Whether on a road trip for Labor Day weekend or just cruising along, this playlist is sure to get you doing one of the following: soul searching, mind wandering, head bobbing, lips synching, arms flailing, cheeks red with embarassment when you look over to the car next to you and the driver is staring at you, amused at your antics. Another good reference for compiling a road trip playlist is Rolling Stone’s list of the top 25 road trip songs ever. Their list is mainly classic rock, while our list is a bit more ecclectic…
Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
Def Leppard – Pour Some Sugar On Me
Pat Benetar – Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Bon Jovi – Livin On a Prayer
Magic Carpet Ride – Steppenwolf
Baba O’Reilly – The Who
Buffalo Springfield – For What It’s Worth
Blind Melon – Soup
Gypsy Kings – El Verano
The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony
The Flys – Got You Where I Want You
Peter Gabriel – Solsbury Hill
U2 – Where the Streets Have No Name
Modest Mouse – 3rd Planet
Sparta – Cataract
Shiny Toy Guns – Starts With One
Stone Temple Pilots – Big Empty
Foo Fighters – Times Like These
The Killers – All These Things That I’ve Done
The Cure – Mint Car
Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Angels and Airwaves – Do It For Me Now
Weezer – Island in the Sun
The Rentals – The Love I’m Searching For
Plastic Bertrand – Ça plane pour moi
The Fratellis – Flathead
Gwen Stefani – Danger Zone
Placebo – Every You Every Me
Harvey Danger – Flagpole Sitta
The Refreshments – Banditos
Violent Femmes – Blister in the Sun
Of course, everyone has their own taste, and every road trip has a different vibe. Share your road trip favorites, whether from a past journey or present to-drive-to tunes!
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Photo credit: Elena Elisseeva
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