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Turn it up.
–Lynyrd Skynyrd/Sweet Home Alabama
Music and cars.
Between Summer road trips and football games, I spend a lot of time in the car this time of year. That means a lot of music.
It’s a home game weekend, and Mark has a wedding to go to, so i’m on my own. That means I get a Portland/Eugene round trip in full control of the car stereo.
Sweet Home Alabama is one of my favorite road songs. I don’t like Southern Rock, and I’m not a Skynyrd fan, but if I’m in a moving vehicle and this song comes on, the volume goes up. Maybe it’s just because they start the song telling me to turn it up. Or maybe it’s because it’s a great song.
When I’m in the car alone, the music gets turned way up and I get to listen to stuff my spouse might not like to hear. Italian rock, Springsteen. I can also put songs on over and over. If I have other people in the car, I might be less inclined to play Precious 9 times in a row. Or indulge my love of P!nk.
I try not to sing along too much when other people are in the car. There’s only so much singing normal people can stand. I also indulge in a fair amount of car dancing when I’m on a solo trip.
If Prince sings “Think I’m gonna dance” and you don’t move in your seat at least a little, you may be dead. And if you don’t sing along when Marvin Gaye asks “What’s Going On” then you might not have a soul.
Turn it up.
Let’s go.