Music on the Road

We listened to some great music while on the road. We often just listened to the local radio stations but we also played our CDs. That was when a couple of funny coincidences happened.

For one of our wedding anniversaries, Michael bought a CD of music from 1973 – the year we married. We popped it into the car CD when the radio stations didn’t have strong signals and listened to it while we were driving from Arizona into New Mexico. At the boarder, the scenery immediately changed and the beautiful colors and vistas of New Mexico were breathtaking. I couldn’t help but think about the Native Americans who, at one time long ago, had this spiritual land to themselves. As we crossed the boarder, the song on the 1973 CD played: Indian Reservation, The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian by Paul Revere and the Raiders.

While on a lazy small road driving through Macon, Georgia the song “Georgia on My Mind” suddenly played. We sat silently as we really felt being in Georgia through the song.

At the end of our visit to Graceland, we bought “The Essential Elvis” CDs which included many of his hits. I loved that they were in chronological order and it was so interesting to listen to the growth of Elvis’ technique and song styling. We played it leaving Memphis on our way to Kansas City. We also popped it in for the final leg into Las Vegas. It just seemed like the right thing to do. Having never been a big Elvis fan, I have grown to respect him and his music.

On the radio, we heard a group of songs over and over again. Endlessly. Through 17 states. Funny.