Me First

5 miles today at 9:22 pace. Not bad. I was a little worried about taking my ipod this morning because as I was getting ready I kept seeing bright flashes of lighting coming in through the blinds. I didn't hear any thunder and stepped out to no rain. I've had an ipod get turned into a paperweight from running through a storm before. But I decided to take it and I'm glad I did. I listened to an old playlist I haven't heard in a while. "Me First and the Gimme Gimmes" have a special place in my heart. I dabble on the guitar a little and I've said for many years now that if I were in a band, I would like to take old classic songs that everyone knows and turn them into a heavily distorted rock tune. I stumbled upon "Me First..." about a year ago and this is exactly what these guys are doing. I'm putting up a playlist of some of the ones that were available. They form an album based off of different genres of music, they have albums of all R&B covers, showtunes covers, country covers. I know its not for everyone, and if you feel your old songs are sacred, you're probably not going to like it. But they are upbeat, and only last about 2 minutes per song, so you won't get board. My wife cannot understand why I dig this music, I guess its just because this is what I've always wanted to do if I were playing in a band. Enjoy!

Today's Playlist:

Hava Nagila
Rich Girl
Auld Lang Syne
The Boxer
Heart of Glass
Country Roads
Come Sail Away
I Write the Songs
Superstar
You've Got a Friend
Strawberry Fields Forever
Mahogany
Stairway to Heaven
Mother and Child Reunion
Only the Good Die Young
Coming to America
The Harder they Come
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
East Bound and Down
Take it On the Run
Delta Dawn