# Good road trip songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 6, 2002, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-road-trip-songs/112630 "2002-06-06T07:12:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fouccalt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Fouccalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fouccalt)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-road-trip-songs/112630/1 "2002-06-06T07:12:49Z")
Myself and 3 friends are going to a concert in Chicago in a week and a half, its about a 2 hour drive from where I live. I want to make a CD of good songs to sing along with that everyone will know and happy songs in general. Does anybody have any good suggestions? Tony ---
**Author:** ![Dragon\_Phoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Dragon\_Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragon_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-road-trip-songs/112630/2 "2002-06-06T07:24:18Z")
Depends a lot on tastes and age. For myself, I would make an eighties tape with acts like Duran Duran, Eurythmics, Simple Minds, U2, Tears for Fears, Ultravox, and also some Bananarama and Madonna thrown in for good measure. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2002, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-road-trip-songs/112630/3 "2002-06-07T12:37:22Z")
Here are a couple of songs that are specifically about traveling on The Road: _Born to be Wild_ by Steppenwolf; _Me and You and a Dog Named Boo_ by [sub]mumbles incoherently[/sub]. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Raven\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@The\_Raven\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Raven_1)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-road-trip-songs/112630/4 "2002-06-09T15:22:06Z")
Howyadoin, Who are you going to see in Chicago? That would be a big factor in what to choose, IMHO… But here’s some personal road trip favorites… “The Mona Lisa’s Sister” - Graham Parker “Radar Love” - Golden Earring “Immigrant Song” - Led Zeppelin “Red Barchetta” - Rush “Driven” - Rush “Rock 'n Roll Hoochie-koo” - Rick Derringer I suppose these aren’t sing-along kinda songs, but when you listen to these tunes, you tend to get where you are going very quickly, which is even better, no? -Rav ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-road-trip-songs/112630/5 "2002-06-09T16:32:26Z")
Songs and CDs that I’ve found work well on road trips: Pretty much anything off the Beatles’ _1_ CD The La’s “There She Goes” Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody” The Pixies “Here Comes Your Man” Elvis (Rat Elvis or thin Elvis according to your preference. I’m particularly fond of “Little Sister,” “His Latest Fling,” and “Devil in Disguise.”) Dead Can Dance _Aion_ (A bit out of left field but still excellent for driving) YMMV (no driving pun intended) ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-road-trip-songs/112630/6 "2002-06-09T16:33:49Z")
Gah. The sentence should of course read “Fat Elvis or thin Elvis according to your preference.” ---
**Author:** ![Roadwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@Roadwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadwalker)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-road-trip-songs/112630/7 "2002-06-09T21:06:27Z")
The Oh Brother Where art Thou soundtrack. Bruce Springsteen’s Live Box set. (The Album) Layla, by Derek (Clapton) and the Dominoes. ---
**Author:** ![ezra\_brooks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/13edae/32.png) [@ezra\_brooks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ezra_brooks)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-road-trip-songs/112630/8 "2002-06-09T23:46:29Z")
Pink Floyd’s - Animals album will have you there and back in no time. How about Supertramp’s - The Long Way Home. ---
**Author:** ![tolyri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@tolyri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tolyri)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-road-trip-songs/112630/9 "2002-06-10T00:20:15Z")
I agree with Fionn on “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Best road trip song ever! I add “Me and Bobby McGee” (Janis version) and “I Will Survive.” You can’t help but sing along. ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Kahuna\_Burger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Big\_Kahuna\_Burger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Kahuna_Burger)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-road-trip-songs/112630/10 "2002-06-10T00:40:23Z")
Nobody has mentioned “On the Road” yet? Tsk tsk. Also, Ramblin Man is pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-road-trip-songs/112630/11 "2002-06-10T02:15:42Z")
“Running on Empty” “Running down a dream, going where it leads.” Those aren’t necessarily the titles but rather memorable quotes from the songs that I can’t ID properly. But they make me want to cruise across the Great Plains. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-road-trip-songs/112630/12 "2002-06-10T17:19:47Z")
The best road trip song ever is “Radar Love” by Golden Earring. Your mileage may, of course, vary. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sassy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@Sassy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sassy)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-road-trip-songs/112630/13 "2002-06-10T17:52:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Osiris \* > \*\*“Running on Empty” > “Running down a dream, going where it leads.” > Those aren’t necessarily the titles but rather memorable quotes from the songs that I can’t ID properly. But they make me want to cruise across the Great Plains. \*\* **Running on Empty** is by Jackson Browne, from the album of the same name “Running down a dream, going where it leads.” is Tom Petty, but I can’t recall the title either. My contribution: **Green Grass and High Tides** by the Outlaws ---
**Author:** ![Skerri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Skerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skerri)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-road-trip-songs/112630/14 "2002-06-10T18:05:29Z")
Random selections from a cd that my best friend made for me: “Video Killed the Radio Star” - The Buggles “Psycho Killer” - Talking Heads “Kung Fu Fighting” - Carl Douglas (? Is that his name?) “Mysterious Ways” - U2 “Don’t Forget About Me” - Simple Minds “Our House” - Madness “Cars” - Gary Numan “No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn” - Beastie Boys “Rock The Casbah” - The Clash “Blister in the Sun” - Violent Femmes “Rock and Roll High School” - The Ramones I also recommend any kind of ‘punk covers’ cd, like **Me First and the Gimme Gimmes**. They sing songs you know, but with a twist. Really fun stuff to sing along to. My personal favorites of theirs are “Mandy” and “The Spy Who Loved Me (Nobody Does it Better”. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-road-trip-songs/112630/15 "2002-06-10T18:22:56Z")
Several good ideas already, but I cannot believe nobody has mentioned the **Eagles** ’s “Take It to the Limit”!