# Hit the Gas and Blast a Song. Which One? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 9, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-the-gas-and-blast-a-song-which-one/734039 "2015-10-09T16:15:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dante\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-the-gas-and-blast-a-song-which-one/734039/1 "2015-10-09T16:15:16Z")
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. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-the-gas-and-blast-a-song-which-one/734039/2 "2015-10-09T16:27:06Z")
Radar Love ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-the-gas-and-blast-a-song-which-one/734039/3 "2015-10-09T16:39:30Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-the-gas-and-blast-a-song-which-one/734039/4 "2015-10-09T16:50:47Z")
_Radar Love_ was my first thought But also _Born to be Wild_ _Whole Lotta Love_ ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-the-gas-and-blast-a-song-which-one/734039/5 "2015-10-09T17:00:51Z")
“Jesus Built My Hotrod” - Ministry ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-the-gas-and-blast-a-song-which-one/734039/6 "2015-10-09T17:02:51Z")
Badlands - Bruce Springsteen ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-the-gas-and-blast-a-song-which-one/734039/7 "2015-10-09T17:04:13Z")
Back in Black, or Radar Love. ---
**Author:** ![Gothic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Gothic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gothic)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-the-gas-and-blast-a-song-which-one/734039/8 "2015-10-09T17:10:34Z")
Thriller! ---
**Author:** ![Dante\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-the-gas-and-blast-a-song-which-one/734039/9 "2015-10-09T17:14:17Z")
> [@Gothic](#): > > Thriller! Thriller? Seriously? Hmm, ok. To each his own. ---
**Author:** ![moldmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@moldmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moldmonkey)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-the-gas-and-blast-a-song-which-one/734039/10 "2015-10-09T17:16:06Z")
Burning Inside-Ministry. Actually the entire The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste album. ---
**Author:** ![fjs1fs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@fjs1fs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fjs1fs)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-the-gas-and-blast-a-song-which-one/734039/11 "2015-10-09T17:25:14Z")
Led Zep Rock and Roll. I can’t stay under 80 MPH. And that’s in my driveway! ---
**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-the-gas-and-blast-a-song-which-one/734039/12 "2015-10-09T17:26:10Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-the-gas-and-blast-a-song-which-one/734039/13 "2015-10-09T17:28:09Z")
Jimmy Buffet ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-the-gas-and-blast-a-song-which-one/734039/14 "2015-10-09T17:30:02Z")
Since all my choices were taken, “I Can’t Drive 55” by Sammy Hagar. ---
**Author:** ![Gothic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Gothic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gothic)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-the-gas-and-blast-a-song-which-one/734039/15 "2015-10-09T17:30:31Z")
> [@Dante\_G](#): > > Thriller? Seriously? Hmm, ok. > > To each his own. Try it. You will be going like A Bat Out of Hell. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-the-gas-and-blast-a-song-which-one/734039/16 "2015-10-09T17:34:43Z")
**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 ;). ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-the-gas-and-blast-a-song-which-one/734039/17 "2015-10-09T17:35:05Z")
> [@Gothic](#): > > Try it. > > You will be going like A Bat Out of Hell. well, 2 out of 3 aint bad. White Zombie is also a good bunch of songs for this. ---
**Author:** ![Dante\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-the-gas-and-blast-a-song-which-one/734039/18 "2015-10-09T17:38:20Z")
> [@simster](#): > > White Zombie is also a good bunch of songs for this. Agreed… _More Human than Human_ comes to mind. ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-the-gas-and-blast-a-song-which-one/734039/19 "2015-10-09T17:39:23Z")
L.A. Woman ---
**Author:** ![OffByOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/45deac/32.png) [@OffByOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OffByOne)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-the-gas-and-blast-a-song-which-one/734039/20 "2015-10-09T17:48:57Z")
The Who, either “Who Are You?” of “Won’t Get Fooled Again” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-the-gas-and-blast-a-song-which-one/734039.md?page=2)