i finally forced myself to figure out how to transfer my iTunes account from my college laptop to my photo-editing/work computer (youtubing music videos was getting OLD). besides the fact that it was INCREDIBLY easy it reminded me how integral music is in my life (i have a LOT of music... it's going to take 3.2 days to download everything apparently, and what eclectic taste i developed over my 23 years of existence...
when i put my iTunes on shuffle 'smack that' was followed by 'mama mia'
and as if that weren't awkward enough, 'mountain music' by alabama came on next.
obviously my taste in music encompasses many genres ;) screamish music is really the only thing i can't handle
one of the things i LOVE about my vehicle is the 10-cd changer. i realize that now-a-days in fancy new cars you can plug your iPod in, but that isn't a viable option for HOSS. and since the vw bug i previously drove only had a cassett player, a cd changer is CRAZY AWESOME. so i have 10 mixed cds in the changer at all times, as well as an additional cd in the front. i've been listening to cd #7 fairly regularly - it's perfect spring-time-in-the-country-riding-with-the-windows-down music (next to you, next to me by shenandoah is my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE on this cd... but that's for another post)
usually on my late night drives home i listen to a local country radio station, but after the taste my iTunes account gave me of my hodge-podge music pairings i decided to switch it up.
it was late (around 11:30), so no one was on the roads and it was completely dark.
PRIME 'pretend i'm in a music video while belting these songs out at the top of my lungs' conditions.
and so i did just that.
for one car ride it didn't matter that i hadn't figured out how to make my pricing more attractive in photoshop or that i sat and stared at my lightroom collection and didn't clean it out like i was supposed to, or that really i only checked off one thing on my to-do list last night (help danny set up his mp3 player for his long car ride today).
music has a way of making those inadequacies fall away, even if only for my brief 30 minute trek.
there is just something about a good playlist/mixed cd that can make your to-dos less daunting and help time pass a little quicker. it isn't always about the actual songs. it doesn't just matter which songs are on the cd, they have to flow together; the transition songs build a bridge between genres and tempos. it's something that is often over-looked when constructing good mixed cds.
with that, i give you: mixed cd #5 (i think i created this during my junior year of college - maybe senior)
it only has one country song, which is EXTREMELY unusual, but there are some real GEMS nonetheless - enjoy :)
and if you make this mix yourself, you will NOT be disappointed.
and if you make this mix yourself, you will NOT be disappointed.
1. leavin - jesse mccartney
2. ice ice baby - vanilla ice
3. rock & roll - eric hutchinson
4. body language - jesse mccartney
5. buy you a drink - t pain
6. sexy can i - ray j
7. right now (na na na na) - akon
8. dynamite - taoi cruz
9. magic - b.o.b.
10. Jesse's girl - rick springfield
11. walls fall down - bedian sound clash
12. you - jason michael carol
13. i'm yours - jason mraz
14. save - the rocket summer
15. chariot - gavin degraw
16. ride with me - nelly
17. getaway - holiday parade
18. all over now - eric hutchinson
19. what the hell - avril lavigne
20. hot in here - nelly
21. lookin for a good time - lady antebellum
Have you heard of GirlTalk? You would like him! He's a DJ and he does mixes of all kinds of songs you wouldn't normally hear together. I listen to them in the car or when I go for a run. They're free downloads from his site!!
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