Last summer's soundtrack

Way back in the summer you may remember me writing about our super summer road trip with our campervan, Betty. I often look back at my facebook photos from that month and reminisce....

One of the best things I did after that trip was ask my friends and family their favourite song so that i could make a soundtrack! What fun that was. Admittedly, I only finished it in December! But it has been played to death ever since!

So if you are interested then this is the result.

'Dance or Die' - Janelle Monae. We saw her for the first time on the Glastonbury highlights at my parent's house. What sheer energy she has. And so cute!

1. 'Faster' - Janelle Monae
2. 'Tightrope' - Janelle Monae
3. Locked Inside - Janelle Monae. She played these last 4 songs consecutively with such energy.
4. 'I Need a Dollar' - Aloe Blacc. Also played at Glastonbury.
5. 'Down with the Trumpets' - Rizzlekicks. I was in the UK for a week with the kids and this was played constantly on Radio 1. They are also from Brighton so happy to support the local talent!
6. 'Pumped up Kicks' - Foster the People. Again, another one that was played so much but I never got fed up with it. Still love it!
7. 'Magic Bus' - The Who. Of course dedicated to Betty the Bay!
8. 'The A Team' - Ed Sheeran. Favourite song at the time of Bear's Special Friend from her old school.
9. 'Louder' - DJ Fresh and Sian Evans. My sister's choice. It reminded us of when we saw Kosheen at V-Festival 2002. They were just spectacular and highlight of the last great summer pre-kids!
10. 'The Lazy Song' - Bruno Mars. Mr. C's choice!
11. 'Give Me Everything' - Pitbull ft. Nero and Afro Jack. Choice of my old school best friend and her hubby. Apparently he would sing it around the house! Lucky girl!
12. 'When the Saints go Marching in' - Louis Armstrong. From The Other Mr. Mitchell. His Rugby team is Northampton, otherwise known as the Saints. When we made it to their home in Germany last summer it was a sheer relief that we made it to the furthest destination on our trip. It was just lovely, a special weekend. Anyway, many songs were played on the iPod that weekend and this was one of them! Another one was...
13. 'Inkanyezi Nezazi' - Ladysmith Black Mambazo from The Other Mrs. Mitchell. We both adored this song and it will always remind me of her.
14. 'The Fixer' - Pearl Jam. Just one of the best songs! All about men and women and how we solve things differently...how women want to talk about the problem and how men want to just fix the problem! Don't know what Eddie Vedder is talking about. ;-) Pearl Jam were played an awful lot in Betty this trip so they feature a few times!
15. 'Just Breathe' - Pearl Jam. Beautiful.
16. 'Amongst the Waves' - Pearl Jam. Uplifting.
17. 'Supersonic' - Pearl Jam. A great running song. Although I didn't go running. But if I went running this song would have been playing.
18. 'The End' - Pearl Jam. Tears every time.
19. 'Rollerblades' - Eliza Doolittle. Just cute and summery.
20. 'Skinny Genes' - Eliza Doolittle.
21. 'Pack Up' - Eliza Doolittle
22. 'Enter Sandman' - Metallica. This album was a big part of my Sixth Form life and for some reason this song was being played on the radio so often this summer!
23. 'Set Fire to The Rain' - Adele. Another radio favourite.
24. 'Red Red Rose' - Hope and Social. The first band we saw at the Deershed Festival. A great one to sing along to! And we did!
25. 'Marching on Through' - Hope and Social
26. 'You Can Call me Al' - Paul Simon. Although this features a) because the drummer of Hope and Social sang this and b) it's got Betty's name in it! ;-D
27. 'Monkey Man' - Any Winehouse
28. 'Valerie' - Amy Winehouse
29. 'Tears Dry on their Own' - Amy Winehouse. It was at the Deershed Festival that we found  out that Amy had died. Whilst I wasn't mourning her drug-induced death in the slightest, I was sad that such a great voice had gone for good. These were my three favourite songs if hers.
30. 'Last Friday Night' - Katy Perry. Admittedly this was a favourite before the summer but I heard it lots and it reminded me of being at The Duchess' house (new name for Champagne Charlie)
31. 'Delivered' - Admiral Fallow
32. 'Taste the Coast' - Admiral Fallow
33. 'Dead against Smokimg' - Admiral Fallow
34. 'Squealing Pigs' - Admiral Fallow. C-pops' favourite song to sing along to!
35. 'These Barren Years' - Admiral Fallow
36. 'Collision of Worlds' - Brad Paisley and Robbie Williams. Theme tune to Cars2. Just a brilliant afternoon in London.
37. 'Sigh no More' - Mumford & Sons
38. 'Harvest Moon - Neil Young. My Mum's lovely choice, her song of the summer.
39. This is a space for my Dad's selection....
40. 'Rolling in the Deep' - Adele
41. 'Real Gone Kid' - Deacon Blue. Played in the taxi on the way from the camper restorers to the airport. A very quiet taxi journey. :-(

Life is too short...

(Not my work, found it on facebook)