Dawg Sports Wants To Know: Your Ultimate Tailgate Mix
College Football: View of Georgia fans tailgating outside Sanford Stadium before game vs Mississippi State. Athens, GA 9/23/2017 CREDIT: Kevin Liles (Photo by Kevin Liles /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (Set Number: X161407 TK1 ) there are a lot of elements that go into making the perfect football tailgate. Good friends are critical.
Delicious food is a must. But underlying all of it, always there in the background, is the perfect tailgate soundtrack. The right songs serve as the perfect aural backdrop for good times with good friends.
The wrong music marks you out as a weirdo, maybe even a closet Gator fan. And the answer to the question ““What is the right soundtrack? ” is probably a resounding “it depends.
” The late 30s alums listening to Olivia Tremor Control and the late 70s alums listening to Sam and Dave are both right in their own way, and Orange Crush/Finest Worksong, R. E. M.
My tailgate music is and always has been Athens-centric, and it doesn’t get more Athens than R. E. M.