# Music for driving **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 14, 2009, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-driving/502922 "2009-07-14T01:05:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-driving/502922/41 "2009-07-16T22:13:19Z")
I have a playlist called “Driving” on my iPod: _ **Low Rider** _ by War \*\*\*Cynical Girl \*\*\*by Marshall Crenshaw \*\*\*Rock Island Line \*\*\*by Johnny Cash \*\*\*Grits Ain’t Groceries \*\*\*by Little Milton _ **Faron** _ by Prefab Sprout \*\*\*Run on For a Long Time \*\*\*by Blind Boys of Alabama \*\*\*Rainy Night in Georgia \*\*\*by Brook Benton \*\*\*Shake Your Money Maker \*\*\*by Elmore James \*\*\*Hot Rod \*\*\*by the Collins Kids \*\*\*Peter Gunn \*\*\*by Henry Mancini \*\*\*Put the Message in the Box \*\*\*by World Party ---
**Author:** ![lshaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e36b37/32.png) [@lshaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lshaw)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-driving/502922/42 "2009-07-17T06:54:19Z")
I put on the soundtrack for The Bourne Supremacy. ---
**Author:** ![lynnestephenson\_sio.midco.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dc4da7/32.png) [@lynnestephenson\_sio.midco.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lynnestephenson_sio.midco.net)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-driving/502922/43 "2009-07-17T23:44:08Z")
Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road - Loudon Wainwright III "Crossin’ the highway late last night He shoulda looked left and he shoulda looked right He didn’t see the station wagon car The skunk got squashed and there you are! You got yer Dead skunk in the middle of the road Dead skunk in the middle of the road You got yer dead skunk in the middle of the road Stinkin’ to high Heaven!" Personally?, can’t travel without it! ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-driving/502922/44 "2009-07-19T03:31:29Z")
> [@](#): > > Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road - > “… You got yer > Dead skunk in the middle of the road > Dead skunk in the middle of the road > You got yer dead skunk in the middle of the road…” Uhh… Lynne? Look, you won’t take it personally if I tell you that I really don’t need that ride to Saskatoon after all, will ya…? ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-driving/502922/45 "2009-07-19T04:04:25Z")
\*New Jersey Turnpike in the wee wee hours I was rolling slowly ‘cause of drizzlin’ showers Up come a flattop he was movin’ up with me Then come sailin’ goodbye In a little old souped up mini I put my foot in my tank and I begin to roll Moanin’ sirens, was the state patrol So I get out my wings and then I blew my horn Bye-bye New Jersey I become airborne Now you can’t catch me No, baby, you can’t catch me 'Cause if you get too close You know I’m gone like a cool breeze\* Chuck Berry was a road warrior. ---
**Author:** ![Old\_Goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/5daacb/32.png) [@Old\_Goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Old_Goat)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-driving/502922/46 "2009-07-19T04:51:44Z")
The following songs trigger my wanderlust: San Diego Serenade - Tom Waits Ol 55 - Tom Waits Diamonds on my winshield - Tom Waits Darlington County - Bruce Springsteen One Too Many Mornings - Joan Baez Early Morning Rain - Ian and Sylvia Summer wages - Ian and Sylvia Egad, I’m getting old! ---
**Author:** ![PetW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@PetW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PetW)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-driving/502922/47 "2009-07-19T19:51:04Z")
[Bad Habit - The Offspring](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh3qZ2FlwSI) (For fueling your road rage) ---
**Author:** ![HoldenCaulfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/22d042/32.png) [@HoldenCaulfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoldenCaulfield)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-driving/502922/48 "2009-07-20T05:09:23Z")
A couple years back I made a mix-CD for my girlfriend that had as its title “Music For Driving”. Not necessarily “driving” music in terms of tempo or content, but it’s good music that works well on the road. I don’t remember the order, but here were the tracks: “Driven to Tears” _The Police_ “Hable Con Ella” from the score to the film _Hable Con Ella_ “My Girlfriend’s Dead” _The Vandals_ “Detour Ahead” _Bill Evans Trio_ “I’m on Fire” _Bruce Springsteen_ “Satellite” _Luscious Jackson_ “Soul Flower” _The Pharcyde_ “Little Martha” _Allman Brothers Band_ “This Magic Moment” _Lou Reed_ “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out” _The Smiths_ “Shark Drive” _The Lounge Lizards_ “Your Love Is the Place Where I Come From” _Teenage Fanclub_ “Baby Let Me Follow You Down (Reprise)” _Bob Dylan and The Band_ “Don’t Let Me Down” _The Beatles_ “Watch Your Step” _Elvis Costello_ (a live bootleg version) It is a pretty good mix of genres and it’s all great music. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-driving/502922/49 "2009-07-20T12:30:07Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > Can’t go wrong with Wagner. I think he’d die for Beethoven. ---
**Author:** ![Risha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5fc32e/32.png) [@Risha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risha)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-driving/502922/50 "2009-07-20T14:48:24Z")
> [@PetW](#): > > [Bad Habit - The Offspring](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh3qZ2FlwSI) (For fueling your road rage) You are, of course, required to sing along with the bridge, and shout it out when you get to “You stupid dumbshit goddam MOTHERFUCKER!” (Hopefully not at a stoplight with cars next to you.) ---
**Author:** ![Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-driving/502922/51 "2009-07-20T16:50:03Z")
Lately, I’m finding [Gito Gito Hustler](http://www.myspace.com/gitogitohustler) (Japanese all-girl pop-punk group) is great music to drive by. Also, the last two albums from [Heartless Bastards](http://www.myspace.com/heartlessbastards) are pretty sweet to drive to. ---
**Author:** ![PAjoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pajoe/32/58_2.png) [@PAjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PAjoe)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-driving/502922/52 "2009-07-22T16:02:12Z")
“Goin down the road feelin bad” (live) by The Grateful Dead ---
**Author:** ![not\_austin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c68b51/32.png) [@not\_austin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_austin)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-driving/502922/53 "2009-07-22T19:21:26Z")
“Arrested for driving while blind” “El Diablo” and “Pan Am highway blues” from the album “Tejas” by ZZ Top always make a drive more enjoyable. ---
**Author:** ![bat312](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c77e96/32.png) [@bat312](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bat312)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-driving/502922/54 "2009-07-23T13:53:44Z")
Deep Purple – Made in Japan, it starts with Highway Star and ends with Space Trucking. Possibly the best live album ever recorded…it only features seven songs, but it is pure heavy metal heaven. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-driving/502922.md?page=2)