![]() THOMPSON: So you can mouth along with what are probably the lyrics, but then you get to yell, woo-hoo. ![]() If you don't sing along with the woo-hoo and then the part of the song that's like (vocalizing). ![]() THOMPSON: So two things about "Song 2" - one is you mentioned that high singalong potential. And one of my favorite songs on that playlist is "Song 2" by Blur.īLUR: (Singing) When I feel heavy metal - woo-hoo (ph) - and I'm pins and I'm needles - woo-hoo - well, I lie, and I'm easy all of the time. But I also did one that was called "Nine-Minute Road Trip," which was five songs that added up to a total of nine minutes, and they were supposed to present, like, an entire world of experiences that you would be having in nine minutes. You know, I did one, of course, that was, like, crushingly sad songs. So way back in 2008, NPR Music put together a series called Road Trip Songs To Drive By, which was a collection of five-song road trip playlists to kind of spark people's imagination, and I put one together. If driving makes you feel young, this is the way to do it. And so, for me, this is a perfect road trip song because not only does it have that great singalong potential, but it has a harkening back to my youth potential, which is always good for a driving song. I fell spectacularly in love with this song. There are not many songs that are more crucial to at least my own musical development than this one. And I got to say, this song came out when I was 17 years old. Even if you don't know the words, you probably know the part of the chorus that goes - closer to fine - great singalong track. This song to me sounds like just, like, being in the car with your friends, windows rolled down, everyone is trying to, like, both sing the main melody and the countermelody at the same time. Something that's important to me in a road trip song is high singalong potential, which I think, obviously, "Closer To Fine" - extremely high singalong potential. At the heart of the Indigo Girls and what makes them so special is this deep friendship and collaboration between Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, and of course you hear that in the way they sing, right? Like, there's the main melody and the countermelody, and they just kind of, like, interact with each other. LORUSSO: So "Closer To Fine," of course, the opening track on Indigo Girls' breakthrough sophomore album, "Indigo Girls" from 1989 - I think it's probably the song people think of when they think of Indigo Girls. INDIGO GIRLS: (Singing) And the less I seek my source for some definitive closer I am to fine, yeah, closer I am to fine, yeah. MARISSA LORUSSO, BYLINE: OK, so the first song I'm bringing as an ideal road trip song is "Closer To Fine" by the Indigo Girls. Marissa, could you kick us off? Give us a song that you're going to play on your next road trip. STEPHEN THOMPSON, BYLINE: There is no way that we could possibly run the full gamut of road trip music in just three songs. Well, NPR music contributor Marissa Lorusso and NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour host Stephen Thompson are here to walk us through three of their favorite tracks for that perfect summer road trip playlist. Songs that are perfect for when you're missing your bestie who just got in a relationship? Present and accounted for! While friendships ebb and flow and, sadly, don't always last, no matter what’s going on in your friend circle, there’s sure to be a song here that’s fit for any mood or occasion.If you have travel plans for the summer and if those plans involve long stretches in the car, naturally, you are going to need some good music to blast. Bops about having fun with your crew? We've got 'em. And while there are some songs on this list that are commonly seen as pure love songs, most are purely platonic. In fact, even the most iconic love song, "I Will Always Love You," rings truer when you hear it through the lens of friendship. Let's face it: there are plenty of love songs out there that can double as friendship songs. Whether you're looking for a song to get hyped for a girls' night out or a sad song that'll get you in your feels, we've got you covered with this round up of all the best songs about friendship. It needs some good old fashioned friendship songs. ![]() Naturally, you and your bestie probably already have go-to songs that are special to you - the songs you listened to while getting ready for a party, or your favorite boy band tune to sing along to - but a good friendship playlist needs more than just nostalgia. And once a song finds its way into your life, it'll always remind you of what you were going through when you first heard it. Music plays a crucial role in just about any relationship and defines certain ~eras~ of life, from the songs you listened to in college to the breakup songs you cried to while going through a messy split. ![]()
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