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#207236 - 27/02/2004 00:02 Driving Songs
SE_Sport_Driver
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Registered: 05/01/2001
Posts: 4903
Loc: Detroit, MI USA
Way back when... I started a playlist called "Driving Songs" but never finished it. It was inspired by a show on VH1 called "Top Ten Driving Songs" that had the usual dribble. I'm going on a "Subaru Fun Drive" Saturday with like 12 WRXs and 20+ tricked out Mazdas on a 120 mile route through twisty roads and thought it'd be a good time to put this list together.. Here is what I have so far:

VH1's Top Ten Driving Songs

1. STEPPENWOLF - "Born To Be Wild"
2. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - "Born to Run"
3. AC/DC - "Highway To Hell"
4. SAMMY HAGAR - "I Can’t Drive 55"
5. JOHN MELLENCAMP - "R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A."
6. VAN HALEN - "Panama"
7. PRINCE - "Little Red Corvette"
8. LENNY KRAVITZ - "Are You Gonna Go My Way"
9. ZZ TOP - "Legs"
10. SHERYL CROW - "Every Day is a Winding Road"

Some others I came up with in a chat room like 2 years ago:
1. GARY NUMAN - Cars
2. FOGHAT - Eight Days On The Road
3. WRECKX-N-EFFECT - Rump Shaker
4. MOTORHEAD - Built For Speed
5. DEPECHE MODE - Route 66
6. KANSAS - Wings Of Steel
7. BLACKFOOT - Highway Song
8. SIR MIX A LOT - Check Out My Monsta Mack
9. BTO - Roll On Down the Highway

Possible Add-ons:
Cake - The Distance
Audioslave - That I'm the Highway Song

I might edit a lot of these out.. I'm looking for songs that are cliche driving songs that would be nice to drive to during a spirited drive.. not obscure stuff....

Any ideas?
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#207237 - 27/02/2004 00:40 Re: Driving Songs [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31594
Loc: Seattle, WA
A much better Sheryl Crow driving song is "Steve McQueen" from the album "C'mon C'mon"...

Like Steve McQueen
All I need's a fast machine
I'm gonna make it all right
Like Steve McQueen
Underneath your radar screen
You'll never catch me tonight

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#207238 - 27/02/2004 00:50 Re: Driving Songs [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
Dignan
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Registered: 08/03/2000
Posts: 12338
Loc: Sterling, VA
I like "Magic Carpet Ride"

And that Audioslave song is actually one of my "night driving" songs I'm often driving for about 2.5 hours late at night, and have a very long "Quiet Mix" that I play. My other main playlist is a "Sunny Day Mix" that I play on nice, breezy days with all the windows down. I'll see what's on there sometime as well.

*edit*
I remembered one: "First it Giveth" by Queens of the Stone Age. Great driving riff.


Edited by DiGNAN17 (27/02/2004 01:13)
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#207239 - 27/02/2004 00:51 Re: Driving Songs [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
lockuplever
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Registered: 30/01/2002
Posts: 264
Loc: Tucson, AZ
Jethro Tull......Locomotive Breath
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#207240 - 27/02/2004 00:59 Re: Driving Songs [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
brendanhoar
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Registered: 09/06/2003
Posts: 297
A friend was making fun of my empeg + parrot ck3000 demo at a car meet today and called my car the "knight rider" car.

Suddenly the theme song comes to mind...<ducking>

-brendan

PS ...comes to mind and then *won't leave* GRN.

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#207241 - 27/02/2004 01:05 Re: Driving Songs [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
ninti
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Registered: 28/12/2001
Posts: 868
Loc: Los Angeles
Elastica - Car Song
Chuck Berry - No Particular Place To Go
Primus - Jerry Was A Race Car Driver
Limp Bizkit - Rollin' (urban assault vehicle)
Offspring - Bad Habit
Rollins Band - Ghostrider
Prodigy - Diesel Power


Edited by ninti (27/02/2004 01:39)
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#207242 - 27/02/2004 01:13 Re: Driving Songs [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
genixia
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Registered: 08/02/2002
Posts: 3411
Hmm. Not sure whether it really qualifies as a 'cliched driving' song, but Whitesnake - Here I Go Again always makes me think of sports cars...well, one in particular. Couldn't tell you what car it was, my eyes never did make it past Tawny Kitaen who was sprawled out on top.
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#207243 - 27/02/2004 01:25 Re: Driving Songs [Re: brendanhoar]
matthew_k
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Registered: 12/02/2002
Posts: 2298
Loc: Berkeley, California
A friend was making fun of my empeg + parrot ck3000 demo at a car meet today and called my car the "knight rider" car.

I get that exact comment from one of my friends everytime she senses she's on the parrot... "So you mean my voice is coming out of the dashboard? That's so knightrider".

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#207244 - 27/02/2004 04:43 Re: Driving Songs [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
frog51
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Registered: 09/08/2000
Posts: 2091
Loc: Edinburgh, Scotland
Songs with a travelling connection
quickly of the top of my head:

Lenny Kravitz - Fly Away
Rammstein - Adios
The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds
Deep Purple - Highway Star
Deep Purple - Speed King
Led Zeppelin - Communication Breakdown
Al Di Meola - Race With The Devil On The Spanish Highway
The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated

But most of my driving playlist is heavier stuff.
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#207245 - 27/02/2004 04:45 Re: Driving Songs [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
peter
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Registered: 13/07/2000
Posts: 4180
Loc: Cambridge, England
Ministry, Jesus Built My Hotrod? It's not that great a track, but the title is brilliant...

Peter

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#207246 - 27/02/2004 06:25 Re: Driving Songs [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
m6400
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Registered: 18/09/2002
Posts: 188
Loc: Erie, PA
Judas Priest - Turbo Lover (Why hasn't this been mentioned yet?)
Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone
A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran (Due to Vice City commercials.)
Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealing
Metallica - Fuel & Battery

Probably not quite what you are looking for but fun to drive to none the less:

Overseer - Supermoves
Apollo 440 - Stop the Rock
Powerman 5000 - Drop the Bombshell
Rammstein - Asche Zu Asche
Lunatic Calm - Leave you Far Behind
Celldweller - The Last Firstborn
Moby's "Bond Theme" Remix
and definatly Juno Reactor with Don Davis - Mona Lisa Overdrive (From The Matrix: Reloaded interstate scene)
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#207247 - 27/02/2004 07:00 Re: Driving Songs [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
JeffS
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Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 2858
Loc: Atlanta, GA
Rush- "Driven"
Rush- "Dreamline"
Rush- "Red Barchetta"
Pearl Jam- "Rearview Mirror"

I'm sure there's more, but those are the first four I could think of off the top of my head (sorry about all the Rush!).
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#207248 - 27/02/2004 07:19 Re: Driving Songs [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
lopan
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Registered: 28/01/2002
Posts: 970
Loc: Manassas VA
White Zombie - "Black Sunshine"
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#207249 - 27/02/2004 07:44 Re: Driving Songs [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
Cybjorg
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Registered: 23/12/2002
Posts: 652
Loc: Winston Salem, NC
Sabbath: Crazy Train

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#207250 - 27/02/2004 08:05 Re: Driving Songs [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
Roger
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Registered: 18/01/2000
Posts: 5683
Loc: London, UK
I'm looking for songs that are cliche driving songs that would be nice to drive to during a spirited drive.

Unfortunately, this isn't cliched, but I had to take Jen to the airport early the other morning (like 4:30am early), so I put on some Prodigy to keep me awake. It's excellent to drive to, as long as you know there are going to be no speed cameras anywhere on your route .

Obviously, if we're after a driving theme, then "Speedway" is what you're looking for.

On a similar note, I'm not sure that listening to the Prodigy while snowboarding is such a great idea, either...
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#207251 - 27/02/2004 08:08 Re: Driving Songs [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
robricc
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Registered: 30/10/2000
Posts: 4931
Loc: New Jersey, USA
Snoop Doggy Dogg's Gin and Juice for when I'm cruisin' in da hood.
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#207252 - 27/02/2004 08:24 Re: Driving Songs [Re: robricc]
burdell1
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Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 931
Loc: Minnetonka, MN
has anyone said "Radar Love"

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#207253 - 27/02/2004 08:29 Re: Driving Songs [Re: peter]
brendanhoar
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Registered: 09/06/2003
Posts: 297
> Ministry, Jesus Built My Hotrod? It's not that great a track,
> but the title is brilliant...

Now I've got Jello Biafra's/Mojo Nixo's "Convoy in the Sky" going through my head...

-brendan

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#207254 - 27/02/2004 08:32 Re: Driving Songs [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
tonyc
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Registered: 27/06/1999
Posts: 7058
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
Many great ones on the lists so far... The most glaring omission is Golden Earring's "Radar Love." Can't go wrong with The Ramones' "Blitzkrieg Bop," either.
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#207255 - 27/02/2004 08:50 Re: Driving Songs [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
insightful
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Registered: 21/11/2001
Posts: 40
Loc: Maine, USA
Great list so far.

My additions would be:
Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere
My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult - Hit and Run Holiday

-Jeff


Edited by insightful (27/02/2004 08:54)

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#207256 - 27/02/2004 08:53 Re: Driving Songs [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
speedy67
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Registered: 18/12/2000
Posts: 342
Loc: South-West-Germany
Golden Earring - Radar Love
Michael Jackson - Speed Demon

Edit: OK Radar Love was named while writing and searching for more, but i have just my mind here to search through...


Edited by speedy67 (27/02/2004 08:59)
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#207257 - 27/02/2004 08:59 Re: Driving Songs [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
JeffS
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Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 2858
Loc: Atlanta, GA
Also to note these other driving related songs:
My favorite night driving song
Eric Johnson: "Manhattan"

My favorite "stuck in traffic" song
David Wilcox: "Blow ‘Em Away"
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#207258 - 27/02/2004 09:22 Re: Driving Songs [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
Mach
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Registered: 15/07/2002
Posts: 828
Loc: Texas, USA
This came up in the Mustang forum under the heading of songs to get a speeding ticket with. Of course, it helps to be able to add your own muffler bass.

Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
War - Low Rider
Life is a Highway- Tom Cochrane (sp)
Bad Motor Scooter-Montrose
Flirtin' With Disaster-Molly Hatchett (sp)
Stang's Swang-Stevie Ray Vaughan
Drive-Incubus
Bush-Machinehead
Drivin'n'Cryin-Rush Hour
Rob Zombie-Dragula(HotRod Herman Remix)
Bullet Boys-Hang on St. Christopher
Gravity Kills-Guilty
Monster Magnet-Negasonic Teenage Warhead
Days of the New-Enemy
Don Felder-Taking a Ride (Heavy Metal)
Social Distortion-Bad Luck
MDMFK-Witch Hunt
Death in Vegas-Dirt
Jim Carroll Band-People who Died
Ozzy-Crazy Train
Motorhead-Ace of Spades
Metallica-Fuel
Collective Soul-Heavy
Zodiac Mindwarp-Prime Mover
Judas Priest-You've got another thing coming
Offspring-Gotta Get Away
Big Sugar-Nicotina
Stone Roses-Love spreads
John Lee Hooker-Boom Boom
Hollies-Long Cool Woman
The Who - Goin Mobile
John Fogarty - Hot Rod Heart
Tom Petty - Love is a Long Road
Paul Simon - Graceland
Beatles - Drive My Car
Eagles - Already Gone
The Who - Sparks/Amazing Journey from Live at Leeds
ZZ Top - La Grange
Doors - Break on through
Edgar Winter - Frankenstein
Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild
the rolling stones - Sympathy for the devil
Tom Petty - Runnin' Down a Dream
Hot Rod Lincoln - (Don't remember the artist)

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#207259 - 27/02/2004 09:28 Re: Driving Songs [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
Phoenix42
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Registered: 21/03/2002
Posts: 1424
Loc: MA but Irish born
The Allman Brothers Band - Jessica
Not too sure why.

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#207260 - 27/02/2004 09:48 Re: Driving Songs [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
pgrzelak
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Registered: 15/08/2000
Posts: 4859
Loc: New Jersey, USA
Greetings!

Most of the good ones are taken, but I would throw in (as somewhat exotic alternatives) -

Blue Oyster Cult - Burnin' For You
Dave Brubek - Take Five (live - Last Set At Newport - for the jazz folk out there)
Chris DeBurgh - Don't Pay The Ferryman
Iron Maiden - Aces High
Phish - Slave To The Traffic Light
Phish - Run Like An Antelope
They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul
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#207261 - 27/02/2004 10:12 Re: Driving Songs [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
siberia37
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Registered: 09/01/2002
Posts: 702
Loc: Tacoma,WA
Tom Waits- Hang on St. Christopher enuff said........

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#207262 - 27/02/2004 10:21 Re: Driving Songs [Re: pgrzelak]
JBjorgen
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Registered: 19/01/2002
Posts: 3584
Loc: Columbus, OH
The Cars - Drive
The Cars - My Best Friend's Girl
The Cars - You Might Think
Boston - Cool the Engines
Boston - Smokin'
Boston - More Than a Feeling
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
Aerosmith - F.I.N.E.
Beach Boys - I Get Around (and numerous other songs)
Guns 'N Roses - Paradise City
Metallica - Turn the Page
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (Wayne's World homage)
REO Speedwagon - Back On The Road Again
Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer (tradition to play at the halfway point)
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#207263 - 27/02/2004 10:40 Re: Driving Songs [Re: JBjorgen]
Chimaera
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Registered: 10/09/2002
Posts: 285
Loc: DFW Area, Texas, US
Prefab Sprout - Cars and Girls
Cyndi Lauper - I Drove all Night
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#207264 - 27/02/2004 11:14 Re: Driving Songs [Re: Chimaera]
brendanhoar
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Registered: 09/06/2003
Posts: 297
Henrietta Collins and the Wifebeating Childhaters - Drive By Shooting

If you go for the "maximum offense" school of thought.

-brendan

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#207265 - 27/02/2004 11:15 Re: Driving Songs [Re: Chimaera]
Skunk
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Registered: 26/08/2003
Posts: 525
Loc: California
Here are some not mentioned yet.

101 North- Tomahawk
Drive- Joe Satriani
Caution should be used while driving a motor vehicle or operating machinery- Sausage
Squad Car- 00Soul
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