It's not a highly guarded government secret that I'm automatically attracted to anything director Michael Gondry touches (ex: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Science of Sleep). I'm already a loaded gun for his latest which hits theaters this month -- "Be Kind, Rewind" starring Jack Black and Mos Def.

But enough about past and present. Gondry recently told MTV about plans for a film which he's currently writing, which he is calling "The Return of The Ice Kings." It's about a boy who invents a kind of water that plays music in your head when you drink it. (which screams of popular 21st century comments about how music has become like water--it's needed and exists in a great quantity, but it's easily accessible and is very recyclable.)

Amazing.

Either the French director has been reading my blog posts about melody roads, or him and I are just quite simply kindred spirits.

Engineers in Japan have created "Melody Roads," which are roads that play music through your car like a tuning fork when you drive over them.

No, I'm serious.

To understand these roads, think about driving over a rumble strip on the highway, but instead of a steady whir, the rumble sounds like a song we all know. Picture this, you're driving down 422 and suddenly your car starts shaking to the melody of Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir." Awesome!

But this could cause all sorts of problems too. If I come across any roads rumbling to the beat of some Nickleback tunes (or worse, THE MACARENA!), you can bet I will do everything in my power to avoid such a road. I'll ride my bike instead if I have to.

What songs would you put on your roads? I wanna hear some My Bloody Valentine (because they are polishing off their long-awaited first album since 91's gorgeous "Loveless," plus they're way too complex to even think about as something being covered by some paved grooves on an interstate. Pull it off, and I'll hug you.) Sammy Hagar's "I Can't Drive 55" would be rather appropriate too.

Just think about the publishing bucks bands/labels will make off these roads if they actually take off anywhere.

Read up on these Melody Roads right here.