# Baseball Trip Music recommendations **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [July 12, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trip-music-recommendations/946313 "2021-07-12T15:09:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trip-music-recommendations/946313/1 "2021-07-12T15:09:46Z")
I’ve done this thread before. Every year (except 2020 🙁) I go on a road trip with my buddy to see baseball games. And every year I put together a playlist of appropriate music to listen to in the car. This year it’s the independent Northwoods League. We’ll be starting in Bismarck, ND, then heading to the Minnesota towns of Willmar, St. Cloud, and Mankato, and finishing up in Waterloo, IA. I’m looking for songs that are geographically relevant, as well as songs about baseball, drinking, and being on the road. This year I’m also adding songs about being “back” since we missed last years trip (e.g. “The Boys Are Back In Town”). Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trip-music-recommendations/946313/2 "2021-07-12T22:29:23Z")
Minnesota? You need something from _A Prairie Home Companion_. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/hyJAalspaKA/hqdefault.jpg ""Powdermilk Biscuit Theme" - 9/22/2012") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyJAalspaKA) ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trip-music-recommendations/946313/3 "2021-07-12T22:58:28Z")
“Need” is perhaps overstated a bit. 😉 That was pretty cool though. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trip-music-recommendations/946313/4 "2021-07-12T23:33:17Z")
Wild Thing! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2021, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trip-music-recommendations/946313/5 "2021-07-13T00:06:19Z")
Obviously this one. And if you say you never heard of it, you’re no baseball fan. 😉 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Xq3hEMUeBGQ/maxresdefault.jpg "John Fogerty - Centerfield") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq3hEMUeBGQ) ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2021, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trip-music-recommendations/946313/6 "2021-07-13T00:22:15Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WaBcOBHOvNc/maxresdefault.jpg "Right Field") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaBcOBHOvNc) ---
**Author:** ![journeyman\_southpaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@journeyman\_southpaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/journeyman_southpaw)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2021, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trip-music-recommendations/946313/8 "2021-07-13T00:39:31Z")
“I’m back” songs: “Back in the Saddle” by Aerosmith; “Back in Black”, AC/DC; “Back in the Game” by Airbourne. For a road song AND a Minnesota song all in one you could go with “The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota” by Weird Al even if you don’t actually visit it, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2021, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trip-music-recommendations/946313/9 "2021-07-13T01:32:01Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Obviously this one. And if you say you never heard of it, you’re no baseball fan. > 😉 That is a great baseball song. This one is better: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gK5m_fETGuQ/maxresdefault.jpg "A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK5m_fETGuQ) ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2021, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trip-music-recommendations/946313/10 "2021-07-13T01:53:01Z")
This will be (I think) the 22nd of these I’ve put together. Used to burn CDs back before iTunes playlists. So it isn’t surprising that Centerfield and A Dying Cub Fan’s Last Request were burned off years ago. Though I’ve relaxed my self-imposed no-repeat rule in recent years just because it gets harder and harder to come up with new ideas. So thanks for the help. Keep ‘em coming! ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2021, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trip-music-recommendations/946313/11 "2021-07-13T02:00:15Z")
The Ataris Boys Of Summer cover is great: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-be2dMnqn8U) ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2021, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trip-music-recommendations/946313/12 "2021-07-13T03:51:22Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Adw772km7PQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life Again (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adw772km7PQ) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/U3sMjm9Eloo/maxresdefault.jpg "Tom Cochrane - Life Is A Highway (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3sMjm9Eloo) And of course: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/a136H5K3OKw/maxresdefault.jpg "Paradise By the Dashboard Light") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a136H5K3OKw) ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trip-music-recommendations/946313/13 "2021-07-15T01:31:56Z")
Nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trip-music-recommendations/946313/14 "2021-07-15T14:13:14Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ILGsLlS7stw/maxresdefault.jpg "Night Game") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILGsLlS7stw)