Every year, WXPN-FM, the public radio station affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania, does an 885 Music Countdown of some sort, and enlists the ballots of its listeners. This year’s theme is the 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs. For me, that means songs that make me want to roll down the window, bash the steering wheel, scream and shout at the top of my lungs, and delight and/or annoy other drivers on the road.
Allow me to share my ballot with you. Counting down from #10…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO-KhH_mfzc&feature=related[/youtube]
10. The Black Crowes- “Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sedeZoApIQk&feature=related[/youtube]
9. The Ramones- “Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubBpu3MHmtM&feature=related[/youtube]
8. Mott the Hoople- “All the Way From Memphis”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiTSmv0xCWI[/youtube]
7. The Pretenders- “Middle of the Road”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE2fnYpwrng[/youtube]
6. Martha & the Vandellas- “Heat Wave”
Back tomorrow with my Top 5. Be sure to bring your heart medicine…