YEah fairly good list this time RS… Nice to see ur not all fuk’d

“Back in the Saddle,” Aerosmith

“Panama,” Van Halen

hmmm I think Steppenwolf shoulda been first but still a good list

hmmm I think Steppenwolf shoulda been first but still a good list

“Let It Ride” Ryan Adams and the Cardinals

“Let It Ride” Ryan Adams and the Cardinals

Cannot believe Going Mobile didn’t make the cut….all in all a pretty decent list though.

shoulda dumped the Dixie Chicks for Daltrey and Townsend tho

ROADHOUSE BLUES!!!!

Ramblin’ Man – Allman Bros.

andrew is a mustard tiger

RIDERS ON THE STORM

Kings of Leon – Holy Roller Novacaine, Snoop Dogg – Gin and Juice

Uhhh… On The Road Again?

Immigrant Song?

Hot Rod Lincoln?

rockstar70 is a mustard tiger

Time To Move On – Tom Petty

Garry is a mustard tiger

Johnny G is a mustard tiger

Herman Schlewansky is a mustard tiger

What about “Stairway to Freebird?”

Herman Schlewansky is a mustard tiger

Chuck is a mustard tiger

Vito I agree with ya, that list isnt too bad.

scottyh is a mustard tiger

Don Vito is a clueless hooker

darth pop-tart is an illegal immigrant

VIVA LA BAM!

Road To Nowhere…Talking Heads

Traveller Riverside Blues- Led Zep
“Thicker Than Water” Soundtrack
The Changelling- Doors
Call Me the Breeze- Lynrd Skynyrd
Statesboro Blues-Allman Brothers
Mountain Jam-Allman Brothers
Driving on 9- The Breeders
On tha Move- Spearhead
Why Don’t We Do It- The Beatles
Hold Back The Rain- Duran Duran
High Speed- Coldplay
Subterranean Homesic Alien-Radiohed

Anything by Justin Timberlake. He’s so dreamy!

VIVA LA BAM!

Big Country-Bela Fleck

Road Trippin’ by the Red Hot Chili Peppers

oh no dont start the viva la bam thats how these ppl tell us apart

im gonna call the cops

I love “Travelin’ Band,” but I think CCR’s own “Sweet Hitch-hiker” belongs on the list more.

Not really sure how you can exclude Road Trippin’ by the chili peppers..

“Let It Roll,” Little Feat and “Crawling from the Wreckage,” Dave Edmunds.

Road Trippin…… again
Kings of Leon- Knocked Up

Slow Ride – Foghat

Free Ride – Edgar Winter Group

Let It Ride – BTO

Ride, Ride, Ride – Foghat again

It’s all about the 70’s rock.

“Jackson” by Lucinda Williams.

Joni Mitchell – California

“Going Mobile” The Who. can’t forget that one.

Heroin – Velvet Underground
Memphis Blues Again – Dylan
Spiders – Wilco

Is this It? the album–The strokes

Goin down the road (feelin bad)-grateful dead
Mountain Jam-Allman Bros
Eyes of the World-Grateful Dead
Mystery Train- Mountain
Side 2 of Phish live in Japan 2000-Phish
Jessica-Allman Bros.

Before I go any further, I am sorry to say but Jam Bands rule this list. Like it or not, indie kids!

mellencamp BLOWS

Runaway Train – Soul Asylum

mellencamp really does BLOW

show me the meaning of being lonely- backstreet boys

“Wherever i may roam” by Metallica its the best, the line “where i lay my head is home” is the best example of that.

“Won’t get Fooled Again” The WHO.

“Autobahn” – Kraftwerk
This song made by the fathers of electronic is about the Autobahn, the famed highway in Germany. It has no speed limit. So go as fast as you want on the Autobahn while listening to this 22 minute track.

It’s awesome.

“Autobahn” – Kraftwerk
This song made by the fathers of electronic is about the Autobahn, the famed highway in Germany. It has no speed limit. So go as fast as you want on the Autobahn while listening to this 22 minute track.

It’s awesome.

This list is stupid. anything with a road reference isn’t necessarily a great road song.Grow up, RS!

Here’s my picks–
‘American Girl’– Tom Petty
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’–Queen
‘Fascination ‘– David Bowie.

The entire Pink Floyd album Dark Side of the Moon.

Highway 61 Rev.

Highway 61 Rev.

“sharped dressed man” zz top
“magical mystery tour” – the whole record – by the beatles
“pet sounds” beach boys
anything by tom petty + heartbreakers

How could you forget Tangled Up in Blue?!

“All the people we used to know
They’re an illusion to me now.
Some are mathematicians
Some are carpenter’s wives.
Don’t know how it all got started,
I don’t know what they’re doin’ with their lives.
But me, I’m still on the road
Headin’ for another joint…”

Forget musicians–has any novelist or poet ever captured the essence of a long road trip better than Bob?

Highway to Hell is all to cheesy for me….give me Free Bird instead maaaaann.

Road Trippin’: Chili Peppers
Subterrean Homesick Blues:Dylan
Over the Hills and Far Away:Zeppelin
Going to California by Zeppelin

Silver Jews – American Water album

Where are STP’s “Interstate Love Song,” Tom Petty’s “Last Dance With Mary Jane,” Don McLean’s “American Pie”?

Another Eagles’ classic: the kiss-off and take-off beauty “Already Gone”

how about “road trippin?”

rhcp

Oh, and you’d think RS would know how to spell Jackson Browne’s last name.

To Be Young
Ryan Adams

Sir Psycho Sexy- RHCP
Fire- Jimi Hendrix
Right Now- Van Halen
LA Woman- Doors
Led Zeppelin-Whole lotta Love
American Girl- Tom Petty
Highway Star-Deep Purple
Back in Black- AC/DC
Tush-ZZ Top

I also have to include
Free Bird and Sweet Home Alabama
Beast of Burden-Stones
Rebel Yell-Billy Idol

I’d substitute Born to Run with Thunder Road (and move it to #1)

The Replacements – Someone Take the Wheel

Ricky Nelson – Lonesome Town

R.E.M. – (Don’t Go Back to) Rockville

1.Moanjam King’s X
2.Let the sun hit you on this gem!

1.Moanjam King’s X
2.Let the sun hit you on this gem!

1.Moanjam King’s X
2.Let the sun hit you on this gem!

1.Moanjam King’s X
2.Let the sun hit you on this gem!

1.Moanjam King’s X
2.Let the sun hit you on this gem!

1.Moanjam King’s X
2.Let the sun hit you on this gem!

1.Moanjam King’s X
2.Let the sun hit you on this gem!

What about “Allison Road”, by Gin Blossoms or “Nothin’ But a Good Time”, by Poison? I’m not trying to tell you guys how to run a music site/magazine, but some things have obviously been missed.

Planet Clare – B52s.

The best song for pulling out of the drive-way and starting the journey.

how abput a little country truckin like C.W. McCalls Convoy or Jerry Reids east bound and down

“Lowrider” – War
“Harley David / Son Of A Bitch” – Bollock Brothers
“Brand New Carillac” – The Clash
“Big Jilm” – Ween
“Holliday in Cambodia” – Dead Kennedys

“Metal Firecracker” Lucinda Williams
“Windfall” Son Volt
“Get On Up, Get Into It, Get Involved” James Brown

rumbleseat-John Mellencamp

Where was Tom Petty- Saving Grace?

Google it!

“Highway Star” by Deep Purple, although it tends to make me drive too fast.

“American Pie” by Don McLean, only the long version, because if you know all the words, it can help you stay awake on long drives.

sweet home alabama!!!

songs from wilco’s new album sky blue sky

life is a highway -Tom Cochran

Bowie ‘Always crashing in the same car’ (Low)

‘Drivin’ my life away’ -Eddie Rabbitt

‘Minute by Minute’ -Doobie Brothers

Roger Miller ‘King of the road’

‘High Plains Drifter’ Beastie Boys

HeartBeat by Don Johnson

‘Drive My Car’ the beatles

U2’s Where the Streets Have No Name

Fast Car by tracy Chapman

CarWash = Rose Royce (Workin at the car wash! Da Car Wash yea!)

‘Love is in the air’ John Paul Young ahh…. 1978

any songs off of the Phillip Michael Thomas album called ‘Living the book of my life’ (remember that guy from Miami Vice?)

umm Road Trippin’ by the Peppers. It is kinda in the name. nah, im being a smartass, it’s too slow for this list.

‘Cars’ by Gary Neuman

oh nevermind, saw the other comments. yea, how do you leave off Road Trippin’?

Nat King Cole- Route 66 (get your kicks, on route 66!)

Foolish Heart by Steve Perry

Eddie Money ‘take me home tonight’ I Saw the money man sing it in Flandreau SD at a concert last new years eve… he said we were the best crowd of the year!!

Oran ‘Juice’ Jones ‘The Rain’

Anything by Journey. You know you love them.

‘Cry Wolf’ -A Ha

USAforAFRICA ‘we are the world’

‘Mister Telephone Man’ by New Edition

Madonna ‘Like A Virgin’

Hi I am Erin. I like anything by Air Supply.

‘Unskinny Bop’ by Poison

Ton Loc – “Loc’n on the shaw”

“Crack City” – Tin Machine.

Especially when driving through the 1st Ward.

don’t go back to rockville – rem
california love-tupac

what about Canned Heat – “On the Road Again?”

Driver’s Seat – Sniff ‘N’ The Tears
Jesus Built My Hot Rod – Ministry
Tijuana Jail – Gilby Clarke

born to be wild

last rebel

JJ Cale Cocaine
Nirvana Come as you are
Franz Ferdinand Walk Away

Don Henley-Boys of Summer

Doors-LA woman. come on people

BuzzBomb from Pasadena–The Dead Kennedeys
Fire Engine–The Revolting Cocks version
One Piece at a Time–Johnny Cash
Lowrider–War
Sex on Wheels–The Thrill Kill Kult!
911 is a Joke–Public Enemy

Roadhouse Blues has gotta be up there!!!

Where’s “the Road to Hell” By Chris Rea?

high speed dirt – megadeth
thunderkiss 65 – white zombie
cowboys from hell – pantera
bark at the moon – ozzy osbourne
madhouse – anthrax
Battery -Metallica
run to the hills – iron maiden
left behind – slipknot

highway companion???? TOM PETTY

Me and Bobby McGee by Janis,,, nough said

L.A. Woman- the doors

Bad to the bone
I can’t drive 55
Beautiful day

This list is bunk without any Allman Brothers: Jessica or Blue Sky

Two of Us by the Beatles!

Two of Us by the Beatles!

“Summer of 69″ – Bryan Adams, oh yeah!

What about the Muppet’s “Moving Right Along”. I’m sorry, but that’s pretty sweet right there.

route 66, no particular place to go……mess around

“Interstate Love Song” – Stone Temple Pilots
“Whereever I May Roam” and “Whiplash” – Metallica
“Everything Zen” – Bush
“The Writhing South” Say Anything

I thought “Road Trippin’” from the Red Hot Chili Peppers was an obvious choice.

“China Grove,” The Doobie Brothers

“Speed” – Billy Idol

About 80 percent of Better Than Ezra’s catalogue. And “Holiday” by Weezer.

Van Halen – Panama

Also, Aerosmith’s version of Train Kept a Rollin’…

“Turn the Page” is self-pitying crap; who wants a road song that bellyaches about being on the road the entire time? Poor Bob– it’s tough being a rock star, isn’t it?

It’s not my favorite by any means, but “Ramblin’ Man” by the Allmans is much more on the money. You also forgot two beauties by Jimi: “Highway Chile” is an archetype of the man driven to wander by the loss of love, and “Hear My Train A’Comin’”, especially the astounding live version first available on the long-lost “Hendrix in the West,” and resurrected on “Blues” is as close to a modern reincarnation of a black, psychedelic Hank Williams as we are ever likely to see.

Copperhead Road/Back to the Wall:
Steve Earle

Copperhead Road/Back to the Wall:
Steve Earle

Copperhead Road/Back to the Wall:
Steve Earle

Good list!

I’ll use this to start my Atlanta-to-Chicago i-pod playlist (for the Eric Clapton Crossroads festival)

“Wiser Time” or “Another Roadside Tragedy” by The Black Crowes

“Wiser Time” or “Another Roadside Tragedy” by The Black Crowes

‘Jam’ Michael Jackson

‘Puttin on the ritz’ -Taco

‘Manamana’ by the Muppets and Sesame street

‘Coming to America’ Neil Diamond

‘Like a Virgin’ Madonna

southbound by the brothers

Allman Brothers – Jessica
Black Crowes – Wiser Time or Morning Song
The Doors – L.A. Woman

You can keep your LL Cool J and Dixie Chicks

‘All By Myself’ Eric Carmen
‘Into the night’ Bennie Mardones

“hero” by Bonie Tyler song off of the footloose soundtrack
“BillyDontbeahero” by Paperlace

LA woman and Roadhouse Blues! Is this a joke? Those could actually be the first 2.

How about a stooges song also, not just Iggy…1969?

LA woman and Roadhouse Blues! Is this a joke? Those could actually be the first 2.

How about a stooges song also, not just Iggy…1969?

‘Cocaine’ Clapton
‘I want a new drug’ HeweyLewis
anything by Bowie 1970-1980
‘Smugglers Blues’ Glen Frey

Iowa Fight Song- GO HAWKS!

‘Loving You’ -Minnie Ripperton

‘White Lines’ -GrandmasterFlash

Is this a joke? Some of these recent posts are NOT great driving songs……… whats next, someone is going to say “Glory of Love” by Peter Cetera off of the Karate Kid 2 soundtrack??

“Heart of the Country” – Paul McCartney. Lovely!

“greatest american hero” -Scarbury (the TV show themesong, of course)

“lies” -Thompson Twins

‘R*PE ME’ by Nirvana

This list is a JOKE to my intelligence. ‘Born to run’ CLEARLY should be in the FOURTH spot not second, and ‘Highway to Hell’ should be second….. Why do I even read this foolish madness? Comeon people GET IT RIGHT.

Neil Young – Rockin in the Free World
America – Horse with No Name
Commander Cody – Hot Rod Lincon and Willin’

Imaginary Lover by the Atlanta Rhythm Section

Down All The Days by The Pogues. In my own personal road movie, this plays as the wheels begin to move.

p.s. Movin’ Right Along by Kermit & Fozzy

“Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” -Not the Sly Stone version, which is good… but the Vanilla Ice cover of it… which is VERY underrated. Period. End Of Story. To whoever is reading this, YOUR favorite band SUC*S.

Gimme the keys to my ‘vette, put me on I90 headding west on a nice summer day, and put my WHAM ‘make it big’ CD in the stereo. Best driving song- Carless Whisper. Anybody second that?

‘Whats up, Doc?’ -by Fu-Schnickens feat. Shaquille O’Neal

‘Do me’ By Bell Biv Devoe. Why is this NOT on your ipod?

“The time was 6 o’clock on the swatch watch
No time to chill
Got a date, I can’t be late
Hey – the girl is gonna do me”

Come on guys… ‘do me’ by BBD? this list is called best ROAD TRIP songs.. not best ‘bootie call’ tunes. I mean, seriously!

Ministry:
“Jesus built my Hotrod”

WARNING: gUiLtY pLeAsUrE alert!!: the song ‘How Bizarre’ by OMC
-THAT takes you right back to the summer of 1997, my friends….

Oh! I got two more!! OK On the Ntnl Lampoons Vacation soundtrack ‘Holiday Road’ by Lindsey Buckingham…
and drumroll please…
THE MARTY MOOSE song! Yay!!

“M-A-R-T-Y M-O-O-S-E
Marty moose, marty moose!”
It almost makes you wish Aunt Edna was there with you!! Bye!!!!

road trippin’ – rhcp

Wait till the sunset, then put on “Bad” by U2. You won’t be disappointed. It’s great after a long day of driving.

also, i think “Thunder Road” is a better road trip song than “born to run”

drivers seat -Sniff N The tears
roll me away – Bob Seger

drivers seat -Sniff N The tears
roll me away – Bob Seger

drivers seat -Sniff N The tears
roll me away – Bob Seger

Beth by KISS !!

thanks cb
thanks cb
thanks cb

Oh, and Happy Trails by Van Halen off Diver Down.

Friday I’m In Love – The Cure

“I’ve been everywhere” Johnny Cash version

Baby Please Dont Go and L.A. Woman

What about Fu Manchu “King of the Road” or “Boogie Van”, Drivin’n'Cryin’ “Wild Dog Moon?”

Hot Rod Lincoln – Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen

New York City Serenade – Bruce Springsteen

Folks, heres the deal. ‘Chevy Van’ by Sammy Johns is the best driving song ever. By the way, I am driving AND typing this on my laptop at the same time, here in South Dakota. So do as I say, not as I do.

i love Mellencamp ROCK in the USA

brian, are you just looking at songs and saying that you love them?

I love Terrence Trent D’arby Wishing Well

Do you really love Terrance Trent Darby ‘Wishing Well’, or are you just saying it because you saw it?

I love Terrence Trent D’arby song called Wishing well. I love Terrence Trent Darby song called Wishing Well.

Beverly hills cop theme.

End of topic

Not a bad list but I didn’t see a lot of these songs being voted for during the poll. I am sure Deep Purple got more votes than the Dixie chicks, more than a lot of these songs actually. Oh well I guess RS does what it wants in the end. I suppose they never listened to Machine Head by DP, strictly Smoke on the water fans. hmm?

“Beverly hills cop theme.”
Trevor is right, ‘Axel F’ by Harold Faltermeyer is an outstanding road trip song.

American Pie, not the original but the cover by Madonna. Worst. Cover. Ever. Why? Makes you drive to your destination faster so her cover of it will be over.

‘Pumps and a bump’ -MC Hammer.

So many idiots that can’t follow a simple theme…Trevor…Suzanne! Geez.

1st point) Radar Love s/b the defining song of the genre

2nd) Many obscure references though while on the topic of driving aren’t really driving songs i.e. no energy to keep the driver pumped to cover more miles

3rd) Personal fave…
La Grange – ZZ Top

‘Truckin’ GreatfulDead
Rico Suave by Gerardo

ZZ la grange = classic

I forgot to include
Rock the Casbah-The Clash

Hyee im back!!!! K how about Color Me Badd… ‘I wanna x u up’ or ‘all for love’ ? That gets me pumped up on a road trip. How about ‘i swear’ by all 4 one? Oooooohhh that is SUCH a sweet song!! makes me remember my wedding byee!!!

Ahoy, Mates. When I be travellin the high seas, no song makes for a better water trip than me and the crew singing a hearty rendtion of the ‘Pirates of Penzance’ theme. Here be just a snippet for you, as you batten down your mizzenmasts tonite:

Oh, better far to live and die
Under the brave black flag I fly,
Than play a sanctimonious part,
With a pirate head and a pirate heart.
Away to the cheating world go you,
Where pirates all are well-to-do;
But I’ll be true to the song I sing,
And live and die a Pirate King.

‘In The Air tonight’ Phil Collins. Twas the nighttime drive song on Miami Vice, lol

“I can’t Drive 55″ – Sammy Hagar
“Ride The Wind” – Poison

I say Timbaland and Magoo ‘Clock Strikes’ aight?

Good list! Nice to see Tom Petty and Jackson Browne on there.Tom Petty is the king of road trip songs.

Not a bad effort, but i was disapointed to see “Train, Train” by Blackfoot not making the cut. “Take me on out of this town”

Not a bad effort, but i was disapointed to see “Train, Train” by Blackfoot not making the cut. “Take me on out of this town”

1.Pump It Up -Elvis Costello
2.The Other Song -Spirit
3.L.A.Woman -Doors
4.Stones -Ventilator Blues

…I could go on…Nirvana -On A Plain, perhaps….

1.Pump It Up -Elvis Costello
2.The Other Song -Spirit
3.L.A.Woman -Doors
4.Stones -Ventilator Blues

…I could go on…Nirvana -On A Plain, perhaps….

You can’t have this list without:
Allman Brothers: Jessica
or
Doors: L.A. Woman
!!!!

The Who “Going Mobile” (beep! beep! Keep me moving!)

Also, The Clash’s “Train in Vain.”

bad motorscooter – montrose

Luna ‘California’

only in dreams- weezer
jesus of suburbia- green day
hotel california- the eagles

Roadhouse Blues& LA women by The DOORS>

“Ramblin’ Man,” Allman Brothers
“Old Judge Jones,” Les Dudek
“Jesus Be a Fence,” Fred Hammond
“Escaping Life,” Sparrows Gate
“Pretty World,” Sergio Mendes & Brasil ‘66

Pretty good list. Is that the mighty Zeppelin sitting atop a list from RS? Well hell, maybe there will be peace in the middle east after all. How about: RHCP’s version of ‘Higher Ground’, Led Zep’s ‘Trampled Underfoot’, ‘Celebration Day’.

Ventura Highway – America

“1979″- Smashing Pumpkins

Great call on Roadrunner. I thought everyone had forgotten that song. The only one I would add is Depeche Mode’s “Behind the Wheel,” particularly the version which combines it with “Route 66.” It has a great circular driving beat which propels you along.

What about that wonderful little ditty by Kings of Leon, King of the Rodeo? “Good time to roll on”

Mojo Nixons Hey Hey Hey Git out of my way

Pink Floyd: “Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun”

Didn’t read all the posts, but too many “obvious” choices on this list to make it interesting. Anyone list Neu!’s “Hallogallo” yet? Can put you in a trance doing 120 on the Autobahn…and speaking of which, how about “Autobahn”? Darn those Krautrockers.

“King of the Road”
trailers for sale or rent…
Duh.

On the road again – Canned Heat

How about half of the Johnny Cash library?

Jessica – Allman Brothers (Field of Dreams)

Thank you Tre, I didn’t want to sound too over-zealous, but I’m glad to find another fan of the original Man in Black

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car wheels on a gravel road–Lucinda Williams
500 miles–The Proclaimers (because you never can go wrong with a driving song that has la la la’s in it)

The Band. Seriously…

1) “Key to the Highway” – Derek & the Dominoes
2) “Big Log” – Robert Plant
3) “Tailights Fade” – Buffalo Tom

Six Days on the Road – Dave Dudley
Roadrunner – Bo Diddley
Under My Wheels – Alice Cooper

Nice selection, but aren’t there more genres of American music that could be listed somewhere on the list. The list is to narrow. Who polled this question?

Road Trippin’ is not too slow, it would be a perfect closer. Or anywhere else on the list.

Agree with Led Zep but i gotta have my QOTSA when i am driving.

Highway Star – Deep Purple
Drivers Seat – Sniffin the Tears
Magic Carpet Ride – Steppenwolf
Call me the Breeze – JJ Cale

how is there not one brian wilson song on this list?

Holy Cripes…What about City of New Oreleans

what about city of new orleans

freebird

Tangerine by Led Zeppelin and Wharf Rat by The Grateful Dead needs to be added

Who can take a road trip on just 25 songs? It’s a big country out there and an even bigger world! Even with $4.00 a gallon gas, an 8 hour road trip is about the minimum for anyone not from NYC. I could not narrow it down to the top 100.I guess tha’s what editors are for.

Radar Love – Golden Earring
Diamonds on My Windshield – Tom Waits

No free Ride- by edgar winters??
or Lovin cup- by the Stones

dixie chicks? John Mellancamp?? WTF Rolling stone is owned by american idol atleast a majority of it anyways….bullshit

Well what about “Highway 61 Revisited”? A little Dylan for the ride, eh?

WHAT?! Not one Skynyrd song on there?!?!? This is an atrocity, I mean how is RAP on there but no Skynyrd?! Not knocking rap, but it just imply isn’t “highway” music!

HURRICANE-drinkin, cant remember artist (dylan or young, i think)story of rueben carter, yes. listened to it a dozen times doin 95-100 back to wi 4 emergency. kept my heel to the steel

a person’s list is relative to their life experience…growing up in the 60’s vs today’s youth

born to be wild #1

Hurricane

One of the best Bob Dylan songs Ever! From his album Desire. Yes, a great driving song.

Rambling Man – Allman Brothers
I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide – ZZ Top
Arrested for Driving While Blind – ZZ Top
Mexican Blackbird – ZZ Top

hell all early Top!

Personally, these always make my road trips:

Jimi Hendrix – “If 6 was 9″
The Doors – “Queen of the Highway”
The Beatles – Day Tripper
The Band – “Up On Cripple Creek”

hey Boris…ever hear of a little novel called…”on the road”…makes Bob Dylan read like a Barney coloring book for children….broaden your horizons before you make inane comments like “can any novelists or poets match Bob Dylan?”…in fact…brings to mind…poets, priests and politicians….have words to thank for their posistions…..but no ones jammin their transmissions…a do do do…a do do da….the police…very cool road song

Not to sound redundant

but you def need L.A. Woman and most obviously Roadhouse Blues, by the Doors. Roadhouse blues is possibly the best driving song of all time

“Green River” CCR

On The Road Again – Willie Nelson
Roll another number – Neil Young
Albuquerque – Neil Young

“Copperhead Road” Steve Earle
“Summertime Blues” Eddie Cochran
“Brand New Cadillac” The Clash

and cant leave home without it…

“Brown Sugar” Stones

Check out ‘This is not the way home’ from The Cruel Sea. One of the very best.

Paradise City GnR
Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – U2
Little Deuce Coupe – Beach Boys
I Drove All Night – Roy Orbison

“Have Love, Will Travel” The Black Keys

If you haven’t discovered this band yet you are really missing out.

“Have Love, Will Travel” The Black Keys

If you haven’t discovered this band yet you are really missing out.

“Have Love, Will Travel” The Black Keys

If you haven’t discovered this band yet you are really missing out.

Flying away – Lenny Kravitz
Let´s get high – Lenny Kravitz
Home sweet Home – Mötley Crüe
Drops of Jupiter – Train
Fly away from here – Aerosmith
Homecoming – Green Day
Supernaut – 1000 Homo Dj´s
Holiday – Scorpion
No rain – Blind Melons
Take me home – Quireboys

I put “Hey I Told Her” by The Jackmouths on repeat the last time I drove to Tacoma.

what about
Slow Ride – foghat
Here I go again – white snake

“Radiation Vibe” – Fountains of Wayne

This one is so obvious, it should be #1: “On The Road Again” by Willie Nelson.

Learning to Fly Tom Petty
Slow Ride Foghat
Have you ever seen Rain CCR
Money Pink Floyd
All Along the Watchtower Jimi H.
Bad to The Bone Geo. Thorogood
Born to be Wild Steppenwolf
We Gotta get out of this place Animals

“Roam” by the B-52’s?

omg, what a joke this list is!

How on earth is Freebird not even on the list! It should be top5 atleast!

bloody hell….

Highway 61 Revivited – Bob Dylan
On The Road Again – Canned Heat
Hatd Nose The Highway – Van Morrison

The Weight…The Band

How about “Riding with the King” by B.B. King and Eric Clapton? That’s always on my roadtrip playlist.

ANY BODY EVER HEARD OF ROBIN TROWER?

“magic carpet ride” should be on there

Dixie Chicks no tiene una cancion llamada “Taking the Long Way” ese es el nombre del albun, la cancion que quisieron decir es alomejor “the long way around” del mismo album

Deep Purple – Highway Star
Golden earring – Radar Love (or Sound of the Screaming Day, I can’t decide)
Jimi Hendrix – All Along the Watchtower
Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter
Led Zeppelin – Immigrant Song

well I’m from the Netherlands, so by the time 25 numbers have passe you’d be driving into either Germany or Belgium (really, it takes less than 2 hours to cross the country) so a top 100 would be a cross Europe list

Jackson browne most definitley

Oh!Inearly forgot-anything by the master-Captain Beefheart.

Anything by Lynyard Skynard,Pure Prairie League,Commander Cody,Stones,Doors,Beefheart,Th e Dead,Wire,Company Caine,Johnny Winter & the Bloooooze.

“Fifteen Days Under The Hood”-New Riders Of The Purple Sage.

“Fifteen Days Under The Hood”-New Riders Of The Purple Sage.

I’m onlz going to buy a car so I can blast Highway Star out of it’s stereo on a roadtrip 8D

How about:
Lawyers, guns & money: Warren Zevon
Ain’t no brakeman on this train: John Mayall
Shotgun Rider: Delbert McClinton
And just about any song of the album, “Honkin’ On Bobo” Keep Rockin’ N Rollin’

Little Green Bag by the George Baker Selection

Little Green Bag by the George Baker Selection

How about any Black Keys song ever written?

My best road song is called “Keep Right”

Its a country music video that you can see on youtube

http://www.youtube. com/watch?v=McJ4Yy5ZNeU

Don ‘t forget to Keep Right

Little Feat ” Willin’ ”
Bob Brozman & Jeff Lang “61 Highway”
Tab Benoit “Night Train”
Audioslave “I am the Highway”
Cake “The Distance”
Dwight Yoakam “1000 miles From Nowhere”
Tom Waits “Going out West”
Sheryl Crow “Steve McQueen”
The Eagles “Take it Easy”
This type of list is subjective, I would listen to the list I made driving across the west. But in The northeast I would be listening to more rock and jazz. Kinda depends on where you’re driving.

Europe – The Final Countdown

willin – little feat
key to the highway – little walter jacobs
mannish boy – muddy waters
person to person – elmore james
lake pontchartrain – hank williams
roadrunner – bo diddley
tuff enuff – fabulous thunderbirds
smokestack lightnin – howlin wolf
i’m a lover not a fighter – lazy lester
my soul – clifton chenier
down boy – paul gayton
lost highway – hank williams
smokin in the boys room –
brownsville station
rocky mountain way – joe walsh
hollywood nights= bob seger
shame shame shame – jimmy reed
nadine – chuck berry
sac au lait fishin – tab benoit
lookin for my baby – little milton
good time charlie – james cotton
money marbles and chalk – jimmy rogers or kim wilson
aint got no home – frogman henry
person to person – elmore james
lookin for trouble – kim wilson

Lynyrd Skynyrd : FREEBIRD

Foghat – Slowride
The Eagles – Life in the Fastlane
Tom Petty – Just about any song
Journey – Dont Stop Believing
Styx – Come Sail Away
Queen – Bohemien Rapsody
and lastly i would thrown a little White Snake on there with “Here I Go Again On My Own”

i tell you what im about to be road trippin it down to new orleans to watch the buckeyes whoop lsu’s ass and all these posts on here are givin me a sick ass playlist

how about “let the good times roll”

and of course a little bob marley, maybe “three little birds”

RHCP – Road Trippin’

RHCP – Road Trippin’

Top 25 in no particular order. Tested, tried, and true.

Turn the Page – Bob Seger
Roll Me away – Bob Seger
Roll on Down the Highway – BTO
Lost Highway – Bon Jovi
Don’t Look Back – Boston
Rockin’ on Down the Highway – Doobies
China Grove – Doobies
River of Stone – Restless Heart
Hair of the Dog – Nazareth
I Can’t Drive 55 – Sammy Hagar
We’re and American Band – Grand Funk
The Load Out/Stay – Jackson Browne
Running on Empty – Jackson Browne
Me and Bobby McGee – Janis Joplin
You’re not in Kansas Anymore – Jo Dee Messina
I need a Lover – John Mellencamp
Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
Six Days on the Road – Sawyer Brown
Southbound – Sammy Kershaw
Speed – Mongomery Gentry
Bat Out of Hell – Meat Loaf
Flirtin with Disaster – Molly Hatchet
No one Like You – Scorpions
Panama – Van Halen
Tush – ZZ Top

meatloaf – paradise by the dashboard light
eagles – take it easy

Ramblin’ Man- Allman Brothers
Midnight Rider- Allman Brothers
Jessica- Allman Brothers
Hurricane- Bob Dylan
Old Time Rock and Roll- Bob Seger
Born To Run- Bruce Springsteen
Good Times Roll- Cars
Looking out My Back Door- CCR
Have You Ever Seen the Rain- CCR
Down On the Corner- CCR
Woodstock- CSN
Ohio- CSN
Smoke on the Water- Deep Purple
Layla- Derek and the Dominoes
Money for Nothing- Dire Straits
Don’t Stop to Watch the Wheels- Doobies
Listen to the Music- Doobies
Rockin Down the Highway- Doobies
Long Train Runnin- Doobies
China Grove- Doobies
Black Water- Doobies
Moonlight Drive- Doors
Break on Through- Doors
Crystal Ship- Doors
Light My Fire- Doors
L.A. Woman- Doors
Riders on the Storm- Doors
Take it Easy- Eagles
Life in the Fast Lane- Eagles
Peaceful Easy Feeling- Eagles
Lyin Eyes- Eagles
All Right Now- Free
Playing in the Band- Grateful Dead
Mama Tried- Grateful Dead
Friend of the Devil- Grateful Dead
Going Down the Road Feeling Bad- Grateful Dead
Truckin- Grateful Dead
Fire on the Mountain- Grateful Dead
Touch of Grey- Grateful Dead
Eyes of the World- Grateful Dead
Dancin in the Streets- Grateful Dead
Terrapin Station- Grateful Dead
In-a-gadda-da-vida – Iron Butterfly
Running on Empty- Jackson Browne
Great Balls of Fire- Jerry Lee Lewis
Crosstown Traffic- Hendrix
All Along the Watchtower- Hendrix
Come On(Let the Good Times Roll)- Hendrix
Jack & Diane- John Mellencamp
You Really Got Me- Kinks
To the Bone- Kinks
Black Dog- Zeppelin
Comin’ Home- Skynyrd
Tuesday’s Gone- Skynyrd
Free Bird- Skynyrd
Sweet Home Alabama- Skynyrd
Junkie- Skynyrd
He’s Alive- Skynyrd
Gimme Three Steps- Skynyrd
Trust- Skynyrd
Down South Jukin’- Skynyrd
Poison Whiskey- Skynyrd
Saturday Night Special- Skynyrd
Don’t Ask Me No Questions- Skynyrd
Swamp Music- Skynyrd
On the Hunt- Skynyrd
Double Trouble- Skynyrd
What’s Your Name- Skynyrd
Gimme Back My Bullets- Skynyrd
Simple Man- Skynyrd
I Never Dreamed- Skynyrd
Whiskey Rock-a-Roller- Skynyrd
Crossroads- Skynyrd
Workin For MCA- Skynyrd
Call Me The Breeze- Skynyrd
Ain’t No Good Life- Skynyrd
Honky Tonk Night Time Man- Skynyrd
Blinded By The Light- Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
Heart of Gold- Neil Young
Sugar Mountain- Neil Young
Old Man- Young
Nothing is Perfect- Young
Are There any more Real Cowboys- Young
Like a Hurricane- Young
Harvest Moon- Young
Once an Angel- Young
Silver and Gold- Young
Who Do You Love- Quicksilver Messenger Service
Fresh Air- QMS
What About Me- QMS
Space Cowboy- Steve Miller
Living in the U.S.A- Steve Miller
Take the Money and Run- Steve Miller
Rock’N Me-Steve Miller
The Joker- Steve Miller
Fly Like an Eagle- Steve Miller
Boys are Back in Town- Thin Lizzy
American Girl- Petty
Refugee- Petty
Here Comes My Girl- Petty
Free Fallin- Petty
I won’t Back Down- Petty
Breakdown- Petty
Runnin W/the Devil- Van Halen
Pinball Wizard- Who
Shakin all Over- Who
Baba O’Riley- Who
Behind Blue Eyes- Who
Won’t Get Fooled Again- Who
I Can See For Miles- Who
Roundabout- Yes
La Grange- ZZ Top
Born to be Wild- Steppenwolf
Magic Carpet Ride- Steppenwolf
Runnin Down a Dream- Petty

seriously, i was having plenty of fun reading through the choices as i pick songs for a bachelorette party, but when i got to “shaquille o’neal” i actually spit a little and laughed so hard – for a good 5 minutes just sitting here by myself – that i know a little pee had to have come out
thank you for absolutely rocking my day with that addition, thank you.

Party all the time – Eddie Murphy

“There’s No “I” In Team” by Taking Back Sunday is ALWAYS on my list.

The Byrds-”Wasn’t Born To Follow”
No other song has the vibe and groove that this song has. It instantly makes you think of driving through an open country side or through beautiful scenery with its lyrics as well as the music itself.

Peter Gabriel- Solsbury Hill

I don’t know what it is about this song but every time I hear it I just want to take a detour and go on an adventure.

What about Phantom Planet – California?

what about “one toke over the line?”

Saturn Strip by Alan Vega

Alabama – My Home’s In Alabama

**THE LIST**from ft bragg to the fla coast***
Jet-cold heart bitch
Cars-good times roll
The verve-popular
Bleach-baseline
Pearl jam-better man

Songs for the Roadtrip:

Willie Nelson: On the Road Again
Allman Bros.: Midnight Rider
Allman Bros.: Ramblin’ Man
America: Ventura Highway
Beach Boys: I Get Around
Bon Jovi: Dead or Alive
Jackson Browne: Runnin’ On Empty
The Cars: Who’s Gonna Drive you home
CCR: Lodi
CCR: Up Around the Bend
CCR: Travelin’ Band
Jim Croce: Big Wheel
Jim Croce: I’ve got a Name
The Doors: LA Woman
Dylan: Like A Rolling Stone
Dylan: Hurricane
The Eagles: Take It Easy
The Eagles: Seven Bridges Road
The Eagles: Peaceful Easy Feeling
Greatful Dead: Truckin’
Bruce Hornsby: Valley Road
Don Henley: Heart of the Matter
Old Crow: Wagon Wheel
Tom Petty: Free Fallin’
Tom Petty: Into the great wide open
Tom Petty: Runnin’ Down A Dream
Tracy Chapman: Fast Car
Crash Test: Afternoons and Coffee spoons
Pink Floyd: Run Like Hell
R.E.M.: Drive
John Denver: Country Road
Skynard: Simple Man
Skynard: Sweeet Home Alabama
Skynard: Freebirld
Roger Miller: King of the Road
Simon & Garfunkle: America
Chuck Berry: No Particular Place to Go
Smokey Robinson: Crusin’
War: Low Rider
Steve Miller: The Joker
Steve Miller: Fly Like An Eagle
Steve Miller: Take the money and run
Steve Miller: Livin’ in the USA
ZZ Top: Tush
Journey: Don’t Stop Believin’
Journey: Only the Young
Journey: Be Good to yourself
Elton John: Tiny Dancer
Elton John: Philadelphia Freedom
Bob Marley: Three Little Birds
Bob Marley: Is this love
Europe: The Final Countdown
Sheryl Crow: Everyday is a winding road
U2: Desire
U2: In God’s Country
U2: Where the streets have no name

My ultimate compilation for our roadtrip up the East Coast. Thanks for the help guys!

Panama – Van Halen
I Get Around – The Beach Boys
No Such Thing – John Mayer

WTF! has nobody ever heard of Little Feat ” Let it Roll” makes you want to keep driving.

Gary allan-highway junkie

I’ve always liked listening to Sawyer Brown’s “Six Days On The Road” whenever I take a long road trip.

Boys of Summer- The Ataris

“Alive and Kickin’” – Mr. Big
“Shine” – Mr. Big

Once again Rolling Stone makes a p.o.s. list of greats. This is almost as worse as the greatest guitar players of all time list..”We took your nominations and toiled away to narrow the whole thing down.” What a crock of shiite!

Key to the Highway – Derek & the Dominoes

I think you folks who are saying others opinions for good driving songs are stupid or silly… are in fact stupid or silly yourself. Everyone has there own motivational/pump-up music and Ive actually learned write a few new songs from this. and it helps because I am a truck driver and drive a lot. BTW one of my favorites is I’m a Road Hammer by The Road Hammers. And whoever it was that talked about the summer of 1997 and said it was pretty sweet. You rock.

I think you folks who are saying others opinions for good driving songs are stupid or silly… are in fact stupid or silly yourself. Everyone has there own motivational/pump-up music and Ive actually learned quite a few new songs from this. and it helps because I am a truck driver and drive a lot. BTW one of my favorites is I’m a Road Hammer by The Road Hammers. And whoever it was that talked about the summer of 1997 and said it was pretty sweet. You rock.

Quite* lol

Billy Joe Shaver – Freedom’s Child
Billy Joe Shaver – I’m Gonna Live Forever

Where are the Doors?????? L.A. Woman, Roadhouse Blues, RIDERS ON TE STORM!!!!!???

It saddens me that our favorite song is not on the list. This song begins all of our family vacations and puts us in the mood for whatever is on the road ahead…Holiday Road! Turn it up loud enough and it drowns out the screaming in the backseat.

Chris Rea with Road To Hell (Especially the second part) is a must on the list imo, and so is “Walk Of Life” with Dire Straits:P

And, for a little bit of speed, “Push It To The Limit”, the Scarface version, Paul Engemann and someone else…

“Jump in the fire”- Harry Nilsson, “Then I met you”- Proclaimers, “Baba O’Riley”- The Who, and if you are Slap Shot fan there is always “Right back where we started from”- Maxine Nightingale.

“Goin’ Up the Country” by Canned Heat.

The Police

A not so well known song by Jim Croce – ‘Speedball Tucker’. (”95 was the route you were on, it was not the speed limit sign”)

tiny dancer should be in that list

I am about to go back East and will sure to be taking a road trip, so I am trying to compile a nice list of fun, easygoing songs, this is what I have so far (some are pretty hard to find)

One Time One Night – Los Lobos
Hot in the City – Billy Idol
(Get your Kicks) on Route 66 – Nat King Cole
Holiday Road – Lindsey Buckingham
Dancin’ Cross the U.S.A. – Lindsey Buckinham
Gentle on my Mind – Glen Campbell
Running on Empty – Jackson Browne
On the Road Again – Willie Nelson
Vacation – Go Go’s
Against the Wind – Bob Seger
Everybody’s Talkin’ – Harry Nilsson
Walk of Life – Dire Straits
America – Simon & Garfunkel
Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
Philiadelphia Freedom – Elton John
Latitude – Elton John
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash
Take Me Home, Country Roads – John Denver
Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) – George Harrison
Centerfold – J. Giels Band
Hungry Heart – Bruce Springsteen
The Bug – Dire Straits
Chariots of Fire – Vangelis
The Big Country Theme – Jerome Meross
Forrest Gump Theme – Alan Silvestri

break on trough doors

If you want a song for everyone in the car to sing which makes it funner. You should go with some Bad Company. “Shooting Star” or “Jukebox Hero”.

Shooting Star or Jukebox Hero by Bad Company

don’t go back to rockville ~ r.e.m. and about 22 other r.e.m. tunes… hehehehe

departure
nightswimm ing~ photograph on the dashboard taken years ago…
driver 8
wake-up bomb~ had to blow a gasket, drop transmission, decompress, get drunk/sing alone with queen…
drive
bittersweet me~ I move across the earth in my new pattern shirt, sooner chew my leg off than be trapped…
electrolite~ mulholland drive, I am alive, hollywood is under me, Im martin sheen, Im jimmy dean, Im steve mcqueen…
leave~ where is the road I follow, to leave…
little america~ the biggest wagon is the empty wagon is the noisiest…
maps and legends
leaving new york
sitting still~ sit and try for the big kill, waste of time, sitting still, you can get away…
can’t get there from here
accelerate
wanderlust
pil grimage
find the river~ we’re closer now than light years to go…
texarkana~ 20,000 miles to an oasis, I would give my life to find it…
all the way to reno
disappear
you are the everything~ here’s a scene, you’re in the backseat laying down, the windows wrap around…
orange crush~ follow me, don’t follow me I’ve got my spine…

probably missed a few too hehehe

no lynyrd skynyrd !!!
or Allman Brothers !!!
COME ON!!

No Lynyrd Skynyrd !!

Or Allman Bros. !!

Come on !!!

What about More than a Feeling

To re-enforce P. Bogan suggestion of Little Feat “willin” this is a top five road song period..end of story. I like driving fast, stupid fast, (which is kinda a cool name for a song) so here are some road songs that suplement my road rage and road song appetite. Why these songs were not mentioned b4 I haven’t a clue, but believe me, these are the songs for the road my little face bot interweb bloggers.

“Mean Streets” – Van Halen (Don’t even think of driving slow to this road song)

“I Know A Little” Lynyrd Skynyrd – ALL SKYNYRD songs are good road songs, this one is a top 3 Skynyrd road songs.

CANDY – Iggy Pop – This is a fast, reliable driving road song people, trust me.

“GODZILLA” – Blue Oyster Cult is a fast driving road song folks

“Fly Like an Eagle” This road song is in its own class..why? I’ll tell you why…two completely different songs with the same title yet powerful fast road songs….

“Fly Like an Eagle” – by Steve Miller Band AND
“Fly Like an Eagle” – Marshall Tucker – album:Carolina dreams
Yes it’s true!!! These are both top 20 all time road songs..

anyone who tells you “Fly Like an Eagle” by Steve Miller is not a top five road song probably drives a 4-cylinder car.

While were in the south…
You ever heard of Molly Hatchet? For chripes sake folks…these are road songs…”Flirtin with Disaster”, “Gator Country”, “Whiskey Man”,,,Gen-you-ine , made in the USofA road songs….

More? ok

Mr frank Zappa (RIP Frank, we miss you) Try a little number called “Tell me you love me” or from Joes Garage, “Wet – T- Shirt Contest” the guitar solo in this song will put you in the back of that pickup truck in front of you cause you just pushed the gas pedal thru the floorboard. “Zomby Woof” at volume 11 on your Alpine Stereo not forgetting the seperate amps for each speaker pairs will get you a speeding ticket…but who cares, you just discovered a good road song.. and last but not least for this post believe me I have a LOT more…Mr lowell George (RIP Lowell, we miss you…how are Ronnie Vsn Zandt, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Frank Zapaa doin?) Lowell George front man, song writer for Little Feat, spark these tunes up when you pass Denver heading up the Rockies, past Evergreen, then on to the ski resorts…try “The Fan” live version only, this will get you to Leadville in …oh 30 minutes, “Day or Night”
and “Fat Man in the Bathtub” is probably the number one sing-a-long, road song….anyway…the king has spoken, good night and good luck…

Between the list and the posts I think most are covered, except…

Cars – Gary Numan
East Bound and Down – Jerry Reed