Heard one of my all-time favorite driving tunes on the way into work this morning, and it got me to thinkin'...
There are some songs out there, you know the ones I mean, the ones that get your foot pressing down harder on the gofastinator, the ones that get you in trouble with Johnny Law, the ones that seem to work in concert with your vehicle's motor to just move you quicker... Well, here's my list of my top ten favorite driving tunes:
10. "Let it Roll" by Little Feat. One of the best concerts I've ever been to was Little Feat/George Thorogood, and "Let it Roll" was the encore song. It's even better in concert.
9. "Life is a Highway" by Tom Cochrane (although the Rascal Flatts version ain't too shabby either). Just a good ol' rollin' down the highway tune.
8. "You've Got Another Thing Coming" by Judas Priest. This has the added cachet of being the #1 song on my "songs to kick someone's ass to" list...
7. "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC. Pretty much anything by AC/DC, but "Thunderstruck" sticks out in my memory as being the background music for a late-night road trip back in college... 3AM wailing down the highway at 90+ just because... Yep, young, dumb, and full of c*m back in the day...
6. "Fuel" by Metallica. Yeah. Fuck yeah.
5. "I Can't Drive (55)" by Sammy Hagar. Possibly the pinnacle of '80s hair band driving tunes, complete with over-the-top video of the Red Rocker in a yellow Ferarri.
4. "Born to be Wild" by Steppenwolf. What can I say? The song's a classic, and for good reason.
3. "Kick Start My Heart" by Motley Crüe. Vivid memories of achieving speeds well in excess of triple digits while weaving in and out of traffic in my mom's Lumina EuroSport because of this song...
2. "Hot Rod Lincoln" by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen. I've alluded to this song's effect on my driving before...
And finally, my favorite driving song of all time:
1. "Move It On Over", by George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers. I have been pulled over as a direct result of this song on three separate occasions. 'Nuff said. I used to refer to this song as my "turbo" - pop the tape in the deck, the car would magically go faster. Imagine that.
That is all.
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#7: TMI
Any early Metallica has the potential to get me a ticket.
But, I always arrive at my destination ahead of time....
White Zombie -Electric Head The Agony
Actually pretty much any song off Astro Creep
"Move it on Over" was written by Hank Williams Sr. in 1947. It's Blues, as was much of his stuff, although it's considered Country Western.
Just thought I'd mention it.
Gary
1,2, and 4 are my favorites of that bunch.
Some other good ones for driving are "Run Through the Jungle" by CCR, "Thunder Road" by Robert Mitchum, "Dark Night" by The Blasters, and "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Öyster Cult.
Three words: Back. In. Black.
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Also, I wouldn't mind having the instrumental intro to the Who's 'Eminence Front' on a loop to play while cruising around town.
As I mentioned, pretty much anything by AC/DC is good to go.
"Eminence Front" is an EXCELLENT addition - in fact, I've got a CD I leave in the Harley with a choice selection of good cruisin' music, and that's on there. I'll have to dig up that CD and see what else there is - I know off the top of my head "More Human Than Human" (White Zombie), "Been Caught Stealin'" (Jane's Addiction), and "Industrial Disease" (Dire Straits) are on it...
Meat Loaf - Paradise by the Dashboard Light
Nazareth - Hair of the Dog
oh, yeah, the entire AC/DC catalog.
Hmm... got to think here. In no particular order, mine are:
Born to be wild - Steppenwolf
Born to run - Springsteen
Hot Rod Lincoln (Commander Cody version)
Fun, Fun, Fun - Beach Boys
Hey, Little Cobra - Jan & Dean
Shut Down - Beach Boys
Katie Wants A Fast One - Garth Brooks
All Jacked Up - Gretchen Wilson
Let it Ride - Bachman Turner Overdrive
Ain't Going Down ('till the sun comes up) Garth Brooks
Eastbound and Down - Jerry Reed.
Those are the only ones that are coming to mind right now that tend to straighten out my right leg... and slam the accelerator pedal into the floor.
Heh... there's ONE song out there that makes the gas pedal meet the floor for me: Queen's Headlong. My head goes back, and my foot goes down...
MANY years ago, I was driving my then girlfriend and her daughters t pick up a car, and that came on. I didn't even realize what was happening until my GF looked at me and freaked: I was doing 95 in a 55 zone, and looked like I was asleep...
Oddly enough, I have NEVER gotten a speeding ticket (or even SEEN a cop) while that tune was playing...
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