Field Trip Music

Everyone has their favourite tracks for listening to on field trips while driving to distant locations, here’re the tracklists from a couple of CDs I put together for an upcoming jaunt:

So, Disc 1. This is the more upbeat playlist, for waking up in the morning mostly:

Name – Artist
Party Hard – Andrew W.K.
Walkin Out Yo Girlfriend (lobsterdust mash) – Unk vs. Avril Lavigne ft. Toni Basil
Living Dead Girl (Subliminal Seduction Mix) – Rob Zombie
Fight For Your Right – The Beastie Boys
Hit Me With Your Best Shot – Pat Benatar
Lorelei – Styx
Skullcrusher Mountain – Jonathan Coulton
Black Betty – Ram Jam
Hair Of The Dog – Nazareth
D.A.N.C.E. (MSTRKRFT Remix) – Justice
Play With Me [dj John Remix F. Bethzilla] – Beefy
Wake the White Queen – The Crüxshadows
Summer Of ‘69 – Bryan Adams
Not Gonna Get Us - t.A.T.u.
First Night – The Hold Steady
Gravity – The Superjesus
Blue Orchid (High Contrast Remix) – The White Stripes
Wenches & Mead – Alestorm

And Disc 2, the more chilled out CD for the drive home, picking up slightly towards the end again.

Name – Artist
Mary Anning – Artichoke (It’s a fossil hunting trip, this song was essential)
Bored Of Your Love – Meg & Dia
Baby Got Back – Jonathan Coulton
My Freeze Ray – Neil Patrick Harris
Mr. Roboto – Styx
Common People – William Shatner
Friday I’m In Love – The Cure
The Real Damage – Frank Turner
You Don’t Know Me – Ben Folds Feat. Regina Spektor
MMMBop – Hanson
I’m Like A Bird – Nelly Furtado
Layla – Derek & The Dominos
One For The Cutters – The Hold Steady
Poison – Alice Cooper
Hot N Cold – Katy Perry
The Gambler – Kenny Rogers
Carry on Wayward Son – Kansas

So what are your favourite fieldtrip tunes? Leave a comment with suggestions.

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