As summer winds down and the last long weekend speeds by, many will embark on road trips to chase down the fleeting sunshine. Here are fifteen of my favourite road trip/car songs; a soundtrack that is sure to get your pistons firing. I could have included Mercedes Benzby Janis Joplin, Truckin' by Grateful Dead or War's Low Rider but since I included other songs by these oldies-but-goodies in my last couple of posts, I'll omit them.
Happy trails.
The impetus of Mother's Day comes from Ancient Greek and Roman times. The Roman festival of Cybele eventually progressed into the Christian festival of Mothering Sunday that honoured the Virgin Mary and the "mother church."
Honouring mothers would be modernized in the 1870s as an observance for mothers who lost children in the American Civil War. Then on May 9 1914 President Woodrow Wilson declared Mother's Day a national holiday and the day of maternal merit in May spread around the globe.
I happen to love my Mom and have a great relationship with her. However, talk to enough people and you'll know that isn't the case with everyone. Moms are human and can make mistakes. Mother/child relationships are as varied as a bouquet of carnations purchased last minute on a highway off ramp.
Below you'll find songs that suit whatever the status of your relationship with your mom may be.
For love/hate mother/child relationships
My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Momma
Mothers of Invention
For those who are distant
Mother Mother
Tracy Bonham
For kids who still live with their moms
Tie Your Mother Down Queen
For nosy, meddling moms
Your Mother Should Know
The Beatles
For explosive relationships
Mother
Pink Floyd
For those with fun moms; the kind who will go to the club with you
