Top Ten Songs to Jam to when in the Car with Cory and Grace
- Jillann Henry
- Dec 6, 2018
- 4 min read
Updated: Feb 25, 2020
BY: CORY R. & GRACE S.
Music is the soundtrack to the lives of everybody. If the reader of this article ever finds themselves in the car with Cory Ratcliff and Grace Shields, this will be the soundtrack to the car ride. If the reader ever wants to simulate a car ride with us, play these songs and sing very terribly along to them, missing most of the words and not knowing any of the correct notes. Maybe get into an empty car, make cut out pictures of us for the full simulation. That is the way to portray the most accurate version.
This Panic! at the Disco hit was written by everyone in the band is legitimately about the painting Mona Lisa. At the time of writing it, lead singer Brendon Urie and currently last band member had not seen the painting in person, and he wanted to go to the Louvre Museum in Paris to see what was there.
Jon Bellion released this Hip-Hop/Rap song in 2016. In the song, Bellion expresses his feeling of being cold and feeling emptiness, like a robot, after somebody had broken his heart. Which is like, super deep but his vocals in the track sound great with the backing track.
Panic! At The Disco really went hard when they came out with this song. Objectively, there are no utterly beautiful or wise words in the lyrics of this song. Brendon Urie’s voice and musicality are what make this song able to be listened to on shuffle time after time. The lyrics repeat throughout the song so it is great to sing and jam to.
This song from Columbus’ own Twenty One Pilots was featured on their latest album “Trench” and is mainly about the fictional world lead singer Tyler Joseph named DEMA. People have theorized that DEMA represents mental health.
The longevity of this song makes it a good one to jam to in the car because it just keeps going. Operatic vocals paired with lyrics questioning the meaning of life add some spice to the mix of this playlist. It is safe to assume most people know at least some of the words to this song or the rocking guitar parts. Because it is so widely known and long, air guitar solos coupled with good times are bound to be a product of this smash hit.
Lorde wrote this beautiful piano ballad that speaks volumes about love and loss after a relationship is over. While most of the songs on this list are high intensity jams, sometimes it is good to feel things and this song will definitely accomplish that, without leaving the listener feeling hopeless because it states “I’ll find a way to be without you, babe.” The most profound lyric is, “I ride the subway, read the signs// I let the seasons change my mind// I love it here since I’ve stopped needing you”. This is the time for introspection in the car ride, when the facade of hype falls away and it gets quiet as passengers stare out the windows and think deeply.
This song illustrates the juxtaposition of where we always wanted to be and what it is actually like when we get there by saying, “Remember dreams seemed far away...Now my beats make fees for Holidays in Greece”. The cadence he uses with his voice in the chorus draws the listener to want to keep paying attention so as to find out what more he has to say. “What’s reality lately?” is a lyric that strikes a chord because people can get so caught up in achieving their dreams, they don’t take the time to look around once they have accomplished them to appreciate the time in their life.
This Queen classic is an absolute masterpiece, defining the rock scene in the 80’s with maybe the most iconic bass line still to this day. The song is one of a handful written by Queen bassist John Deacon, and is easily his most popular song followed by “Under Pressure”.
Ariana Grande released this song in response to her recent breakup with her now ex-fiance, Pete Davidson. Most breakup songs say mean things about the other person, but in this song Grande focuses more on herself and how she has grown from all of her past relationships instead of how all these people “wronged” her. Grande’s killer vocals paired with sincere empowering lyrics allow this song to be bopped to in a car ride.
The song was written for the musical special of the CW’s “The Flash” and is sung by Grant Gustin who plays Barry Allen/The Flash at a dramatic, important part in the episode that I won’t spoil. The song is about how Barry wants to run home to his love interest in the show. The song returned in the “Crisis on Earth-X” crossover of all the Arrowverse shows but is sang by Melissa Benoist who plays Kara Danvers/Supergirl.
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