It must go without saying that it does not have satellite radio. Or a cd player.
I typically like extended car trips to fall between the hours of noon and 3 pm. When that is not possible, I am left with good 'ol FM radio. I detest radio commercials, so I do a lot of scanning the dial.
I Wanna Know What Love Is - Foreigner
Best Lines:
I'm gonna take a little time
A little time to look around me
I've got nowhere left to hide
It looks like love has finally found me
In my life there's been heartache and pain
I don't know if I can face it again
I cant stop now, Ive traveled so far
To change this lonely life
FPFG Commentary:
This song takes me right back to 1984. I was at a sleep-over at Erin's house. We watched the video with her mom, who told us, "This is a beautiful song." I didn't really understand why she said that then, but I get it now. It's a classic. You have no choice but to feel the love.
In the Air Tonight - Phil Collins
Best Lines:
Well I remember, I remember don't worry
How could I ever forget, its the first time, the last time we ever met
But I know the reason why you keep your silence up, no you don't fool me
The hurt doesn't show; but the pain still grows
Its no stranger to you or me
FPFG Commentary:
It's all about the drums, baby. Oh, and the urban legend is pretty fantastic, too. I choose to believe that it's true, even though Phil Collins himself adamantly denies it.
Cowboy Casanova - Carrie Underwood
Best Lines:
He’s a good time cowboy Casanova
Leaning up against the record machine
Looks like a cool drink of water
But he’s candy-coated misery
He’s the devil in disguise
A snake with blue eyes
And he only comes out at night
Gives you feelings that you don’t want to fight
You better run for your life
FPFG Commentary:
The girl's got pipes. (And legs.) If I could have anyone's singing voice, hers would be among my top 3 picks.
Already Gone - Kelly Clarkson
Best Lines:
I want you to know
That it doesn't matter
Where we take this road
Someone's gotta go
And I want you to know
You couldn't have loved me better
But I want you to move on
So I'm already gone
FPFG Commentary:
A quick story - I have heard this song thrice and each time, I have loved it. I mean, loved it. I did not know who sang it, but I loved her voice. I'm no Simon Cowell, but I knew it was clearly destined for hits-ville. Hours after hearing it today, I heard "Break Away"and I remembered how much I adored KC's cd of the same title. I decided, once and for all, that I needed to place it in my top 20 favorite cds of all time. Now, mere moments ago, I Googled this song and discovered who sings it. Makes so much sense. And now, I love it all the more. Even though it's sad. (Unrequited love is so dang sad.)
Welcome to the Future - Brad Paisley
Best Lines:
I thought about him today,
Everybody who's seen what he's seen,
From a woman on a bus
To a man with a dream.
Hey...
Wake up Martin Luther.
Welcome to the future.
FPFG Commentary:
I have a crush on Brad Paisley, but it's ok, because Cory does, too. I can't entirely explain it, but the origins date back to the concert we attended a couple of years ago. I boil it down to this: He seems like a very regular, good person. His voice is like butta. He has a great sense of humor. He's very witty. He's kinda cute. He's got mad guitar skills. (That one is for Cory.)
Better as a Memory - Kenny Chesney
Best Lyrics:
Cause goodbyes are like a roulette wheel
you never know where they're gonna land
first you're spinning, then you're standing still
left holding a losin' hand
but one day you're gonna find someone
right away, you'll know it's true
that all of your seek is done
it was just a part of the passing through
right there in that moment
you'll finally understand
that I was better as a memory than as your man
FPFG Commentary:
Kenny Chesney is always hit or miss. He's got some classics, but he's also got an awful lot of songs about sitting on a beach drinking beer all day. I loved this song the first time I heard because of the lyrics I posted above. The roulette wheel is one of the best analogies to love I have ever come across. While we're on the subject, what exactly did happen with Kenny and Renee? Such a mystery...
It Must've Been Love - Roxette
Best Lyrics:
And it's a hard winters day.
I dream away.
It must've been love
but it's over now.
It was all that I wanted
now I'm livin' without
FPFG Commentary:
Old-school classic. Her voice is so gravely and raw. I think I cried about a boy over this one, years ago. (Adolescent infatuation surely inspired this, right Roxette?)
My Deliverer - Rich Mullins
Best Lyrics:
There in the Sahara winds Jesus heard the whole world cry
For the healing that would flow from His own scars
The world was singing
My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by
My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by
He will never break His promise - He has written it upon the sky
FPFG Commentary:
We are big Rich Mullins fans. He wrote this song and pre-recorded it on a cassette tape just days before his death in 1997. The finished album was released posthumously, in 1998. The beginning of the song talks about Jesus going to Africa, which I had never thought about before, for some reason.
There was one additional major highlight, but I'm going to save that for a future post, because it deserves to have its own.
(How's that for a teaser?)
