Driving Playlist – Help Me Out!
All right, friends – help me out! I’ve had a few conversations lately about how great certain songs sound in the car, how they can match the driving mood. Which doesn’t mean every driving song is for leadfoots.
- Some driving songs are thoughtful and mellow (reflective ride)
- Some are fun and upbeat vacation songs (family singing along!)
- And yes, some are definately driving and rocking (get to work!)
The question for the day: What are your driving songs? Throw me a couple – either comment on this post or email me at beezerboyd [at] gmail.com.
I will pull from your songs, post the list, and randomly choose someone from the final compliation to win an iTunes card – so you can load up on your own driving playlist! Go for it! I’ll wrap up the contest and post the results by next Wednesday.
A small sampling, take your pick!
For the Rock…
Driving Fast: AC/DC – Shoot to Thrill
Mellow Cruise: AC/DC – Ride On
For the Jams…
Driving Fast: Widespread Panic – Give
Mellow Cruise: Widespread Panic – Down
For the Beats…
Driving Fast: Fatboy Slim – Yo Mama
Mellow Cruise: Fatboy Slim – Bird of Prey
Comment by Camron — January 7, 2010 @ 12:58 pm
Alabama- ” i’m in a hurry”
or any Metallica
Comment by Alex Hickman — January 7, 2010 @ 1:15 pm
One of my all time favorite driving and rocking songs has got to be “Open Road Song” by Eve6. If you’ve ever had a car that would start to shake on the freeway, the chorus of “… my pile shakes as I hit 80 on the open road…” I try to make sure that is on all my road trip playlists…
Comment by Aaron Hutchinson — January 7, 2010 @ 5:56 pm
Wow! I have lots. Most of these are for roadtrips/going to work with a potential danger of speeding
A mix of old and new school…
Bon Jovi “It’s My Life” & “Have A Nice Day”
U2 “Streets Have No Name” & “Beautiful Day”
Foo Fighters “Times Like These”
Beyonce “Single Ladies” & “Crazy Love”
Stevie Wonder “Higher Ground” & “Superstition”
Linkin Park “New Divide”
Alicia Keys “Karma”
Little Big Town “Boondocks”
Carrie Underwood “Wasted” & “So Small”
Tina Turner “Proud Mary”
Celine Dion “New Day”, “Drove All Night”, & “River Deep Mountain High”
Lenny Kravitz “Are You Going My Way?”
For a little reflective driving – Phil Collins “True Colors”, anything Michael Buble and Josh Groban
Comment by Chara Chamie — January 8, 2010 @ 12:04 am
Sittin’ on the dock of the bay — Otis Redding
Comment by Jenn — January 8, 2010 @ 12:10 am
Eagles – Take It Easy ( Ok well, just about every Eagles song there is!)
Comment by Jenn — January 8, 2010 @ 12:15 am
When I was in college so long ago, hearing endlessly about the never dying opportunities that would give, I used to love to head out to the trout streams that were scattered around the area and listen to ‘hit you were you life’ by Petra, just blaring. I had an old 74′ Malibu and the front shocks were sort of going on it, the back springs already sagging so if you came over a hilltop and something a bit over the speed limit it was like you were floating with that pounding bass and those crisp vocal ‘Hit you were you live. You can’t hold back. When you’re struck by His love you will know.’ When I was away form the Lord I listened to all the stuff, and Iwas not uninspired by it, but now I realize that the message of most it does not glorify God. If it glorifies anything at all other than God it glorifies us. I have come full circle with the secular music. Now the only secular music I listen to is classical or other forms of world cultural instrumental. I just got tired of listening to Bon Scott gayly proclaim his intention to die young and burn forever. I wonder if at this point he thinks it was worth the pulse pounding adrenaline.
Comment by Larry Cornell — January 8, 2010 @ 9:24 pm
Radar Love – White Lion and/or Golden Earring
Eagle’s Greatest Hits: 1971-1975
Steve Miller Band Greatest Hits: 1974-1978
Geoff Moore & the Distance – Pure & Simple
Melissa Etheridge Greatest Hits
I’m a pretty mellow driver, especially when driving the long road back to Glendive.
Comment by Dan — January 9, 2010 @ 10:24 pm