Detroit Breakdown (Motor City Mix) 113

Inspiration: After a few recent business trips across the state to the metro Detroit area, I came up with this mix of songs by several Detroit artists & bands
Genre: Alternative, Classic Rock, R&B, Hip Hop, Pop
Approximate time: 49 minutes
Ride Profile & Playlist:
01. 6:00 WARM UP / Detroit Breakdown – The J. Geils Band
02. 3:43 SEATED & STANDING FLAT / Girl Gone Wild – Madonna
03. 4:53 JUMPS / My Sharona – The Knack
04. 4:03 SEATED & STANDING HILL / Rebel Soul – Kid Rock
05. 3:34 SEATED HILL / On Fire – Eminem
06. 3:53 JUMPS ON A HILL / Please Don’t Go – Mike Posner
07. 4:03 SEATED FLAT / Shakedown – Bob Seger
08. 4:49 SPRINTS / Wango Tango – Ted Nugent
09. 3:54 JUMPS / Talking In Your Sleep – The Romantics
10. 3:52 SEATED & STANDING HILL / Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes
11. 4:04 SPRINTS / Give It Up To Me – Sean Paul
12. 6:34 COOL DOWN & STRETCH / Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder

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About Detroit, MI
Not the capital city of Michigan, but it’s the largest city (financials, geography and population)
Born on 7/24/1701
Also known as The D, Motor City, Motown, Hockeytown
The sports teams: Lions, Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings
The Automotive Big Three: General Motors, Chrysler, Ford
The Bad / Ugly: Bankruptcy, crime, corruption, homeless, racial issues
The Good: Pure Michigan, lake front, sports venues, rebirth, legacy, ethic diversity, border city / international port
TV shows: Low Winter Sun (AMC), Hung (HBO), Hardcore Pawn, Home Improvement (ABC), Martin
Movies: Gran Torino, Beverly Hills Cop, 8 Mile, For Love of the Game, Dreamgirls
Music: See the playlist
Other Detroit stuff: Greektown, Coney Island diners, Casino Gambling
More news about Detroit…
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/07/19/203726648/not-all-the-news-about-detroit-is-bad