Summer Driving Songs

JimmyO

The weather outside is great and it's to last till Monday.

Planning to head away for the weekend and I'm looking for suggestions for the ultimate summer driving playlist for the aul MP3 player.

Need to fill 8 hours to cover the return journey so all suggestons welcome.

Basq

Anything here?

Kevster

Don Henley's Boys of Summer is what popped into my head first. You could also try Tears for Fears' Everybody wants to rule the World

Schlemm

Kevster wrote:

Don Henley's Boys of Summer is what popped into my head first. You could also try Tears for Fears' Everybody wants to rule the World

Boys of Summer is perfect cheesy driving music! Eagles, Lynard Skynard, Steely Dan, Steve Earle, Creedence etc. are also worth a listen.

Royale with Cheese

Queens of the Stone Age - Go with the flow. Put on repeat. Wear sunglasses. Drive fast. Roll down the windows.

Sinfonia

Pretty much anything from the GTA series, Vice City and San Andreas in particular - made for driving

You can get track lists on amazon, or probably loads of places on the net.

Royale with Cheese wrote:

Queens of the Stone Age - Go with the flow. Put on repeat. Wear sunglasses. Drive fast. Roll down the windows.

seconded

Creature

I always found a lot of the tracks from OK Computer by Radiohead to be kinda summery. Airbag, Homesick Alien, Lucky and The Tourist. Try those.

Also Slight Return by The Bluetones and Up On The Downside by Ocean Colour Scene come to mind.

Makaveli

Journey, Boston, REO Speedwagon, Heart all the cheesy 80's power ballad style songs.

Kevster

The song 'Crash', by The Primitives. This song was on the Dumb & Dumber soundtrack. The Primitives have other summery-type songs too such as Thru' the Flowers and Spacehead.

Ruu_Old

SumGuy wrote:

Pretty much anything from the GTA series, Vice City and San Andreas in particular - made for driving

You can get track lists on amazon, or probably loads of places on the net.


seconded

Agreed, have the soundtrack. Plenty of 80's cheese.

Yes-Owner of a Lonely Heart, Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Two Tribes and Jan Hammer-Crockett's Theme to name a few.

Okie

Boston - More Than A Feeling

Super Furry Animals - The Man Don't Give A F*uck

Killaqueen!!!

The most obvious one - Summer of 69. Can't go wrong with a bit of Bryan Adams.

Mr Alan

Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
Dire Straits - Tunnel of Love
Dire Straits - Money For Nothing
The Band - The Weight
U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name
Counting Crows - Mr Jones
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
Ocean Colour Scene - The Riverboat Song

Mr Alan

oops. .. . add Thunder Road by The Boss to that list as well

grumpytrousers

also

Summer in the City - Loving Spoonful
Good day Sunshine - Beatles
My favourite game - The Cardigans

there's more...am sure...

projectmayhem

just to sort of get away from the rock have a go of "junkie xl - today" (it's not as mad as the artist name suggests!)

Orizio

I personally prefer some laidback music in the heat and whenever I am driving, so some soul like Jill Scott or Erykah Badu or dance like the last Tracy Thorn,The Gossip and Dub Pistols albums.

My personal preferences don't usually chime with others though.

mobileblog

Lou Reed - Walk on the wild side
Tracy chapman - Fast car
The Go! Team - The Power Is On
Toots & the Maytals - Funky Kingston

Kenny_D

Queen - Don't Stop Me Now

Kolodny

Laid back drive: Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze.

Bombing it down the motorway: Chemical Brothers: Life is Sweet.

Fanny Cradock

There is only one song for a sunny summer drive (played on a 3 hour loop):

La Ritournelle by Sebastien Tellier

Here is a sample of the original in all it's (low bit rate) glory

Here's a sample of a remix that gives you a flavour of the lyrics

wet-paint

Just last night I did up a summer songs cd for the car.
The shins - new slang, THe new radicals - You get what you give, Fat boy slim - praise you, Tome Jones and Kelly Jones - Mamma told me not to come, some JT, SOAD - Roulette, and Alabama 3's woke up this morning

JackKelly

The Cure- "Inbetween days" and "boys don't cry"
Paul Simon - Anything from Graceland

challengemaster

Limp Bizkit - Take A Look Around