# Great Driving Songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 24, 2013, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-driving-songs/656575 "2013-04-24T07:43:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![fjs1fs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@fjs1fs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fjs1fs)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-driving-songs/656575/21 "2013-04-24T14:36:41Z")
I need a Lover (that won’t drive me crazy) John Cougar Living After Midnight Judas Priest Rock and Roll Zeppelin ---
**Author:** ![Tethered\_Kite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@Tethered\_Kite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tethered_Kite)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-driving-songs/656575/22 "2013-04-24T14:40:31Z")
A couple of my favorite moving on songs: _Lido_ by Boz Scaggs _Movin’ Out_ and _Second Wind_ by Billy Joel _Reelin’ in the Years_ by Steely Dan ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-driving-songs/656575/23 "2013-04-24T14:43:55Z")
_Drivin’ Wheel_ & _Fool For The City_ – Foghat _Roadrunner_ & _Light of Day_ – Joan Jett _Out On The Road_ & _Ride On My Shoulder_ – Paul Revere and The Raiders ---
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-driving-songs/656575/24 "2013-04-24T14:50:02Z")
Let it Roll - Little Feat (1988) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9IyRNKleyyg/hqdefault.jpg "Little Feat - Let It Roll (Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IyRNKleyyg) \*Oooooo she’s like a smooth stretch of highway Oooooo she’s like a cool summer breeze If my motor’s running right We might lose control tonight Got the shape I love to squeeze Looks that bring me to my knees Oh please, let it roll tonight \* ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-driving-songs/656575/25 "2013-04-24T14:51:19Z")
> [@fjs1fs](#): > > Living After Midnight Judas Priest You went with Living After Midnight and not Heading Out to the Highway or Desert Plains? ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-driving-songs/656575/26 "2013-04-24T15:04:20Z")
“[Rocket Cathedrals](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqiHrNSW4uU)”, Be-Bop Deluxe “[Teenage News](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbjjbHRGxHs)”, Sylvain Sylvain “[I Wanna Be Sedated](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FxaJKm9sdI)”, Ramones “[Queen of Eyes](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I55t3-Q4aLo)”, Soft Boys “[Statue of Liberty](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRt1GsPMXbk)”, XTC “[Drivin’ Sister](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2Mj9m3lJXY)”, Mott the Hoople “[Mystery Dance](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFi7p6NB3LY)”, Elvis Costello “[Throwing My Baby Out With the Bathwater](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxpT9lJTUzo)”, Tenpole Tudor “[Back to School Days](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZi2YXTy00M)”, Graham Parker “[Hit and Miss Judy](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS6KwdevMP4)”, Wreckless Eric And for a change-up, “[Windfall](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNTQ2DuJKtU)” by Son Volt ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-driving-songs/656575/27 "2013-04-24T15:04:53Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > “Truck Drivin’ Song,” by Weird Al Yankovic. Ditto his song “Traffic Jam”. Actually anything of his - huge favorites on our driving trips. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-driving-songs/656575/28 "2013-04-24T15:08:45Z")
This one does it for me: [Herb Alpert “Route 101.”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TTWzNmGx-o) ---
**Author:** ![bunnymom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@bunnymom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bunnymom)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-driving-songs/656575/29 "2013-04-24T16:38:16Z")
Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover Fun as could be when I used to drive through Texas Hill Country a lot. Makes my right foot real heavy, though. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-driving-songs/656575/30 "2013-04-24T16:46:39Z")
“East Bound and Down” by Jerry Reed! ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-driving-songs/656575/31 "2013-04-24T16:51:27Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > If it were me, **The Prodigy** - _The Fat of the Land_ in entirety, on a loop. You may get pulled over a lot. Hell yeah. Good techno music (especially if you have a decent car audio system) is great for driving, as it’s very video-game-ish. In a similar vein, old Joe Satriani (and other guitar instrumental music) is the same way for me. I could put _Surfing With The Alien_ on in the car and just haul ass on backroads for a long time. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-driving-songs/656575/32 "2013-04-24T17:07:14Z")
[La Grange](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vppbdf-qtGU), ZZ Top _Love Shack_, B-52s ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-driving-songs/656575/33 "2013-04-24T17:16:37Z")
Surf City Hot Rod Licoln Brown Sugar ---
**Author:** ![OtisCampbellWasRight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d78d45/32.png) [@OtisCampbellWasRight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtisCampbellWasRight)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-driving-songs/656575/34 "2013-04-24T17:24:14Z")
Just about anything by Bachman-Turner Overdrive…😃 ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-driving-songs/656575/35 "2013-04-24T17:46:38Z")
What could be better than [_Maybellene_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RAfxiyMKAk) by Chuck Berry? > [@](#): > > As I was motorvaton over the hill > I saw Maybelline in a Coup de Ville > A Cadillac arollin’ on the open road > Nothin’ will outrun my V8 Ford > The Cadillac doin’ about ninetyfive > She’s bumper to bumper, rollin’ side to side I also like _Miss You_ by the Stones. It’s got a great cruising beat. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-driving-songs/656575/36 "2013-04-24T17:55:15Z")
_Baby Please Don’t Go_, Them _These Boots Are Made For Walkin’_, Nancy Sinatra _Ramble On_, Zeppelin _Midnight Rambler_, Stones ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-driving-songs/656575/37 "2013-04-24T18:00:04Z")
["Drive Somewhere"](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kop24gtlS8o)by the highly underrated and woefully unheard Vulgar Boatmen ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-driving-songs/656575/38 "2013-04-24T18:03:02Z")
Highway Star - Deep Purple Running on Empty - Jackson Browne ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-driving-songs/656575/39 "2013-04-24T18:31:32Z")
The first 2 that come to mind are: _Big Log_ from Robert Plant _Russian Hill_ from Jellyfish They are more \*about \*driving, but really capture the feel of moving with the road, too. 2 of my favorites, but YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-driving-songs/656575/40 "2013-04-24T18:31:59Z")
> [@standingwave](#): > > Let it Roll - Little Feat (1988) > > [http://youtu.be/9IyRNKleyyg](http://youtu.be/9IyRNKleyyg) > > \*Oooooo she’s like a smooth stretch of highway > Oooooo she’s like a cool summer breeze > If my motor’s running right > We might lose control tonight > Got the shape I love to squeeze > Looks that bring me to my knees > Oh please, let it roll tonight \* This. And, Waiting for Columbus. The entire album. You’ll be set. Honorable mention for night driving: Allman Brothers Live at the Fillmore. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-driving-songs/656575.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-driving-songs/656575.md?page=3)