Suggestions for a road trip mix tape

Does she have a tape player? If not, you had better burn a CD for her.

Furthermore, you are the one who knows her, so how could we offer suggestions when we don't even know you?

That said, as a woman (albeit of another generation), I would be flattered if a man made a tape for me. It would serve as a sign that he is thinking that this new relationship has a future . . . which is something that must loom in your mind, although your relationship with her is very new.

Run through your mind and see if you remember any comments she made on music. Include any that she said she liked and avoid like the plague any that she disliked. Put in a few of your favs because one of your purposes should be to 1.) remind her of you, and 2) to give her a better insight into you.

I love roadtrips and driving music - but I have to tell you- I have a lot of speeding tickets specifically because I download stuff that makes me put my foot down and sing and forget about the speed limit.
(I'm going 80 before I even see the lights in my rear view mirror)

My favorite driving music is the Allman Brothers:

You must have been an invisible passenger in my car when Marcia Ball's Little Blue House is playing. Buy, is it had to restrain myself when she's driving away on the keys.

Brokencdplayer . . . you might want to consider the tempo of the music you record based on what Aidan and I have written!

I only wish they had the Allman Brother 7 turns Album on youtube (my old car had a cd player). There are two songs on that album that just make me put the petal to the metal....it's the instrumental breaks - I look down at the speedometer and I'm over 90 and I don't even realize it.

I just got another speeding ticket here in England - I've already taken speed school once - one more ticket and I lose my license.

alright so it should probably be fairly upbeat. I lived in Eastern Europe for 2 years and mentioned to her that I liked euro-house-ish type music. would that be weird?

The best way to win a woman's heart is to be yourself. Don't worry about being weird. Show this girl who you are so that she knows whether to bookmark this relationship for the future.

It depends on what appeals to her and what she likes. Ask her. She'll appreciate it. For my birthday my daughter just asked me for a list of songs I wanted on my ipod and reprogrammed it for me (she didn't have any money for a 'real' present) but that was the best present I got!

Best road trip music is Creedence Clearwater Revival. Make her a CD of CCR and you're in like Flynn.

The best driving song:



Followed by:

you forgot one, boom...

steppenwolf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdiWEmTpwCY&feature=relate

CCR and John Fogerty

great driving music

nothing better than a good mix

Asleep at the Wheel's kind of obscure but some of their stuff is great to drive to.

don't forget to check what kind of player her vehicle has - lotta cars (including pretty much every rental I've seen lately) use USB ports for music, so you'd need to put together MP3's (or is it some higher number now?) rather than a c.d.

If she's into classics (so to speak) I also like this stones song for driving - it's good because it builds slowly in speed and intensity - you have to be a real stones fan to overlook his falsetto vocal at the beginning - but the harmonies and Mick's emotion on the vocal eventually along with Keith's virtuoso guitar break make it one of my favorite stones songs ever even though it's from one of their least endorsed (by the critics) albums-Tattoo You (I love that album myself)

I think there should be something annoying in the mix.

I find that if I'm pushing the limits of my driving time, some big-hat country music will keep me annoyed and awake a bit longer than something I like.

Mellow music isn't necessarily good unless the trip is verra verra short.

jason mraz and jack johnson are great for road trip music!

That's an assumption based on your taste. Frankly, I would be rather unhappy with such a tape as I never liked that band. ANd this post is a reason why this person should not ask a broad group of people for specific songs.

sooooooo, you think tico's got it all wrong, the original poster shouldn't ask people for input ... but your input should be considered

Mix tapes are for romantics, pimp.

Hmmm. What goes with Cold Play and Wilco? Throw some Neko Case on there, dude, for sure. And some Fleet Foxes and M. Ward. Then, when you've got her in the palm of her hand, slay her with some Sam Cooke, just because you can.

Also, she might like this cat:



Tap that ass!