Top 10 Road Trip Songs – MusicFestNews
What’s more magical than a road trip? I’m not talking about going to visit your Uncle Bob two hours away; I’m talking about hitting the open road to go experience some awesome stuff. Maybe you’re on your way to a music festival like Bonnaroo, Voodoo Fest or Hulaween. Maybe you’re going hiking or heading to a city you’ve never been to before. Where ever you’re heading, it is so important that you have a great playlist to go with your journey.
A lot goes into a great road trip playlist. These are some must-haves to make your drive more enjoyable and to help top out your freedom levels. Classic rock songs are a must have, but so are some new gems.
These songs are best experienced with the windows down and your volume knob turned all the way to 11. I suggest sticking an arm out the window and riding it over the wind. Never start a playlist before you’re on a highway; nothing can ruin a song more than a red light or crippling traffic.
“Foreplay/Long Time” – Boston
I think this is the best kick-off-the-road-trip song. The beginning lets you get to a good cruising speed and make sure your car is ready for full rock mode. The drum intro allows for some sweet air/steering wheel drumming. If you have parents/a radio/are alive, you probably know this song, so it makes for some great sing-a-longs.
“I’m Your Captain/Closer to My Home” – Grand Funk
This is song can be played at any time during a road trip, but I recommend playing it mid-trip. Best enjoyed while gazing at an amazing landscape. It’s also a great morale booster; road trips can be exhausting, and that’s an important thing to have.
“Life is a Highway” – Tom Cochrane
Ok, so this isn’t the best song on the list, but you can’t deny how great that chorus is. Obviously, listen to this song down a highway and great to have it stuck in your head for the rest of time (No Rascal Flatts covers allowed).
“Take it Easy” – The Eagles
This whole list could be Eagles songs, but that would be kind of boring. The lyrics are about cruising around to clear the mind; the guitar is smooth, and the drums are satisfying. This song is best enjoyed with windows down, elbow out the window; like this.
“Sweet Home Alabama” – Lynyrd Skynyrd
Probably in the top three sing-along songs of all time, with one of the most recogizable intros ever. If this song doesn’t get your freedom juices flowing, you’re probably dead inside.
“Sedona” – Houndmouth
If you don’t know this song/band, you should. Their music is great to cruise to, fun to sing along with. This song is best if you’re in the Midwest or the desert, where the sky meets the ground and the only thing in between is the road.
“Take the Money and Run” – Steve Miller Band
Ok, this song is about robbery and murder, but it’s also about traveling around and doing what you want to do. It’s about rebels breaking free and doing whatever they want.
“40 Day Dream” – Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
This song is about falling in love and riding that cloud 9. Where everything is new and everything is beautiful. This is a foot-stompin’, dashboard-drummin’ great road trip song.
“Free Bird” – Lynyrd Skynyrd
It’s “Freebird.”
“Long as I Can See the Light” – CCR
Listen to this as the sun is setting, right before it falls behind that mountain range that you’ve been admiring for the past two hours. Keep the windows down and bob your head. There are two ways to sing along to this: you can lip sync it or give it all you’ve got. There is no in between.