Need help - driving songs CD

[Bullet Bob]

I need help making a CD for cruising the backroads in my convertible. I tried googling, and got lists with Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" (), sites that wanted me to page through multiple pages so I could see more ads, and one that made me"force quit" my browser to get away from ads. So I turn to you.

I like a little bit of everything except rap and hip-hop. I already have The Who's "Mobile", and Tom Petty's "Runnin' Down a Dream", Talking Head's "Road to Nowhere, Robert Keen's "Amarillo Highway", and a few others. But I know I'm forgetting a lot of stuff, so if you can help I'd appreciate it.

I have a tendency to over explain (sorry); I want songs about driving, not songs that you turn up when they come on. "Dead Man's Curve", not good - "409" good.

Thanks for your help!

 

[Kiteman72]

Golden Earring - "Radar Love"

Judas Priest - "Heading Out to the Highway"

Jimi Hendrix - "Highway Chile"

Meat Loaf - "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" (Maybe not about driving, but there is a car involved. )

The Vandals - "Airstream"

Bob Dylan - "From a Buick 6" and "Highway 61 Revisited"

Bruce Springsteen - "State Trooper"

Dead Kennedys - "Winnebago Warrior"

Hank Williams - "Rambling Man" (not exactily driving but an awesome song anyway)

Just a few of my faves!

ETA: Tom Waits - "Ol '55"

Roy Orbison - "I Drove All Night"

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - "Country Roads"

I can't believe I forgot this one! Don Felder - "Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)

 

[ACP230]

Several versions of "Hot Rod Lincoln" come to mind.

"Drive South" by John Hiatt. The Suzy Bogguss version is the one I like.

A local outfit, The Flat Broke Blues Band does a tune called,
"Headin' Up North." Might work.

"Route 66?"

 

[doublesharp]

Joe Ely ~ The Road Goes on Forever

Willie Nelson ~ On the Road Again

Sammy Hagar ~ I can't drive 55

Merle Haggard ~ White Line Fever

Delbert McClinton ~ When Rita Leaves

 

[radar1972]

"Hot Rod Heart" by John Fogerty.

 

[mike from st pete]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYFrbsUoh7w

Rockabilly, tunes about hotrods?

 

[wetdog]

Just a thought - Drivin my life away by Eddie Rabbit.

 

[DeathGrip]

99 bottles of beer on the wall........

Maybe not a good idea.

 

[smokindog]

Ted Nugent - Stranglehold - YouTube

Dire Straits - Money For Nothing music video (Good quality, all countries) - YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RvV3nn_de2k


ZZ Top - Legs (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - YouTube

 

[rimfired]

Can't go wrong with;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVwE4baxygA

 

[Hillbilly77]

In no particular order:

U2 - Where the Streets Have No Name
Yes - Shoot High, Aim Low
Bob Seger - Like A Rock
Don Henley - The Boys of Summer
Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover
Meat Loaf - Everything Louder Than Everything Else
Grateful Dead - Friend Of The Devil
The Animals - House Of The Rising Sun
Warren Zevon - Lawyers, Guns and Money

Edit:
Oops.... I missed this part:

...I want songs about driving, not songs that you turn up when they come on.

Oh, well. I did a little of both.


Driving Songs:
Red Sovine - Teddy Bear
Alabama - Roll On 18 Wheeler
C.W. McCall - Convoy

 

[kozmic]

"Ventura Highway" America
"Runnin' on Empty" Jackson Browne
"Willin'" Little Feat
"Truckin'" Grateful Dead
"Me and My Bobby McGee" Pearl
"America" Simon and Garfunkel
"Melissa" Allman Bros Band
"Take the Highway" Marshall Tucker Band
"Ridin' with the King" John Hiatt
"Two Lane Highway" Pure Prairie League
"By The Time I Get to Phoenix" Glen Campbell
"Come Monday" Jimmy Buffett
"Lady in a Red Corvette" Prince
"Crossroads" Eric Clapton
"Baby You Can Drive My Car" Beatles
"Strange Design" Phish
"Fastlane" The Eagles
"Don't Think About Her When You're Trying To Drive" Little Village
"Henry" New Riders of the Purple Sage

 

[Buckey08]

Dave Dudley, need I say more!

 

[Hillbilly77]

"Willin'" Little Feat

How could I leave that one out?

My favorite Little Feat song.

 

[shouldazagged]

"Take It Easy", the Eagles.

"The Weight", the Band

"Motorcycle Song", or whatever the hell it's called, Arlo Guthrie

"Wolf Creek Pass", C.B. McCall

Or just for the band name, anything by Asleep At The Wheel.

 

[Pop's2]

"Della & the Dealer" Hoyt Axton

"Shut Up and Drive" Chely Wright

 

[A10]

Just throw in your Led Zepplin box set and hit the road.....

 

[zzzippper]

I can't believe no one has named Running Down A Dream by Tom Petty.

 

[DR505]

Mike Reid - Turning For Home

 

[timn8er]

I can't believe no one has named Running Down A Dream by Tom Petty.

I believe the OP mentions having that particular song already...