I don’t think I know that one.
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In 11th place, scoring 6 points, @miliboo with The Sea by Morcheeba
It’s a nice, laid back song with beautiful vocals. A bit too laid back for my taste. It would have needed a little bit more oomph to be ranked higher.
This is the part of the road trip where people die, or at least get left behind at the nearest service area
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Narrator: The kids also hated it
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I couldn’t be arsed to edit my own version.
Michael J Fox could actually play. It’s overly apparent when actors fake on an instrument.
In 10th place, scoring 7 points, @ChrisV with Get Me Some by The Waifs
It’s a nice, laid back song with beautiful vocals. A bit too laid back for my taste. It would have needed a little bit more oomph to be ranked higher.
No, you do not experience deja-vu and that’s not a printing error either. Those songs are just somewhat similar. You’ll notice that more uptempo songs will score better because I prefer those in general and specifically when driving.
lol
Tier 3: Road to Nowhere
In 9th place, scoring 8 points, @Twist with So Low by Ocean Colour Scene
This is the third laid back song in a row. We get a little more rock and a harmonica to make this song to make this one a bit more interesting.
Every time “laid back” was mentioned as a negative I expected to pop up. Happy ending up nowhere.
In 8th place, scoring 9 points, @JohnnyTruant with Jockey Full Of Bourbon by Tom Waits
It has nice latin melody that I can shake my maracas to. I enjoy Tom Waits’ deep voice but I could do without his mumbling.
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In 7th place, scoring 10 points, @skydiver8 with In God’s Country by U2
Love 'em or hate 'em, this is archetypal U2 through and through: a catchy tune built around Bono’s unique voice and The Edge’s guitar work. I fall on the love 'em side of the spectrum (80s U2> 90s U2> 00s U2, then I stopped paying attention). While this isn’t their best work it’s still solid enough to beat half the field.
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Tier 4: Scenic Route
In 6th place, scoring 11 points, @NotBruceZ with Chicken Man by Indigo Girls
Pretty much all I know about the Indigo Girls is from the bit Tig Notaro did during her comedy special. I don’t think their music ever made to Europe. So let’s see what we have here.
The song starts out slow which is okay. Once it gets going around the 1:30 mark it’s a varied song which makes it interesting and sets it apart from the field so far.
Less shouting Chickenman over and over next time, please.
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Was written about the American heartland iirc. That’s good.
In 5th place, scoring 12 points, @Suzzer99 with Sweet Emotion by Aerosmith
This is the good old Aerosmith when they still played rock’n’roll. Before they figured out they can just release the same song (Cryin, Amazing, Crazy) three times and still make millions.
You can’t go wrong with a good rock song for a road trip and this is almost like it’s made for driving. Familiarity hurt it a bit and the upcoming songs are also pretty good.
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I was cool with not doing well because my picks are too overplayed, but losing to Aerosmith ffs.
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Most of the Joshua Tree album is basically about their fascination with america, good and bad. I think it’s why it resonated so deeply here. even the songs that aren’t specifically about American things (Red Hill Mining Town, Mothers of the Disappeared) could apply to America.
The reason they played the whole album on an anniversary tour in 2017 is because the messages of those songs are relevant again now…see the Trump’s America thread.
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In 4th place, scoring 13 points, @LikeClockwork with Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away) by Deftones
I hadn’t listened to the Deftones for a long time. This takes me back 20 years when this along with My Own Summer (Shove It) and Change (In the House of Flies) got a lot of play in my playlists. I always liked the juxtaposition of the wails and shouting, and how they respectively contrast or complement the distorted guitars.
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