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Car Audio Prep

by Andy on Sep.04, 2007, under Cars

With my new car arriving on Friday, I’ve spent this lunchtime sorting out the most important thing…

What song should be the first to be played on the stereo?

The past two cars I had were inducted with Bohemian Rhapsody (an idea nicked off Wayne’s World), so maybe it is only right that the TT should be the same… however I have compiled the following Shortlist on my iPod, currently ordered by artist:

Girl From Lebanon (Europe)
Superstitious (Europe)
Prisoners in Paradise (Europe)
I’ll Cry for You (Europe) – probably not this one, it’s an acoustic track
Sucker (Europe)
The Final Countdown (Europe)
Layla (Derek & The Dominos) – Although this gets boring towards the end, it’s the main riff I like
You know my Name (Chris Cornell) – Probably more suited to a Ford Mondeo :p
Dude (Looks Like a Lady) (Aerosmith)
Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen from Mars (Bon Jovi)
Demolition Man (Def Leppard)
Money For Nothing (Dire Straits) – although mainly for the drum intro – the TT stereo is not the best, and probably wouldn’t have the acoustics to do this justice
Paradise City (Guns N Roses)
Numb/Encore (Linkin Park/Jay-Z)
She’s a Little Angel (Little Angels)
Too Much, Too Young (Little Angels)
Young Gods (Little Angels)
Ten Miles High (Little Angels)
Solsbury Hill (Peter Gabriel)
Hot Fudge (Robbie Williams)
No Easy Way Out (Robert Tepper) – from Rocky IV, where Rocky is driving in his car
Real Gone (Sheryl Crow) – An early leader, this is the main title theme from Pixar’s ‘Cars’
Look But Don’t Touch (Skin)
Unbelieveable (Skin) – originally by EMF, but the Skin cover rocks more.
Jump (Van Halen)
It’s all about the Pentiums (Weird Al Yankovic)
Truck Drivin’ Song (Weird Al Yankovic) – probably not appropriate as I’m not driving a truck
Play That Funky Music (Wild Cherry)
Legs (ZZ Top)
Sharp Dressed Man (ZZ Top)