Music on Mind – Tunes to Trek to
I was thinking about what music to stick on the iPod to listen to on the trek and came up with a number of apt tunes.
- Green, Green Grass of Home – Tom Jones
- Walkin’ Back to Happiness – Helen Shapiro
- These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ – Nancy Sinatra
- The Climb – Joe McElderry (Obviously)
- Reach For The Stars – S Club 7
- Climb Ev’ry Mountain – The Sound of Music
- Walking in the Air – Howard Blake
- Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
- You’ll Never Walk Alone – Carousel
- Walking in Memphis – Marc Cohn
- Always Look on the Bright Side of Life – Monty Python’s Life of Brian (Because it’s my favourite)
- The Trail of the Lonesome Pine – Ballard MacDonald and Harry Carroll
- Walk Like a Man – The Four Seasons
- Walk of Life – Dire Straits
- I Walk the Line – Johnny Cash
- The Grand Old Duke of York – Nursery Rhyme
- Walk Like an Egyptian – The Bangles
- 500 Miles – Folk Song (If I could walk)
- Walking on Sunshine – Katrina and the Waves
- Go Tell It on the Mountain – African-American spiritual song
- She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain – African-American folk song
- The Long and Winding Road – The Beatles
- The Bridge on the River Kwai Theme
- Homeward Bound – Simon and Garfunkel
- Run For Home – Lindisfarne
- (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 – Nat King Cole
- The Sound of Music Title Song
- Father and Son – Cat Stevens (Because it reminds me of Peter Kaye)
- You Raise Me Up – Secret Garden
- Winter Wonderland – Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith
- Side by Side – Gus Kahn and Harry M. Woods
I’m sure you will know many more. Please let me know.
