Now Introducing Your First Road Trip Partner: The Oldies Guy

First of all, sorry about the one-day delay in road trip playlist fun. My iTunes and I had a disagreement in which it would delete a boatload of oldies tracks that I wanted to use in introducing our first road trip partner.

Meet The Oldies Guy. Even though he has been blessed with this generation's great technologies like YouTube, Twitter and Facebook (better known as YouTwitFace amiright?), The Oldies Guy's playlist is stuck in retro mode. And that's not necessarily a bad thing. So much of today's good music has its roots deeply entrenched in some of yester-year's great songs. (See: Kanye West soul sample usage.)

So when The Oldies Guy steps into your ride, this playlist will help you be prepared to kick it old school and take the rest of the unsuspecting road trippers on a history lesson.

1. I Want You Back by Jackson 5 - Great bassline and melody, a fan favorite.
2. Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay by Otis Redding - A mellow track to go with what is hopefully a smooth ride.
3. I Feel Good by James Brown - An easy choice because of its universal sound. Everyone knows this James Brown track.
4. My Girl by The Temptations - A must have because of how great The Temps were. Again, everyone will be singing this song.
5. Wonderful World by Sam Cooke - Really, you can't lose with a Sam Cooke track. Has pop culture relevancy in the 2000s with its appearance in the hit Will Smith movie, 'Hitch.'
6. Use Me by Bill Withers - A simple sound with some soulful lyrics. A classic dusty.
7. Soul Man by Sam & Dave - Works well if there's someone named Johnny Sole in your car. (HT @wsiujohnnysole)
8. Shout by The Isley Bros. - If you don't know this song because of its appearance in those classic laundry detergent commercials, you know it because of its cameo in 'Wedding Crashers.' Either way, you love this song and you know it!
9. Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison - Usually long road trips lead to interesting conversations about pretty girls. This song usually gets those conversations started.
10. California Girls by The Beach Boys - Ditto.
    
11. Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye - Another song that has ties to a commercial. Remember the Levi's ad? Anyway, this is for the ladies ... if you're lucky to be blessed with that kind of road trip.
12. At Last by Etta James - Why, yes. It is another song for the lovers. But the fellas love it to ... it's a classic!
13. ABC, 123 by Jackson 5 - What goes around comes around, and this road trip playlist delivers a Jackson 5 bookend. R.I.P. Michael.

Playlist Time: 40 minutes, 10 seconds