Best Road Songs

[NightOwl]

Kelly
Whoa--Kelly, NO CONTEST--



WILLIE singin " On The Road Again"



And Bob Seger doin " Roll Me Away"



(I actaully cannot play " Roll Me" while I am driving because I go nuts and by the end of the song I am doin 85mph and that is highly NOT recoomeded by anyone!)

[Trlrboy]

Kelly
1. Willie... On the Road Again

2. Beach Boys... Fun, Fun, Fun

3. Jackson Browne... Running on Empty

4. Bonnie Raitt... anything at all on any CD

5. Dixie Chicks... Run

[bikolee]

Kelly
Now this all depends on where we are headed. For example, on our long road trip last spring when we were going to see Graceland, we played " Graceland" by Paul Simon. On the way to Memphis, we had Guy Clark playing " Limo to Memphis" . And while we were just hanging in Memphis, we played " Walking in Memphis" by Marc Cohn. So it all depends on the mood and destination.

[NightOwl]

Kelly
Most of the " road music" I like, including " Graceland" , and " Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes" , is also GREAT treadmill music![:)]



(Yes, as someone else has already remarked, these smilies DO look like Pokemon faces LOL)

[rednekrubbrduck]

Kelly
OK, my songs are, in no particular order...Battle of New Orleans (which my DS also loves), Convoy, East Bound and Down (or what ever you call it from Smokey and the Bandit), Desperado, and Take it Easy. I also like to put in my soundtrack to Riverdance for my longer trips, or one of my greatest country hits. I guess it all depends on what mood I m in.

[Cadeuses]

Kelly
All that have been mentioned... and " Born to be Wild" !



Have a great day!

[DC]

Kelly
How about....and I m a little eclectic....



This Ol Cowboy (or 24 Hours at a Time) - Marshall Tucker

Willin - Little Feat (Not if the kids are with!)

I ve Been Everywhere - Johnny Cash

Steel Rails - Allison Kraus

Hot Rod Lincoln - Commander Cody



Runners Up



Truckin - Grateful Dead



When your trying to get home before the sun comes up. My younger days.

Highway to Hell - ACDC



Check out this Website for Road Songs....Just found it....has a lot of good songs!



http://www.route40.net/songs/complete.shtml

[SkipP]

Kelly
" Born to Run" - Springtseen

" Radar Love" - Golden Earring

" I Can t Drive 55" - Hagar

" Starship Trooper" -Yes

" Dust in the Wind" -Kansas



Boy, I could keep on and on with this[:D].

[tahoecampers]

Kelly
1. Radar Love--Golden Earring [:D]

2. Start the Car -Jude Cole

3. Riding with the King- Clapton and King

4. Hotel Califorina--Eagles

5. Changes in Latitude- JimmyBuffett

[Civil_War_Buff]

rednekrubbrduck
ORIGINAL: rednekrubbrduck



I also like to put in my soundtrack to Riverdance for my longer trips,







Now you are going to get Kevin (6Quigs) going, that is his all time favorite!! At least I think it is anyhow, he threatened to Riverdance on the roof of my trailer, so it must be his favorite!!Or one of them anyhow....[:)][:)][:)][:@][>:][:o]

[Hybrid Holly]

Kelly
I thought all NNCers were required to prefer the theme song to Sponge Bob?

[ForestCreature]

Kelly
The best 5......hmmmmm

That s kind of tough, picking 5 isn t easy



1. Anything at all by - SRV,BB King or Eric Clapton

2. Alabama Song - The Doors

3. Dazed and Confused - Led Zeppelin

4. Knockin on Heavens Door - Guns n Roses

5. I m a Cowboy Baby - Kidd Rock

[bearbait]

Kelly
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[abbear]

Kelly
OK Gang-



Anything by The Blasters

Easy rider soundtrack

Allman Bros live at the Fillmore

John Prine

Talking Heads



But the best road music is to take my IPOD fully loaded with 7 days worth of music, put it on shuffle play, and DRIVE

[rednekrubbrduck]

Civil_War_Buff


ORIGINAL: Civil_War_Buff



ORIGINAL: rednekrubbrduck



I also like to put in my soundtrack to Riverdance for my longer trips,







Now you are going to get Kevin (6Quigs) going, that is his all time favorite!! At least I think it is anyhow, he threatened to Riverdance on the roof of my trailer, so it must be his favorite!!Or one of them anyhow....[:)][:)][:)][:@][>:][:o]





It s what got me into actual Irish Folk Music. I got to see them when they were here in KC..and we were so close to the stage..we could feel their sweat hitting us when they danced. Have 2 CD versions...and the DVD (note....don t play at full blast on surround sound...makes things fall off the walls).

[whitestar505]

Kelly
How about " Six days on the road and I am going to make it home tonight" Anyone know the name of the song and author.

[Honeybee]

whitestar505


Whitstar505, The name of this song is " Six Days On The Road" Written by Earl Green and Carl Montgomery. It was first sung by Dave Dudley but recently Sawyer Brown released it again.



Now for my pick of songs:



Old McDonald had a Farm

ABC s

Hokie Pokie

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road



Oh wait, that is DS who loves these toons.[:D]

[whippetwrun]

Kelly
On the way there: (fun tunes)

Depends on where we are going. Like to pick songs about places we are heading to when possible.



On the way back: (more mellow tunes)

Seven Bridges Home by Lowen and Navarro

Take Me Home Country Roads by John Denver

Sailing by Rod Stewart





Honeybee - Try the Wiggles or Bear in the Blue House for a change of pace in kids tune! I find myself tapping a toe to Bear on occasion.

[bikolee]

Kelly
I thought about this again, and when we are on the road, we tend to scan the radio stations to hear what other areas are playing. In our travels we have found some true gems. The one that jumps out in my mind is KBAC in Santa Fe, NM. We used to listen to them over the web, but with changes in the music industry, they quit streaming their broadcast. Bummer!

[forestwalker]

bikolee
A great place to hear many of the selected road songs is at the radio station,KPIG.They brodcast from Freedom,Ca.,but stream over the net,too.

[jackgoesthepopup]

Kelly
Ok, here they are.

1. East bound and down.

2. Hot rod linclon

3. Six days on the road.

4. 409

And last but not least, an oldie but a goodie, And one properly most people remimber is ( and Redneckrubberduck sould love.)

5. Convoy

[Gamecock Camper]

Kelly
It really is too hard to narrow it down to 5 tunes, but here are some artists that I always enjoy reguardless of where we are going.....



Jimmy Buffett

James Taylor

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

Bruce Springstein

Fleetwood Mac

Aerosmith

AC/DC

Hootie and the Blowfish

Avril Lavigne (sp?)

Michelle Branch

Rod Stewart

Nancy Wilson

BB King

Louis Armstrong

David Sanborn

Vonda Shepard



and the list goes on. I like any music really.... but some artists are truly so much more talented.... especially when they are storytellers.

[Kelly]

Mom s thread about favorite music got me thinking....there was a thread on the old board about our top 5 songs. That was fun!

How about listing your Top 5 Road Songs ~ either songs about being on the road or songs you like to listen to while on the road or songs that make you long for the road!

I ll start ~ (in no particular order)



The Load Out ~ Jackson Browne

Turn the Page ~ Bob Seger

Thunder Road ~ Bruce Springsteen

You Can Sleep While I Drive ~ Melissa Etheridge

Riding With the King ~ John Hiatt (or Eric Clapton & BB King)



Anybody else?