I’ve already posted a lot about our Tex-Mex fiesta here in Seoul last week, but I wanted to add a bit about our music playlist. Mack is really good about putting together music for a gathering, and it was made pretty easy using our Amazon Echo Dots.<\/p>\n
The Dots went on sale right before Trae and Corie came to visit, so Mack asked me to order three and get T & C to pack and bring them. Amazon does deliver to Seoul, but it’s a lengthy process and then Mack has to schlep down to Camp Humphreys and haul them home on the subway.<\/p>\n
We spent several pleasant hours the Sunday afternoon before our party, thinking up, finding and adding some of our favorite Texas songs to our playlist. There are a lot of songs about Texas!<\/p>\n
You probably have your favorites, but I thought that my list may give you a head start on developing your own list.<\/p>\n
BTW…making a playlist on the Dot is a piece of cake. Even I can do it! We “joined” the basic Google Play for $7.00 a month, and I haven’t found a song that is not included yet.<\/p>\n
So, we:
\n1. Went to My Playlists
\n2. Selected +Create New Playlist
\n3. Entered the name for the Playlist (Texas Party Playlist)
\n4. Saved<\/p>\n
Then, we laid back in our recliners and called out songs that we knew about Texas. Alexa would play a bit of the song, then we would say, “Alexa, add song to Texas Party Playlist.” How’s that for an easy way to spend a Sunday afternoon?<\/p>\n
When we came to a standstill, I would google “Texas Songs,” which brought up more songs, which triggered thoughts of others that we had forgotten. It was a fun afternoon. I’m not sure how much the neighbors enjoyed our belting out Texas songs, but Mack and I had a blast.
\nThe criteria for becoming a part of our playlist included:
\n1. About Texas
\n2. A Texas singer or songwriter
\n3. About stuff we do in Texas (pick-up trucks, dancing, drinking beer, mothers, Cowboys, dogs)
\n4. We heard and liked the song while we were in Texas
\n5. We just like the song and wanted to include it<\/p>\n
Here’s our list. If you think of more, please add them in the comments. I think that music just adds such a fun layer to a great evening with friends. The Dot made it so easy.<\/p>\n
Waltz Across Texas – Ernest Tubb
\nGalveston – Glen Campbell
\nThe Eyes of Texas – UT Longhorn Band
\nGulf Coast Highway – Willie Nelson & EmmylouHarris
\nBob Wills is Still the King – WaylonJennings
\nDeep in the Heart of Texas – Moe Bandy
\nCotton Eyed Joe – Asleep at the Wheel
\nAcross the Border – Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris
\nTwo Silver Hearts – Shake Russell
\nLake Charles – Lucinda Williams (we know…this is LA)
\nIf I Had a Boat – Lyle Lovett
\nGirls From Texas – Lyle Lovett & Pat Green
\nLong Tall Texan – Lyle Lovett & Randy Newman
\nSan Antonio Girl – Lyle Lovett
\nT is for Texas – Lyle Lovett & Robert Earl Keen
\nTexas Trilogy – Train Ride – Lyle Lovett
\nKnockin’ on Heaven’s Door – Guns and Roses
\nTexas – The Charlie Daniels Band
\nGod Bless Texas – Austin City Rebels
\nAmarillo By Morning – George Strait
\nTexas (When I Die) Tanya Tucker
\nTexas in My Rearview Mirror – Mac Davis
\nYou’ve Got a Lover – Shake Russell
\nTravelin’ Texas – Shake Russell
\nThe Yellow Rose of Texas – Michael Martin Murphy
\nDoes Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind – George Strait
\nAll My Ex’s Live in Texas – George Strait
\nThat’s Right: You’re Not from Texas – Lyle Lovett
\nLone Star State of Mind – Nanci Griffith
\nMiles and Miles of Texas – Asleep at the Wheel
\nStreets of Laredo – Marty Robbins
\nWhat I Like About Texas – Jerry Jeff Walker
\nTake Me to Texas – George Strait
\n(Hey Baby) Que Paso – Texas Tornados
\nMomma’s, Don’t Let your Babies Grow up to Be Cowboys – Willie Nelson
\nBetween Your Heart and Mine – Shake Russell
\nThe Girl Just Loves to Dance – Shake Russell
\nTexas Twister – Little Foot
\nAggie War Hymn – Texas A & M Marching Band<\/p>\n
Let’s Go to Luckenbach, Texas -Waylon Jennings
\nSangria Wine – Jerry Jeff Walker
\nRedneck Mother – Ray Wiley Hubbard
\nLondon Homesick Blues – Jerry Jeff Walker
\nYou Never Even Called Me By My Name – David Allen Coe
\nSeven Spanish Angels – Willie Nelson
\nPancho and Lefty – Willie Nelson
\nDesperado – Linda Ronstadt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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