Road Songs

usatoday.com has an offbeat story that caught our attention. Here’s a much better video on YouTube with the news story embedded, than the one highlighted in USAtoday. Kudos to Honda for coming up with another unique marketing idea.

This makes us wonder what other kind of musical magic could be embedded into a road or highway? AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell” or America’s “Ventura Highway?” Nope, it’s gotta be a real classic, so we started looking at our favorite road songs. Our research revealed a really cool list in an unlikely place: fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/roadsong.cfm

Here’s our picks to get our kicks on Route Sixty-Six…
“Born to be Wild” Steppenwolf
“On The Road Again” Canned Heat
“Ridin’ With The King” John Hiatt
“Crosstown Traffic” Jimi Hendrix
Cream “Crossroads”
Deep Purple “Highway Star”
“Key to the Highway” Derek and The Dominos
“No Particular Place to Go” Chuck Berry
“Midnight Rider” Allman Brothers
“Route 66 Theme” Nelson Riddle
“Highway Song” Blackfoot
“The Little Old Lady from Pasadena” Jan & Dean
Beach Boys “I Get Around”
The Beatles “Long and Winding Road”
Jackson Browne “Running On Empty”
“Call Me The Breeze” J.J. Cale
“Uneasy Rider” Charlie Daniels Band
“Hot Rod Lincoln” Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen
“Lonesome & a Long Way From Home” Delaney and Bonnie
“Rockin’ Down the Highway” Doobie Brothers
“Roadhouse Blues” The Doors
“Highway 61 Revisited” Bob Dylan
“Life In The Fast Lane” The Eagles
“Radar Love” Golden Earring
“Truckin’” Grateful Dead
“The Motorcycle Song” Arlo Guthrie
“King of the Road” Roger Miller
“Pink Cadillac” Bruce Springsteen
“Slow Ride” Foghat
“Let It Roll” Little Feat
“Take the Highway” Marshall Tucker Band
“Jacksboro Highway” John Mayall
“Helen Wheels” Paul McCartney
“Runnin’ Down a Dream” Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
“Midnight Cruiser” Steely Dan
“Traffic Jam” James Taylor
“L.A. Freeway” Jerry Jeff Walker
“Do You Know the Way to San Jose?” Dionne Warwick
“Roundabout” Yes
“Long May You Run” Neil Young

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Written by: Mike Withrow



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