Songs of Wandering (Aengus)

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Posted by Amanda | Posted in | Posted on 8:46 PM

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. "Map of the World" by Monsters of Folk
  2. "Gobbledigook" by Sigur Ros
  3. "Comme Des Enfants" by Coeur de Pirate
  4. "Cayman Islands" by Kings of Convenience
  5. "Mexico" by James Taylor
  6. "Amsterdam" by Coldplay
  7. "Under African Skies" by Paul Simon
  8. "Aqueous Transmission" by Incubus
  9. "Montmartre" by Django Reinhardt
  10. "Shanghai" by Ed Harcourt
  11. "Space Oddity" by David Bowie (Seu Jorge version from the soundtrack of "Life Aquatic")
  12. "Midnight Train to Georgia" by Gladys Knight & The Pips
  13. "Chicago" by Frank Sinatra
  14. "Ohio" by Damien Jurado
  15. "River Road" by Crystal Gale
  16. "Appalachia Waltz" by Mark O'Connor (solo cello version performed by Yo-Yo Ma)
  17. "Homesick" by Kings of Convenience

Travelin' Man

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Posted by Cabeza | Posted in | Posted on 10:32 PM

  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.



We're back!

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Posted by Scrumpestuous D | Posted in | Posted on 11:40 AM

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

Some Days You Gotta Dance

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Posted by Amanda | Posted in | Posted on 10:16 PM

Popular/mainstream music concerts I have attended in my lifetime: NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, Philly Chili Cookoff (Pinmonkey, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, etc.), Dixie Chicks, Warped Tour (The Starting Line, The All-American Rejects, Brand New, Less Than Jake, etc.), Coldplay, and Imogen Heap.

This playlist kinda cracks me up; however, in no way is it representative of all my concert going experiences. I grew up attending concerts by the Philadelphia Orchestra (it was sort of my family's version of Family Home Evening--we had season tickets to a lot of cool stuff back then). Once I got to BYU, I went to tons of free recitals and inexpensive concerts. One of my favorite memories of my BYU years involve a big group of us driving down to MOAB for the annual music festival there. We trekked up to the top of a mesa overlooking the Colorado River, gathered under a white tent, and--as the sun set--listened to a piano quintet perform classics by Russian masters like Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff. I spent most of my free time on a London study abroad watching plays and musicals, but I got to see a few concerts there, too. Then during the year I lived in D.C. I was lucky enough to catch a lot of concerts at the Kennedy Center for free, as well as a few others for pretty cheap. Anyway, I offer these details as a stand-in for a more legit, comprehensive playlist...

And then there's the readings I've attended. Sure, they're not musical concerts, but they're arguably similar, right? Eh, I'll spare you that, at least. :)

  • (God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You - NSYNC
  • Larger Than Life - Backstreet Boys
  • Barbed Wire and Roses - Pinmonkey
  • Independence Day - Martina McBride
  • Where the Green Grass Grows - Tim McGraw
  • Some Days You Gotta Dance - Dixie Chicks
  • Best of Me - The Starting Line
  • Swing, Swing - The All-American Rejects
  • The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot - Brand New
  • Look What Happened - Less Than Jake
  • Till Kingdom Come - Coldplay*
  • Just For Now - Imogen Heap

*This song is actually a tribute to Johnny Cash. Coldplay first wrote it with the idea in mind of one day performing it with Cash, but he died before they could do it. At the concert, they performed a killer cover of "Ring of Fire" before playing "Till Kingdom Come."

Great Big Sled...

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Posted by Carlos the Great | Posted in | Posted on 7:39 PM

Hi guys,

I already posted my Christmas setlist, but I wanted to post this song as well. I bought it last year, but it didn't really hit me how much I loved it until this Christmas season. Now it's definitely one of my favorites! Don't know what's going on with Grooveshark, but YouTube has it, enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzMeZI7fNJg

'Tis the Season

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Posted by Carlos the Great | Posted in | Posted on 6:39 PM

Sorry guys, I've been getting behind on my playlists. Here's my Christmas set...

1) Another Christmas Song - Stephen Colbert
2) First Snow - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
3) Christmastime - Smashing Pumpkins
4) Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24) - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
5) Don't Shoot Me Santa - The Killers
6) Christmas Canon - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
7) Oh Come All Ye Faithful - Twisted Sister
8) Faith Noel - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
9) Oi to the World - No Doubt
10) Grown-Up Christmas List - Michael Buble
11) Silent Night - Sarah McLachlan
12) Wizards in Winter - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
13) Last Christmas - Jimmy Eat World
14) Anno Domine - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
15) We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Weezer
16) My Little Drum - Vince Guaraldi Trio
17) O Come All Ye Faithful - Weezer
18) Do You Hear What I Hear? - Bing Crosby
19) A Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives
20) Feliz Navidad - Jose Feliciano
21) Hark the Herald Angels Sing - Vince Guaraldi Trio

I was there

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Posted by Cabeza | Posted in | Posted on 12:39 PM

Since Scrumpestuous D is globetrotting this week, he and I are swapping our turns.

The theme for the coming week's posts is going to be concert memories--songs that represent shows you've witnessed. Outstanding performances, fun shows, whatever. Let us know what you heard.
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