Steve's iPod Playlist (Vol.1)

If you spend a lot of time on iTunes, or love music a lot, you may have heard of the iTunes Celebrity Playlist podcast, where different celebrities (usually in pairs) sit down and talk about their favorite songs. Sometimes these lists center on a theme.

In my continuing effort to NOT grow old, and to be young and hip, I'm going tostart blogging some of my playlists. With the anniversary of 9-11, I thought i'd share a playlist of patriotic country music songs....I'm not sure if I can add audio to a blog, so you'll just have to look these songs up if you want to hear them.

1.) Have you Forgotten-- Darryl Woorley. This song was written and released I believe for the second Anniversary of 9-11. It is a wake up call for anyone who says we don't have to worry about terrorist, they aren't that bad. It says basically, remember those crack pots who flew into our towers...let's NOT let them get away wit hit again.

2.) Where were You when the World stopped turning-- Alan Jackson. This is an even more moving tridute to 9-11, written just a fw days after the attacks. A beautiful reminder to hold life dear.

3.) There's a Star Spangled Banner --Ray Stevens. Best known for his goofy spoof songs, Ray Stevens here takes a serious look at the Flag, and the service our troops have given around the world...If you haven't heard this song, look it up.

4.) Til The Last Shots Fired --Trace Adkins. One of the best Memorial Day songs about the commitment of the American soldier. A beautiful tune, with a chorus from West Point joining on the final chorus.

5.) If You're Reading This-- Tim McGraw. A real tear jerker in the form of a letter home from a soldier killed in duty. Originally performed live at one of the counry music award shows, with Tim flying in the widows and families of 20 or more soldiers who had been killed in action in Iraq and Afgahnistan, search for the video on YouTube.

6.) In America-- Charlie Daniels. This is a no holds barred, America kicks but song, originally released after the Irianian hostage situation in the late 70's or early 80's. It was rediscovered after 9-11 and is still a good rocker to this day.

7.) God Bless the USA -- Kristy Lee Crook. Not quite the Lee Greenwood original, but a very respectable cover by the American Idol Alumni. This song is a beautyiful classic.

8.) Our America-- Big & Rich. A classic reworking of the National Anthem and a few other patriotic songs. This wraps up a short playlist. More lists will be forth coming. But look up these tunes and give them a listen this September 11.