Author Topic: Driving Songs (Read 2321 times)

♠Dirty Harry♠ · « **on:** March 1, 2013, 03:00:48 pm »

I'm looking to make a few driving playlists on Spotify for the summer, there are three requirements.

None of the usual fare like; 'Free - All right now' or 'Allman Brothers - Jessica', basically anything that has saturated the airwaves too much or been closely linked with driving before.
I need the songs to match the tone that comes with driving at different times of day (the mindset has to be that it's a warm day/night and you've got an open road to cruise).
There can't be more than three songs in any playlist from a single artist.

I have broken this into three categories along with a few examples, as seen below:

Driving - Day (Rory Gallagher - Shadow Play, Dinosaur Jr. - Pieces, Stone Roses - This is the one)
Driving - Dusk (Bruce Springsteen - I'm on Fire, Tear for fears - Everyone wants to rule the world, Smashing Pumpkins - Landslide)
Driving - Night (Blue Oyster Cult - Don't fear the reaper, Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah, Survivor - American Heartbeat)

Please feel free to inspire me

Madvillain · « **Reply #1 on:** March 1, 2013, 04:10:59 pm »

It's certainly not for everyone, but there is a reason this fella's music was used so much in the film DRIVE. Good for driving at night. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV_3Dpw-BRY or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQSHg-SJXR8 are both good tracks.

♠Dirty Harry♠ · « **Reply #2 on:** March 1, 2013, 04:12:13 pm »

Quote from: Madvillain on March 1, 2013, 04:10:59 pm

It's certainly not for everyone, but there is a reason this fella's music was used so much in the film DRIVE. Good for driving at night. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV_3Dpw-BRY or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQSHg-SJXR8 are both good tracks.

Nightcall is on there

redmen9 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 1, 2013, 05:39:39 pm »

Bob Seger Roll me Away, got to be on there mate.

Filler. · « **Reply #4 on:** March 1, 2013, 08:59:45 pm »

If you like Dinosaur Jr then a blast from Buffallo Tom could go down well. There's a link to JJ Cale's Troubadour on this page which is one of THE driving LP's probably. A true stoner's drive.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/5FDanYaOY8Q?hl=en_US&amp;version=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/5FDanYaOY8Q?hl=en_US&amp;version=3</a>

End Product · « **Reply #5 on:** March 1, 2013, 09:03:35 pm »

One Track Lover by Todd Rivers

Also after a hard day, No Easy Way Out by Robert Tepper

redmen9 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 1, 2013, 11:43:54 pm »

ZZ Top La Grange

redmen9 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 2, 2013, 12:08:12 am »

Ahh fuck, had a few ales now, throw some Jackson Browne on there Runnin On Empty

SP · « **Reply #8 on:** March 2, 2013, 01:49:49 am »

For night driving virtually anything off here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimosa_(album)

BRdispatch05 · « **Reply #9 on:** March 2, 2013, 02:03:14 am »

I was following the 2012 album of the year thread and had heard of hardly any of the bands, so got a few of their albums. It was mostly very different and not something I'd usually listen to but interesting. One album I really like playing while driving (at loud volume) is Coexist by The XX

Otherwise, my playlist is playing on Pandora under a different category every day

Roady · « **Reply #10 on:** March 2, 2013, 09:24:19 am »

hmmm good thread

James- Laid . daytime
evening ..i am prepared to be crucified but id stick counting crows colorblind on there.

♠Dirty Harry♠ · « **Reply #11 on:** March 4, 2013, 03:05:57 pm »

Right so this is where I am so far, this is an iterative process so no doubt some of these will be dropped after a few trial runs.

I might've broken the rules in regards to not including clichéd tracks. As you can see night time is a challenge for me, I thought it would've been easier in truth. I want to try and get a few more pop numbers in there as it's very rock orientated

Daytime Driving - Spotify Link

Arcade Fire – Ready To Start
Audioslave – Show Me How To Live
Big Country – In A Big Country
Bruce Springsteen – Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen – Badlands
Bruce Springsteen – Cover Me - Live
The Clash – Police On My Back
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Lookin' Out My Back Door
Deep Purple – Highway Star
Dinosaur Jr. – Pieces
Fleetwood Mac – Go Your Own Way - Live
Fleetwood Mac – That's Enough For Me
Free – Wishing Well
Fu Manchu – Written In Stone
Guns N' Roses – Used To Love Her - Live
James – Sometimes
Judas Priest – Breaking The Law
Kings Of Leon – The Bucket
Kiss – Detroit Rock City
Kyuss – Green Machine
Kyuss – 50 Million Year Trip
Kyuss – Demon Cleaner
Lissie – Pursuit Of Happiness
Metallica – Whiskey In The Jar
The Misfits – Skulls
Modest Mouse – Float On
Pearl Jam – State Of Love And Trust
Queens Of The Stone Age – Go With The Flow
Queens Of The Stone Age – You Think I Ain't Worth A Dollar, But I Feel Like A Millionaire
The Ramones – My Brain is Hanging Upside Down
The Ramones – Palisades Park
Rory Gallagher – Shadow Play
The Stone Roses – This Is The One
Thin Lizzy – Don't Believe A Word - Live
U2 – Out Of Control
U2 – Where The Streets Have No Name
Velvet Revolver – Sucker Train Blues
Velvet Revolver – Fall To Pieces

Dusk Driving - Spotify Link

Alice In Chains – Rooster
Arcade Fire – Rebellion (Lies)
Audioslave – Like A Stone
Bill Withers – Ain't No Sunshine
Billy Idol – Rebel Yell
Blackfoot – Highway Song
Bruce Springsteen – Dancing In The Dark
Bruce Springsteen – Thunder Road
Bruce Springsteen – I'm On Fire
College & Electric Youth – A Real Hero
Dinosaur Jr. – Out There
Eddie Money – Two Tickets To Paradise
Fleetwood Mac – Big Love - Live
Heart – Barracuda
Jimi Hendrix – All Along The Watchtower
Jose Gonzalez – Teardrop
Kings Of Leon – Knocked Up
Kings Of Leon – Pyro
Kyuss – Thumb
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Simple Man
Manic Street Preachers – Motorcycle Emptiness
Metallica – Turn The Page
Neil Young – Cortez the Killer - Live
Neil Young – Rockin' In The Free World
Pearl Jam – Release
Queens Of The Stone Age – Give The Mule What He Wants
Radiohead – Fake Plastic Trees
Bob Seger – Roll Me Away
Simple Minds – Don't You (Forget About Me)
Smashing Pumpkins – Landslide
The Smashing Pumpkins – 1979
The Smiths – What Difference Does It Make?
The Stone Roses – I Wanna Be Adored
Talk Talk – It's My Life
Tears For Fears – Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Thin Lizzy – Heart Attack
U2 – Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
U2 – Bad
U2 – The Unforgettable Fire

Night Driving - Spotify Link

Blue Oyster Cult – (Don't Fear) The Reaper
The Clash – London Calling
Foo Fighters – Everlong
Jeff Buckley – Hallelujah
Metallica – Enter Sandman
Robert Tepper – No Easy Way Out
Stevie Wonder – Part-Time Lover
The Ramones – We Want The Airwaves
The Stone Roses – Made Of Stone
Survivor – American Heartbeat
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Breakdown
The XX - Intro

19th Nervous Title · « **Reply #12 on:** March 6, 2013, 05:56:14 am »

The Triffids - Wide Open Road

eAyeAddio · « **Reply #13 on:** March 7, 2013, 04:30:34 am »

Best driving song ever is Steppenwolf's Born To Be Wild.

Second best driving song ever is Truckin' by the Grateful Dead.

Put these two tracks on 'Repeat' until the journey is over................suitable for coast-to-coast in the USA or a simple trip to Tesco's............

Daniel Cabbaggio · « **Reply #14 on:** March 15, 2013, 04:50:10 pm »

Miss you Rolling stones

Ziltoid · « **Reply #15 on:** March 15, 2013, 07:02:45 pm »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAvQSkK8Z8U

Rush - a driving song about a car

Beav · « **Reply #16 on:** March 15, 2013, 07:14:43 pm »

Golden Earring - Radar Love

soxfan · « **Reply #17 on:** March 28, 2015, 02:04:16 pm »

So you've roared onto the highway, there's very little traffic, no police around to give you a ticket, you turn up the volume, and let it rip...

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/t906Naqe--c" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/t906Naqe--c</a>

soxfan · « **Reply #18 on:** March 28, 2015, 02:04:45 pm »

Another fast one...

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/NBcdsqFA8eQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/NBcdsqFA8eQ</a>

soxfan · « **Reply #19 on:** March 28, 2015, 02:06:06 pm »

Still another...

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/3SH_MbMJwxI" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/3SH_MbMJwxI</a>

SamAteTheRedAcid · « **Reply #20 on:** March 28, 2015, 02:07:35 pm »

A rare music thread I can't contribute to, due to the fact I never learned to drive...

soxfan · « **Reply #21 on:** March 28, 2015, 02:08:55 pm »

A classic fast driving song...

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/c1Hb9ABpyts" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/c1Hb9ABpyts</a>

KERRYKOP · « **Reply #22 on:** March 28, 2015, 02:15:03 pm »

I've come up with an idea for the already saturated driving compilation scene.

"The 100 Greatest Drone Driving Anthems"

Boston - More Than A Felling, goes on for three hours, It's a 40 CD boxset. Patent pending.

Barneylfc∗ · « **Reply #23 on:** March 28, 2015, 02:15:52 pm »

I was driving on a warm day last Summer/Autumn with the windows down and Foo Fighters turned up pretty loudly. I'm not a big fan of them so I don't know the name of the song, but Dave Grohl started screaming "It's a shame we have to die my dear, no-ones getting out of here alive." At this moment, I look to my left, and see a funeral parlour with what must be 100 people in the car park.

red mongoose · « **Reply #24 on:** March 28, 2015, 04:32:22 pm »

Quote from: Ziltoid on March 15, 2013, 07:02:45 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAvQSkK8Z8U

Rush - a driving song about a car

The one and only problem with that song is that it gives you lead foot. I had a Mini Cooper back home and it was very smooth, so you couldn't tell by feel how fast you were going - I put "Red Barchetta" on one night while I was driving on the highway in the middle of nowhere, nothing but corn for miles, the lights far apart on the side of the road, fellow drivers even farther apart. "...I spin around with shrieking tires, To run the deadly race, Go screaming through the valley, As another joins the chase ..." Alex tears into his guitar and I look down and I am going 103 miles per hour in that tiny car.

Phil_88 · « **Reply #25 on:** March 28, 2015, 07:42:26 pm »

iron maiden - rainmaker
GnR - rocket queen
led zeppelin - achillies last stand
saxon - lionheart

Phil_88 · « **Reply #26 on:** March 28, 2015, 07:43:52 pm »

Quote from: Barneylfc on March 28, 2015, 02:15:52 pm

I was driving on a warm day last Summer/Autumn with the windows down and Foo Fighters turned up pretty loudly. I'm not a big fan of them so I don't know the name of the song, but Dave Grohl started screaming "It's a shame we have to die my dear, no-ones getting out of here alive." At this moment, I look to my left, and see a funeral parlour with what must be 100 people in the car park.

think that's called DOA

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #27 on:** March 28, 2015, 08:33:41 pm »

Quote from: Barneylfc on March 28, 2015, 02:15:52 pm

I was driving on a warm day last Summer/Autumn with the windows down and Foo Fighters turned up pretty loudly. I'm not a big fan of them so I don't know the name of the song, but Dave Grohl started screaming "It's a shame we have to die my dear, no-ones getting out of here alive." At this moment, I look to my left, and see a funeral parlour with what must be 100 people in the car park.

You Westboro Baptist Bastard!

Sudden Death Draft Loser · « **Reply #28 on:** March 28, 2015, 08:43:36 pm »

Night time, esp if driving through a city or on a motorway.

Dark and Long-Underworld

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brZ_WBEzw6E

ChrisOH · « **Reply #29 on:** March 28, 2015, 09:22:07 pm »

QotSA - Go With the Flow
The Music - Getaway
Arcade Fire - Normal People

Always makes the throttle get more attention from the top of my head.