List 5 and Event 2: I plead the fifth
I plead the fifth, your honor.
On the advice of my "beastly" lawyer, I will try and refrain to only one (1) (uno) (un) post per day. Apparently, it's to allow everyone to catch up with my insane thoughts before I fire another salvo. As those who know me can attest, my issue while I'm on the stand is that I have too much to say... which proves that I'm not a criminal, because I can't keep my mouth shut. Strap yourself in and feel the Gs!
On that note, I will combine two (2) (dos) (deux) posts into one (1) (uno) (un) post today: List 5 - Greatest road songs all-time, and Event 2 - Medieval Faires/Festivals.
List 5 - Greatest Road Songs, All-Time
This isn't a list of the greatest songs or bands. These aren't even MY favorite songs. But you know what I'm talking about... you're bored, driving on the motorway/interstate, listening to a drab rock station that's only playing new non-rock crap (and yes, I'm a youngin who's supposed to like that crap). But here it comes.... the crap song ends, and there's a pause... a guitar riff... you know the song... and BAM! the volume goes up, the cigarette is lit, the windows come down, and you're off and singing.
So here they are, the greatest road songs:
10. Stairway to Heaven/Led Zeppelin - Not higher due to length, and beginning is a bit slow for driving to. However, as soon as the moody guitar starts, you're hooked into the story...
9. Mudshovel/Staind - newer song. Probably not a lot of people know this song, but it's on my list. There have been way too many times that I've been going 90 and smoking cigs while weaving in and out of traffic thanks to this song...
8. Seven Nation Army/White Stripes - again, a newer song by the best formally unknown band. This one gets you going right with the start with the bass guitar, and is best if you have the speakers to handle it...
7. Billy Jean/Michael Jackson - dude/tte is crazy and should be locked away, but come on... who DOESN'T sing along to this song?!
6. The House of the Rising Sun/The Animals - "there is... a house... down in New Orleans..."
5. Magic Carpet Ride/Steppenwolf - Awesome song... and works if there's a lady in the car HA! :-)
4. Enter Sandman/Metallica - Yep, you knew this one was on there. By FAR their best song.
3. Don't Fear the Reaper/Blue Oyster Cult - I have no idea why... but everyone I know, including me, love this song in the car. Fantastic guitar riffs.
2. Radar Love/Golden Earring - This was their ONLY hit. And yet, as soon as the guitar comes in, and the drums start, you're playing the drummer on the steering wheel and generally being a road hazard. Would be number one, except...
1. We Will Rock You&We Are the Champions/Queen - Come on. You know why. Don't tell me you have never shrilled this two-punch combo at the top of your lungs, especially after a fantastic ass-kicking day.
Event 2 - Medieval Faires/Festivals
Is there a sweeter invention for ale-lovers?! You have blanket permission to imbibe in copious amounts of ales, mead, turkey legs, you get to watch people wack each other with wooden swords, there are fake jousts and the people chess-board... damn fun all the way around. In addition, there is the HI-larious combination of 400 pound, 40 year old mama's boys with polyester Robin Hood outfits.
For 8 years, I had this festival that I went to in Maryland, US. It had it all - tons of stands selling modern medieval related artifacts, about 10 - beer stands all over the compound, TONS upon TONS of food, and several stages with singers, fighters, and comedy routines... and it was at the same place for 3 solid months. For the first 4 years, I had a regular crew which went on the same day, usually towards the last month, and we would all get an early, early start on the ale. By 4:30, we were the drunks cheering on the jousters. By sundown, we were pretty sloshed.
I'm still trying to find one here in the UK... there are many really good events and music festivals, but not a real "fair" so to speak...
Anyway, till next time... THE NATEMARE HAS JUST STRUCK!
posted by NATEMARE at 8:12 AM
7 Comments:
YAY I AM FIRST
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN.....I HATE STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN.....hippy crap , you ought to be taken out and burnt at the stake.
I am sure there must be some fake medieval fayes around somewhere , but I think it might only be you Americans that go in for that sort of thing ! .
Didnt you go dancin naked ...covered in woad around those stones at spring solctice , accompanied by busloads of other overseas visitors....you may have noticed as an Englishman I was sticking with tradition and was shopping in Tescoes at the time
Yeah, it was really not very good. I was cold for start, and it was quite boring and there were just too many hippies.
I'll still look for a festival. It must have all of the ingredients, and it must NOT take itself seriously...
Hey Natemare, glad you included "Radar Love" and agreed with you about Blue Oyster Cult.
BUt the ultimate for me must be "More than a Feeling" by Boston (? not sure). Rocktastic!
D'OH! Major, MAJOR oversight. Stairway is bumped off, and I would put in More than a Feeling around number 5. Can't believe I missed that one.
You can't plead the 5th here sonny!
Anything you fail to say in your defence the jury is free to construe in the manner most disadvantageous to your position.
Silence is no longer neutral!
It's all a bit headbanging your list!
What about - Prime Time , the Tubes
or
Don Henley - New York Minute
or
Reelin in the Years - Steely Dan
Perhaps I need to compile the alternative girlie list.
Although Juanes is on permanent loop in my car at the moment - doesn't hurt that he looks like that either! phwoah!
Yeah, I've always been partial to rock on the road :-)
Those are just my driving songs... but I have to admit, I have many honorable mentions:
Clocks and Yellow by Coldplay
Take On Me by A Ha
Machinehead by Bush
Jamming by Bob Marley
Yesterday by the Beatles
Nice colors. Keep up the good work. thnx!
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