Cozy Rocket

I thought this song was perfect to help kick off the weekend for several reasons (FYI, my weekends start Friday morning). The first reason is since it is the start of the weekend, it’s the perfect opportunity to be spontaneous and take a road trip. If you’re lucky, maybe you can even take a trip down historic Route 66. Living in Arizona affords locals the luxury of being able to actually take a trip across northern Arizona from Oatman to Gallup. Along the way, you can stop by the Meteor Crater, Canyon Diablo, the Petrified Forest, Winslow’s historic railroad hotel - La Posada, and many other sites of historic interest. For the adventurous, you can head up to Havasupai Falls just north of Seligman. The second reason I picked this song is because today is the premier of Pixar’s Cars. What fun would having a car be if you didn’t have historic routes like Route 66 to create new memories with? And finally, the song is soothing yet rich - like a nice cup of coffee.

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Here’s some Wikipedia info about the song that you might enjoy while listening to the great track:

“(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66″ is an American popular song, composed in 1946 by Bobby Troup and first recorded that same year by Nat King Cole.

Troup conceived the idea for the song while driving west from Pennsylvania to Los Angeles, California, and the lyrics — which include references to the U.S. highway of the title and many of the cities it passes through — celebrate the romance and freedom of automobile travel.

The lyrics read as a sort of mini-travelogue about the major stops along the route, listing several cities and towns that Route 66 passes through. Specifically mentioned, in order, are St. Louis, Missouri; Joplin, Missouri; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Amarillo, Texas; Gallup, New Mexico; Flagstaff, Arizona; Winona, Arizona; Kingman, Arizona; Barstow, California; and San Bernardino, California. Winona is the only town out of sequence in the list. It was a very small settlement east of Flagstaff, and might have been forgotten if not for the song’s lyric, “Don’t forget Winona” intended to rhyme with “Flagstaff, Arizona.”

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