If they're coming, they're rocking and rolling

teresahaydon
Mar 14, 2016
2 min read

I am taking this week's theme from a recent discussion I had with my brother-in-law. We were talking about putting together a desert island mixed tape. What would be the songs you would choose if you were stranded on a desert island and you could fill one mixed tape with music to play.

I putting my own spin on this theme and I am putting together the songs that I would choose to play for aliens. Yep, this is the list of tunes that I would shoot into space in a rocket ship. As poor Ron knows, I am sky watcher. I constantly check the sky for awesome clouds during the day, perfect sunsets and mysterious lights at night.

First, I think the format should be a cassette tape, decorated with a sharpie and include handwritten song titles and artist names in the paper liner. I would send along the tape player too, but, I would break off those little tabs on the top of the cassette so they couldn't record over my tape if they didn't like it.

I am sticking with rock N' roll tunes and ones that I think would properly demonstrate what rock n roll is all about. NOTE: These are in random order.

1. Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan

2. No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley

3. (I can't get no) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones

4. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

5. Heroes - David Bowie

6. That's All Right - Elvis Presley

7. Imagine - John Lennon

8. Respect - Aretha Franklin

9. The Weight - The Band

10. Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys

11. Hey Jude - The Beatles

12. My Generation - The Who