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Revolution, Places And Journeys, Part One
Velvet Revolution reflections lead into a musical map of the United States, with Caribbean and Czech departures and a broad mix of roots, jazz and country.
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- 1Velvet Revolution · Tori Amos
Why it was chosen The track is a "short little track commemorating the events that took place in Prague 18 years ago yesterday"
- 2Marta Rytta Salutan · Karel Kryl
Why it was chosen the speaker describes it as "the Czech protest song from 1960s" [26] during a time when "the communist hold on the country was falling" [26]
- 3Guantanamera · Pete Seeger
- 4Trench Town Rock · Bob Marley
Why it was chosen The speaker notes the song is related to the show's geographical theme, stating "that was in Jamaica" and that they are "meandering around the the Gulf of Mexico".
- 5Deep Down In Florida · Muddy Waters
Why it was chosen The speaker connects the song to the state of Florida, describing it as a "state full of swamps" [81].
- 6Georgia On My Mind · Billie Holiday
Why it was chosen The presenter describes it as "one of the most famous jazz standards" and a "classic to listen to any time", noting that the state of Georgia made it their state song.
- 7Oh Atlanta · Alison Krauss And Union Station
Why it was chosen The presenter is playing it again because when he was last here, he played the live version and "simply cannot help myself"
- 9Sweet Home Alabama · Leningrad Cowboys
Why it was chosen The presenter decides to "go with tradition" [116] but chooses a cover by a "Finnish spoof band" [117] and the "Russian Red Army choir" [117] because he played tracks from them while covering the World Music Show [117].
- 10Jackson · June Carter And Johnny Cash
Why it was chosen The presenter wants to "jump over to Mississippi" as part of a journey across the US, promising "a little bit of good old country".
- 11Untitled · Tom Waits
Why it was chosen the artist was "wishing he was in New Orleans"
- 12City Of New Orleans · Arlo Guthrie
- 13Galveston Bay · Bruce Springsteen
Why it was chosen it was really about the war in Vietnam and what the people coming back home out of Texas after the war finished
- 14Arizona · Unknown Artist
Why it was chosen The presenter is playing a "Czech ditty" for his friend Yitka and other Czech listeners, as it comes from a "Czech 1960s spoof film of all the cowboy movies about Arizona".
- 15California · Joni Mitchell
Why it was chosen the song fits the theme of "people being somewhere else and thinking about going to a different place"
- 16Operator · Manhattan Transfer
Why it was chosen The song is part of a journey around the United States, specifically returning to the East Coast and the city of New York, and is described as a "mild religious tune".
- 17Washington Talking Blues · Woody Guthrie
Why it was chosen The presenter is taking the listener to "places and cities and on journeys around the United States" [228] and wants to hear what the artist had to say about "Washington and the politics that is going on there many many years ago" [231].
- 18Virginie · Spirituál Kvintet
Why it was chosen The presenter plays the song because he is discussing Washington D.C. being hugged by Virginia and Maryland, and wants to play a song about Virginia "just in case there are any Czechs listening".
- 19Maryland · Vonda Shepard
Why it was chosen The presenter is discussing states on the border with Virginia and Washington D.C., specifically mentioning "that's Maryland".
- 20Memphis, Tennessee · Cassandra Wilson
Why it was chosen The song is part of a set of "songs about different places and journeys you can take, you can undertake around the United States", specifically to "take us to Memphis next".
- 21My Old Kentucky Home · Randy Newman
Why it was chosen The presenter is playing songs about "different places around the United States" [282] and notes that Newman wrote songs "making statements about different places around the United States" [284].
- 22Denver · Willie Nelson
Why it was chosen The song was part of a "little journey around the United States, looking at different places around that great country"
- 23Miss Ohio · Julian Welch
Why it was chosen The song was part of a "little journey around the United States, looking at different places around that great country"
- 24Big Muddy · Pete Seeger
Why it was chosen The presenter is playing it again "just because it's so nice"