Jody's EMS Mixtape J-Card

Here's the playlist from this week's musical episode, which is based on an actual mix CD I made with songs that were meaningful to me early in my EMS career. You can hear the actual songs if you listen to the episode on Spotify!

1. 100 in a 55 by Pop Evil
2. Hero by Chad Kroeger feat. Josey Scott
3. Smokin' & Ridin' by Ja Rule
4. Downfall by Matchbox 20
5. So Right by Dave Matthews Band
6. Lessons in Love, Hope, and Faith - Part 1 The Road by Sister Hazel
7. The Artist in the Ambulance by Thrice
8. Lose Yourself by Eminem
9. Race Against Time II by Ja Rule
10. On the Grind by Nelly feat. King Jacob
11. What I Learned Out On the Road by Kid Rock
12. Tonight by Charlie Robison

Honorable mentions:

1. Last Kiss by Pearl Jam
2. How to Save a Life by The Fray
3. Superman (It's Not Easy) by Five for Fighting
4. The Change by Garth Brooks
5. Think of Me by Tracy Lawrence
6. Wherever You Will Go by The Calling
7. Hold My Hand by Hootie & The Blowfish
8. Ride Wit Me by Nelly
9. Utha Side by Nelly
10. Drivin' My Life Away by Eddie Rabbit
11. Can't Believe by Sister Hazel
12. Let the Fire Burn by Sister Hazel
13. Stairway to Heaven by Led Zepplin
14. Another One Bites the Dust by Queen
15. Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees
16. Don't Fear the Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult
17. Rescue by Lauren Daigle

I had so much fun making this episode! So far almost no one has listened to it but I'm ok with that. I was literally crying, mostly with joy, listening to it on my way to work on the morning it came out. That really surprised me since of course I listened to each song before commenting on it and I listened to the finished product (with only 30 second song clips) several time before it was published.

I'm not an outgoing person at all and I think for a long time I used music as a substitute for actually talking to people about important things. If someone wanted to know about my state of mind for probably the first 30 years of my life all they would have to do would be to listen to my favorite songs. Music that was important to me in my young life was SO important. It still moves me to listen to a lot of that music to this day.

By the way, for any younger listeners/readers, a J-card is the paper insert inside cassette tape cases that would have all of the information about an album (the cover art, track list, lyrics, credits and thanks from the artist, etc.).

I hope you enjoy the music however you listen to it. Thanks for putting up with this little experiment!

- Jody