OT: Homeward Bound!
In 18 days I'll be done with graduate school and making the 10 hour drive home from Virginia to Ohio. Living in the South wasn't bad, but I'll be overwhelmingly excited to see it slip away behind me. Any way, here are some songs that I like to rock out to while driving. I just have 3 selections here because I am feeling lazy.
The Trail We Blaze - Elton John
The trail we blaze
Is a road uncharted
Through terra incognita to a golden shrine
No place for the traveler
To be faint-hearted
We are part of the sumptuous grand design
This is probably the ultimate driving song for me, especially because most of the time I'm going somewhere I've never been before (one of the hazards of moving out of state). The movie this song comes from is pretty fun, too, even if it makes my inner historian balk.
Buy The Road to El Dorado soundtrack here.
Piña Colada in a Pint Glass - Gaelic Storm
She wants a piña colada in a pint glass...
She wants to be where the summer won’t stop,
She wants gin clear water and milk white sand,
A sunburned nose and a drink in her hand
With a pink umbrella on top!
This song really hits home for me because it's all about not wanting to be where you are and working to change that. It also reminds me of my boyfriend - he's keen on Hawaii (wants to move there actually) and tropical shirts - we're celebrating King Kamehameha Day this year with a luau.
Buy How Are We Getting Home here.
And because I am weird and can't resist...
Oh, Virginia - Blessed Union of Souls
Oh, Virginia
All my friends are there to greet me
Just a smile down 64
and on the open road.
Because I do have friends in Yorktown, Williamsburg, Newport News, and Richmond whom I will miss getting to see regularly. I will be taking the "highway to the sun" on my way back home.
Buy Home here.
The Trail We Blaze - Elton John
The trail we blaze
Is a road uncharted
Through terra incognita to a golden shrine
No place for the traveler
To be faint-hearted
We are part of the sumptuous grand design
This is probably the ultimate driving song for me, especially because most of the time I'm going somewhere I've never been before (one of the hazards of moving out of state). The movie this song comes from is pretty fun, too, even if it makes my inner historian balk.
Buy The Road to El Dorado soundtrack here.
Piña Colada in a Pint Glass - Gaelic Storm
She wants a piña colada in a pint glass...
She wants to be where the summer won’t stop,
She wants gin clear water and milk white sand,
A sunburned nose and a drink in her hand
With a pink umbrella on top!
This song really hits home for me because it's all about not wanting to be where you are and working to change that. It also reminds me of my boyfriend - he's keen on Hawaii (wants to move there actually) and tropical shirts - we're celebrating King Kamehameha Day this year with a luau.
Buy How Are We Getting Home here.
And because I am weird and can't resist...
Oh, Virginia - Blessed Union of Souls
Oh, Virginia
All my friends are there to greet me
Just a smile down 64
and on the open road.
Because I do have friends in Yorktown, Williamsburg, Newport News, and Richmond whom I will miss getting to see regularly. I will be taking the "highway to the sun" on my way back home.
Buy Home here.