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This past summer my family and I took our very first road trip, followed quickly by a second - we like to live dangerously. Suitcases, snacks, bags, books and toys packed, we hit the open road with two very long drives ahead of us.
There was the usual excitement and anticipation in the air of adventures but as I got comfortable in the passenger seat tuned into my favourite satellite radio station, it started.
'Mommy we don't like this music. Mommy change the station. Mommmmmmy pleeeease we don't like this. It's too loud Mommy. Mommy'
And then cue my husband - 'Well there's no way I'm listening to kids music for the next couple of hours...I'll lose my mind. If you kids don't.........'
A four hour car trip, not including bathroom and snack breaks, and we barely made it out of the garage and down the driveway.
Needless to say it was a LONG drive...like long, really long. Excruciatingly long.
So a couple of weeks ago when I was introduced to the new Honda Odyssey I felt like the world of impossible road trip expectations had finally been lifted off of my shoulders. Especially when it came to the whole 'music in the car while we're driving' drama.
For me the huge standout feature was the audio system. Come on, I live and breathe music on a daily basis....so this revelation should come as no real surprise.
The official marketing description from Honda Odyssey on their audio system goes something like this: "Available 650-watt Premium audio system with MP3/Windows Media® Audio playback capability with 12 speakers including subwoofer and 5.1 Surround Sound and available XM® Satellite Radio. Steering wheel-mounted audio controls make playing your favourite song a snap, and you won’t have to search the dashboard just to change the volume. Two available wireless headsets with personal surround sound lets kids stay tuned to their own channel."
In Mummy speak it means the kids can listen to their own music in the back with wireless headsets, while Mommy and Daddy listen to their music in the front. Everyone is happy. Everyone is in their own musical trance.
Cue family road trip bliss.
I must confess that the song played in the Honda Odyssey TV spot (yes I'm one of those geeky music people that listens to the music in TV commercials) totally caught my attention. Le love it I do.
The song was written for Honda but it fits that whole laid back, no cares in the world, we're on vacation road trip vibe. The song is 'Pinhole Sky' by Nathan Kreiswirth and it totally belongs on every road trip playlist.
You can check out the commercial on the Odyssey website and if you like the song as much as I am currently loving it - you can download it for free and Honda Canada will donate $1 to Safe Kids Canada for each song downloaded. So really, go check it out and spread the word...the track is that good.
With thoughts of road trips and music on the brain I figured it would only be fitting to do two customized play lists for the open road....one for Mom and Dad and one for the younger kids in mind.
The reality is there are a zillion songs that could be chosen for a road trip...but my mission was to capture the excitement, freedom and adventures of travelling the open road.
Mom & Dad's Play List | Kid's Play List |
The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony Travis - Sing Nathan Kreiswirth - Pinhole Sky The Smiths - How Soon Is Now? The Eagles - Hotel California 311 - Amber Bad Religion - Sorrow The Killers - Somebody Told Me Coldplay - Viva La Vida The Kill Van Kulls - Wooden Heart Oasis - Go Let It Out U2 - Beautiful Day Steelers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You Mumford & Sons - The Cave Ashely MacIsaac - The Devil In The Kitchen The Commitments - Mustang Sally Phantom Planet - California Uncle Kracker - Drift Away Bryan Adams - Summer of 69 Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name Tom Cochrane - Life Is A Highway Tom Petty _ Free Fallin The Killers - Mr. Brightside Oasis - Lyla Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man RHCP - Road Trippin' Alabama 3 - The Sopranos Theme Blur - Girls and Boys Sum 41 - Still Waiting Finger Eleven - Paralyszer Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit Our Lady Peace - Naveed Florence & The Machine - You've Got The Love Fatboy Slim - Rockafellar Skank Kanye West - Gold Digger (feat. Jamie Foxx) Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal Katy Perry - Teenage Dream Crazytown - Butterfly Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Michael Franti & Spearhead - Say Hey (I Love You) Earth, Wind & Fire - September Iggy Pop - Lust For Life LL Cool J- Mama Said Knock You Out Run DMC /Aerosmith - Walk This Way Notorious B.I.G - Mo Money Mo Problems Rihanna - Disturbia Eminem - Lose Yourself Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealing The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name K'Naan / Chubb Rock - ABC's Warren G - Regulate feat. Nate Dogg 2Pac - California Love Young MC - Bust A Move Tone Loc - Funky Cold Medina Kazzer - Pedal To The Metal Beastie Boys - Intergalactic Green Day - Hitchin' A Ride Pearl Jam - Alive Sass Jordan - Make You A Believer Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride Deep Purple - Hush The Doors - Break On Through (To The Other Side) Nickelback - Burn It To The Ground Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings Crash Kings - Mountain Man Guns 'N Roses - Paradise City Rob Zombie - Never Gonna Stop AC/DC - Thunderstruck Wolfmother - New Moon Rising Aerosmith - Ragdoll Madonna - Vogue Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten KT Tunstall - Black Horse & The Cherry Tree Madonna - Hung Up Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me Kathleen Edwards - Back To Me John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Grease Megamix Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive Elwood - Sundown Weezer - Island In The Sun Sublime - What I Got James - Laid Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia Don McLean - American Pie Eagles - Hotel California Blondie - The Tide Is High Bob Seger - Against The Wind The Ataris - Boys Of Summer 3 Doors Down - Kryptonite Matthew Good Band - Hello Time Bomb Prince - Little Red Corvette P!nk, Christina Aguilera, L'il Kim, Mya - Lady Marmalade U2 - Elevation Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself Andrew W.K. - Party Hard AC/DC - Hells Bells Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round Glee - Thriller/Heads Will Roll | Chris Patterson - Small Potatoes Chris Patterson - SuperFunCrazyRidiculous Chris Patterson - Dance Dance Dance The Monkey Bunch - Boris The Spider The Monkey Bunch - Don't Let Your Cars Idle The Monkey Bunch - Poopie Diaper Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights - I'm A Rockstar Coldplay - In My Place (Lullaby Rendition) Coldplay - Yellow (Lullaby Rendition) Coldplay - The Scientist (Lullaby Rendition) Barenaked Ladies - La La La Lemon Barenaked Ladies - Eraser Barenaked Ladies - I Can Sing Sarah Mclachlan - The Rainbow Connection Remy Zero - Bright Eyes Ziggy Marley - Ziggy Says Ziggy Marley - Stand Tall ( feat. Paul Simon) Ziggy Marley - Family Time (feat. Judah Marley) Jack Johnson - Upside Down Jack Johnson - My Own Hands Jack Johnson - We're GoingTo Be Friends Jack Johnson - 3 Rs Johhny Cash - One and One Makes Two Johhny Cash - Dinosaur Song Johnny Cash - Call Of The Wild They Might Be Giants - Four of Two They Might Be Giants - Lazyhead and Sleepybones They Might Be Giants - Clap Your Hands Bob Marley - Three Little Birds Bob Marley - One Love/People Get Ready Bob Marley - Stir It Up The Beatles - Yellow Submarine The Beatles - Blackbird The Beatles - When I'm 64 U2 - Beautiful Day (Lullaby Rendition) U2 - Angel of Harlem (Lullaby Rendition) U2 - All I Want You (Lullaby Rendition) Bleu - Snow Day Butterfly Boucher - I'm Different Matthew Sweet - Goodnight Wilco - Just A Kid Lisa Loeb - Going Away Lisa Loeb - Best Friend Lisa Loeb - Catch The Moon Lisa Loeb - Free little Bird Elizabeth Mitchell - Little Sack of Sugar The Flaming Lips - The Yeah Yeah Yeah song Frances England - Family Tree Frances England - I Scream, You Scream Frances England - Animal Inside You Dan Zanes & Aimee Mann - Night Owl Cake - Mahna Mahna The Shins - They'll Soon Discover Will Stroet - I'm Gonna Walk Mr. Seley - Cupcakeasaurus Jam Toast - Make Some Noise Jam Toast - Shoelace Soup Maggie G. - Lets Bake Cookies Maggie G. - Do The Hoover Manoevre Uncle Rock - Magic Carpet Ride Rhythm Child - Oh Susanna |
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