Steve, over at Careful Thought, tagged me for a meme to name songs to which I’ll make a happy fool of myself, singing along to.  This had me combing through stacks of CDs thinking, “Well, isn’t singing along almost a requirement??”  It’s hard for me to NOT sing along.  However, I chose eleven anthemic songs that suit my range and allow for all-out, gut-busting sessions in the truck.  (Is it the acoustics in a truck?  The privacy?  Whatever, singing in the Suburban is certainly highly satisfying.) 

Most of Steve’s were from the 70s.  Most of mine are 80s and 90s.  There’s a mix of stuff in there, from folk to punk, Christian to… highly skeptical of Christianity.  I didn’t include any true worship songs, which could be a whole ‘nother meme altogether.  (Though “Hands of Kindness” comes close.) 

I could easily have chosen 20 or 30 more, but here are the ones I picked (30-second clips linked from Amazon):

• Marc Cohn — Walking in Memphis
• Seventy Sevens — The Lust, the Flesh, the Eyes & the Pride of Life
• Delirious? — Hands of Kindness
• Shawn Colvin — Diamond in the Rough
• Crowded House — Don’t Dream it’s Over
• R.E.M. — Driver 8
• Fugazi — Waiting Room
• Jars of Clay — I Need You
• The Choir — Sad Face (No sample from Amazon, but the *stellar* CD is there, used.)
• Toad the Wet Sprocket — Fly from Heaven
• Telecast — The Way 

Whom to tag?  That is the question.  How ’bout Sara, Erin, and Iain (who apparently needs a swift kick to stimulate his blogging efforts, the slacker!). 

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