The Ultimate Travel Playlist
What tune do you travel to? Anonymous shares his (and it’s definitely a he) pick of travel boosters and blasters.
As with all kinds of strenuous activity, travel needs a soundtrack; music breeds movement and vice versa. There’s nothing quite like turning up ACDC whilst driving down Route 66, or nodding to Natty Dread on a beach in Barbados, eating a suspicious brownie. Good music can enhance and intensify a travelling experience: it can prepare you, it can relax you; it can switch your mood from annoyance because you have sand in places where it shouldn’t be to bliss at the sight of a bikini-clad beauty. Ah, the memories....
Top Ten Travel Tunes (and an impressive show of alliteration)
10 cc Dreadlock Holiday
The shocking claim that Gouldman and Stewart don’t like cricket is quickly appeased in a fantastically rhythmic bite of summer reggae. A great one to dance to as it doesn’t require a lot of coordination. Nodding and swaying are generally helped by one too many pina-coladas, paper lanterns and a warm breeze.
Led Zeppelin Immigrant Song
If you find yourself in any kind of moving object with wheels, re-live the School of Rock moment and place your voyage in the hands of the curly haired gods. Listen with caution however as you may veer onto the wrong (right) side of the road and joust a hitchhiker.
Carl Orff Oh Fortuna
Standing at the window stark naked (make sure you’re high up) and looking out over a cityscape with a morning glory. Enough said.
Imagination Music and Lights
A little funk and you’ll be ready for the continental discotheque. A prodigious amount of head/ chest hair, real or fake, can only facilitate your coronation as dancing sovereign. Retro music is as it should be in mainland Europe; cool and everywhere. Vinyl records are sold alongside CDs and DVDs in chain music stores and don’t take up much room...
Wham! Last Christmas
During any kind of winter-based holiday, invite fluffy haired George and Andy to your après-ski lounging. It has, quite literally, an unforgettable melody conceived in the era of great synth riffs. Afterwards, you can throw spitefully-made snowballs at your ex.
Bobby Darin Beyond the Sea
Heathrow, Harwich, Ashford, Dover; wherever you’re trapped because of delays, storms, false fire alarms Beyond the Sea will stop you from taking the staff of Costa Coffee hostage. A classic from the American songbook, the rest of the waiting lounge will be bobbing along with you to Bobby’s smooth and easy vocals.
Guns N’ Roses Welcome to the Jungle
Despite Axel’s unfortunate confrontation with a plastic surgeon, his voice and presence still resonate with the force of a thousand beautiful banshees. This song is a great motivator when trekking, climbing, paragliding or riding a banana boat.
Chase and Status Smash T.V
For any kind of night time activity, there’s nothing quite like drum and bass to make you feel slightly uncomfortable by way of preparation for the events that will inevitably occur. Smash T.V from their latest album puts Chase and Status at the top of the DJ hierarchy, with its incredible bass below a crushing sound effect of implosion. You’ll feel less surprised when faced with police charges/broken bones/food poisoning/hang over/embarrassment.
Elton John Tiny Dancer
A beautiful song; recently desecrated by the distinctly un-satirical DJ Ironik. Listen to Elton with your holiday love and gaze at the foreign stars. It’s easy to sing out loud too without scaring said love away. The suspense is maintained by the delay of the chorus until two and a half minutes which rises into a melody bursting full of emotion underneath lyrics of pure Bernie Taupin poetry.
The Police Message in a Bottle
To ease the pain of returning to the daily grind, be thankful you’re not stuck on a desert island talking to a football.
As with all kinds of strenuous activity, travel needs a soundtrack; music breeds movement and vice versa. There’s nothing quite like turning up ACDC whilst driving down Route 66, or nodding to Natty Dread on a beach in Barbados, eating a suspicious brownie. Good music can enhance and intensify a travelling experience: it can prepare you, it can relax you; it can switch your mood from annoyance because you have sand in places where it shouldn’t be to bliss at the sight of a bikini-clad beauty. Ah, the memories....
Top Ten Travel Tunes (and an impressive show of alliteration)
10 cc Dreadlock Holiday
The shocking claim that Gouldman and Stewart don’t like cricket is quickly appeased in a fantastically rhythmic bite of summer reggae. A great one to dance to as it doesn’t require a lot of coordination. Nodding and swaying are generally helped by one too many pina-coladas, paper lanterns and a warm breeze.
Led Zeppelin Immigrant Song
If you find yourself in any kind of moving object with wheels, re-live the School of Rock moment and place your voyage in the hands of the curly haired gods. Listen with caution however as you may veer onto the wrong (right) side of the road and joust a hitchhiker.
Carl Orff Oh Fortuna
Standing at the window stark naked (make sure you’re high up) and looking out over a cityscape with a morning glory. Enough said.
Imagination Music and Lights
A little funk and you’ll be ready for the continental discotheque. A prodigious amount of head/ chest hair, real or fake, can only facilitate your coronation as dancing sovereign. Retro music is as it should be in mainland Europe; cool and everywhere. Vinyl records are sold alongside CDs and DVDs in chain music stores and don’t take up much room...
Wham! Last Christmas
During any kind of winter-based holiday, invite fluffy haired George and Andy to your après-ski lounging. It has, quite literally, an unforgettable melody conceived in the era of great synth riffs. Afterwards, you can throw spitefully-made snowballs at your ex.
Bobby Darin Beyond the Sea
Heathrow, Harwich, Ashford, Dover; wherever you’re trapped because of delays, storms, false fire alarms Beyond the Sea will stop you from taking the staff of Costa Coffee hostage. A classic from the American songbook, the rest of the waiting lounge will be bobbing along with you to Bobby’s smooth and easy vocals.
Guns N’ Roses Welcome to the Jungle
Despite Axel’s unfortunate confrontation with a plastic surgeon, his voice and presence still resonate with the force of a thousand beautiful banshees. This song is a great motivator when trekking, climbing, paragliding or riding a banana boat.
Chase and Status Smash T.V
For any kind of night time activity, there’s nothing quite like drum and bass to make you feel slightly uncomfortable by way of preparation for the events that will inevitably occur. Smash T.V from their latest album puts Chase and Status at the top of the DJ hierarchy, with its incredible bass below a crushing sound effect of implosion. You’ll feel less surprised when faced with police charges/broken bones/food poisoning/hang over/embarrassment.
Elton John Tiny Dancer
A beautiful song; recently desecrated by the distinctly un-satirical DJ Ironik. Listen to Elton with your holiday love and gaze at the foreign stars. It’s easy to sing out loud too without scaring said love away. The suspense is maintained by the delay of the chorus until two and a half minutes which rises into a melody bursting full of emotion underneath lyrics of pure Bernie Taupin poetry.
The Police Message in a Bottle
To ease the pain of returning to the daily grind, be thankful you’re not stuck on a desert island talking to a football.