The Ultimate Road Music CD for all time...

Cafe Society
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Well, maybe not for all time…

Lets compile 13 or 14 tracks… single CD… any genre is acceptable, but ideally the tracks form a cohesive set of music for a good ride, and when repeated, doesn’t feel “old”. There’s no “skip ahead” tracks. Ideally, no particular track would be overly offensive and all should elicit a " could you turn that up please" from just about anyone.

My first nominations are:

1.) Flirtin’ with Disaster
2.) Train, Train
3.) Radar Love

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Here’s my driving music list:

ACDC - Shoot To Thrill
Alice In Chains Dam That River
Bush - Speed Kills (The People That We Love)
George Thorogood and the Destroyers - Delaware Slide
Golden Earing - Radar Love
Limp Bizkit - Rollin’
Metallica - Wherever I May Roam
Ministry - Jesus Built My Hotrod
Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart
Southern Culture On The Skids - 40 Miles to Vegas
Spiderbait - Black Betty
The Offspring - All I Want
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Runnin’ Down A Dream

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Whitesnake - Here I go again has to be on there.

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Don’t forget the classic “On the Road Again” by Willie Nelson

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“Brand New Cadillac” – The Clash
“Roadrunner” – Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
“The Big Country” – Talking Heads [Granted, not only is this one about flying cross-country, it’s very snarky about our nation’s big midsection. Good song, though.]
“Middle of the Road” – The Pretenders
“Fun, Fun, Fun,” “Little Deuce Coupe,” “I Get Around,” or “Good Vibrations” – The Beach Boys
“Hit the Road, Jack” – Ray Charles
“Love Rollercoaster” – The Ohio Players [Hey, it was never literally about rollercoasters anyway. Hope that your road trip doesn’t turn into “bumper cars,” and play this one in hilly country.]

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As voted for on Top Gear, Highway Star - Deep Purple should be on there too.

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Fly by Night Rush

The Changling Doors

Truckin’ Grateful Dead

I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide ZZ Top

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“Rosalita”, Bruce Springsteen (“we’re gonna go out tonight, gonna make that highway run”)

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My nominations:

“Baba O’Riley” by The Who
“Last Night On Earth” by U2

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“Rollin’ through the night” - Little Feat, Waiiting for Columbus.

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Already Gone by The Eagles.

China Grove by The Doobie Brothers.

Livingston Saturday Night by Jimmy Buffett.

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“Ventura Highway” - America
“I Got a Name” - Jim Croce
“Fly By Night” - Rush
“Born to Run” - Bruce Springsteen
“Hold On Loosely” - .38 Special
“Sausalito Summer Nights” - Diesel
“In A Big Country” - Big Country
“Cradle of Love” - Billy Idol
“Wanted Dead or Alive” - Bon Jovi