As you probably know by now, my wife and I recently took a trip to Louisville, KY for a little Spring Break getaway. It was a bit heart breaking to hear that there was yet another mass shooting yesterday. Even more shocking that it was just a handful of blocks away from where 
In honor of Louisville and as you can see our recent drive by the infamous Churchill Downs (home of the Kentucky Derby), I decided to go with a horse theme for this weeks #threetunetuesday instituted by 
Churchill Downs was actually not what my wife and I expected. We decided to swing by the facility on our way back from our journey on the Bourbon Trail. You might expect that Chruchill Downs would be set in the rolling hills of Kentucky. That isn't the case at all. The best way I can describe it is Chruchill Downs is kind of in the ghetto. It's just past the airport an the Louisville University Stadium in the middle of the city.
I have no doubt that it wasn't always that way. I am sure urban sprawl has something to do with the current surroundings of the complex, but it is a bit of a shock to see where it is.
The complex is actually pretty massive. I guess that makes sense when you consider it is built around a mile long racetrack. We had every intention of taking a tour of the facility, but when we saw that you had to pay just to park, we decided against it. It had already been a long day and since there were no races taking place on that day, we settled for just driving by and taking the three photos you see above.
I would love to visit the track one day for an actual race. I have heard the Kentucky Derby is one of the greatest sporting events to attend. I just need to lose a little weight first so I can wear a proper suit. Maybe make a little more money too so I can buy
Anyway, on to the music! Keeping with my theme of the week, I felt it was only right to include this classic by the Rolling Stones. I will always have an affinity for the original version of the song, but I have to admit, the cover by Sarah McLachlan used in the movie "Fear" with Mark Whalberg and Reese Witherspoon (as well as Alyssa Milano) was really well done.
You also might want to check out the version The Sundays did sometime.
It's just a really great moody song. If she hasn't already, I think Lana Del Rey would do a perfect cover of this song.
U2 has been a staple in my listening rotation since early in my teen years. I remember I purchased Achtung Baby new, but I had a used copy of Joshua Tree that I had purchased from the record store. In addition to that, I had a cassette copy of Zooropa. That's because back then cars didn't have CD players yet, so you often had CD's that you played at home and cassettes that you played in your car.
In any event, I am actually a bit surprised I didn't wear out Achtung Baby and had to buy a new copy. That's how much I played this album on my first CD player. You would probably laugh to hear I likely paid over $200 for that player. It took mowing a lot of lawns to be able to afford it.
Anyway, Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses is one of my very favorite songs from the album. There really isn't a bad song on the whole thing, but this one really stands out for me. Especially today given the theme of this post!
Finally, I felt it was only right to include this song by the iconic band know simply as "The Band". If you give it a listen you will realize by the second verse why I had to include this song.
The Band is one of those groups that you probably know some of their songs by you never really knew who they were. They have a lot of songs that many people have covered over the years. You also might consider them one of the first super groups before that was really a thing. Not only did they have some talented artists, they also had some impressive song writing talent too.
Believe it or not from 1965 to 1967 they were actually the back up band for none other than Bob Dylan.
Two of the most well known members of The Band are Levon Helm and Robbie Robertson. If you are interested, you can find out more about them on this Wiki page. I have a copy of their greatest hits on CD and it got a lot of play time back when I actually listened to CD's! :)
That's my #threetunetuesday for you. I hope you enjoyed!
All pictures/screenshots taken by myself or
