Away

I'm often on the very brink of running away, literally. I don't mean from my girl-person, I mean modern society and all its complexities, the noise, pollution, consumerism, ego, selfishness, fucken AI and...well I think you get the idea. I prefer wide open spaces, fewer people and a more simple life. It's with this in mind, running away to better places, I've selected the three tracks below, all tracks are one's I like and all a little different, but the same sort of theme I guess.

I'm going to admit right up front that I had a massive crush on Andrea Corr, the lead singer of this family group out of Ireland called, The Corrs. I'll be honest and say that I probably still do. Maybe. Definitely. I saw them live once...it didn't help me get over my crush, just deepened it. Anyway, in the theme of this week's music this track is about running away...Hopefully Andrea runs this way! (I know she won't, but one can hope.) Runaway - The Corrs

I never had a crush on any of these girls...and if you believe that you're bloody bonkers, of course I did! My greatest memory of this song is driving along on through the Flinders Ranges in my F100 truck with my girl-human beside me, wearing short shorts, an off the shoulder top pulled low, cowgirl boots and RayBan Aviators on singing along to it with her hand in mine. If you don't relate, I feel sorry for you. Cowboy take me away - The Chicks

Nope, no crush on the lead singer of this band...(Ok, just a little bit.) I heard this track a long time ago, the original version, and when The Band Perry released this cover was excited, even more so to see how great the video was. I'd be lying if I said I'd not thought of doing what the lad does in the video, just heading out there into the wilderness on a whim. I'm sort of drawn to it to be honest, and to hike off into the distance like in the video...yep, that's appealing. Do you ever wish you could just hit the road with your life on your back and no fixed destination? Gentle on my mind - The Band Perry