What’s a road trip without road trip music? Here is a list are some of my favorite road trip songs, and videos to accompany most of them.
Johnny Cash – I’ve Been Everywhere
Steppenwolf – Born To Be Wild
Jerry Reed – East Bound And Down
Junior Brown – Highway Patrol
Rascal Flatts – Life Is a Highway
Lindsey Buckingham – Holiday Road
The Doors – Roadhouse Blues
Buster Poindexter – Hit The Road Jack
Ray Charles – Mess Around
Roger Miller – King of the Road
C.W. McCall – Convoy
Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra – The Theme From Route 66
Bobby Troup – Route 66
B-52’s – Love Shack
Beach Boys – I Get Around
Eagles – Take It Easy
Dave Dudley – Truck Driving Man
Dave Dudley – Six Days On The Road
Willie Nelson – On The Road Again
Gary Numan – Cars
Junior Brown – Broke Down South of Dallas
Sammy Hagar – I Can’t Drive 55
Eddie Rabbitt – Drivin’ My Life Away
Weird Al Yankovic – Truck Drivin` Song
Weird Al Yankovic – Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota
Fabulous Thunderbirds – Way Down South
Dusty Chaps – Don’t Haul Bricks on 66
Mary Cutrufello – The Long Red Line
America – Ventura Highway
Delta Rhythm Boys – Dry Bones
Simon & Garfunkel – Homeward Bound
Kevin Welch – Willy Rogers Highway
LeRoi Brothers – California Sun
Two High String Band – Goodbye California (Hello, Illinois)
Great list. A couple from my list:
Wings – Helen Wheels (“Spend my day on the motorway where the carbuerators clash” and “Shake some dust of of this old bus, gotta get her out of town”)
Deep Purple – Highway Star (“Eight cylinders, all mine! All right, hold tight, I’m a highway star!”)