I enjoy some tunes while going down the river.  Working on a playlist.  Copied and pasted some highlights...alphabetical

Obvious choices include:

Highway to Hell-AC/DC
Night Prowler-AC/DC
Big Balls-AC/DC
Back in the Saddle-Aerosmith
Living on the Edge-Aerosmith
Running with the Pack-Bad Company
Carry That Weight-Beatles
Iron Man-Black Sabbath
Wanted, Dead or Alive-Bon Jovi
Under the Milky Way-The Church
Under Pressure-David Bowie
Deserado-Eagles
Lose Yourself-Eminem
Much Too Young (to feel this old)-Garth Brooks
Hey Joe-Jimi Hendrix
I've Been Everywhere-Johnny Cash
Good Times Bad Times-Led Zeppelin
When the Levee Breaks-Led Zeppelin
I Can't Quit You Baby-Led Zeppelin
Ramble On-Led Zeppelin
Bring it on Home-Led Zeppelin
I am a Man of Constant Sorrow-Soggy Bottom Boys
Gets Me Through-Ozzy
Running Out of Time-Ozzy
Mama, I'm Coming Home-Ozzy
No More Tears-Ozzy
So Tired-Ozzy
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)-The Proclaimers
Everybody Hurts-REM
Paint It Black-Rolling Stones
Kryptonite-3 doors down
Loser-3 doors down

But one song that will be especially good...wait for it....

AC/DC
Ride On

It's another lonely evening
And another lonely town
But I ain't too young to worry
And I ain't too old to cry
When a woman gets me down
Got another empty bottle
And another empty bed
Ain't too young to admit it
And I'm not too old to lie
I'm just another empty head
That's why I'm lonely
I'm so lonely
But I know what I'm gonna do -
I'm gonna ride on
Ride on
Ride on, standing on the edge of the road
Ride on, thumb in the air
Ride on, one of these days I'm gonna
Ride on, change my evil ways
Till then I'll just keep riding on
Broke another promise
And I broke another heart
But I ain't too young to realize
That I ain't too old to try
Try to get back to the start
And it's another red light nightmare
Another red light street
And I ain't too old to hurry
Cause I ain't too old to die
But I sure am hard to beat
But I'm lonely
Lord I'm lonely
What am I gonna do -
Ride on
Ride on, got myself a one-way ticket
Ride on
Ride on, going the wrong way
Ride on, gonna change my evil ways
Ride on, one of these days
One of these days
Ride on
Ride on
I'm gonna ride on
Ride on, looking for a truck
Ride on
Ride on, keep on riding
Riding on and on and on and on
Gonna have myself a good time
Ohhh yeah
Ride ride ride
One of these days
One of these days...

"Proud Mary" - Ike and Tina
"Dueling Banjo's"
"Rock The Boat" - Hues Corporation

I like the old stuff like:

Sons of the Pioneers
Poncho and Lefty
Highwayman
Cool Water
Big Iron

Cake- The Distance
NMA-Mean ole wind died down

Oh and I have to add Backwater by Big Smith...Gotta plug my Cousins band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=817Ty5uIlsw&feature=related

I would add these to the ones already mentioned
Half of these remind me of the feelings I get when I am in my boat. The other half are inspiration(perspiration???)

DLJ

Still of the Night-Whitesnake
A Way of Life- Last Samurai
Spirits in the Night-Manfred Mann or Bruce Springsteen
Spectres in the Fog- Last Samurai
Breakdown- Alan Parsons Project
Down in the River to Pray- Oh Brother where Art thou
I am Weary let me Rest- Oh Brother Where Art thou
Twilight Zone- Golden Earing
Summer Breeze- Seals & Croft
Drift Away-Dobie Gray
Their coming to take me Away Ha-Haaa
Slow Ride-foghat
Burnin Sky-Bad Company
Wheel in the Sky- Journey
Living on the Edge- Jim Capaldi
Fanfare for the Common Man- Aaron Copeland
Can't find my way Home- Blind Faith
Take me to the River- Talking Heads-I forget original singer
Ah!Leah!-Donnie Iris (Just reminds me of a fellow racer- Hi Kevin!)
Stroke- Billy Squier- Questionable taste???
Feels so good - Chuck Mangione
Wipe out - the Safaris
I'm Free- the Who
I can see Clearly now- Johnny Nash
Low Rider
Flirtin with Disaster- Molly Hatchet
Never surrender- Triumph
In the Mood- Glenn Miller
Keep Pushin- REO Speedwagon
It don't Come Easy- Ringo Starr
Finding My Way- Rush
Theme Song Hawaii Five-0(the original)
Chariots of Fire- Vangelis

Dag nab it John, you figured that one out!!!!

I won't bore you with all the details, but it is funny because my daughter hates that song. "He keeps saying my name".

Maybe tonight I will add to the list. I have been working on mine for a while.

Numerous selections from Jimmy Buffet

Van Morison's Moondance for after dark paddling

hut

I do try to avoid being critical......but speaking of music.......

Editing the race footage I shot last year.  DJ at race start in 2011 was nothing compared to the appropriate (river and water related tunes) playlist that was played at the 2010 race start.

And no national anthem singer was a shame.

Scott, I am sure this was probably due to the last minute assembling of everything MR340.  Just saying....I for one noticed.  If there was any corners that had to be cut music is one of those.

You need boat songs!  Try Barretts Privateers, the Flowers of Bermuda and The Mary Ellen Carter by Stan Rogers and The Last Saskatchewan Pirate by the Arrogant Worms.

The lovely lady that usually sings our national anthem at the start had to cancel.  But she'll be back.  We played the national anthem, however, and many paddlers sang along.