious Minds
4. Glen Hansgard and Marketa Irglova – Falling Slowly
5. The Avett Brothers – I and I love you
6. Leighton Meester – Give in to me (caution, its a totally hot song that might make you wanna have sex with Andy like right there and then, pull over first)
7. REM – What’s the frequency Kenneth
8.Kid Rock – Lonely Road of Faith
9.Hootie and the Blowfish – Time
10.Winter Sleep – Weighty Ghost
I know this is totally late, but you should add
“somebody that I used to know” by gotye
and
“the Walk” by Mayer Hawthorne
to your playlist :)
More!
1. Built to Spill – Car
2. Laura Veirs – July Flame
3. Lykke Li- I Follow Rivers
4. Sugarcubes – Mama
5. Candi Staton- When Hearts Grow Cold
6. George Harrison – If Not For You
7. Pickwick – Hacienda Hotel
8. Warpaint – Composure
Aaaaand:
9. Sharon Van Etten – One Day
10.Metric – Help, I’m Alive
11.British Sea Power – Waving Flags
12.Stornoway – Zorbing
13.Elliot Brood – Northern Air
Hey, I know im too late for the giveaway but you need to listen to this song. “The Shape of Us” by Ian Britt. Its amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q49eyWkrac8