Power! Top Gear Returns

One of my favorite TV shows, Top Gear, has come back on the air, in the UK on Sundays. There's quite a bit of Jeremy Clarkson hate out there, but I love the three presenters and their style of reviewing, their rediculous analogies, and the absurd amount of fun that they seem to have with their jobs.

The thing that the show has really done for me is instill a love for driving. I've posted up a couple of driving mixes on here, which I always get a kick out of putting together, and it's a pastime that I really enjoy, despite the rising prices of gas... er... petrol. Driving is supposed to be fun, more than just going from point A to B.

This season has been fun thus far, and from the opening preview of the season, it looks like they're just going to have a lot more fun with the remaining episodes.

No Cars Go - Arcade Fire

The Shock Of The Lightning - Oasis

Grounds for Divorce - Elbow

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Cover and Original - Maps

I came across this song Maps when I played Rock Band with a couple friends of mine for the first time. The tune stuck in my head until I remembered what it was and I've been listening to it since. I was browsing around earlier today and came across a cover of the song, by the fantastic indie-group Arcade Fire.
Their cover version of the song is pretty faithful to the original version. The vocals are changed over to match a male voice and the group has created their own subtle variation of the song that makes it a bit richer - there's some interesting songs thrown in there, which is pretty cool.

Maps (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) - The Arcade Fire
Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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