When Mum left for
Houston on Monday,
she took a small fun gift with her for
my sister.
A mix tape, 21st Century style.
A double CD case.
Two half-size A4 photos.
Journalling paper.
Minimal amount of embellishments.
Thirty songs on two CDs.
What you might call an eclectic mix.
A one-off original.
Here's the full playlist:
Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
For America - Red Box
Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash
Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
Sovereign Light Café - Keane
Me and Tennessee - Tim McGraw & Gwyneth Paltrow
Letter from America - The Proclaimers
Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver
Lay Down - The Strawbs
Nights On Broadway - Bee Gees
All The Roadrunning - Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris
Staying Alive - Adam Garcia
Northern Lights - Renaissance
Galveston - Glen Campbell
Islands in the Stream - Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
Sunchyme - Dario G
When the Night Comes - Joe Cocker
Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
State Lines - The Shires
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
As I Lay Me Down - Sophie B. Hawkins
This Is Us - Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris
All Summer Long - Kid Rock
Nights On Broadway - Candi Staton
I'm Already There - Lonestar
Human - The Killers
Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down - Alicia Keys
I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack
"T" for Texas - Johnny Cash
What would you put on a mix tape?