Born With A Tail by the Supersuckers
LSD by Hawkwind
I think all my initial choices are covered, but I’ll offer up “Detroit Rock City” by Kiss as a viable option.
Yeah!!
And Go Your Own Way, too.
So many of the ones previous mentioned plus:
Twilight Zone: Golden Earring
Who Made Who: AC/DC
Rock Hard: Suzi Quatro
One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer: George Throrogood
Jumpin’ Jack Flash: The Rolling Stones
I Want You to Want Me: Cheap Trick
Jesse’s Girl: Rick Springfield
867 5309 (Jenny) Tommy Tutone
Ice, Ice Baby: Vanilla Ice
Leos Janacek’s Glagolitic Mass.
If it’s on a back country road late at night, I’d go with Blue Oyster Cult’s Revenge of Vera Gemini.
Edgar Winter - Frankenstein
Johnny Winter - Highway 61 Revisited
George Thorogood - Bad to the BoneChicago - I’m a Man - let it buildSantana - Soul SacrificeDoors - Roadhouse Blues
Radar Love for about the 10th time
gotta work on a new mix.
Let it Roll, BTO
Rockin’ Down the Highway, Doobie Brothers
All the Way from Memphis, Mott the Hoople
Travelin’ Man, Allman Brothers Band
24 Hours at a Time, Marshall Tucker Band
Movin’ On, Bad Company
Travelin’ Band and Fortunate Son, CCR
Pride, in the Name of Love, U2
Cinnamon Girl, Neil Young
Cadillac Ranch, Thunder Road, Born to Run, Candy’s Room, Badlands by Springsteen
Burning Down the House, Talking Heads
My Old School, Steely Dan
I’ve been Everywhere, Johnny Cash
Route 66, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys
Walking Away a Winner, Kathy Mattea
I could go on forever.
There may be life in the Dope yet - Nailed it in One!
Well played.
Another one for Radar Love (Born to Be Wild a not-that-close 2nd)
There was a thread years back that asserted that Bohemian Rhapsody is the greatest rock song ever. While opinions varied (all disagreeing with the OP, though), the consensus of the thread leaned heavily toward Radar Love. Concur.
Haven’t Mentioned:
Running on Empty - Jackson Browne
Spirit of the Radio - Rush
Slippn’ Away - Dave Edmunds
Gallows Pole - Page & Plant (from No Quarter), once it starts to build
Let it Go - Idina… I mean, Def Leppard
Vertigo - U2
Desire - U2
Thunderstruck (and about a hundred others) - AC/DC
Panama - Van Halen
Good Times - INXS & Jimmy Barnes
Run Like Hell - Pink Floyd
Fire on High - ELO
The Walker - Fitz & the Tantrums
Steve McQueen - Sheryl Crow
Walk Away - Kelly Clarkson
Mony Mony - Billy Idol
Keep Yourself Alive - Queen
Come Sail Away - Styx
Long Time - Boston
I Just Want to Celebrate - Rare Earth
Gimme Some Lovin - Spencer Davis
Blitzkrieg Bop - Ramones
Love Today - Mika
Fell in Love with a Girl - White Stripes
Born to Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez (!)
Roll with the Changes - REO Speedwagon (!!)
Turn Up the Radio - Autograph (!!!)
Three from ZZ Top: “Gimme All Your Lovin’,” “Sharp-Dressed Man,” and “Legs.”
Also, I used to love putting Meco’s “Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk” in the tape player and flying along to the Star Wars medley like Luke Skywalker in his X-wing.
When I go on a road trip I load up on Old 97s, and the first song on the list is “Won’t Be Home”.
While riding a Valykrie
Rush:
** Spirit of Radio
Red Barchetta
Limelight**Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries
A few others:
La Grange
Bad To The Bone
Tall Cool Woman in a Black Dress
Purple Haze
I understand the love for Radar Love, but I’d have to go with Twilight Zone got my Golden Earring fix.
Blue Oyster Cult, Take me Away
Jethro Tull Black Sunday
Front 242 Religion
Yes South Side of the Sky
Hair of the Dog - Nazareth
Hitting the open road at the start of a long road trip: The Kinks, Victoria
Stomping on the gas and aggressively pushing my car to its limits: Hüsker Dü, New Day Rising
When I saw the thread title the first thing that came to mind was the song featured in “Gone is 60 Seconds”.
War - Low Rider
