If you like --
songs about Chevrolets and songs about Chevys --
Pandora has the playlist for you.
To celebrate Chevrolet's centennial, and in anticipation of
the Pandora app on Chevy's new MyLink infotainment system,
the Internet radio service has launched Chevrolet Centennial Radio,
a rotation of 100 songs that mention Chevrolet and its cars.
The range of songs is as wide as the distance from a
Corvette to an Astro minivan. Springsteen's moving
"Thunder Road" is there, but so are Weird Al Yankovic's snarky
"Dare to be Stupid," the tough girl blues of Gretchen Wilson's
"One Bud Wiser," Prince's steamy "Little Red Corvette" and
Elvis Costello's nihilistic "Less Than Zero."
Chevrolet and Pandora started with 600-plus songs.
The ones the most listeners liked made the cut.
Surprisingly, that didn't include any songs by the
car-crazy Beach Boys, but Bruce Springsteen,
Billy Joel and Lyle Lovett each landed three tracks in the top 100.
Pandora doesn't have the rights to Beach Boys songs,
so you won't hear "409." The list also excludes songs
with obscenity, making the station as kid-friendly
as the backseat of a Chevrolet Traverse crossover.
You can hear the songs at
www.pandora.com/chevy100.
There's no charge to listen.
So what is your favorite??
Becky