One thing you notice very quickly when travelling is that there seems to be a single mix tape that gets passed around all the hostels. I thought I was imagining things at first but apparently; there really is one! Three of the hostels I've stayed in in Argentina (my current country of residence) have been associated with Hostel Inn. It was whilst I was staying at the second one that I began to notice that breakfast was always accompanied by the same backing music. Showers were the same. Don't get me started on the “party mix” that played after 10pm. Once I reached the third one, I was curious enough to ask the staff. And that's when I was let in on the big conspiracy.
They really are playing the same mixes! They have an easy listening mix, a local mix, a pop mix, and their mix mix for every day use. I knew it!
So here are some tracks to get used to if you're planning on travelling anytime soon. I heard each of these a minimum of nine or ten times in each hostel and I'm still not sick of them! I'm not sure if that says something about the music or me.
Santeria - Sublime
San Francisco - Scott McKenzie (hated it to start with, but it's become a bit of an anthem)
Feel Good Inc. - Gorillaz
Your Woman - White Town
In This World - Moby
Home - Edward Sharpe (this one's getting iffy- might not be able to handle another dozen plays)
And as an extra special bonus, here are some of the songs I am sick of:
E.T - Katy Perry
Born this Way - Lady Gaga
Party Anthem - LMFAO
Back to Black - Amy Winehouse
Pursuit of Happiness - Kid Cudi (and I really used to like this song)
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