Best driving song?
October 1, 2007 8:41 PM Subscribe
Best driving song?
I just replaced my crappy car's crappy broken stereo with a new wizz bang cd/ mp3 player which i can plug my mp3 player into (did the wiring myself and saved $80, hooray).
I want to put together a killer playlist, so I'd like to know what's your favourite driving song? Any style or genre is welcome, I have very broad tastes.
I just replaced my crappy car's crappy broken stereo with a new wizz bang cd/ mp3 player which i can plug my mp3 player into (did the wiring myself and saved $80, hooray).
I want to put together a killer playlist, so I'd like to know what's your favourite driving song? Any style or genre is welcome, I have very broad tastes.
Ministry: Jesus Built My Hotrod.
posted by pompomtom at 8:49 PM on October 1, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by pompomtom at 8:49 PM on October 1, 2007 [1 favorite]
depends on where you're driving...
for out in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night... anything by the Editors or The Cure.
posted by Mr_Crazyhorse at 8:51 PM on October 1, 2007
for out in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night... anything by the Editors or The Cure.
posted by Mr_Crazyhorse at 8:51 PM on October 1, 2007
For hot sunny days:
Lonesome Day Blues - Bob Dylan
I'm Always In Love - Wilco
For rainy days:
OK Computer
For winter days:
Vespertine - Bjork
For night driving:
Geogaddi - Boards of Canada
For sunny but cool autumn days:
Belle and Sebastian
For highway drives in the desert or dry country:
Deep Red Bells - Neko Case
Star Witness - Neko Case
posted by KokuRyu at 8:53 PM on October 1, 2007
Lonesome Day Blues - Bob Dylan
I'm Always In Love - Wilco
For rainy days:
OK Computer
For winter days:
Vespertine - Bjork
For night driving:
Geogaddi - Boards of Canada
For sunny but cool autumn days:
Belle and Sebastian
For highway drives in the desert or dry country:
Deep Red Bells - Neko Case
Star Witness - Neko Case
posted by KokuRyu at 8:53 PM on October 1, 2007
I find myself driving WAY too fast whenever #11 on this list pops up, silly but its true.
The Passenger, Iggy Pop (there are any number of Iggy Pop songs that will work).
downtempo: Driving on 9 The Breeders
posted by edgeways at 8:59 PM on October 1, 2007
The Passenger, Iggy Pop (there are any number of Iggy Pop songs that will work).
downtempo: Driving on 9 The Breeders
posted by edgeways at 8:59 PM on October 1, 2007
Best answer: Highway Star - Deep Purple
Autobahn - Kraftwerk
Drivin' South - Jimi Hendrix
Voodoo Chile - Jimi Hendrix
Moby Dick - Led Zeppelin
Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin
You want stuff that sounds good with extra distortion, so you get an excuse to turn your new speakers up to Fry.
posted by flabdablet at 8:59 PM on October 1, 2007
Autobahn - Kraftwerk
Drivin' South - Jimi Hendrix
Voodoo Chile - Jimi Hendrix
Moby Dick - Led Zeppelin
Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin
You want stuff that sounds good with extra distortion, so you get an excuse to turn your new speakers up to Fry.
posted by flabdablet at 8:59 PM on October 1, 2007
Weirdly, what leapt to mind was "I Love a Rainy Night" by Eddie Rabbit.
LA Woman by the Doors.
Ramblin Man by the Almans.
posted by ibmcginty at 8:59 PM on October 1, 2007
LA Woman by the Doors.
Ramblin Man by the Almans.
posted by ibmcginty at 8:59 PM on October 1, 2007
Love Plus One and Favourite Shirt by Haircut 100.
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 9:06 PM on October 1, 2007
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 9:06 PM on October 1, 2007
Anything by M. I. A. is driving music to me.
posted by crinklebat at 9:07 PM on October 1, 2007
posted by crinklebat at 9:07 PM on October 1, 2007
Pretty much anything by Tom Petty.
posted by miss lynnster at 9:08 PM on October 1, 2007
posted by miss lynnster at 9:08 PM on October 1, 2007
hehe, Haircut 100 as driving music... that killed me.
I speaks as someone who owns the Love+1 12"
Check out the pants on the Glockenspiel player
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f8Sser_DJU
posted by unSane at 9:14 PM on October 1, 2007
I speaks as someone who owns the Love+1 12"
Check out the pants on the Glockenspiel player
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f8Sser_DJU
posted by unSane at 9:14 PM on October 1, 2007
Twin Cadillac Valentine - Screaming Blue Messiahs -- especially good for freaking out your passengers
posted by hydrophonic at 9:17 PM on October 1, 2007
posted by hydrophonic at 9:17 PM on October 1, 2007
Radar Love.
posted by travosaurus at 9:26 PM on October 1, 2007
posted by travosaurus at 9:26 PM on October 1, 2007
...as unSane said. Oops. But it's a damn good choice.
posted by travosaurus at 9:28 PM on October 1, 2007
posted by travosaurus at 9:28 PM on October 1, 2007
...and may I recommend a little Sammy Hagar for making an impression on a first date?
posted by hydrophonic at 9:30 PM on October 1, 2007
posted by hydrophonic at 9:30 PM on October 1, 2007
Leader of the Pack - The Shangri-Las
Little GTO - Ronnie & the Daytonas
Little Deuce Coupe - Beach Boys
Freeway of Love - Aretha
posted by rob511 at 9:32 PM on October 1, 2007
Little GTO - Ronnie & the Daytonas
Little Deuce Coupe - Beach Boys
Freeway of Love - Aretha
posted by rob511 at 9:32 PM on October 1, 2007
It really is Radar Love. At least for speeding. Especially once they stop singing, which is about halfway through the song, and the beat just gets faster and faster.
posted by smackfu at 9:51 PM on October 1, 2007
posted by smackfu at 9:51 PM on October 1, 2007
Nthing Radar Love.
Especially with a 5-speed on a fun curvy highway at night.
(Takes me back to when I was single, childless, and making semi-frequent roadtrips... Even with random radio choices, it always came on at the most fun part of the drive.)
I also agree with some Pearl Jam, most Tom Petty, and some Peter Gabriel tunes.
Criminy, I need to go on a road trip by myself. It's been too long.
posted by lilywing13 at 9:52 PM on October 1, 2007
Especially with a 5-speed on a fun curvy highway at night.
(Takes me back to when I was single, childless, and making semi-frequent roadtrips... Even with random radio choices, it always came on at the most fun part of the drive.)
I also agree with some Pearl Jam, most Tom Petty, and some Peter Gabriel tunes.
Criminy, I need to go on a road trip by myself. It's been too long.
posted by lilywing13 at 9:52 PM on October 1, 2007
For steeringwheel banging:
Rosalita – Bruce Springsteen
Born to Run – Bruuuucceee
Anything of Andrew W.K.'s I Get Wet
For mellow:
Anything by The Books, and
anything that uses the left+right channels to good effect.
And for that late-night Fall drive when you're trying to sort it all out:
Left and Leaving – The Weakerthans
The Light 3000 - Schneider TM
And, really, anything you enjoy singing at the top of yr respiratory organ of choice.
posted by wemayfreeze at 9:55 PM on October 1, 2007
Rosalita – Bruce Springsteen
Born to Run – Bruuuucceee
Anything of Andrew W.K.'s I Get Wet
For mellow:
Anything by The Books, and
anything that uses the left+right channels to good effect.
And for that late-night Fall drive when you're trying to sort it all out:
Left and Leaving – The Weakerthans
The Light 3000 - Schneider TM
And, really, anything you enjoy singing at the top of yr respiratory organ of choice.
posted by wemayfreeze at 9:55 PM on October 1, 2007
Response by poster: I'm loving all the varied answers...giving me some great ideas.
I'm so used to creating the ultimate headphones playlist to listen to on long bus trips. The driving playlist is a whole different kettle of fish.
posted by robotot at 10:03 PM on October 1, 2007
I'm so used to creating the ultimate headphones playlist to listen to on long bus trips. The driving playlist is a whole different kettle of fish.
posted by robotot at 10:03 PM on October 1, 2007
Songs related to driving:
"Monday" by Wilco ("charlie's fixin' his van with a left-arm tan"). Relatedly, Son Volt's "Windfall."
posted by dismas at 10:10 PM on October 1, 2007
"Monday" by Wilco ("charlie's fixin' his van with a left-arm tan"). Relatedly, Son Volt's "Windfall."
posted by dismas at 10:10 PM on October 1, 2007
And, really, anything you enjoy singing at the top of yr respiratory organ of choice.
Absofrigginlutely. Your favourite belter songs. I also love heavy guitar-driven rock like Spiderbait or Rage Against the Machine.
But for long drives (I'm Australian, so I know long drives) music needs a touch of melancholy:
- Simon and Garfunkel - The Essential S and G compilation is great
- Eagle Eye Cherry - 'Are You Still Having Fun?'
- Lauryn Hill - I have an awesome a capella version of 'That Thing You Do' with Queen Latifah rapping that is just beautiful, plus the rest of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
- Wu-Tang Clan - 36 Chambers
- Skid Row - '18 and Life', at the top of your lungs
- Melanie - especially 'Lay Down', but most of her songs are great for driving
And I was moved to tears once by listening to Lionel Richie's 'Hello' driving in the rain, through the rainforest, at night.
posted by goo at 10:13 PM on October 1, 2007
Absofrigginlutely. Your favourite belter songs. I also love heavy guitar-driven rock like Spiderbait or Rage Against the Machine.
But for long drives (I'm Australian, so I know long drives) music needs a touch of melancholy:
- Simon and Garfunkel - The Essential S and G compilation is great
- Eagle Eye Cherry - 'Are You Still Having Fun?'
- Lauryn Hill - I have an awesome a capella version of 'That Thing You Do' with Queen Latifah rapping that is just beautiful, plus the rest of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
- Wu-Tang Clan - 36 Chambers
- Skid Row - '18 and Life', at the top of your lungs
- Melanie - especially 'Lay Down', but most of her songs are great for driving
And I was moved to tears once by listening to Lionel Richie's 'Hello' driving in the rain, through the rainforest, at night.
posted by goo at 10:13 PM on October 1, 2007
And Janis! - 'Another Piece of My Heart' at full volume.
posted by goo at 10:16 PM on October 1, 2007
posted by goo at 10:16 PM on October 1, 2007
Welcome to the Jungle.
But again, I only think of driving songs as songs that make we want to speed, even if I'm driving through a parking lot.
posted by smackfu at 10:18 PM on October 1, 2007
But again, I only think of driving songs as songs that make we want to speed, even if I'm driving through a parking lot.
posted by smackfu at 10:18 PM on October 1, 2007
seconding petty, springsteen, and iggy pop.
also:
the weight - the band
sinner man - nina simone
life is a highway - tom cochrane
punkrocker - teddybears, feat. iggy pop
one of these mornings - moby, feat. patti labelle
lookin' out my back door - creedence clearwater revival (thumping the roof of your gran torino while you smoke joint for effect)
posted by brooklynexperiment at 10:19 PM on October 1, 2007
also:
the weight - the band
sinner man - nina simone
life is a highway - tom cochrane
punkrocker - teddybears, feat. iggy pop
one of these mornings - moby, feat. patti labelle
lookin' out my back door - creedence clearwater revival (thumping the roof of your gran torino while you smoke joint for effect)
posted by brooklynexperiment at 10:19 PM on October 1, 2007
Best answer: Is Chicago, is not Chicago or even better, Screenwriter's Blues by Soul Coughing--"you are going to Reseda to make love to a model from Ohio whose real name you don't know". Rolling by Soul Coughing, or pretty much anything off the Soul Coughing CDs El Oso and Ruby Vroom. Los Angeles by X, Thousand Dollar Car by the Bottle Rockets, I'm in Love with My Car by Queen, Walking in LA by Missing Persons, Mexican Radio by Wall of Voodoo. I guess my driving songs are dominated by thoughts of LA in the past. Also, U2's Unforgettable Fire was once an amazing soundtrack to a road trip through the deserts of the southwest.
posted by tula at 10:21 PM on October 1, 2007
posted by tula at 10:21 PM on October 1, 2007
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider, Grateful Dead
posted by Afroblanco at 10:29 PM on October 1, 2007
posted by Afroblanco at 10:29 PM on October 1, 2007
Also,
St. Stephen -> Not Fade Away -> St. Stephen, Grateful Dead
posted by Afroblanco at 10:29 PM on October 1, 2007
St. Stephen -> Not Fade Away -> St. Stephen, Grateful Dead
posted by Afroblanco at 10:29 PM on October 1, 2007
Oh, and how could I forget?
Running Down A Dream, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
posted by Afroblanco at 10:31 PM on October 1, 2007 [1 favorite]
Running Down A Dream, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
posted by Afroblanco at 10:31 PM on October 1, 2007 [1 favorite]
Gad, how could I forget "Windfall" (Son Volt)!?!? This is a MUST.
Switching it over to AM
Searching for a truer sound
Can't recall the call letters
Steel guitar and settle down
Catching an all-night station somewhere in Louisiana
It sounds like 1963, but for now it sounds like heaven
posted by wemayfreeze at 10:46 PM on October 1, 2007
Switching it over to AM
Searching for a truer sound
Can't recall the call letters
Steel guitar and settle down
Catching an all-night station somewhere in Louisiana
It sounds like 1963, but for now it sounds like heaven
posted by wemayfreeze at 10:46 PM on October 1, 2007
L.A. Woman...but only when actually driving in Los Angeles. Also, American Girl by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (no need to actually be an American girl though).
posted by Asherah at 10:54 PM on October 1, 2007
posted by Asherah at 10:54 PM on October 1, 2007
On the various mix tapes I listen to when driving, these are the songs I often rewind and listen to over and over.
Devo - Gut Feeling
ELO - Sweet Talkin' Woman
Europe - The Final Countdown
Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women
Os Mutantes - Rita Lee
David Bowie - Oh! You Pretty Things
Felt - Primitive Painters
Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin'
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
posted by mia_farrow at 10:58 PM on October 1, 2007
Devo - Gut Feeling
ELO - Sweet Talkin' Woman
Europe - The Final Countdown
Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women
Os Mutantes - Rita Lee
David Bowie - Oh! You Pretty Things
Felt - Primitive Painters
Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin'
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
posted by mia_farrow at 10:58 PM on October 1, 2007
Daytime: I love driving to Jimmy Eat World's Bleed American album
Nighttime: All I want for nighttime drives is jazz.
posted by milestogo at 11:02 PM on October 1, 2007
Nighttime: All I want for nighttime drives is jazz.
posted by milestogo at 11:02 PM on October 1, 2007
2nd Iggy Pop - The Passenger. Best driving song ever.
posted by Rumple at 11:24 PM on October 1, 2007
posted by Rumple at 11:24 PM on October 1, 2007
nothing beats "passenger seat" by death cab for cutie when driving on a dark, lonely road with the windows down....even though the song might suggest sitting in the seat adjacent to the driver....
posted by Hogermite at 11:28 PM on October 1, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by Hogermite at 11:28 PM on October 1, 2007 [1 favorite]
I can't drive 55 -- Sammy Hagar
(though laughably dated now...that'd be 75 nowadays)
posted by zardoz at 12:02 AM on October 2, 2007
(though laughably dated now...that'd be 75 nowadays)
posted by zardoz at 12:02 AM on October 2, 2007
Nothing But Flowers by Talking Heads
And being a fan of the Sopranos I like to re-enact the opening credits with 'Woke up this Morning' by the Alabama 3
posted by TheOtherGuy at 12:30 AM on October 2, 2007
And being a fan of the Sopranos I like to re-enact the opening credits with 'Woke up this Morning' by the Alabama 3
posted by TheOtherGuy at 12:30 AM on October 2, 2007
Route 66 - The Rolling Stones
Six Days on the Road - Dave Dudley
Willin' - Little Feat
Riders On the Storm - The Doors
Casey Jones - The Grateful Dead
You Can't Catch Me - Chuck Berry
Waitin' For The Bus /Jesus Just Left Chicago - ZZ Top
Magic Bus - The Who
Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
Autobahn - Kraftwerk
Interstellar Overdrive - Pink Floyd
2000 Light Years From Home - The Rolling Stones
Space Oddity - David Bowie
Major Tom (Coming Home) - Dealership or Petr Schilling
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun - Pink Floyd
Promised Land - Chuck Berry
Roadhouse Blues - The Doors
Ramblin' Man - Allman Brothers
Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf
Time Is Tight - Booker T. and the MGs
Ol' 55 - Tom Waits
Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
posted by timeistight at 1:15 AM on October 2, 2007
Six Days on the Road - Dave Dudley
Willin' - Little Feat
Riders On the Storm - The Doors
Casey Jones - The Grateful Dead
You Can't Catch Me - Chuck Berry
Waitin' For The Bus /Jesus Just Left Chicago - ZZ Top
Magic Bus - The Who
Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
Autobahn - Kraftwerk
Interstellar Overdrive - Pink Floyd
2000 Light Years From Home - The Rolling Stones
Space Oddity - David Bowie
Major Tom (Coming Home) - Dealership or Petr Schilling
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun - Pink Floyd
Promised Land - Chuck Berry
Roadhouse Blues - The Doors
Ramblin' Man - Allman Brothers
Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf
Time Is Tight - Booker T. and the MGs
Ol' 55 - Tom Waits
Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
posted by timeistight at 1:15 AM on October 2, 2007
Freeway Jam - Jeff Beck, off Blow by Blow. This is a must-have.
posted by wsg at 1:28 AM on October 2, 2007
posted by wsg at 1:28 AM on October 2, 2007
CanCon:
The Rodeo Song - Garry Lee & the Showdown
Blow at High Dough - The Tragically Hip
Runnin' Back to Saskatoon - The Guess Who
The Great Canadian Railroad Trilogy - Gordon Lightfoot
Echo Beach - Martha and the Muffins
This Beat Goes On / Switchin' to Glide - The Kings
posted by timeistight at 1:31 AM on October 2, 2007
The Rodeo Song - Garry Lee & the Showdown
Blow at High Dough - The Tragically Hip
Runnin' Back to Saskatoon - The Guess Who
The Great Canadian Railroad Trilogy - Gordon Lightfoot
Echo Beach - Martha and the Muffins
This Beat Goes On / Switchin' to Glide - The Kings
posted by timeistight at 1:31 AM on October 2, 2007
Another World, specifically Disc 2 - Paul Oakenfold
posted by disillusioned at 1:50 AM on October 2, 2007
posted by disillusioned at 1:50 AM on October 2, 2007
Pretty much any of the first five Ramones albums will do you nicely.
posted by Infinite Jest at 2:12 AM on October 2, 2007
posted by Infinite Jest at 2:12 AM on October 2, 2007
Passenger Side, Wilco --
hey, wake up, your eyes aren't open wide
for the last couple of miles you been swervin from side to side
you're gonna make me spill my beer
if you don't learn how to steer
It's really the voice of reason.
posted by stupidsexyFlanders at 2:32 AM on October 2, 2007
hey, wake up, your eyes aren't open wide
for the last couple of miles you been swervin from side to side
you're gonna make me spill my beer
if you don't learn how to steer
It's really the voice of reason.
posted by stupidsexyFlanders at 2:32 AM on October 2, 2007
woman driving, man sleeping by the Eels.
atmospheric. very good.
posted by Dillonlikescookies at 3:12 AM on October 2, 2007
atmospheric. very good.
posted by Dillonlikescookies at 3:12 AM on October 2, 2007
For me, the entire Velvet Underground album 1969 Live is perfect driving music.
posted by pasici at 4:30 AM on October 2, 2007
posted by pasici at 4:30 AM on October 2, 2007
Take It Easy, and Peaceful Easy Feeling - the Eagles
posted by bricoleur at 5:12 AM on October 2, 2007
posted by bricoleur at 5:12 AM on October 2, 2007
...and if you're not actually driving but want to feel as if you are, look up "Chill Out" by KLF.
(Ok, I'm a *particular* type of driver).
Or try the following when you're actually driving (some are good for singing, too, especially when you're alone):
* Boards of Canada - Music has the right to children - "Telephasic Workshop" (great if you have a good sound system)
* Buddha Bar 1 CD 2, last track - Willy DeVille - Demasiado Corazon (Live Version)
* Bee Gees - Staying Alive
* Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face
* Booker T. & The MGs - Time Is Tight
* Duran Duran - The Chauffeur
* Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Fanfare For The Common Man
* George Thorogood - Bad To The Bone
* John Paul Young - Love is in the air
* KC And The Sunshine Band - Shake Your Bootie
* Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
* Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside A Broken Phonebooth
* Robert Plant - Big Log (if you listen to nothing else, listen to this)
* TISM - Greg! The Stop Sign!
* Tom Jones - Delilah (no rude remarks, thanks)
* Travelling Wilburys - End Of The Line
* The Blues Brothers version of "She caught the Katy"
posted by flutable at 5:16 AM on October 2, 2007
(Ok, I'm a *particular* type of driver).
Or try the following when you're actually driving (some are good for singing, too, especially when you're alone):
* Boards of Canada - Music has the right to children - "Telephasic Workshop" (great if you have a good sound system)
* Buddha Bar 1 CD 2, last track - Willy DeVille - Demasiado Corazon (Live Version)
* Bee Gees - Staying Alive
* Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face
* Booker T. & The MGs - Time Is Tight
* Duran Duran - The Chauffeur
* Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Fanfare For The Common Man
* George Thorogood - Bad To The Bone
* John Paul Young - Love is in the air
* KC And The Sunshine Band - Shake Your Bootie
* Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
* Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside A Broken Phonebooth
* Robert Plant - Big Log (if you listen to nothing else, listen to this)
* TISM - Greg! The Stop Sign!
* Tom Jones - Delilah (no rude remarks, thanks)
* Travelling Wilburys - End Of The Line
* The Blues Brothers version of "She caught the Katy"
posted by flutable at 5:16 AM on October 2, 2007
SLOW RIDE- FOGHAT!
Also Drivin' Wheel and Fool For the City
It may be cliched (but so are some of the others, I guess) but Willie Nelson On the Road Again
Rush-Red Barchetta
posted by TedW at 5:38 AM on October 2, 2007
Also Drivin' Wheel and Fool For the City
It may be cliched (but so are some of the others, I guess) but Willie Nelson On the Road Again
Rush-Red Barchetta
posted by TedW at 5:38 AM on October 2, 2007
Traffic-Rock and Roll Stew
Jethro Tull-Too Old to Rock and Roll, Too Young to Die
posted by TedW at 5:43 AM on October 2, 2007
Jethro Tull-Too Old to Rock and Roll, Too Young to Die
posted by TedW at 5:43 AM on October 2, 2007
Son Volt -- Looking at the World Through a Windshield
Lou Christie -- Beyond the Blue Horizon
Muppets -- Moving Right Along
posted by SampleSize at 6:11 AM on October 2, 2007
Lou Christie -- Beyond the Blue Horizon
Muppets -- Moving Right Along
posted by SampleSize at 6:11 AM on October 2, 2007
Roger Miller -- King of the Road
posted by SampleSize at 6:12 AM on October 2, 2007
posted by SampleSize at 6:12 AM on October 2, 2007
LA Woman, Roadhouse Blues - The Doors
On the Road Again - Willie Nelson
The Road goes on Forever and the Party Never Ends - Robert Earl Keen
PS - I am a fan of Skreemer for a great and easy mp3 search tool to test drive these songs out.
posted by doorsfan at 6:52 AM on October 2, 2007
On the Road Again - Willie Nelson
The Road goes on Forever and the Party Never Ends - Robert Earl Keen
PS - I am a fan of Skreemer for a great and easy mp3 search tool to test drive these songs out.
posted by doorsfan at 6:52 AM on October 2, 2007
Van Halen - Running With The Devil. Essential.
Cake - The Distance. Also essential.
And seriously, do NOT miss the Modern Lovers' "Roadrunner," as mentioned in the first post. It is *the* quintessential driving song.
posted by Banky_Edwards at 6:58 AM on October 2, 2007
Cake - The Distance. Also essential.
And seriously, do NOT miss the Modern Lovers' "Roadrunner," as mentioned in the first post. It is *the* quintessential driving song.
posted by Banky_Edwards at 6:58 AM on October 2, 2007
Metalhead picks:
Wheels Of Fire - Manowar
Battering Ram - Black Label Society
Cadillac Rock Box - Anthrax
This Calling - All That Remains
Oblivion Awaits - Battered
Monochromatic Stains - Dark Tranquillity
and almost anything by Slayer
posted by Ikazuchi at 6:59 AM on October 2, 2007
Wheels Of Fire - Manowar
Battering Ram - Black Label Society
Cadillac Rock Box - Anthrax
This Calling - All That Remains
Oblivion Awaits - Battered
Monochromatic Stains - Dark Tranquillity
and almost anything by Slayer
posted by Ikazuchi at 6:59 AM on October 2, 2007
yes, yes, yes
Makes you want to drive or as Steve Earle puts it
"Love to hear the steel belts hummin' on the asphalt"
But not mentioned yet is NRBQ -Me and the Boys
"Muffler loud - but we love that sound"
posted by readery at 7:00 AM on October 2, 2007
Makes you want to drive or as Steve Earle puts it
"Love to hear the steel belts hummin' on the asphalt"
But not mentioned yet is NRBQ -Me and the Boys
"Muffler loud - but we love that sound"
posted by readery at 7:00 AM on October 2, 2007
Driving Along - Harry Nilsson
Free Ride - Edgar Winter Group
posted by bricoleur at 7:07 AM on October 2, 2007
Free Ride - Edgar Winter Group
posted by bricoleur at 7:07 AM on October 2, 2007
Losing my Favorite Game- The Cardigans
Great riff, great bass!
posted by Joe Rocket at 7:19 AM on October 2, 2007
Great riff, great bass!
posted by Joe Rocket at 7:19 AM on October 2, 2007
Sugar, "Needle Hits E"
Michael Penn, "Brave New World"
posted by kirkaracha at 7:26 AM on October 2, 2007
Michael Penn, "Brave New World"
posted by kirkaracha at 7:26 AM on October 2, 2007
There's no doubt in my mind as to the greatest road trip song ever, and I'm astonished not to see it mentioned yet in this thread: Bruce Springsteen's "Thunder Road."
Honorable mentions (seconding some):
"Born to Run," Bruce Springsteen
"Life Is a Highway," Tom Cochrane (I like the recent cover of this by Rascal Flatts, too)
"I Drove All Night" - there three versions that I'm aware of: Cyndi Lauper (the original), Roy Orbison, and Celine Dion. It will not surprise you to learn that Orbison's is the best.
"Me and Bobby McGee" - Janis Joplin
"America" - Simon and Garfunkel
Also see this thread over at the Road Trip America forums.
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 7:36 AM on October 2, 2007
Honorable mentions (seconding some):
"Born to Run," Bruce Springsteen
"Life Is a Highway," Tom Cochrane (I like the recent cover of this by Rascal Flatts, too)
"I Drove All Night" - there three versions that I'm aware of: Cyndi Lauper (the original), Roy Orbison, and Celine Dion. It will not surprise you to learn that Orbison's is the best.
"Me and Bobby McGee" - Janis Joplin
"America" - Simon and Garfunkel
Also see this thread over at the Road Trip America forums.
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 7:36 AM on October 2, 2007
Modest Mouse – Dirty Fingernails
The Cure – A Forest
Department of Eagles – Gravity’s Greatest Victory/Rex Snorted Coke
Hoover – Regulator Watts
The Misfits – London Dungeon
Sleepytime Trio – Speak Again Twice
Three Mile Pilot – Circumcised
Three Mile Pilot – The Urquan Destroyer
Led Zeppelin – Achilles Last Stand
Comets on Fire – Sour Smoke
Minutemen – The Glory of Man
Minutemen - Viet Nam
Captain Beefheart – Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles
The Mosquitos – Darn Well
Fugazi – Ex-Spectator
Aphex Twin – Fenix Funk
Kinski – Semaphore
Bjork – Army of Me
The Pharcyde – Passin’ Me By
Brian Eno – Third Uncle
Judas Priest – Rapid Fire
Rodan – Tooth Fairy Retribution Manifesto
Sonic Youth – Theresa’s Sound-world
Raekwon – Sneakers
Rapeman – Coition Ignition Mission
Polvo – Sense of It
Ghostface Killa - Kilo
posted by saladin at 7:47 AM on October 2, 2007
The Cure – A Forest
Department of Eagles – Gravity’s Greatest Victory/Rex Snorted Coke
Hoover – Regulator Watts
The Misfits – London Dungeon
Sleepytime Trio – Speak Again Twice
Three Mile Pilot – Circumcised
Three Mile Pilot – The Urquan Destroyer
Led Zeppelin – Achilles Last Stand
Comets on Fire – Sour Smoke
Minutemen – The Glory of Man
Minutemen - Viet Nam
Captain Beefheart – Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles
The Mosquitos – Darn Well
Fugazi – Ex-Spectator
Aphex Twin – Fenix Funk
Kinski – Semaphore
Bjork – Army of Me
The Pharcyde – Passin’ Me By
Brian Eno – Third Uncle
Judas Priest – Rapid Fire
Rodan – Tooth Fairy Retribution Manifesto
Sonic Youth – Theresa’s Sound-world
Raekwon – Sneakers
Rapeman – Coition Ignition Mission
Polvo – Sense of It
Ghostface Killa - Kilo
posted by saladin at 7:47 AM on October 2, 2007
Television - Marquee Moon...
11 minutes of awesome...
posted by schyler523 at 7:54 AM on October 2, 2007
11 minutes of awesome...
posted by schyler523 at 7:54 AM on October 2, 2007
Born Too Slow by Crystal Method is by far the best driving song ever produced.
posted by zackola at 9:10 AM on October 2, 2007
posted by zackola at 9:10 AM on October 2, 2007
Throwing Muses - Bright Yellow Gun
Breeders - Drivin' on 9
Jesus Lizard - Puss
posted by citron at 1:04 PM on October 2, 2007
Breeders - Drivin' on 9
Jesus Lizard - Puss
posted by citron at 1:04 PM on October 2, 2007
Wildhearts - Stormy in North Karma in the South. Anthem.
Tracy Chapman - Smoke and Ashes, Fast Car, Telling Stories
posted by philad at 2:11 PM on October 2, 2007
Tracy Chapman - Smoke and Ashes, Fast Car, Telling Stories
posted by philad at 2:11 PM on October 2, 2007
Phil Collins "In the Air Tonight" - for the steering wheel drumming that is required.
posted by chiababe at 2:14 PM on October 2, 2007
posted by chiababe at 2:14 PM on October 2, 2007
Diamonds on my Windshield - Tom Waits
posted by rongorongo at 5:15 PM on October 28, 2007
posted by rongorongo at 5:15 PM on October 28, 2007
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Roadrunner -- Bo Diddley
Roadrunner -- Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers
Radar Love -- Golden Earring
Wanted Man -- Johnny Cash
Son of Mustand Ford -- Swervedriver
Drive It All Over Me -- My Bloody Valentine
Sixteen Tons -- Tennessee Ernie Ford
Endless Black Ribbon -- David Coe
By the Time I get to Phoenix -- Glen Cambell
Over the Ice -- The Field
man, could go on, but you get the picture
posted by unSane at 8:47 PM on October 1, 2007