When Mum left for Houston on Monday,
she took a small fun gift with her for my sister.
A mix tape, 21st Century style.
A double CD case.
Two half-size A4 photos.
Journalling paper.
Minimal amount of embellishments.
Thirty songs on two CDs.
What you might call an eclectic mix.
A one-off original.
Here’s the full playlist:
Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell
For America – Red Box
Me and Bobby McGee – Janis Joplin
I Walk the Line – Johnny Cash
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Sovereign Light Café – Keane
Me and Tennessee -Tim McGraw & Gwyneth Paltrow
Letter from America -The Proclaimers
Take Me Home, Country Roads – John Denver
Lay Down -The Strawbs
Nights On Broadway -Bee Gees
All The Roadrunning -Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris
Staying Alive -Adam Garcia
Northern Lights -Renaissance
Galveston -Glen Campbell
Islands in the Stream -Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
Sunchyme -Dario G
When the Night Comes -Joe Cocker
Don’t Stop Believin’ -Journey
State Lines – The Shires
Chasing Cars -Snow Patrol
As I Lay Me Down -Sophie B. Hawkins
This Is Us -Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris
All Summer Long -Kid Rock
Nights On Broadway -Candi Staton
I’m Already There -Lonestar
Human -The Killers
Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down -Alicia Keys
I Hope You Dance -Lee Ann Womack
“T” for Texas -Johnny Cash
What would you put on a mix tape?
This West London Life 
Just realised I never commented on this. It has my fave on it – “Snow Patrol” and “Tim McGraw” What's not to love xx
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