ODOT releases Gridlock Grooves playlist
June 8, 2018
Contact:
Don Hamilton, 503-704-7452
PORTLAND
-- Three freeway lane closures will create major traffic jams this summer so
ODOT has prepared a Spotify playlist to help ease the pain of getting stuck in
traffic.
For
sure there are better things to do in life than getting stuck in a traffic jam.
Avoid the mess and use BigFixPDX.com.
to sign up for construction alerts, find
travel options and learn about all the work we’re doing to preserve your roads
so they can serve you in the future.
But
if the traffic gets bad for you, tune in, bob your head and sing along. It
won’t make the traffic go away but it might help you shake those traffic jam
blues.
You
must have a Spotify account to access the playlist. Find it at Gridlock
Grooves.
Remember
to cue up the playlist before you start driving, not after. Distracted driving
can cause a crash and bring a hefty fine.
If
you’re counting, you’ll find 23 songs, each expressing one aspect of the
commute.
Here’s
how it could work.
If
indeed it’s gridlock, you may well be on Road to Nowhere (Talking
Heads) and you may be thinking, whatever OregonDOT Don’t Stop Me Now
(Queen) but soon you’ll find yourself Stuck in the Middle (MIKA) and
there’s No Going Back (Yuno).
It’s
Too Late (Carole King) and now you’ll Wait (Maroon 5) The Longest Time
(Billy Joel). You are trying to get home and its Hard Times (Paramore).
Your loved ones are Sitting, Waiting Wishing (Jack Johnson) For You
(Liam Payne & Rita Ora).
You
feel Sorry (Justin Beiber) that you’ll be late again. You’re wondering
if they will Leave a Light On (Tom Walker). Time is going by and you
start to fret. Will You Be There (Michael Jackson) in time? Will they be
Patient (Charlie Puth) One More Time (Daft Punk)?
Meanwhile,
those waiting for you can’t help but start wondering Where Are You Now?
(Skrillex & Diplo feat. Justin Beiber) You want to Break Free
(Ariana Grande) but there’s Nowhere to Run (Martha Reeves and the
Vandellas). It’s Funny How Time Slips By (Willie Nelson) when you
are sitting in traffic. You’ve been Waiting in Vain (Bob Marley), your
tank is almost Running on Empty (Jackson Browne) and you wonder What
Now (Rihanna), Don’t Leave Me (Blackstreet) stuck here forever!
You
are two hours in, but finally it seems like you are getting Closer (Tegan
and Sara) to Freedom (Pharrell Williams) from the freeway after
anxiously Waiting (Green Day) for such a long Time (Hootie and the
Blowfish).
You
get home and try to apologize saying, “I got Hung Up (Madonna) in the
worst construction traffic!” but instead you get an earful from the ones
waiting for you. “You Should Have Known Better (Sufjan Stevens),
OregonDOT has been warning you, and they had it posted to TripCheck! Why
Do You Keep Me Waiting (Bread)? I’m Tired of Waiting For You (The Kinks) Time
After Time (Cyndi Lauper)!
Sheepishly,
you agree and say, “If I Could Turn Back Time (Cher)” I would have used
TripCheck and considered my other travel options. You pledge to be Better in
Time (Leona Lewis) and say to yourself, “I’ll Be (Edwin McCain) more
prepared in the future.”
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