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The Songs I Will Always Stop And Listen To While Driving  

elRoginBoca 65M
55 posts
11/19/2018 5:19 am
The Songs I Will Always Stop And Listen To While Driving


Update: 10:54am

You know what's scary about today's social media? I went to YouTube to play a few of these this morning and ALMOST ALL of these songs showed in the right column to choose from . . . Big Brother is HERE and it's not the BBC (the English one perverts . . . ) just like Orwell wrote about . . .

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You know the routine on this one . . . driving a bit of a distance and you’re playing with the radio or Sirius and then you hear those first few chords . . . that’s it for surfing for a few minutes . . . this song is going to be listened to all the way through. For many of these songs there’s a common reason . . . I really love the melody, not necessarily the words. The sole exception to this is The Boxer, which was the first song in my years I learned all the words to because it was such an interesting song. Frankly, it’s hard to turn the dial when I hear ANY Simon & Garfunkel or Who song, as they are my two favorites. There’s a few more I could have added, so Honorable Mention goes to Lynyrd Skynyrd’s ‘Sweet Home Alabama’, ‘You Can’t Change That’ by Raydio, Herb Alpert’s ‘A Taste Of Honey’, Three Night’s ‘Joy To The World’, The Spinners 'Games People Play', Dave Brubeck's 'Take Five' and even Neil Sedaka’s ‘Bad Blood’.

Chicago’s ‘25 Or 6 To 4’

It might not have been the biggest selling single but I suspect there’s been no song PLAYED more on the radio than this one on Classic Rock stations. The Brass section makes this so special, as well as the quick opening that really drags you in.

Blue Oyster Cult’s ‘Don’t Fear The Reaper’

Two reasons this makes the list. First, how many songs start off this fast and keep the pace? Also, my college, Hobart, plays a big role in Eric Bloom joining the band!

David Bowie’s ‘Modern Love’

When I went out Clubbing in Manhattan this was my favorite song to dance to. Given how many great Bowie songs there are (and never also forget Bowie’s place in history as the first artist to issue debt against his future royalties) this one sometimes gets forgotten, but the upbeat feel keeps me glued.

Smokey Robinson’s ‘Cruisin’

This song holds a special place for me because it was the song I wanted for the first dance on my wedding day, only to be turned down by the Lawrence Welk wannabees of a band, who didn’t want to learn it . . . and my then wife refused to make it a point of contention. A fantastic song to play for a romantic night, under candlelight.

The Who’s ‘Love Reign O’er Me’ & ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’

My two favorite Who songs . . . I know the debate over what group is the best in rock history will always be fought but for my money they are the greatest band of all time, talent wise, when you include Keith Moon on drums. If you want some chills, go watch the end of The Concert For NY, after 9/11, when they played Won’t Get Fooled Again for a large audience of NY First Responders and watch the crowd reaction . . . like a weight being taken off their shoulders. And Love Reign O’er Me, from Quadrophenia, is one of the most haunting and beautiful tunes you can hear.

Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘The Boxer’ & ‘Hazy Shade of Winter’

Has there EVER been a better songwriter produced in America than Paul Simon? The first winner of the George Gershwin Award for Popular Music and well deserving! So experimental too! African music, Caribbean music, partner with Art and solo artist extraordinaire! I was at the 1986 Concert in Central Park and I was there for his Farewell Tour earlier this year . . . 76 years old and playing two straight hours! And how many of you even remember he wrote Hazy Shade of Winter for example?

Seals & Crofts’ ‘Summer Breeze’

I saw this duo in Cleveland at Blossom in the mid-1970’s, my first real concert as a thanks to my Aunt and Uncle. While remembered for this song today they truly had a of other fun songs to listen to, particularly a melodic masterpiece named East Of Ginger Trees’, which was actually the flip side of the Summer Breeze single! Summer Breeze was such a simple song to listen to at any time, never mind Summertime.

The Smith’s ‘How Soon Is Now’

I came across this one by accident, as it was used as a background for a Japanese female wrestler’s (it’s a long story) highlight film and was completely struck by how much fun the song was to listen to. I can’t even tell you what the song is really about because I was so caught up in the melody.

Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’

Okay, the most underappreciated woman in modern music to me is Christine McVie . . . just had to get that out first. When she rejoined the band I rejoiced and then got to see them here a few years back. One of the few bands that sounds the same live as in the studio. Love the rhythm of this song and even though it was kind of a downer in message (it’s about the divorces the band was going through at the time) it’s such a fun listen.

Blondie’s ‘Atomic’

This gem is also kind of like Bowie’s Modern Love as it gets lost because of so many other better known Blondie songs but it’s my favorite one of theirs. And it doesn’t hurt that they were one of the featured bands in that straight to DVD movie about CBGB, which was actually not a bad little film, as anything Alan Rickman touched was the better for it. Just a terrific instrumental.

Bryan Adams’ ‘Summer of ‘69’

This hit me like a kind of a throwback to a song that was so popular in the 50’s and 60’s. I also thought that this one and the next one were highlights of Live Aid. Just like so many above, so hard to turn away from.

Paul Young’s ‘Why Don’t You Come Back’

I have the Live Aid DVD and once a year will take it out to watch some of it and I NEVER skip this song. I thought Young kind of stole the show until Queen’s incredible segment with this song. Just a fun song to listen to.

Buffalo Springfield’s ‘For What It’s Worth’

The classic anti-war song but it also holds a somewhat strange place in my heart for another reason. I went to sleepaway camp and one year we used this song’s melody as the background for the Alma Mater portion of the camp’s Color War, so it did also get used for ‘War’ purposes – LOL . . . even if you are not a leftist you can enjoy the rhythms of this one.

There's plenty more too!

elRoginBoca 65M

11/19/2018 5:57 am

Have fun debating this one!


maturebicouple61 63M/60F
15 posts
11/19/2018 6:35 am

Buddy and I driving through downtown Oshawa Ontario (240ZX)cleaning out ashtray(cars had ashtrays back then hehehehehe) adding little hash to it,getting little mellow hear a song for the first time come on the radio that blows my mind then and still does today(no Drugs)

Phil Collins In The Air Tonight


elRoginBoca replies on 11/19/2018 6:37 am:
Actually, I could have added Easy Lover to my list too . . . that's my favorite Phil Collins song.

luvgluv19 75M

11/19/2018 6:57 am

Pink Floyd


Cuseguy19752 48M

11/19/2018 7:36 am

Good selection


elRoginBoca 65M

11/19/2018 7:42 am

A Syracuse guy giving a Hobart guy a compliment??? Are you a Lax fan?


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