The Right Wing Mix CD

Okay, here's a challenge for our one reader... you know who you are... you challenged us to update the other day, well, now we challenge you back.

You know you're going to be stuck on a deserted island. You have the essentials to survive, but you are also given a CD player and one mix CD to take with you. You can pick the ten to fifteen songs that appear on the disc. What songs do you choose and why?

The Right Wing mix:
1. The World has Turned and Left Me Here by Weezer. This is, quite possibly, my favorite song of all time. The rythym and the lyrics just work.
2. Until the End by The Nightwatchman. Tom Morello has so much talent he should be two people. The man can do things with an acoustic guitar that just aren't natural.
3. The Parting Glass by The High Kings. This song, to me, symbolizes the end of an era, but also the inevitable coming of something better.
4. God of Wine by Third Eye Blind. Nice pacing, good music, solid song. You can't beat this song for relaxing.
5. Loch Lomond by Runrig (feat. the Tartan Army). If you aren't moved by this song, you should seriously re-examine the condition of your immortal soul.
6. Stockholm Syndrome by Blink 182. The only caveat with this song is that the album version requires the intro, which is the reading of an old war letter. You might cry.
7. Orion by Metallica. This is one of the best instrumental songs ever. It comes from the Master of Puppets album and is one of the last songs Cliff Burton recorded.
8. Overture 1928 by Dream Theater. Again, instrumental, but then again, I do play guitar, and anything that has as much guitar as this song is a magnet for me.
9. Sadbhb ni Bruinn Ealla by Liam O Maonlai. This recording comes from the Highland Sessions. The entire song is in Gaelic, but that means nothing to me. I can scratch by on Gaelic and Liam O Maonlai's voice actually qualifies as a musical instrument.
10. Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton. Again, more guitar, and Clapton is amazing. Sad song, but every album should have a melancholy moment.
11. If Everyone Cared by Nickelback. Great pseudo-protest song. In fact, the video is what makes it a protest song. Otherwise, it's a wonderful song that lifts your spirits without necessarily being upbeat.
12. Shooting Up in Vain by Eagle-Eye Cherry. Solid outing from the son of Don Cherry. The song captures the desire of a drug addict to shoot up, even thought he knows it won't last. We're all addicted to something, this song tells what happens if the addiction overcomes you.
13. The Devil is a Loser by Lordi. Finland makes an appearnace on our album. Lordi is Finland's version of Gwar, only, Lordi is actually good. They are scary looking, and they speak only Finnish in interviews, but their songs are all in English, so that's helpful.
14. If I Could be Like That by Three Doors Down. Great song, one of my favorites. Upbeat, but sad at the same time. Truly the perfect balance. Great way to round out the album.

Alright, Skewed. It's your turn.