Tailgate music: the South Alabama playlist

You’ve got all your tailgate supplies taken care of, but have you given any thought to the music you will be listening to while you’re in the Junction?

I am a firm believer that music, the right music, can help set a tone at your tailgate and it should be given some forethought.

I am a subscriber to Spotify Premium. Spotify allows you to create playlists, organize music while having access to a huge library of albums. I prefer this to downloading individual songs, because you basically pay one monthly fee and you’ve got almost every song ever recorded. Almost.

Each home game weekend in 2016, I will be sharing for you my tailgate music selections for the weekend. I have what I consider to be an eclectic taste for music. I like all kinds of music, but I have a heavy preference for classic rock of the late 70s and 80s. Not so ironically, that happens to coincide with my high school, college and young adult years.

But I like 90s too, some country, jazz and some current stuff. So I try to keep it mixed up. I will also be posting Spotify playlist for you to check out if you wish. I would love to have your suggestions for future playlists, and welcome your criticisms as well.

For the South Alabama game, we want to stick with kind of a summer theme, since this weekend is generally considered the last weekend of the summer. Here we go:

Victim of Love – Eagles

All Summer Long – Kid Rock

Same Ole Song and Dance – Aerosmith

Right Now – Van Halen

And We Danced – Hooters

Scar Tissue – Red Hot Chili Peppers

All Jacked Up – Gretchen Wilson

Good Thing – Fine Young Cannibals

Are You Gonna Be My Girl – Jet

December – Collective Soul

Crazy – Patsy Cline

Walking in Memphis – Marc Cohn

Gimme Shelter – Rolling Stones

Hotel California – Eagles

Keep Your Hands to Yourself – Georgia Satellites

There’s more. Check out the complete playlist here.

Have fun Saturday and #HailState.