Songs of the Road

[a21schizoidman]

With summer 2009 now gone, and fall moving in, then winter....

it makes me think, what songs/albums out there are about cars, trucks, the road, highways, travelling?

i mean, besides the obvious

let's list them and enjoy them!

[a21schizoidman]

Open Road Song - Eve 6
Ol' 55 - Tom Waits
Autobahn - Kraftwerk
Tomorrow's Dream - Black Sabbath
Mint Car - The Cure
Gardenia - Kyuss
Vehicle - Ides of March
All the Way From Memphis - Mott the Hoople
Chartered Trips - Husker Du
Drivin' Wheel - Foghat
Highway 61 Revisited - Johnny Winter (cover)
Two Lane Highway - Pure Prairie League
Low Rider - WAR
Take the Highway - Marshall Tucker Band
City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie
Marrakesh Express - Crosby Stills & Nash
On the Road Again - Willie Nelson
Life is A Highway - Tom Cochrane
Travelin' Prayer - Billy Joel
Truckin' - Grateful Dead
Little Red Corvette - Prince

Radar Love-Golden Earring
The Weight-The Band
Back of a Car-Big Star
Roadrunner-The Modern Lovers
On the Road Again - Canned Heat
Mercury Blues - Steve Miller Band
Mustang Sally - Buddy Guy
Drivin' On 9 - The Breeders
Goddess On A Hiway - Mercury Rev
The Road-Tenacious D
Highway Star - Deep Purple
Hell Bent For Leather - Judas Priest
I Am The Highway - Audioslave
Travelin' Band - CCR
Speed King - Deep Purple
Catch Us If You Can - Dave Clark Five
Heading Out To The Highway - Judas Priest
Watching the Wheels - John Lennon
Leader of the Pack - Shangri-Las
Dead Man's Curve - Jan and Dean
GPS Culture - The Tangent
I'm In Love With My Car - Queen
We Are The Road Crew - Motorhead
Cars Hiss By My Window-The Doors
Car Wheels On a Gravel Road-Lucinda Williams
Magic Carpet Ride-Steppenwolf
Gimme the Car-Violent Femmes
Roll On Down the Highway - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Back On the Road Again - REO Speedwagon
I Can't Drive 55 - Sammy Hagar
Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen
Call Me The Breeze - Lynyrd Skynyrd
King's Highway - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

[KallenS]

Ok, this one's really obvious, but Highway Star is actually rthe song that appears in my mind first.

But oh, Hell Bent For Leather by Judas Priest. Perfect Motorcycle song, and ofcourse a really good car driving song. And Riders On The Storm by The Doors ofc.

[Runesmith]

Audioslave - "I Am The Highway"
CCR - "Travelin' Band"
Deep Purple - "Speed King"
Dave Clark Five - "Catch Us If You Can"
Judas Priest - "Heading Out To The Highway"
John Lennon - "Watching The Wheels"

These are the songs that came to mind immediately. Love that Eve 6 song.

[a21schizoidman]

These are the songs that came to mind immediately. Love that Eve 6 song.

everytime it comes on when i'm driving i end up flooring it without thinking

[afterstasis]

it's hard to think of anything other than "leader of the pack" and "dead man's curve".

[Fizzeler]

A bit not so obvious GPS Culture - The Tangent

[Runesmith]

everytime it comes on when i'm driving i end up flooring it without thinking

I'd probably do this, too, if I wasn't such a damn slow driver.

Another two I forgot to mention!

Queen - "I'm In Love With My Car"
Motorhead - "We Are The Road Crew"

[a21schizoidman]

fyi, if you supply the links, i'll link them up in the 2nd post! (we'll make the most badass road song mix ever)

[timmay9]

Radar Love-Golden Earring

First that comes to mind after "Autobahn".


Edit: And The Weight-The Band
Back of a Car-Big Star
Cars Hiss By My Window-The Doors
Car Wheels On a Gravel Road-Lucinda Williams
Magic Carpet Ride-Steppenwolf
Gimme the Car-Violent Femmes

and of course:
Roadrunner-The Modern Lovers