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The Chain, by Fleetwood Mac (the old BBC F1 theme tune), came on the radio earlier this evening. It was a beautiful, clear night and the road was empty; a great song for the car.

I suddenly realised that I was doing speeds that, had I been caught, would have meant waving goodbye to my licence. Some songs just do that to you; turn the radio up, listen to the beat...and unconsciously whack the peddle to the metal.

I would put forward this song as one of the greatest driving songs of all time. I would also submit Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run. Any other nominations?

I dunno, I don't listen to music while driving. Too distracting.

This has come up about a million times at work. (I work for a trucking company.)

My top three 'road songs' (only for the road mind you) are;

1st - Boston - More Than a Feeling.

2nd - Whitesnake - Here I Go Again

3rd - Trooper - Here For a Good Time, Not a Long Time


Something about those tunes makes me want to crank them up when I'm driving.

*waits for the inevitable 'boos' and 'hisses'*

I dunno, I don't listen to music while driving. Too distracting.

Don't do a lot of long-distance driving I take it?

I dunno, I don't listen to music while driving. Too distracting.

You're missing out. A good song can make a great drive.

I suspect Jello does more city driving than I do.

Driving is one of the best times to listen to music. If I'm doing the 14 hour run from Vancouver to Edmonton, I need something else going on to keep me sane. I prefer louder, more energetic music. Some of my favourites:

Radar Love by Golden Earring

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly

Holy Wars by Megadeth

Larks' Tongues in Aspic by King Crimson

Plus anything by Judas Priest or Iron Maiden, or anything recorded by the Scorpions before 1979. If it's raining I'll switch to the slightly mellower Uriah Heep, Rush, or even Fleetwood Mac.

This has come up about a million times at work. (I work for a trucking company.)

My top three 'road songs' (only for the road mind you) are;

1st - Boston - More Than a Feeling.

2nd - Whitesnake - Here I Go Again

3rd - Trooper - Here For a Good Time, Not a Long Time


Something about those tunes makes me want to crank them up when I'm driving.

*waits for the inevitable 'boos' and 'hisses'*

Actually, Whitesnake makes for excellent driving music, though I'm more partial to their earlier work (which does include Here I Go Again, just not the version most people know).

I suspect Jello does more city driving than I do.

Driving is one of the best times to listen to music. If I'm doing the 14 hour run from Vancouver to Edmonton, I need something else going on to keep me sane. I prefer louder, more energetic music. Some of my favourites:

Radar Love by Golden Earring

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly

Holy Wars by Megadeth

Larks' Tongues in Aspic by King Crimson

Plus anything by Judas Priest or Iron Maiden, or anything recorded by the Scorpions before 1979. If it's raining I'll switch to the slightly mellower Uriah Heep, Rush, or even Fleetwood Mac.

I didn't picture you as a metal fan. But, we're about the same age, so I suppose that fits. *shrugs* (meaning, I think most of us were into metal at one time or another.)

I based my list off of songs you're more likely to hear on the radio, wherever you may be driving. (Most areas will have some sort of classic rock station, or mix of classic rock and modern rock.) I tend to keep 90's alt rock music in the car.

Don't do a lot of long-distance driving I take it?Nope, not really.

You're missing out. A good song can make a great drive.Eh. Driving is more of a chore than anything.

I suspect Jello does more city driving than I do.Probably, yes. I live in the city, and all of my driving has been either here or to places close by.

...Radar Love by Golden Earring.

Definately!

Dumbest thread ever. *ahem*

"Is this the real life, is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide no escape from reality. Open your eyes, look up to the skies and seeeee. I'm just a poor boy I need no sympathy- cause I'm easy come, easy go. Little high, little low. Take me where the wind blows, doesn't really matter tooo meeeee."

The Chain, by Fleetwood Mac (the old BBC F1 theme tune), came on the radio earlier this evening. It was a beautiful, clear night and the road was empty; a great song for the car.

I suddenly realised that I was doing speeds that, had I been caught, would have meant waving goodbye to my licence. Some songs just do that to you; turn the radio up, listen to the beat...and unconsciously whack the peddle to the metal.

I would put forward this song as one of the greatest driving songs of all time. I would also submit Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run. Any other nominations?

anything from the INITIAL D soundtrack! :p

Guys, you're all too late. Top Gear decided this a few years ago. "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen won.

Thunderstruck, AC/DC. Actually, almost anything by AC/DC.

Guys, you're all too late. Top Gear decided this a few years ago. "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen won.
What about the Top Gear theme itself? (Jessica, by the Allman Brothers Band) That has to win several hundred points.

What about the Top Gear theme itself? (Jessica, by the Allman Brothers Band) That has to win several hundred points.

Yeah, a great song (although I think Top Gear uses a slightly faster cover of it?).

Not as good as "Don't Stop Me Now", though :p

"The Rocker" by Thin Lizzy

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a VW Golf Turbo

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a happy me

The Chain, by Fleetwood Mac (the old BBC F1 theme tune), came on the radio earlier this evening. It was a beautiful, clear night and the road was empty; a great song for the car.

I suddenly realised that I was doing speeds that, had I been caught, would have meant waving goodbye to my licence. Some songs just do that to you; turn the radio up, listen to the beat...and unconsciously whack the peddle to the metal.

I would put forward this song as one of the greatest driving songs of all time. I would also submit Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run. Any other nominations?


As much as I hate euro-rock....#1: Radar Love by Golden Earring. A very close second is Foreplay/Long Time by Boston.

Have Love Will Travel - The Sonics

Fire Woman - The Cult

Shine a Light - Wolf Parade

Dumbest thread ever. *ahem*

"Is this the real life, is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide no escape from reality. Open your eyes, look up to the skies and seeeee. I'm just a poor boy I need no sympathy- cause I'm easy come, easy go. Little high, little low. Take me where the wind blows, doesn't really matter tooo meeeee."

Yes, and Europe - The Final Countdown.

Fire Woman - The Cult

Ooohhh... good tune!

Yes, and Europe - The Final Countdown.

*Exorcism'esq vomitting*

I find "Los Lobos - Cancion Del Mariachi" a great song to drive to. It's from the Desperado soundtrack with Antonio Banderas as a lead singer hehe...

*Exorcism'esq vomitting*

*points and laughs*
"Did Freddy Mercury just pop out of my mirror?"
Freddy: "Damn right I did." *snaps ELM's neck*
*dies*

This might seem an odd choice, but Riders on the Storm by the Doors.

Of course, When The Water Breaks and Acid Rain from Liquid Tension Experiment.
The whole album for Operation:Mindcrime from Queensryche ...
and Poe's second album, Haunted.
A few others that are compilations, but those do the trick for me.

...And not one of you mentioned Deep Purple's "Highway Star"? Or "The Passenger" by Iggy Pop?

:eek:

I'm shocked, I am. Shocked.

This might seem an odd choice, but Riders on the Storm by the Doors.Damn good song. Did Need For Speed Underground 2(?) affect that choice?

Damn good song. Did Need For Speed Underground 2(?) affect that choice?

No. . .just always associated the song with driving or doing doobies, although preferably not both at the same time.

1. Ram Jam "Black Betty"

2. Stone Temple Pilots "Interstate Love Song" or "Plush"

3. Pearl Jam "Rear View Mirror"

Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant Massacre Revisited" is exactly long enough to get me door to door from home to my job. :D

Some great recommendations.

I'll add:

Burnin' For You - Blue Oyster Cult
Long Train Runnin' - The Doobie Brothers
Life In The Fast Lane - The Eagles
Free Ride - The Edgar Winter Group
Fool For The City - Foghat
Truckin' - The Grateful Dead
No Time - The Guess Who
Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Green Grass & High Tides - The Outlaws
Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) - The Rolling Stones
Start Me Up - The Rolling Stones
Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
Runnin' Down a Dream - Tom Petty
Jump - Van Halen
Eminence Front - The Who
Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes

1. Ram Jam "Black Betty"

2. Stone Temple Pilots "Interstate Love Song" or "Plush"

3. Pearl Jam "Rear View Mirror"

except for black betty, those are all too mellow. How about "gasoline" by Audioslave

Radar Love by Golden Earring

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As much as I hate euro-rock....#1: Radar Love by Golden Earring. A very close second is Foreplay/Long Time by Boston.
Radar Love is quintessential road music. You almost have to take it as a given for the discussion, like, "What, aside from Radar Love makes good road music.

Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant Massacre Revisited" is exactly long enough to get me door to door from home to my job. :D
In the what felt like a minute and a half I had a stereo in my unlockable red and white microbus complete with shovels rakes and implements of de-struction I loved playing that song in it.

Some great recommendations.

I'll add:

Runnin' Down a Dream - Tom Petty
Burnin' For You - Blue Oyster Cult
Long Train Runnin' - The Doobie Brothers
Life In The Fast Lane - The Eagles
Free Ride - The Edgar Winter Group
Fool For The City - Foghat
Truckin' - The Grateful Dead
No Time - The Guess Who
Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Green Grass & High Tides - The Outlaws
Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) - The Rolling Stones
Start Me Up - The Rolling Stones
Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
Runnin' Down a Dream - Tom Petty
Jump - Van Halen
Eminence Front - The Who
Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes
You mentioned Running Down a Dream twice.

I find that to be appropriate.

I'll add Brujo by Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Screamin' Jay makes for good road music no matter what, but I dig that one lots.

There are some Medeski, Martin, and Wood pieces that are pretty good.

Soul Caddilac and Irish Whiskey by the Cherry Poppin' Daddies...Oh, and Hazel, South Dakota, Stay, Don't Just Stay, and End of the Night

The Theme to Peter Gunn for all those Spy Hunter fans...

Gemini Rising, Voodoo, Remember When, When I'm Walking, Who Took the Happiness Out?, Lickity Split, and Santa Cruz by The Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Again, anything by them really.

Season of the Witch by Donovan

Voodoo Chile by the Gil Evans Orchestra. And by Hendrix, too.

I Won't Back Down Johnny Cash and Tom Petty

I should stop now.


I spend a lot of time on the road...

I know most of the song listed here in this thread; all excellent choices. I can't believe that nobody has suggested "Autobahn" by Kraftwerk. This is a song about driving and has some syntho sound fx that emulate highway sounds. It is quite long and you can enjoy it quite nicely on the drive.

Red Barchetta by Rush, no contest.

Well, I'm not about to claim that these are the BEST songs for driving, but they're what I pop in when I want some good driving tunes...

"Majesty" - Blind Guardian
"Self Bias Resistor" - Fear Factory
"Immune" - Godsmack
"Behind Space '99" - In Flames
"Davidian" - Machine Head
"Not Falling" - Mudvayne
"Wish" - Nine Inch Nails
"They Know Who You Are" - Powerman 5000
"Their Law" - Prodigy
"Zwitter" - Rammstein
"Shine" - Sevendust
"Falls Apart" - Stabbing Westward
"P.L.U.C.K." - System of a Down
"46 & 2" - Tool


...among others. :p

Radar Love by Golden Earring

I dont drive but was going to name Radar Love as my X's favourite driving tune, and one I find particularly apt.

Super Strut, by Eumir Deodato.

You mentioned Running Down a Dream twice.

I find that to be appropriate.
Heh. Runnin' Down A Dream was the first song that came to mind. Then, I went down my list of favourite songs for which ones I like to drive to. At they point, they were all in alphabetical order (at least iTunes version of alphabetical), so I wanted to cut and paste it into the right spot. Apparently I hit copy instead...

I didn't picture you as a metal fan.
Hair to the middle of my back.
I based my list off of songs you're more likely to hear on the radio, wherever you may be driving.
I gave up on the radio many years ago. Plus, I'm quite good at swapping out CDs while doing 110 on the highway.

It probably is The Chain, just for that odd time that you'll pull up at the lights just as the acoustic guitar fades out; wait, listening to the bass riff; then the lights change at exactly the right instant.

Hahahaha, brilliant :D

Okay, I neither drive nor listen to unfree music so here comes the ultimative list of freely and legally downloadable music for the autobahn:

Orange sofa - worth the wait
rhinostar - ort
Abdou day - Andeha Ahia At Sika
Au Lit des Momes - Les Rataux les vestes et les vents
Baiki - Land of Seal
Buddhaz Yoyos - Better to fly
Freibeuter AG - Lauf
guarapita - Teletambores
METISSE - What to do
magic mushrooms - open source*
paniq - Links Awakening 2006
Robinson, Freitag and the Lonely Trumpet - In The Jungle
skt sekuentzia - Zureak Dira
Steven Dunston - 360 Degrees
The TenGooz - Running
Die Partysahnen - Keine Rockstars
Die Partysahnen - Vom Leben der neuseeländischen Wanderschildkröte
t r y ^ d - Struttin'**
XXX - Gianna Nannini***

Anyone who knows one or more of these gets a free (as beer and as speech) cookie.

*not a CCed song but under a somewhat stricter license
** IMHO a great song for the GNU generation
***this is actually about driving :)

I'm probably gonna get lynched for this but...

Meatloaf - Bat out of Hell

Also: Party Hard by Andrew W.K. has a certain something going for it...

I'm probably gonna get lynched for this but...

Meatloaf - Bat out of Hell

Also: Party Hard by Andrew W.K. has a certain something going for it...

Nothin' wrong with Meatloaf.

My three:

1: Radar Love.

2: Running Down a Dream

3: Suffragette City.

Thunderstruck, AC/DC. Actually, almost anything by AC/DC.

You have good taste.

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Rascal King
The Pillows - Crazy Sunshine
Bad Religion - Sinister Rouge
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - 2000 Volts
Dethklok - Thunderhorse
Gorillaz - 19-2000 (Soulchild)
Optimus Rhyme - Autobeat Airbus
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal
System of a Down - Shimmy
OutKast - Bombs Over Baghdad


Who wants to ride with me.

Greatest driving song??

Gotta be any song by Britney spears:D

You must concede that there are more moods than just the pedal-to-the-floor driving rage. That said, however, here are some road ragers:

"Mars, the Bringer of War" from The Planets -- Gustav Holst
"Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi" from Carmina Burana -- Carl Orff
"Out of the Business" from Outside Inside -- The Tubes
"Movie Star" from Kerosene Hat -- Cracker
"Tank!" from Cowboy Bebop Original Soundtrack -- Yoko Kanno and Seatbelts
"Thunderpig" and "Burn" from Albino -- Super Sonic Soul Pimps
"Hyperactive" from The Flat Earth -- Thomas Dolby
"Come Out and Play" from Smash -- The Offspring (actually got a ticket while listening to them...)
"I Wanna Be Sedated" -- The Ramones
"'Til the Money Runs Out" -- Men at Work
"Vibrator" from Vibrator -- Terence Trent d'Arby
"Can't Turn You Loose" -- Otis Redding
"Armageddon" from The Gate of the Mind's Eye -- Thomas Dolby
"What is Hip?" -- Tower of Power
"Johnny Q" from Law and Order -- Crazy 8s

But sometimes you'd rather cruise than careen. Perhaps a separate thread for different auto moods?

Deftones Feat. Maynard James Keenan - Passenger.



End of thread, as far as I'm concerned.

"Tank!" from Cowboy Bebop Original Soundtrack -- Yoko Kanno and Seatbelts
Since some one brought up Yoko Kanno and the Seatbelts I also suggest from them "Rush," "Piano Black," "Yo Pumpkin Head," "Bad Dog No Biscuit."
And add "I Wanna Be Sedated" to my list, forgot it.

"Spokey Dorkey" and "The Egg and You" for just plain good music.

You must concede that there are more moods than just the pedal-to-the-floor driving rage. That said, however, here are some road ragers:



But sometimes you'd rather cruise than careen. Perhaps a separate thread for different auto moods?
I just put in songs that were for different driving moods. I didn't label them though because no one ever knows who I'm talking about in these threads. I guess I just don't listen to enough (or any) metal for this crowd.

Kudos on being the first one to mention classical pieces. I thought about including Different Trains by Reich, but that's more of a song for riding trains...obviously.


Gorillaz - 19-2000 (Soulchild)

You know, as generic and "obviously the only song by them I know" and "Blah blah blah overplayed" it is, I'd say that Clint Eastwood is a good cruising song.

Come on, people!! What's wrong with you guys?


Where The Streets Have No Name or Pride (In The Name Of Love) by U2!

Come on, people!! What's wrong with you guys?


Where The Streets Have No Name or Pride (In The Name Of Love) by U2!

What's wrong with US, he asks?

Hair to the middle of my back.

I gave up on the radio many years ago. Plus, I'm quite good at swapping out CDs while doing 110 on the highway.

Just goes to show you; you can't tell all that much from a person based off of their debate style.

Well, not everything at any rate. :p

"Come Out and Play" from Smash -- The Offspring (actually got a ticket while listening to them...)Was it this particular song, or perhaps "Bad Habit"? :)

I'll do the Aussie duty and mention a few bands from hereish:
"Do you see what I see" - Hunters and Collectors (AUS)
"I see red" - Split Enz (NZ/AUS)
Anything by Crowded House (NZ/AUS) also goes well if I'm in a more mellow mood

I'll acknowledge the poms aswell:
"We've gotta get out of this place" - The Animals (UK)

Was it this particular song, or perhaps "Bad Habit"? :)

Well...'Bad Habit' is more of a good driving Philosophy than it is a good driving Song...:p

...unless, of course, that's what you're going for .:)

I'm probably gonna get lynched for this but...

Meatloaf - Bat out of Hell

Also: Party Hard by Andrew W.K. has a certain something going for it...

Paradise by the Dashboard Light, too

Paradise by the Dashboard Light, too

Did you lose yours to that song too? I think it's better for parking than driving ;)

Turn the Page, by Metallica. Best song ever for driving.

There is one and only one great driving song, and that is Born to be Wild by Steppenwolf. I can only assume that since it's barely been mentioned in this thread, most of you decided that it was so obviously king of driving songs that it didn't even need mentioning, and thus turned this into a "best driving song other than Born to be Wild thread". I must say that many of the runners up mentioned so far are quite good. I wouldn't have thought of I Want to Break Free as a driving song, but I guess it works.

Oh, and for my own runner up, I would like to nominate Clap for the Wolfman by the Guess Who. Not a really famous song, but it has great energy. The Beach Boys also had some good driving tunes.

My personal favorites on the road are:

AC DC-Highway to Hell
The Who- Going Mobile

And who could forget the song: "The wheels on the bus go round and round":)

Turn the Page, by Metallica. Best song ever for driving.
Nay sir. Turn the Page by Bob Seger is where it's at.

There is one and only one great driving song, and that is Born to be Wild by Steppenwolf. I can only assume that since it's barely been mentioned in this thread, most of you decided that it was so obviously king of driving songs that it didn't even need mentioning, and thus turned this into a "best driving song other than Born to be Wild thread".

Nope, I wouldn't listen to this song even if I was payed for it.

Nay sir. Turn the Page by Bob Seger is where it's at.

I'd go with...

The Eels - Mr E's Beautiful Blues
- for a sunny drive

White Snake - Here I go Again
- for any drive

Just about all the songs I've seen posted are great songs for driving, depending on what type of driving your doing. Lets face it, the same song that lends itself to flying down the highway doesn't always work for cruising down the Bulevard or a leisurely drive in the country.

But if jamming down the highway at speeds that probably won't be looked upon favorably by your local highway patrol is what you want to do, Bob Seger's 'Get Out of Denver' can't be beat as a soundtrack for that activity.

No mention of Motorhead??? (either the Hawkwind version or the Motorhead version....both are ace...)

The Eels - Mr E's Beautiful Blues
- for a sunny drive

Listen carefully ;)

Oh, and Welcome To The Forum!
Your first post didn't have gun-smilies :(

Re-edit: May 2006? Ooh, we got a Lurker! :D

Nope, I wouldn't listen to this song even if I was payed for it.

Yeah, I can only assume he meant "most cliche driving song."

Listen carefully ;)

Oh, and Welcome To The Forum!
Your first post didn't have gun-smilies :(

Thanks for the welcome :)

I like the summery feel good melody of Beautiful Blues (while shedding a tear for caged Elephants)

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"Red Barchetta", by Rush.

Thanks for the welcome :)

I like the summery feel good melody of Beautiful Blues (while shedding a tear for caged Elephants)

You're welcome :)

And the girl with the curls and the sweet, pink ribbon in her hair...

:mp5: :sniper: :gundge: BLAM! BLAM! SPLOOGE!

Much better :D

1.Born to be wild by Steppenwolf
2.Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die! (Death metal symphony in Deep C) by Waltari
3.The rhyme of the ancient mariner by Iron Maiden

Greatest driving song??

Gotta be any song by Britney spears:D
Driving songs not songs for suicide.:p
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I'm not thinking about this too much right now but No brakes, The Offspring, and 'The Rock' Radio Station also did a large poll to find th best driving song, i can't remember the outcome though.

Driving songs not songs for suicide.:p
I thought we were talking about Britney Spears not Linkin Park.

They reckon their new album is their best one yet, this could mean one of two things, either they have no taste or talent (Something already widely known) or said sucides will increase.
Maybe they make the suicide references more obvious. Like "I'm going to kill myselfffff/Jump off a briiii-ddddggggeee."

I thought we were talking about Britney Spears not Linkin Park.
They reckon their new album is their best one yet, this could mean one of two things, either they have no taste or talent (Something already widely known) or said sucides will increase.

They didn't make an album for 5 years and now they do.:(

:mp5: :sniper: :gundge: BLAM! BLAM! SPLOOGE!:p

For summer driving in the city: Anything from Cake's Fashion Nugget, played loud (this goes without saying, of course, seeing how all good driving songs have to be played loud.

All year round: The Ground beneath Her Feet by U2 with requisite turning-up-the-volume at that one point in the song, you know which one. Same with El Tango de Roxanne from the Moulin Rouge soundtrack.

Other albums I listen to a lot in the car are Live's Throwing Copper and the Stereophonics' Word Gets Around.

The litmus test for any good driving song: it has to have a turning-up-the-volume moment or I have to at least be able to sing out loud to it. :p

Cheer Girl Rampage by Marty Friedman is teh best for driving. listen to it :D

its on his album "Music For Speeding" for gods sake :P



also, drum n bass rocks in the car