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Tailgate music: the South Alabama playlist

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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You’ve got all your tailgate supplies taken care of, but have you given any thought to the music you will be listening to while you’re in the Junction?

I am a firm believer that music, the right music, can help set a tone at your tailgate and it should be given some forethought.

I am a subscriber to Spotify Premium. Spotify allows you to create playlists, organize music while having access to a huge library of albums. I prefer this to downloading individual songs, because you basically pay one monthly fee and you’ve got almost every song ever recorded. Almost.

Each home game weekend in 2016, I will be sharing for you my tailgate music selections for the weekend. I have what I consider to be an eclectic taste for music. I like all kinds of music, but I have a heavy preference for classic rock of the late 70s and 80s. Not so ironically, that happens to coincide with my high school, college and young adult years.

But I like 90s too, some country, jazz and some current stuff. So I try to keep it mixed up. I will also be posting Spotify playlist for you to check out if you wish. I would love to have your suggestions for future playlists, and welcome your criticisms as well.

For the South Alabama game, we want to stick with kind of a summer theme, since this weekend is generally considered the last weekend of the summer. Here we go:

Victim of Love – Eagles

All Summer Long – Kid Rock

Same Ole Song and Dance – Aerosmith

Right Now – Van Halen

And We Danced – Hooters

Scar Tissue – Red Hot Chili Peppers

All Jacked Up – Gretchen Wilson

Good Thing – Fine Young Cannibals

Are You Gonna Be My Girl – Jet

December – Collective Soul

Crazy – Patsy Cline

Walking in Memphis – Marc Cohn

Gimme Shelter – Rolling Stones

Hotel California – Eagles

Keep Your Hands to Yourself – Georgia Satellites

There’s more. Check out the complete playlist here.

Have fun Saturday and #HailState.