Comments on: “Always something greener on the other side of that hill…” http://odgie.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/always-something-greener-on-the-other-side-of-that-hill/ here's a pen in your eye! Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:58:11 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: odgie http://odgie.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/always-something-greener-on-the-other-side-of-that-hill/#comment-975 odgie Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:01:50 +0000 http://odgie.wordpress.com/?p=229#comment-975 Dave, What a list! Some of those are pleasant surprises, others made me smack my head and say, "How did I not think of that?!" Dave,

What a list! Some of those are pleasant surprises, others made me smack my head and say, “How did I not think of that?!”

]]> By: Dave Roland http://odgie.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/always-something-greener-on-the-other-side-of-that-hill/#comment-972 Dave Roland Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:21:15 +0000 http://odgie.wordpress.com/?p=229#comment-972 Great idea for a post, Odgie! And it always makes me laugh to remember that wild ride through the snowy Alleghenies. You've listed some fantastic stuff, so I'll just endorse your entire list with the following additions: "Ain't Comin' Home" by Silvertide "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" by the Temptations "All My Life" by Foo Fighters "Amarillo by Morning" by George Strait "American Girl" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "Carriage" by Counting Crows "Chelsea Dagger" by the Fratellis "Come on Eileen" by Dexy's Midnight Run "Copperhead Road" by Steve Earle "Dashboard Mary" by Podunk "Devil's Right Hand" by Steve Earle "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash "Gimme Some Lovin'" by the Spencer Davis Group "Goodbye" by Steve Earle "Goodbye Sky Harbor" by Jimmy Eat World "Goodnight Elisabeth" by Counting Crows "Hallelujah I Love Her So" by Ray Charles "Helena" by Nickel Creek "High" by James Blunt "I've Got a Woman" by Ray Charles "I Am" by Train "I Am the Highway" by Audioslave "I Predict a Riot" by Kaiser Chiefs "I Shall Believe" by Sheryl Crow "If It Makes You Happy [Live]" by Sheryl Crow "Interstate Love Song" by Stone Temple Pilots "Is Yesterday Tomorrow Today?" by the Stereophonics "Jesus Walks" by Kanye West "Jump Around" by House of Paine "Laid" by James "Learn to Fly" by Foo Fighters "Leaving Las Vegas [Live]" by Sheryl Crow "Like a Stone" by Audioslave "Long Black Train [Instrumental]" from the Pickin' on Josh Turner Tribute Album "Lost Cause" by Beck "Love is Different" by Caedmon's Call "Lover, You Should've Come Over" by Jeff Buckley "Lucky Man" by the Verve "Maybe Tomorrow" by the Stereophonics "Missing You" by John Waite "Mississippi" by Train "Nashville" by David Mead "The Old Apartment" by Barenaked Ladies "One" by U2 "One of the Three" by James "One Week" by Barenaked Ladies "Out to Get You" by James "Paradise City" by Guns 'n Roses "Pictures of You" by the Cure "Pink Moon" by Nick Drake "Radar Love" by Golden Earring "River of Tears" by Eric Clapton "Scar Tissue" by Red Hot Chili Peppers "Shoot the Moon" by Norah Jones "Sin Wagon" by the Dixie Chicks "Sometimes (Lester Piggot)" by James "Son of a Preacher Man" by Dusty Springfield "Stacked Actors" by Foo Fighters "Steve McQueen" by Sheryl Crow "Sweet Emotion" by Aerosmith "Sympathy for the Devil" by the Rolling Stones "This World" by Caedmon's Call "Times Like These" by Foo Fighters "Under Pressure" by David Bowie and Queen "When I'm Down" by Chris Cornell "Where the Streets Have No Name" by U2 "Windfall" by Son Volt "Wire" by the Nixons Great idea for a post, Odgie! And it always makes me laugh to remember that wild ride through the snowy Alleghenies. You’ve listed some fantastic stuff, so I’ll just endorse your entire list with the following additions:

“Ain’t Comin’ Home” by Silvertide
“Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” by the Temptations
“All My Life” by Foo Fighters
“Amarillo by Morning” by George Strait
“American Girl” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
“Carriage” by Counting Crows
“Chelsea Dagger” by the Fratellis
“Come on Eileen” by Dexy’s Midnight Run
“Copperhead Road” by Steve Earle
“Dashboard Mary” by Podunk
“Devil’s Right Hand” by Steve Earle
“Folsom Prison Blues” by Johnny Cash
“Gimme Some Lovin’” by the Spencer Davis Group
“Goodbye” by Steve Earle
“Goodbye Sky Harbor” by Jimmy Eat World
“Goodnight Elisabeth” by Counting Crows
“Hallelujah I Love Her So” by Ray Charles
“Helena” by Nickel Creek
“High” by James Blunt
“I’ve Got a Woman” by Ray Charles
“I Am” by Train
“I Am the Highway” by Audioslave
“I Predict a Riot” by Kaiser Chiefs
“I Shall Believe” by Sheryl Crow
“If It Makes You Happy [Live]” by Sheryl Crow
“Interstate Love Song” by Stone Temple Pilots
“Is Yesterday Tomorrow Today?” by the Stereophonics
“Jesus Walks” by Kanye West
“Jump Around” by House of Paine
“Laid” by James
“Learn to Fly” by Foo Fighters
“Leaving Las Vegas [Live]” by Sheryl Crow
“Like a Stone” by Audioslave
“Long Black Train [Instrumental]” from the Pickin’ on Josh Turner Tribute Album
“Lost Cause” by Beck
“Love is Different” by Caedmon’s Call
“Lover, You Should’ve Come Over” by Jeff Buckley
“Lucky Man” by the Verve
“Maybe Tomorrow” by the Stereophonics
“Missing You” by John Waite
“Mississippi” by Train
“Nashville” by David Mead
“The Old Apartment” by Barenaked Ladies
“One” by U2
“One of the Three” by James
“One Week” by Barenaked Ladies
“Out to Get You” by James
“Paradise City” by Guns ‘n Roses
“Pictures of You” by the Cure
“Pink Moon” by Nick Drake
“Radar Love” by Golden Earring
“River of Tears” by Eric Clapton
“Scar Tissue” by Red Hot Chili Peppers
“Shoot the Moon” by Norah Jones
“Sin Wagon” by the Dixie Chicks
“Sometimes (Lester Piggot)” by James
“Son of a Preacher Man” by Dusty Springfield
“Stacked Actors” by Foo Fighters
“Steve McQueen” by Sheryl Crow
“Sweet Emotion” by Aerosmith
“Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones
“This World” by Caedmon’s Call
“Times Like These” by Foo Fighters
“Under Pressure” by David Bowie and Queen
“When I’m Down” by Chris Cornell
“Where the Streets Have No Name” by U2
“Windfall” by Son Volt
“Wire” by the Nixons

]]> By: odgie http://odgie.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/always-something-greener-on-the-other-side-of-that-hill/#comment-926 odgie Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:55:03 +0000 http://odgie.wordpress.com/?p=229#comment-926 Jerri - When I have travelled alone, I have always enjoyed Acapella's "Hymns" collection. It can be a great devotional time. Thanks for kicking in. Jerri – When I have travelled alone, I have always enjoyed Acapella’s “Hymns” collection. It can be a great devotional time. Thanks for kicking in.

]]> By: Jerri Harrington http://odgie.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/always-something-greener-on-the-other-side-of-that-hill/#comment-922 Jerri Harrington Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:28:02 +0000 http://odgie.wordpress.com/?p=229#comment-922 Mike, it seems like everyone here likes to actually listen to "road trip" music while on a road trip! When we first got married, almost 33 years ago, we loved harmonizing to hymns and Christmas music and actually got pulled over on a road trip through New Mexico on our way home to Canyon, Tex. for weaving in our little Renault while we were singing. (Yep, we were nerds!) When we told the cop we were just singing, he kind of smiled and shook his head and told us to be careful..... When our kids were little we listened to Disney movie tracks, Scott Wesley Brown and Accapella tapes, and sang hymns and Christmas songs. On our last road trip with our youngest boys when they were teens, up to Connecticut, the entire trip the boys were singing the "states song" every time there was a lull in the conversation. One of them would start, "ALA-bama, Alaska, Arizona....etc. Don was ready to tear out our vocal chords by the end of that trip! :) Now Don and I listen to praise music, hymns, bluegrass music, opera and classical music...and sing along....sometimes country stations when we're down south. We sang all the way to Ashville, NC and back Mother's Day weekend. We're still nerds....but I can sing along with Willie Nelson, Roger Miller and Nat King Cole. I almost know all the words to all of Nat King Cole's hits. My mom was a fan. Mike, it seems like everyone here likes to actually listen to “road trip” music while on a road trip! When we first got married, almost 33 years ago, we loved harmonizing to hymns and Christmas music and actually got pulled over on a road trip through New Mexico on our way home to Canyon, Tex. for weaving in our little Renault while we were singing. (Yep, we were nerds!) When we told the cop we were just singing, he kind of smiled and shook his head and told us to be careful….. When our kids were little we listened to Disney movie tracks, Scott Wesley Brown and Accapella tapes, and sang hymns and Christmas songs. On our last road trip with our youngest boys when they were teens, up to Connecticut, the entire trip the boys were singing the “states song” every time there was a lull in the conversation. One of them would start, “ALA-bama, Alaska, Arizona….etc. Don was ready to tear out our vocal chords by the end of that trip! :) Now Don and I listen to praise music, hymns, bluegrass music, opera and classical music…and sing along….sometimes country stations when we’re down south. We sang all the way to Ashville, NC and back Mother’s Day weekend. We’re still nerds….but I can sing along with Willie Nelson, Roger Miller and Nat King Cole. I almost know all the words to all of Nat King Cole’s hits. My mom was a fan.

]]> By: odgie http://odgie.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/always-something-greener-on-the-other-side-of-that-hill/#comment-909 odgie Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:13:08 +0000 http://odgie.wordpress.com/?p=229#comment-909 Thanks to everyone for chiming in! Andy - Good suggestions; and just because I have a song listed doesn't mean that others can't list it too. Carl - Your comment makes me think of Shayna impersonating Fozzie Bear...snicker Adam - Oddly, it didn't take much time for me. This is just the kind of music I listen to. It's also from my extensive road-tripping experience. Clay - Thanks for stopping by. I found Goodman's page when I was writing this post. Interesting and sad story. Kelly - I can't believe I forgot "Sweet Hitchiker", "The Weight", and "The Load Out". D'oh! Thanks to everyone for chiming in!

Andy – Good suggestions; and just because I have a song listed doesn’t mean that others can’t list it too.

Carl – Your comment makes me think of Shayna impersonating Fozzie Bear…snicker

Adam – Oddly, it didn’t take much time for me. This is just the kind of music I listen to. It’s also from my extensive road-tripping experience.

Clay – Thanks for stopping by. I found Goodman’s page when I was writing this post. Interesting and sad story.

Kelly – I can’t believe I forgot “Sweet Hitchiker”, “The Weight”, and “The Load Out”. D’oh!

]]> By: Kelly http://odgie.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/always-something-greener-on-the-other-side-of-that-hill/#comment-908 Kelly Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:04:35 +0000 http://odgie.wordpress.com/?p=229#comment-908 Allmans - Jessica CCR - Sweet Hitchhiker Dead - Bertha, Mama Tried, Franklin's Tower, The Race is On, many, many others Dylan - Tonight I'll be Staying Here with you The Band - The Weight, Up on Cripple Creek, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Jackson Browne - The Load Out/Stay, You Love the Thunder Springsteen - Sherry Darling, Pink Cadillac Allmans – Jessica
CCR – Sweet Hitchhiker
Dead – Bertha, Mama Tried, Franklin’s Tower, The Race is On, many, many others
Dylan – Tonight I’ll be Staying Here with you
The Band – The Weight, Up on Cripple Creek, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Jackson Browne – The Load Out/Stay, You Love the Thunder
Springsteen – Sherry Darling, Pink Cadillac

]]> By: clayeals http://odgie.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/always-something-greener-on-the-other-side-of-that-hill/#comment-907 clayeals Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:32:00 +0000 http://odgie.wordpress.com/?p=229#comment-907 Good to see your list that includes "City of New Orleans" by Steve Goodman. He often doesn't get his due. You might be interested in my 800-page biography, "Steve Goodman: Facing the Music." The book delves deeply into the genesis of "City of New Orleans," and Arlo Guthrie is a key source among my 1,050 interviewees and even contributed the foreword. You can find out more at my Internet site (below). Amazingly, the book's first printing sold out in just eight months, all 5,000 copies, and a second printing of 5,000 is available now. The second printing includes hundreds of little updates and additions, including 30 more photos for a total of 575. It just won a 2008 IPPY (Independent Publishers Association) silver medal for biography: http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1231. To order a second-printing copy, see the "online store" page of my site. Just trying to spread word about the book. Feel free to do the same! Clay Eals 1728 California Ave. S.W. #301 Seattle, WA 98116-1958 (206) 935-7515 (206) 484-8008 ceals@comcast.net http://www.clayeals.com Good to see your list that includes “City of New Orleans” by Steve Goodman. He often doesn’t get his due. You might be interested in my 800-page biography, “Steve Goodman: Facing the Music.” The book delves deeply into the genesis of “City of New Orleans,” and Arlo Guthrie is a key source among my 1,050 interviewees and even contributed the foreword.

You can find out more at my Internet site (below). Amazingly, the book’s first printing sold out in just eight months, all 5,000 copies, and a second printing of 5,000 is available now. The second printing includes hundreds of little updates and additions, including 30 more photos for a total of 575. It just won a 2008 IPPY (Independent Publishers Association) silver medal for biography: http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1231. To order a second-printing copy, see the “online store” page of my site. Just trying to spread word about the book. Feel free to do the same!

Clay Eals
1728 California Ave. S.W. #301
Seattle, WA 98116-1958

(206) 935-7515
(206) 484-8008
ceals@comcast.net
http://www.clayeals.com

]]> By: Adam G. http://odgie.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/always-something-greener-on-the-other-side-of-that-hill/#comment-906 Adam G. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:34:45 +0000 http://odgie.wordpress.com/?p=229#comment-906 I don't think I'd ever have enough time to pile a list like that. Pretty impressive. Glad to see Jackson Browne on your list. It's the first one that came to mind as I started reading your post. I think we'll still have road trips, just fewer and farther between. I don’t think I’d ever have enough time to pile a list like that. Pretty impressive.

Glad to see Jackson Browne on your list. It’s the first one that came to mind as I started reading your post.

I think we’ll still have road trips, just fewer and farther between.

]]> By: Carl http://odgie.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/always-something-greener-on-the-other-side-of-that-hill/#comment-905 Carl Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:13:50 +0000 http://odgie.wordpress.com/?p=229#comment-905 I always have Moving Right Along by the Muppets on the list. Shayna just sighs when I play it, but then she ends up singing the Fozie bear parts. It's usually by this point that Shayna takes the iPod out of my hands.. I always have Moving Right Along by the Muppets on the list. Shayna just sighs when I play it, but then she ends up singing the Fozie bear parts. It’s usually by this point that Shayna takes the iPod out of my hands..

]]> By: Andy http://odgie.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/always-something-greener-on-the-other-side-of-that-hill/#comment-903 Andy Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:18:25 +0000 http://odgie.wordpress.com/?p=229#comment-903 Oops, just realized you already had "Turn the Page" in there. Oops, just realized you already had “Turn the Page” in there.

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