I'm not sure if it was NPR or its listeners who coined the term driveway moment to describe moments when what was on the radio was so interesting, listeners stay in their cars to hear the whole thing despite already having parked at their destinations, but it's a great phrase to describe something I think we can all relate to, if not with NPR specifically, but with whatever is on the radio.
A few years ago, I realized I had some driveway songs, songs that keep me in the car until their completion, no matter how many times I've heard them or whether or not I own copies of them.
Here are my driveway songs:
"Roll with the Changes" by REO Speedwagon,
"Radar Love" by Golden Earring,
"Sultans of Swing" by Dire Straits,
"Roundabout" by Yes,
"Come Sail Away" by Styx,
and one more whose title is escaping me for some reason. I know there are six.
I would probably add Bruce Springsteen's "The River" to that list, but that song never comes up on the radio.
So what are yours?
A few years ago, I realized I had some driveway songs, songs that keep me in the car until their completion, no matter how many times I've heard them or whether or not I own copies of them.
Here are my driveway songs:
"Roll with the Changes" by REO Speedwagon,
"Radar Love" by Golden Earring,
"Sultans of Swing" by Dire Straits,
"Roundabout" by Yes,
"Come Sail Away" by Styx,
and one more whose title is escaping me for some reason. I know there are six.
I would probably add Bruce Springsteen's "The River" to that list, but that song never comes up on the radio.
So what are yours?
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