Ultimate Driving Mix

[Head Mutant]

We're compiling a CD -- what are the best songs to drive to that you'd include on this mix?

(1) Golden Earrings - Radar Love

[Hucklebubba]

Photograph, (Just a sample) and Promises, (Also just a sample) both by Def Leppard.

[Uber]

I'd have to contribute one of my faves...

Phil Collins - Sussudio

[Magill]

Beatles: Drive My Car (if you want to be obvious) or Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (purely for my own sentimental reasons)

Not as mainstream, but

Pete Yorn: Life on a Chain or For Nancy (Cos it Already Is)

Lucinda Williams: Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (perfect title)

Tim Easton: Lexington Jail

Convoy: Wet Cement

maybe I'll think of more later

okay, it's later. here are some new suggestions

Flaming Lips: Do You Realize? (if you want to reenact some car commercial)

Ryan Adams: Chin Up, Cheer Up (my boyfriend got into a car accident while listening to the CD this is on, and once he got back into his car, this song was playing) or Firecracker

Moby: We Are All Made of Stars

[PoolMan]

For a good, cheesy "must have":
George Thorogood - Bad to the Bone

For a great, Ferris-inspired moment:
John Williams - Star Wars Fanfare

For Canadian Content laws:
Tragically Hip - New Orleans is Sinking

[Lissa]

Janis Joplin- Me and Bobby McGee

Lone Star- What About Now?
(also a big fan of Montgomery Gentry- Hell Yeah, but how many country suggestions can you tolerate?)

South Park- What Would Brian Boitono Do?

Barenaked Ladies- Brian Wilson

[PoolMan]

Lissa said:

Barenaked Ladies- Brian Wilson

Yay! Lissa respects the CanCon laws, too!

Interesting suggestion, that. I love listening to BNL to drive, but not for the usual reasons.

[Lissa]

Canadian or not, Barenaked Ladies kick some serious booty. My all-time favorite band.

Actually, BNL tends to show up in our car when we're driving. If nothing else, because it's a group we both love, which is surprisingly rare.

But I'm always amused at the version of "If I had a Million Dollars" where the "prewrapped sausages and bacon are laid oout for us."

[Genetic Mishap]

Bohemian Rhapsody and What is Love? (Roxbury tune) immediatly come to mind.

EDIT: There's also Mona Lisa Overdrive from the Matrix Reloaded soundtrack.

[PoolMan]

Lissa said:

I'm always amused at the version of "If I had a Million Dollars" where the "prewrapped sausages and bacon are laid oout for us."

That would be the original album cut, from Gordon.

Have you ever seen them live? I guarantee, they're one of the most fun acts you could ever, ever see.

And now I'm done threadjacking.

[duckie]

PoolMan said:

For Canadian Content laws:
Tragically Hip - New Orleans is Sinking

I love the Hip, first saw them back in ~1994, when they opened up for Blues Traveler in a small theatre outside of Philly. rushed out and bought Day for Night, played it into the ground. After that, I picked up a bunch of their older albums. Made about a dozen driving tapes in the late 90's, every one had a Hip song on them.

Now that we're finally moved in to our new place, I gotta find my copy of Day for Night and put it back into heavy rotation. ;D

[duckie]

PoolMan said:

That would be the original album cut, from Gordon.

Have you ever seen them live? I guarantee, they're one of the most fun acts you could ever, ever see.

And now I'm done threadjacking.

Lissa and I saw them on their last tour, had a blast at the concert. On the big screen, they kept on playing snippets of the Rock N Roll Jeopardy appearance, had a lot of fun with that.

But, I think the coolest part was when they pulled a guy up from the audience, let him play guitar during Pinch Me. Not sure if he was a plant, or just a talented fan, but it was cool nontheless

On a somewhat related note, I have a friend that hates BNL, simply because he thinks their name constitutes false advertising ;D

let the threadjacking continue... ;D

[Lissa]

They're playing down here this week or something, too. But yeah, their live concert in State College for the Maroon tour was awesome. (Incidentally, Steve lost BIG TIME at that rock n roll Jepordy game. Fortunately, he seemed to think it was hysterical.)

Whenever we go on a long trip, it's almost guarenteed either Gordon or the greatest hits album will be played. That and South Park's soundtrack.

Two more good ones from my fencing days:
American Pie (obvious but classic!)- Don McLean
Like A Rolling Stone- Bob Dylan

[PoolMan]

Duckie and Lissa are The Hip AND BNL fans? I may have to mail you your honourary membership in the Mounties!

Another good driving song (from this morning's haul in):

Touch (I think by Golden Earring?)

[duckie]

PoolMan said:

Duckie and Lissa are The Hip AND BNL fans? I may have to mail you your honourary membership in the Mounties!

Not sure if Lissa is really into the Hip (if she is, she's hidden it well from me!), but we do both love BNL. Canadian music rocks! I actually had a Canadian music fixation in the 80's... Probably the only person to own TWO Glass Tiger albums (although I probably shouldn't admit to that) ;D

And then there was the Rush cover band I tried to form in the late 80's... wanted to call the band "Red Sector A". Couldn't practice too much in the apartment, and we weren't that great, but it was fun to jam anyway

Ahhhh, the memories... ;D