Music Break #7

Hello Everybody,

Taking a break to share some traveling music with you. To prepare for my trip down the Mother Road, I felt it was important to have just the right mix of music.

 I bought myself an iPod Shuffle, which holds about 14 and a half hours of music or just over 200 songs, and I started working on adding music. I first went through all the music I have collected over the years and started adding songs that I thought was traveling related. You know like, On the Road Again, by Willie Nelson.

After I added that kind of themed music, I started adding songs that I liked that were not traveling related and noticed that I was picking songs based on other themes. Below is just part of my road trip mix. Let me know what you think. Got any suggestions to add? I am always adding and deleting music from this compilation so I’d love to hear what you got to say. Who knows, you might influence what I listen to every time I take a road trip.

Even though I am a fan of classic rock, I did purposely added other genres just to shake up things up a bit.

In Part 6, and not final part, I list all the songs on my playlist. Some songs are new and I added a ‘*’ before them.

Travel Related Music (Classic Road Tripping music or a play of words regarding the Title)

Route 66, by Chuck Berry, The Doughboys, Glenn Frey, The John Malino Band, Nancy Sinatra, The Replacements, Rolling Stones, Sammy Davis Jr., 

Highway to Hell, by ACDC

Ramblin’ Man, by The Allman Brothers

Roll on Down the Highway, by Bachman-Turner Overdrive

Mustang Sally, by Buddy Guy

Born to Run, by Bruce Springsteen

Pink Cadillac, by Bruce Springsteen

Run to You, by Bryan Adams

Drive, by The Cars

No Particular Place to Go, by Chuck Berry

Rockin’ Down the Highway, by The Doobie Brothers

Life in the Fast Lane, by Eagles

Take It Easy, by the Eagles (Props to Winslow, AZ)

Drivin’ My Life Away, by Eddie Rabbitt

Long Black Road, by ELO

* Slow Ride, by Foghat

My Kind of Town, by Frank Sinatra (Great song about Chicago, the starting point of Route 66)

Radar Love, by Golden Earring

Running on Empty, by Jackson Browne

I’ve Been Everywhere, by Johnny Cash

Wheel in the Sky, by Journey

Free Bird, by Lynyrd Skynyrd 

Paradise By the Dashboard Light, by Meat Loaf

Middle of the Road, by Petenders

Little Red Corvette, by Prince

I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles), by Proclaimers

Hit the Road Jack, by Ray Charles

I’m Not Driving Anymore, by Rob Dougan

I Can’t Drive 55, by Sammy Hagar

Born to Be Wild, by Steppenwolf

Life is a Highway, by Tom Cochrane

Runnin’ Down a Dream, by Tom Petty

Fast Car, by Tracy Chapman

Where the Streets Have No Name, by U2

One Headlight, by The Wallflowers

Low Rider, by War

Shut Up and Drive, by Widespread Panic

On the Road Again, by Willie Nelson

All Time Favorite Song from that Group/Artist (Everyone has a favorite of a favorite)

What’s Up, by 4 Non Blondes

Thurderstruck, by ACDC (Perfect for driving in thunderstorms)

Love Shack, by The B-52’s

Hey Jude, by The Beatles

While My Guitar Gently Weeps, by The Beatles

Piano Man, by Billy Joel

She Talks to Angels, by Black Crowes

I Feel Love, by Blue Man Group

Like a Rock, by Bob Seger

Summer of 69, by Bryan Adams

Drive, by Cars

Space Oddity, by David Bowie

Hotel California, by Eagles

Mr. Blue Sky, by ELO

Lose Yourself, by Eminem

Tusk, by Fleetwood Mac

Shake it Out, by Florence and The Machine

Learn to Fly, by Foo Fighters

My Way, by Frank Sinatra

Iris, by Goo Goo Dolls

Feel Good Inc., by Gorillaz

Good Riddance (Time of Your Life), by Green Day

Sweet Child of Mine, by Guns N’ Roses

Life’s Been Good, by Joe Walsh

In Repair, by John Mayer

Pink Houses, by John Mellencamp

Don’t Stop Believin’, by Journey

Carry On Wayward Son, by Kansas

Stairway to Heaven, by Led Zeppelin

Are You Gonna Go My Way, by Lenny Kravitz

What a Wonderful World, by Louis Armstrong 

Hypnotize, by Notorious BIG

* Happy, by Pharrell

In the Air Tonight, by Phil Collins

Comfortably Numb, by Pink Floyd

Every Rose Has Its Thorn, by Poison

Let’s Go Crazy, by Prince

Bohemian Rhapsody, by Queen

* Black Betty, by Ram Jam (a nod to my youngest daughter here)

Lunatic Fringe, by Red Rider

You Can’t Always Get What You Want, by Rolling Stones

Tom Sawyer, by Rush

Soul Man, by Sam & Dave

Soak Up the Sun and A Change Would Do You Good, by Sheryl Crow

Gin and Juice, by Snoop Dog

The Joker, by Steve Miller Band

Joy to the World, by Three Dog Night

That’s Not My Name, by Ting Tings

Learning to Fly, by Tom Petty

Greta, by Widespread Panic

Live and Let Die, by Wings

Oh Yeah, by Hello

What’s Up, by 4 Non Blondes

Great Cover Songs of Classics

Mony Mony, by Billy Idol

Hard to Handle, by Black Crowes

Walkin’ After Midnight, by Widespread Panic

Rock-n-Roll Related

Rock Around the Clock, by Bill Haley

It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me, by Billy Joel

Old Time Rock and Roll, by Bob Seger

Rock & Roll Band, by Boston

Rock of Ages, by Def Leppard

Jailhouse Rock, by Elvis

I’ve Got a Rock ‘N’ Roll Heart, by Eric Clapton

Juke Box Hero, by Foreigner

I Love Rock N Roll, by Joan Jett

Has Personal Meaning (Usually involves or reflects a special time in my life)

Give You Hell, by All American Rejects (Can you tell I went through a divorce?)

All You Need it Love, by The Beatles (Would like to have a lot of people lip sync to this a do an awesome video)

It’s My Life, by Bon Jovi

Meant to Live, This Is Your Life, and More Than Fine, by Switchfoot

Just for Fun (Usually upbeat and Usually replaced by other songs)

* The Stroke, by Billy Squier

I Got a Feeling, by Black Eyed Peas

Sing Along, by Blue Man Group

Bo Diddley, by Bo Diddley

Hollywood Nights, by Bob Seger

More Than a Feeling and Don’t Look Back, by Boston

You Never Can Tell, by Chuck Berry

Every Teardrop is a Waterfall, by Coldplay

Changes, by David Bowie

Fame, by David Bowie

Pour Some Sugar On Me, by Def Leppard

The Benny Hill Show, by The Edwin Davidson Jazz Band

War, by Edwin Starr

Dream a Little Dream of Me, by Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong

Don’t Bring Me Down, by ELO

Can’t Help Falling in Love, by Elvis

Tears in Heaven, by Eric Clapton

Sweet Dreams, by Eurythmics

Would I Lie to You?, by Eurythmics

Don’t Stop, by Fleetwood Mac

Dog Days are Over, by Florence and The Machine

My Hero, by Foo Fighters

Hot Blooded, by Foreigner

Urgent, by Foreigner

That’s Life, by Frank Sinatra

Some Nights, by Fun.

Move It On Over, by George Thorogood

Let Love In, by Goo Goo Dolls

Kids with Guns, Dare, Clint Eastwood, 19-2000, Rhinestone Eyes, Superfast Jellyfish, all by Gorillaz

21 Days, by Green Day

Tongue Tied, by Grouplove

Jump the Line, by Harry Belafonte

You Sexy Thing, by Hot Chocolate

* Believer and On Top of the World, by Imagine Dragons

New Sensation and Need You Tonight, by INXS

Never Know and Banana Pancakes, by Jack Johnson

Are Your Gonna Be My Girl, by Jet

All Along the Watchtower, by Jimi Hendrix

All Night Long, by Joe Walsh

Take Me Home, Country Roads, by John Denver

Waiting on the World to Change, Daughters, and * In the Blood by John Mayer

I Walk the Line, by Johny Cash

* Lie to Me, by Jonny Lang

Sex on Fire, by Kings of Leon

Fly Away, by Lenny Kravitz

Tutti-Frutti, by Little Richard

Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah and La Vie En Rose, by Louis Armstrong

Ho Hey, by Lumineers

Dancing in the Streets, by Martha Reeves

* Beat It, The Way You Make Me Feel, and Man in the Mirror, by Michael Jackson

I Will Wait, by Mumford and Sons

Just a Girl, by No Doubt

Spirit in the Sky, by Norman Greenbaum

Time and Money, by Pink Floyd

Don’t Stand Too Close to Me, by Police

Somebody to Love, by Queen

I Can’t Get No Satisfaction, by Rolling Stones

You Got It, by Roy Orbison

Stompa, by Serena Ryder

* Halfway There, * Be Myself, and * Easy, by Sheryl Crow

Walkin’ On the Sun, by Smash Mouth

Superstition and I Wish, by Stevie Wonder

If You Love Somebody Set Them Free, by Sting

Wild Wild Life, by Talking Heads

Beautiful, by U2

Smile, Uncle Kracker

Summer Nights and Best of Both Worlds, by Van Halen

Bitter Sweet Symphony, by The Verve

* Blister in the Sun and * Add It Up, by Violent Femmes

Won’t Get Fooled Again and Who are You, by The Who

Sharp Dressed Man and Gimme All Your Lovin’, by ZZ Top

Put the Gun Down, by ZZ Ward

Pro America

Star Spangled Banner/4th of July Resprise, by Boston

Born in the USA, by Bruce Springsteen

America, by Neil Diamond

Songs I Cut After I Added Some Music

Last Living Souls, by Gorillaz

Who Says, by John Mayer

You’ve Got a Friend, by James Taylor

I Bet My Life, by Imagine Dragons

Eminence Front, by The Who

Ring of Fire, by Johnny Cash

Everlong, by Foo Fighters

Give Me Some Water, by Eddie Money

This is my mix. I’ll be updating this every so often.

You got an idea of song that should go on my mix? Let me know, make a comment down below.

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Thanks again,

Rich