Comments on: Ten Tunes To Download Before Your Next Trip

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:16:01 +0000

Well—I’ve been listening to Lemon Jelly’s album for a while now and adore it, as well. Thanks for the suggestion, Jessica! I remember that guy’s vocie from my childhood. He must have narrated film strips or something like that. I just can’t place it!

By: DAVID HAWKE

DAVID HAWKE — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:59:54 +0000

Just came across another one for when you get to missing Canada “An Ode for the Road” by Stompin’ Tom Connors.

By: DAVID HAWKE

DAVID HAWKE — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:31:39 +0000

Hope I never stop traveling! About 16 month on the big one then back to the Antigua Guatemala area to find a new home base, absolutely fell in love with that area last winter, miss it & the friends I made there but a lot of world left to see.

Will still have all of South America, the South Pacific, India, South Africa not to mention Antartica but plan them in shorter trips of a couple months so should have a few years yet. LOL

Mucho gracias for checking on my google glitch.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:16:33 +0000

David — I hope you’re still traveling when Kathryn and I start our adventure! We’ve gotta meet up. I like your style. Got your email too, and checking out plugins and the like for embedding google maps into your blog.

By: DAVID HAWKE

DAVID HAWKE — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:13:39 +0000

Metalica’s Where ever I may roam

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:38:11 +0000

Peter Bjorn and John are highly recommended. Honestly, ‘Writer’s Block’ has been a standard for the past couple of years (in my MP3). And really puts me in a travellin’ mood! It’s a very solid album, in my opinion.

By: Dave and Deb

Dave and Deb — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:00:21 +0000

Well, I already have most of those on my ipod, I like your taste, so I will check out Amsterdam. I don’t think that I know it. I can’t help it whenever I am in Bangkok, I always have One Night Bangkok running through my head. It drives me crazy, but I love that song.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:54:00 +0000

You saw Toto? On a date? That’s cool! Something about that song that I’ve always liked. Still can’t put my finger on it.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:52:42 +0000

Thanks for the recommendation, Steven. But, respectfully will have to decline. CanCon (Canadian content rules for radio) have made me absolutely detest this song. I think I have heard it on radio 179,000x since its release. Enough already! I realize Canada doesn’t have a lot of international hits, but…

Had it not been for Canadian radio ruining this song for me, I would happily include it in the list, as it fits the bill perfectly. Thanks for the suggestion!

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:49:59 +0000

Hey cool—thanks TravelsWithTwo. Which disc is this on? I have both ‘When it Falls’ and ‘Simple Things’ — but checked in my iTunes and couldn’t find it. Oh I see, it’s from ‘The Garden’. Hmmm perhaps I should download? I really like Zero 7, and think that ‘Simple Things’ is a classic album, but a lot of online music nerds/critics seem to hate them. Ah, their music is good. Love the downtempo stuff.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:42:22 +0000

Oh. Thanks for the ‘Lemon Jelly’ suggestion. Hadn’t heard of them before, but reviews have compared them with Boards of Canada, which I adore. Downloading now!

By: Jessica the hedgehog

Jessica the hedgehog — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:21:14 +0000

There’s a song by Lemon Jelly called Ramblin’ Man which is thoroughly enjoyable. Most of the song just involves a man speaking the names of different places around the world (listed here). But the tune is wonderful, his voice is really fantastic, and it’s rather dreamy to think about visiting all of the places he names (or saying “We’ve been there!” when he names a place you’ve already visited).

By: Jen Laceda

Jen Laceda — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:38:00 +0000

Oh…I never understood what Toto’s Africa song was about. Never really thought about it, but thanks for clarifying. Darn, I even saw them in concert. It was a first date with this boy in my college that I really, really, really liked

And One Night In Bangkok, classic!!!

I would download Joe Jackson if I were in New York City getting ready for a night out!! It kinda just reminds me of NY City lights!!

By the way, I responded to your question on my blog

By: TravelsWithTwo

TravelsWithTwo — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:01:41 +0000

You guys, I’d suggest “Throw It All Away” by Zero 7.

Por ejemplo:

Cash it in and throw it all away
Never needed any of it anyway

So you crash, and you burn
Sometimes the road will twist and turn
Some of this, less of that
Forget all about the map, California Rose

Now if that doesn’t say “RTW” to you…

By: Steven Norwich

Steven Norwich — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:58:00 +0000

How about, “Life is a Highway”, by Tom Cochrane. The harmonica on this song is so instantly recognizable, to those who listened to rasio in the early-90s, at least! How could you not love the cheesy line “from the Khyber Pass to Vancouver’s lights?”. Cheeky.