Imagine you’re in your car/truck and you’re on a long open road. There’s no other cars in sight and it’s just an awesome day to open her up and see what your vehicle can do. Now think about that and tell me what is the best song to be blasting on your radio?
My first pick for a scenario like this is a classic - Kick Start My Heart by Motley Crue.
Radar Love
Just about anything from The Animals. Remember Eric Burdon?
It’s My Life.
We Gotta Get Out of This Place.
Please Don’t Let Me be Misunderstood.
Baby Let Me Take You Home.
But not House of the Rising Sun. I always thought that was a strange and awful tune. I would skip it whenever it came on the radio.
Radar Love was my first thought
But also
Born to be Wild
Whole Lotta Love
“Jesus Built My Hotrod” - Ministry
Badlands - Bruce Springsteen
Back in Black, or Radar Love.
Thriller!
Thriller? Seriously? Hmm, ok.
To each his own.
Burning Inside-Ministry. Actually the entire The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste album.
Led Zep Rock and Roll. I can’t stay under 80 MPH. And that’s in my driveway!
My “oh shit am I tired while on a road trip - amp it up” / “finally got the old Mustang off the blocks and running again” playlist:
Born to be Wild, Steppenwolf
Born to Run, Springsteen
Radar Love, Golden Earring
Bad Reputation, Joan Jett
Tubthumping, The Hit Crew
March of Cambreath, Heather Alexander
Raise your Glass, Pink
Immigrant Song, Trent Reznor cover right now
Gives you Hell, All American Rejects
Killing in the Name, Rage Against the Machine
Jimmy Buffet
Since all my choices were taken, “I Can’t Drive 55” by Sammy Hagar.
Try it.
You will be going like A Bat Out of Hell.
She Sells Sanctuary by The Cult.
Rock Bottom by UFO - the live version off Strangers in the Night
Radar Love, Golden Earring, as many others have mentioned. It is just perfect for this.
If I’m feeling really aggressive, Just One Fix by Ministry. But I probably shouldn’t be behind the wheel at that point ;).
well, 2 out of 3 aint bad.
White Zombie is also a good bunch of songs for this.
Agreed… More Human than Human comes to mind.
L.A. Woman
The Who, either “Who Are You?” of “Won’t Get Fooled Again”