Wagner tops list of music not to play while driving(Ride of the Valkyries)

KFOR OK City ^ | 04/14/04

[socal_parrot]

London-AP -- Head-banging heavy metal music may be o-k to listen to while driving -- but stay away from some of the older classical stuff.

Britain's R-A-C Foundation has named Richard Wagner's (VAHG'-nurz) fast-paced "Ride of the Valkyries" (VAL'-keer-eez) as the top tune not to listen to while behind the wheel -- because it says research shows loud music can cause accidents.

Three modern songs also made the top five, including "Firestarter" by the Prodigy.

The foundation also provided a top-five list of songs that can be played safely while driving -- though it cautions the volume should be kept down.

That list includes the Norah Jones hit "Come Away with Me."

[Desdemona]

I can do the high Fs, just not while driving.

[Dante3]

Music that keeps me awake includes also "Cotton-eyed Joe" & "In Heaven There is no Beer,"

[flying Elvis]

I got a ticket doing over 80 while listening to "Kick Start My Heart" by Motley Crue.

[FourPeas]

Steppenwolf's "Born To Be Wild". 'Nuf said.

[FourPeas]

There are several of Van Halen's that do that to me, too.

[Charles Martel]

[Elmer Fudd voice] Be still my wuv....

Yep. that's great stuff. However, among the best of the Warner Bros. cartoon soundtracks, Hillbilly Hare is surely near the top of the list:

BUGS: (Singing.)
Promenade across the floor,
Sashay right on outa the door.
Out the door and into the glade,
And everybody promenade.

(Bugs prances outside, fiddling for all he's worth.)

BUGS: (Singing.)
Step right up, you're doin' fine,
I'll pull your beard, you pull mine.
Yank it again, like you did before,
Break it up with a tug o' war.

*************

There's lots more, but I'm sure you remember it.

Gotta love Rhapsodie Rabbit, too.

[AnAmericanMother]

Yes, but can you can you get a solid C sharp in the bass clef? ;-)

(I was singing the bass part in Franck's Psalm 100 on Sunday because we were short on basses . . . I'm happy as a tenor but really NOT as a bass. It makes my throat feel funny. :-( )

My daughter and I have a great deal of fun singing the duet "Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen" because Papageno really is a baritone. (I can't manage Sarastro.) Daughter is actually a lyric soprano, even though she can nail those Fs she's very breathy up there. Don't know what son is going to be yet, too early to tell, but there's a strong line of basses in the family on my side.

[Charles Martel]

I got a ticket doing over 80 while listening to "Kick Start My Heart" by Motley Crue.

There are a few AC/DC tracks that'll have the cops giving chase, too. Thunderstruck is one that comes to mind.

Even the Country-Western and Bluegrass genres offer great driving music. Orange Blossom Special is a great tune, especially from someone like Charlie Daniels.

[Desdemona]

Yes, but can you can you get a solid C sharp in the bass clef?

When warming up and in full chest voice, yes. I can get a couple notes lower, but really, I'm a natural first soprano.

And yes, I have a tendency to drive at tempo.

[AnAmericanMother]

Holy cats! You've got a heck of a range! And our choirmaster was surprised when I got all the way from C sharp in the basement to B above the staff . . . although I'm even breathier up there (not to say squeakier) than my daughter. I told him any note above the treble clef is like a bank account with me . . . I get overdrawn really, really quick! :-D

A friend of mine actually caused a collision on an interstate entrance ramp because she put it to the floor while listening to Ravel's Bolero.

[Tribune7]

They're due for another hit.

[Tribune7]

Cross Town Truckin' - Jimi Hendrix

You're just like crosstown TRUCKIN' :-)

[Tribune7]

After 30 years, I learned the words to that song via an FR troll.

[Heatseeker]

I make a point not to have that CD in the car! LOL

[mtbopfuyn]

Gotta log off early to go hunt down "Ride" before heading out the door. Ta-ta!

[Interesting Times]

Paradise by the Dashboard Light...

[Junior]

Dunno. I can't listen to the Barber of Seville without picturing Bugs massaging Elmer's scalp...

[Guvmint_Cheese]

The wife will not allow any Iron Maiden in the car for that reason. My only speeding ticket came during "Aces High" - 83mph in a 65-zone. Nice cop, though - I was doing 97 :-)

[Rainmist]

Kill the wabbit ... lol, I just saw that cartoon the other day !! One opera song I'd love to know the title of - there's a commercial for Grand Theft Auto 3 and in the background is a familiar ( and beautiful ) opera song. Has anyone seen it and know what the song is ????

[StoneColdGOP]

"Rock You Like a Hurricane" - The Scorpions

"Burn in Hell" - Twisted Sister

"Rock and Roll" - Led Zeppelin (makes me wish I had a Cadillac)

"Back in Black" - AC/DC

"I Can't Drive 55" - Sammy Hagar

"Under Pressure" - ZZ Top

"Fever" - Garth Brooks

I also found myself listening to the "Ride of the Rohirrim " selection from the "Lord of the Rings" sound track while driving and visualizing smashing into a horde of orcs or lazy, tax-leeching Caltrans workers.