Setlist Society

1. "Girl You Know It's True" from Milli Vanilli: Greatest Hits by Milli Vanilli
2. "Phantom of the Opera (Remix)" (Unknown Source)
3. "Bring Me To Life" from Fallen by Evanescence
4. "I Am A Paleontologist" from Here Comes Science by They Might Be Giants
5. "Heut ist mein Tag" from Jasmin by Blumchen
6. "Every Other Time" from Life is Good by LFO
7. "I'm On a Boat" from I'm On a Boat (Single) by The Lonely Island
8. "Turtle Power" from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Original Soundtrack by Partners in Kryme
9. "Yo No Soy Esa Mujer" from Paulina by Paulina Rubio
   
10. "Poetically Pathetic" from The Possibility and the Promise by Amber Pacific
11. "It's All About the Pentiums" from Running With Scissors by Weird Al Yankovic
12. "Gettin Jiggy Wit It" from Big Willie Style by Will Smith
13. "Wunderkind" from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by Alanis Morissette
14. "It's Gonna Be Me" from No Strings Attached by *NSYNC
15. "Heaven" from Heaven by DJ Sammy and Yanou
16. "Bastian's Happy Flight" from The Never Ending Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Klaus Doldinger
    

For #1 is a remix. I actually prefer the original, but it's not an option. I'd have the song itself if iTunes would get some real Milli Vanilli music already.

#4 isn't THAT guilty of a pleasure, but given that it's on an album geared toward kids and I get a kick out of it, I feel like it belongs. #10 is mostly a guilty pleasure because the band describes themselves as emo rock, which makes me uncomfortable.

I waited a week to post the new theme because I figured people were still getting back into the swing of posting. Looks like it mostly worked, and we got four out of six posts up!

While you enjoy everyone's traveling setlists, start compiling the guilty pleasures and the past follies that are hiding in your music collection. We've all got them.

These setlists might be a little shorter than usual, but that's okay. I'm sure we'll all enjoy seeing a glimpse into the shadowy corners of everyone's iTunes.

I don't really have a ton of songs that I would call normal road trip/travel tunes, so instead I picked music that always makes me think of specific travels I've made over the course of my life.

1. "Green River" from Chronicle: 20 Greatest Hits by Creedence Clearwater Revival
2. "Thunderbird" from The Spine by They Might Be Giants
3. "The Way You Do the Things You Do" from My Girl: The Very Best of the Temptations by The Temptations
4. "Endless Love" from Number 1's: Diana Ross & The Supremes by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
5. "Hey Jude" from Mono Masters, vol. 2 by The Beatles
6. "Mr. Roboto" from The Best of Styx by Styx
7. "The Beatles, pt. 2" from The Very Best of Stars on 45 by Stars on 45
8. "Take a Letter Maria" from R.B. Greaves by R.B. Greaves
9. "Your Guts (I Hate 'Em)" from We're Not Happy 'til You're Not Happy by Reel Big Fish
10. "You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You" from The Summit: In Concert by Frank Sinatra
11. "The Way You Look Tonight" from My Best Friend's Wedding by Tony Bennett
12. "I Don't Wanna Be In Love (Dance Floor Anthem)" from Good Morning Revival by Good Charlotte
13. "I Will Survive" from Fashion Nugget by Cake
14. "Hi de Ho Man" from The Scat Song by Cab Calloway

Note that the Sinatra recording I have is from their live album as opposed to the studio version in the Grooveshark playlist.

I won't individually label which song reminds me of which trip, but let's just say that among these memories are a trip to CO with Amanda and Baida, my most recent trip to DC, some Duck Beach, and NYC. Enjoy!

• "American Girl" from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• "Where The Streets Have No Name" from The Joshua Tree by U2
• "I Get Around" from All Summer Long by The Beach Boys
• "Rebel Rouser" from Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel by Duane Eddy
• "She Wolf" from She Wolf by Shakira
• "Eleanor" from The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands by The Turtles
• "Jessica" from Brothers and Sisters by The Allman Brothers Band
• "Colorado" from A Sky Underground by Paper Bird
• "Graceland" from Graceland by Paul Simon
• "When I Go" from When I Go - Single by Slow Club
• "Skinny Love" from For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver
• "On and On" from The Sound by Mackintosh Braun
• "Stepping Stone" from Rockferry by Duffy
• "Summer Wind" from Strangers in the Night by Frank Sinatra
• "Jolene" from Jolene by Dolly Parton
• "Search and Destroy" from Raw Power by The Stooges
• "Fortunate Son" from Willy and the Poor Boys by Creedence Clearwater Revival
• "Don't Stop Belevin'" from Escape by Journey
• "Sexual Healing" from Midnight Love by Marvin Gaye
• "It's All Too Much" from Yellow Submarine by The Beatles
• "America" from The Jazz Singer by Neil Diamond
• "Knight Rider Theme" by Stu Phillips
  

There's no getting around it, my list is a roadtrip in a nutshell. When picking the songs, I took in to account several factors, including Americana, a sense of movement, sing-a-long-itude, and handshakefulness. OK, so I've been watching a lot of 30 Rock lately. Basically, it starts out as exciting and fun as any roadtrip, with great songs to sing along to and to encourage you to do some speeding, silly pop song of the moment included (this will become the anthem of the trip whether you like it or not). After a few long jams and odes to our nation, the trip transitions into the part where everyone has decided it would be better to sleep than to keep you company (usually around Idaho). Inevitably, you begin to join them, and decide to wake everyone up with some hard hitting stuff, followed by the requisite power ballad. As soon as those two kids in the back seat (you know who you are) begin to display a bit too much affection for a small car, you call on Marvin to embarrass them out of their sinful ways. Once the palate is cleansed, everyone sings along to the guilty pleasure song of the trip that serves to bind the group together with a secret shame, like conspirators in a murder plot as the black Camaro that is your trip fades into the sunset.

Here's my list--some explicitly about places, some that just seem like they'd be great to listen to while away from home. And track 16 is one of my new favorite songs of all time. This was definitely a fun mix to make. Enjoy!

1. "No Repy" from Beatles for Sale by The Beatles
2. "Mystery Train" from I Forgot to Remember to Forget (single) by Elvis Presley
3. "Route 66" from Route 66 (single) by Nat King Cole
4. "Diner" from Black Sheep by Martin Sexton
5. "Express Crossing" from Jump Start and Jazz by Wynton Marsalis
6. "Hobo Blues" from Thicker than Water by G. Love & Special Sauce
7. "America" from Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel
8. "Freight Train Blues" from Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
9. "Roll My Blues" from Catalpa by Jolie Holland
10. "Southern Cross" from Daylight Again by Crosby, Stills, and Nash
11. "Five State Drive" from Hello Rockview by Less Than Jake
12. "Chicago" from Illinoise by Sufjan Stevens
13. "Hearts and Bones" from Hearts and Bones by Paul Simon
14. "Wagon Wheel" from O.C.M.S. by Old Crow Medicine Show
15. "Never Did No Wanderin' " from A Mighty Wind by The New Main Street Singers
16. "I'm a Steady Rollin' Man" by Robert Johnson
17. "Wandering Boy" from Soon Be Time by Bruce Molsky
18. "Sweet City Woman" from Sweet City Woman by The Stampeders
19. "So Long to the Red River Valley" from Timeless by The Quebe Sisters Band
20. "Black Water" from What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits by The Doobie Brothers
21. "Take the 'A' Train" from Study in Brown by Clifford Brown & Max Roach Quintet
22. "King of the Road" from King of the Road (single) by Roger Miller

The first track is an homage to the immortal Stars on Long Play cassette released by the group Stars on 45. That tape was a staple of Gillins family road trips for as long as I can remember. The rest of the tracks are either songs that have to do with traveling, or songs that make me feel like driving, or maybe both. A lot of songs about trains and a lot that have the word "blues" in the title. Hmm.

Also, I just realized that Shark already used Less Than Jake's "Five State Drive" in another playlist, but I offer no apology. It's a great highway driving song.

And since it seems like we've all been on vacation for a while, this week's theme is Traveling Music!