Wednesday, July 13, 2005

Themes Songs for a Convertible!

Play "Theme Songs for a Convertible"
RagtopTunes

This is a string that I just cannot let go of…
A few weeks back, Geoff and I began comparing notes on what we considered to be the best Summer tunes. Not only was it fun to compile the list, it was even more fun to compile the radio show that included many of our choices (well, OK, it consisted mostly of my own choices). Geoff responded with a rather interesting list of songs that he considered ideal for driving with the top down, and I liked his idea enough to compile another theme program, this time using both of our choices for the best ‘ragtop tunes’.
This show includes some great summer cruising music, including
1) Low Rider – War
2) Shot of Laughter – Sugar Ray
3) Coconut – Nilsson
4) Catch My Disease – Ben Lee
5) Summer Wasting – Belle and Sebastian
6) A Change – Sheryl Crow
7) Green Light – NRBQ
8) Que Onda Guero – Beck
9) Peace and Love - Fountains of Wayne
10) Big Sur – The Thrills
11) All Day Music – War
12) Cruisin’ – Smokey Robinson
13) The Way You Move – Outkast
I’d like to thank Geoff and Heidy for making this show especially easy for me, since both of you compiled most of the selections!
Tom Ryan

2 Comments:

Blogger Geoffrey Mack said...

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3:59 PM  
Blogger Geoffrey Mack said...

Great show Tom! Like the best convertible tunes, it left me with an ear to ear smile...

However, I don't think we are exactly in synch with the definition of convertible tunes, so I'll try again. Think of it as a cross-breed between crusing tunes (funky, groovy, latin) and summer tunes (sunny, bright and fun.) It MUST have a beat that gets you to bob your head up and down, or else it is NOT a convertible tune. By this definition I'd say that a few of your songs fell short, most notably "All Day Music" by War and "Summer Wasting" by Belle and Sebastian.


The best tunes here, by this measure (are you bobbing your head?) are Low Rider, Que Onda Guero and The Way You Move (good job Heidy!)

4:03 PM  

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