Ya know, untill I got my GMC Jimmy, I’ve never been a big fan of music in general. I couldn’t grasp why people would take music so seriously, spend hundreds of dollars on it, or even proclaim "Music is my *life[/]! Most of all, the act of turning the music all the way up boggled my brain, and annoyed the hell out of me. This changed when I tagged along with my granny and mom to visit a relative in Georgia. My grandma has a habit of constantly talking, to the point where I become seriously stressed out just by listening to her voice, and the only thing that kept me from kicking her out of the car at 70 MPH was my trusty portable CD player, and a volume button that went all the way up to 11. Ever since then music has had a little bit more meaning.
I’ve now been driving for about two years, and have found that I MUST turn the volume all the way up for a select few songs. Otherwise, I am not doing them, or myself justice. They are as follows:
Long Cool Lady in a Black Dress by the Hollys. Baaaaaaaadass song. And the faster you’re driving the better it is. Five additional points of coolness if a burnt out on the edge cop with nothing to lose, and a crazed psychopath, are in the middle of a knife fight on top of your vehicle while it’s playing.
American Woman Lenny Kravitz. I think plenty of people here have said this is a terrible cover song…I’m really not even sure what a cover song is, but I love it. The lyrics don’t mean much to me, but the beat and the singers voice make it a great tune to rock out to.
Vertigo by U2. This only seems to come on while I’m driving to my friends house on the fastest road available to drive on for miles around. hmm.
Magic Carpet Ride Steppenwolf. I nominate this diddy as the funkiest song of this generation. I have a hard time wrapong my mind around the reality of people disliking this song. Squares.
Benny and the Jets by Elton John. Very surreal beat. I can’t listen to it without pictureing myself at a fair or carnival for some reason.
and Welcome to the Jungle
I’m positive I’m forgetting some.
What are yours?