You can be cruising or blasting down the highway, but regardless of how you’re moving you have a soundtrack for the road.
So dear readers, what is your favorite driving song?
Give us your take in the comments section below. Like my high school history teacher always told me, “There are no wrong answers.”
My take? “Slow Ride” by Foghat
My favorite driving song is “Highway Star “
While there’s many songs depending on the drive
Highway Star is at the top of my list.
Hopefully there’s no cops around while it’s on as I can’t drive slow while it’s on
My Favorite “Fun Fun Fun” by the Beach Boys
Mine too.
Money for Nothing. Dire Straits
Take Five by Dave Brubeck while driving on mountain roads
The whole Take Five CD
Saw Dave at U of Maine in 1962. Did Take Five.
I can’t drive 55
Sammy Hagar at his best!
Easy feeling the Eagles
Are we there yet? Lowrider.
Runnin down a dream
Roll on down the highway by BTO.
Yes!!
Mustang Sally by Wilson Pickett.
Born to be Wild.
The theme to Route 66
I also like the Depeche Mode Route 66 Mix
Wow Where have those guys been? Hot Rod Lincoln Commander Cody
Dead Man s Curve Jan and Dean
Yes Yes YES! Ahhh! The 60’s, Dead Man’s Curve! Remember it well! Was born in ’49, (SO glad!). 60’s, 70’s, disco 80’s best years of anyone’s life! Ty, Gary.
Born to be wild by steppenwolf
LA Woman
Dave
May 7, 2022, @ 9:23PM
“Roadrunner” by the Modern Lovers
Hot Rod Lincoln…
or Radar Love.
GOIN’ UP THE COUNTRY by CANNED HEAT
Always does it for me.
Me and You and A Dog Named Boo
The sound of my V8 Morgan.
six days on the road
Brown Eyed Girl + Born to be Wild
Anything Beach Boys from 409 to California Girls.
Of course it’s Radar Love by Golden Earring. The greatest driving song of all time.
Try the White Lion version – much better in my opinion
Finally , somebody gets it right 👍
all time best. but I better have the cruise on or I’ll be over 100 before “the radios playing some forgotten song”.
Rush – Red Barchetta. Just listen once and you are hooked. About a future when petrol cars are banned.
“I strip away the old debris
That hides a shining car
A brilliant red Barchetta
From a better vanished time
We fire up the willing engine
Responding with a roar
Tires spitting gravel
I commit my weekly crime”
A future not so far away. Unfortunately. How prophetic was Neil?
Rule, Britannia!
I can’t drive 55 by Sammy haggar
“One thing leads to another”
Interesting choice, works for me
“Drive” by Adrian Belew
I can’t drive 55. Sammy Hagar.
Like it!
Radar Love by Golden Earring
Followed closely be Born To Be Wild by John Kay and Steppenwolf
Drivers Seat, from Sniff n the Tears.
Just a great old 70’s song.
Little GTO!
Rhythm From A Red Car by Hardline (Journey’s Neal Schon was a member of this band when this song was released).
Freeway Jam Brian Tarquin
La grange-ZZ Top
Finally someone has the right answer!
How about ” Jesus just left Chicago “?
Rockin’ Down the Highway
Photograph by Def Leppard
Little red corvette……Prince
Flirtin’ With Disaster. Anther greatest driving song ever!
Little red corvette……Prince
Radar Love by Golden Earing
Uncle Ted
Stranglehold
Nice long tune with some great guitar
Little Duce Coupe
R A D A R L O V E —–
Listen To The Music by the Doobie Brothers
Holiday Road. Lindsay Buckingham. Vacation movie
“Life in the Fast Lane” by The Eagles and “Rockin’ Down the Highway” by the Doobie Brothers.
Lunatic Fringe by Red Rider
Destination Love by Wynonie Harris.
Paciencia by orchestra: Juan d’Arienzo, singer version Alberto Echagüe.
“Ol 55” By the Eagles
Heart of rock & roll
Fly By Night by Rush, followed closely bu Tom Perry’s Running Down a Dream. RIP Neil Peart & Tom Petty.
(Obviously a mistype – Tom Petty)
One way out ! The all man brothers
Ramblin Man, Allman Brothers Band
One Piece at a Time – Johnny Cash
Star Spangled Banner
By Jimi Hendrix @ Woodstock
“Runnin’ Down a Dream”
anything ABBA !!!!!!!!!!!
Sirius need a driving channel
Anything Aerosmith!!
Roadhouse Blues by the Doors!
LA Woman by the Doors
Me? I drive for miles and miles on Dire Straits Brothers in Arms – So Far Away is perfect for rolling down the road. Many a trip, scortching sun, blizzards, you name it Dire Straits all the way.
Any Sammy Hagar song , I’ll start with . There’s only one way to rock
Radar Love, but any song that allows me to stay focused, yet alert to the job of getting where I’m going. I also like most anything from AC/DC.
Life is a Highway by Rascal Flatts. My grandsons and I love the movie Cars.
Day at the dog races by Little Feat will make you go a whole lot faster than you think you are going! Instramental that’s made for gear banging.
Sweet Home Alabama always gets mee in trouble. Born to Be Wild also rolls me along.
Pink Cadillac (and Red Cadillac, a much lesser known but fun song). And Mustang Sally.
Hotel California
“Sister Christian” by Night Ranger. Start it out of the driveway and listening to it build as you get to the on turnpike on ramp.
409
Thunder Road
One Piece At A Time
Hot Rod Lincoln
…..any song about cars!!!
Flirtin’ With Disaster by Molly Hatchet. A close second choice is Get Out of Denver by Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band. They both rock!
Freebird
Bleed by Meshuggah
I THINK WER’E ALONE NOW (TOMMY JAMES AND THE SHONDELLS) & WHIPPING POST (ALLMAN BROHERS)
Woman from Tokyo – Deep Purple
Woman from Tokyo – Deep Purple
Long Time – Boston
“Daddy Had a Buick” by Robert Earl Keen
Hey 19 Steely Dan Phil Collins In the Air Tonight Earth,Wind & Fire Can’t Hide Love
“Riding the storm out”
by REO. Loved to hear that song while riding my Harley heading into storm clouds ahead.
Shut Down by Jan & Dean
Mrs Robinson
Richard Strauss “ Vier letzte Lieder” with Jesse Norman
Eagles , take it easy, 7 women on m y mind!
Thunder Road, 409, Little GTO, Deadmans curve, Hot-Rod Lincoln, Be cool to your school, Leader of the pack, I can’t drive 55, and anything by Enigma.
The only choice….”Red Barchetta” by RUSH
Truckin’ by the Grateful Dead or Freedom by the Sons of Champlin.
More Than A Feeling by Boston!
I drop the top and bury the needle in my 66 chevy corvair while listening to ‘ticket to ride’ by the Beatles!
My most memorable music while driving moment, was when bombing down Rt 110 in my ’60 impala. I was a senior in high school, and we had a local oldies station. I heard “Johnny B. Goode” by Chuck Berry for the first time! Man, it was so “goode”, I had to pull over so I could catch every note!
Mine changes as soon as the next is even better but currently it’s “Almost Home” by Sultan and Shepard as I cruise down in my 2008 C6 Z51…
Either The Highway Song – Blackfoot or Two Lane Highway – Pure Prairie League
my 2007 Shelby GT S/C and “Bat outta hell” by MeatLoaf.before I know it,I’m toppin’ 100,yeah man!!