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May 10, 2008
Bike riding music
Katey's having a birthday party today, and there were a few last-minutes items needed from the store. Since gas is now up to $3.89 / gallon(!!!) here, I decided to hop on my bike and pedal the 2-and-change miles to the store instead of drive. I hopped on the bike, plugged in the iPod earbuds, and off I went.
I had it set to shuffle, so songs were coming out at random. I was riding long enough for three songs to play before I got to the store, and the sequence was quite amusing.
The first song was Never Alone, a gospel song from the Fame soundtrack. I'm a sucker for any song with acoustic piano, and also for a song with good vocal harmonies, so I love this song since it has both. It started playing right as I rode off of the sidewalks and onto the road's bike lanes - a bit of a subtle hint, perhaps.
The second song was Driven To Tears from The Police. This one started as I was approaching the top of the first hill, and I realized my gear shift was messed up, so I couldn't shift into a better uphill gear. Hard work getting up that hill. The uptempo ska-style groove at the end of the song helped me out, though.
The third song was Things Can Only Get Better, from Howard Jones. Nice and uplifting, and a really good 80s flashback song. This song kicked in as I reached the end of my main road, and the store was in sight.
It was one of those cases where the randomness of the songs fit the situation perfectly, and I wanted to make a note of it.
(The entire ride back, in case you're interested, was Máru-Bihág, a raga from Ravi Shankar.)
Posted by zaren at May 10, 2008 02:11 PM