British musician David Bowie performs as Ziggy Stardust at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, in 1973. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGESMusically inclined Otago Daily Times reporters have selected songs you might like to listen to on any number of occasions. Today, Tim Scott. On a road trip Death & The Maiden The Verlaines For quiet melancholic moments with close friends in a hotel room miles away from home. Split a bottle of wine and reminisce about your childhood together. Riders on the Storm The Doors For a long and solitary journey that you don’t quite know where it will take you. Motorcycle recommended. I Found a Reason The Velvet Underground For riding off into the sunset with someone you love. Roll credits. Central Avenue Breakdown Lionel Hampton If it’s worth a mention in Kerouac’s On the Road, it should be a staple of your own journey too. Moonage Daydream David Bowie Absolute classic. A song to make you feel like a rockstar on the final leg of your nationwide tour. Mick Ronson’s guitar solo sends my dopamine skyrocketing. Tidying up the house Electric Relaxation A Tribe Called Quest The title says it all. Get that boom-bap a blasting as you hoover around the household. Early Summer Ryo Fukui Do you remember that scene in Mary Poppins where Julie Andrews sings to the two children to clean their room, leans out the windows and starts singing to a robin sitting on the branches of a tree, then snaps her fingers and the room magically cleans itself. Well anyway, Ryo Fukui is no Julie Andrews, but he certainly has the Mary Poppins effect and will miraculously declutter your room. Sidenote: those Mary Poppins kids give me the creeps. It’s Easy for Me Lowertown The perfect song to conclude a gentle day of pottering. Listen to the whole album once the house, and life, gets messy again. The Man Who Sold The World (Live) Nirvana A fantastic cover, an incredible live album — let the sweet sounds of Kurt serenade you as you fold away some washing. I have folded away countless pairs of socks to this song. Simulation Swarm Big Thief Anything can be an instrument, take for example freshly washed sheets on the clotheslines blowing gently in the breeze. If they could make a sound, this would be it. At the beach Weird Fishes/ Arpeggi Radiohead Dive into the ocean and try your best to touch the bottom ... This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) Talking Heads Once you’re down there, this is what the fish will be dancing to. Splish, splash and have a boogie! Californication Red Hot Chilli Peppers This song feels like getting sunburnt, or getting sand in your shoes — but y’know, in a good way. Step on Me The Cardigans For sitting on a picnic blanket watching the sun set, as the waves roll up the shore and the bonfire peters out. Outer Space 3Ds This song sounds like any beach in Dunedin. Perfect soundtrack for sea-lion spotting and sandcastle sculpting.
