Travel Music 2 | 13 of the best roadtrip songs and their stories behind

• When we talk about car music, we can’t forget ‘Inevitable‘, Shakira’s heartbreak anthem 💔
• This Latin rock ballad, worthy of belting out loud on every drive, is part of the Colombian singer’s 4th studio album.
• Shakira recounts one by one all her shortcomings in the song.
• Did you know that the English version was never officially released? 🕵🏽
• By the way, since a few years ago, Shakira has changed part of the song. Where she used to say:

Si es cuestión de confesar, no sé preparar café y no entiendo de fútbol.

If it’s time to confess, I don’t know how to make coffee and I don’t understand soccer.

Now it says:

Si es cuestión de confesar, gracias al número 3, ahora entiendo de fútbol. No pregunten cómo fue, pero desde que lo vi cada día sale el sol

If it’s time to confess, thanks to number 3, I now understand soccer. Don’t ask how it happened, but since I saw him, the sun comes out every day.

• It’s all in allusion to her relationship with the Barcelona footballer, Gerard Piqué, whose shirt number you won’t forget 😉

• At some point you will have to make a stop along the way, exactly the same as the protagonists of ‘Crazy‘, by Aerosmith 🚦
• Why did they call the song ‘Crazy’? Because these guys known as ‘The Boston Boys’ wanted to express how nuts you can get when you fall in love with somebody.
• The lyrics are also about that tug of war in a couple, which can end badly, in which case you end up regretting having lost something you loved so much.
• Crazy is one of the most famous and iconic songs of the hard rock band, even though by then they had already released 11 studio albums.
• The video for the song features Liv Tyler, daughter of Aerosmith vocalist Steven Tyler, alongside a famous young actress of the time, Alicia Silverstone. The two embark on the craziest journey of their lives 🌅

• The Scottish band returned in 2020 to the music scene to present their latest album, ‘A Celebration Of Endings‘, full of anthems like this ‘Instant History‘ or ‘Space‘ protagonist of the best songs of 2020.
• With a poppier sound than the rest of their discography, we are sure it will make you tap the steering wheel of your car, keeping time to the drums.
• About the track, Simon Neil, frontman of the band, explained:

The song is about embracing progress without completely dismissing everything that we’ve learned from the past. You can’t just go on blindly and ignore everything that’s happened, but equally you can make your own history ahead of time.

• Although the band doesn’t want to politicize their music, after a long career, they have evolved and introduced social themes into their fantastic songs 🤫

• Let’s change subject and get nostalgic going back to the late 60’s, with the Four Tops and their ‘Reach Out I’ll Be There‘.
• Despite being considered the most popular song of the group, the members of the band even forgot that they had recorded it, because they thought it was not going to have a major impact. Well, it also has to do with the fact that this magic quartet recorded the song in only 2 takes. This is very uncommon; artists usually do dozens of repetitions. Mind you, it turned out great! 🍩
• The  cut was so successful that even Diana Ross recorded her version in 1971, giving it a totally different style than the original. Something similar happened in 1975, when Gloria Gaynor released a disco version.

• Next stop on our musical journey, United Kingdom, The Hoosiers and their hit, ‘Goodbye Mr A‘.
• The song is a tribute to Jonathan Anderton, who was the English teacher of Irwin Sparkes, leader of the band, during his time at high school.
• In Irwin’s own words:

Said this song is about the man who knew everything, but he goes mad with his own power. Because he corrects everyone, but nobody wants to know their faults, because then the world becomes a very complicated place and less happy. So it’s that thing of how everyone knows someone who knows too much.

• Thanks to its upbeat and catchy rhythm, ‘Goodbye Mr A’ was the soundtrack for the FIFA 2008 game, and has been used in trailers for movies like Toy Story 3 or Juno.
• By the way, it is worth mentioning the resemblance of this song with ‘Mr. Blue Sky’‘, by Electric Light Orchestra. There’s something there, isn’t there? 🤔

• In Spanish speaking countries David Bisbal needs no introduction, since he rose to stardom thanks to a TV musical contest in Spain in 2001, his career on both sides of the Atlantic has been spectacular.
• There are dozens of songs by the Spanish that I have played in my travels, but ‘Camina y Ven‘ has an unmatched power, that of Bisbal’s torrent of voice and the Andalusian rhythm that accompanies it.
• The track is a desperate and impatient chant to meet his partner 👩🏽‍🦱
• With his curls, his turns and his famous air kick he conquered the hearts of the public, achieving a Diamond record for Bulería (more than 1 million sales), his 2nd album. He would later increase that figure in countries like Argentina or the United States.
• By the way, much of that success is due to his producer at the time, Kike Santander, with whom he signed the most brilliant part of his career.