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merton
Occasionally Whispers
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 Posted - 28/05/2012 : 23:16:13
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Road Songs - (some a little tenuous, admittedly)
Creedence - Lodi
Slaid Cleaves - Road Too Long
Jackson Browne - The Road
Jackson Browne - The Load Out
Romi Mayes - Hard Road
Gretchen Peters- England Blues
Lynn Miles - Night Ride
Creedence - Travellin' Band
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Call Me The Breeze
Golden Earring - Radar Love
Allman Bros - Southbound
Kim Richey - A Place Called Home
Krista Detor - Steal Me A Car
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Pauly C
Frequently Whispers
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Posted - 02/06/2012 : 07:27:54
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Nothing but Time - Jackson Browne
Ramblin' Man - Allman Brothers
Highway 51(?)-Various
Roll Me Away - Bob Seger
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Stock Car G
Frequently Whispers
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Posted - 05/06/2012 : 13:12:15
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Almost anything from Jackson Browne's Running On Empty actually, but most notably the title track.
Totally agree about Roll Me Away but there are a lot of Seger songs which should be listened to on the road, even if they aren't actually about the road, Hollywood Nights, Night Moves, etc.
I could probably make at least a hundred suggestions for this topic (millenia ago I used to make up tapes to listen to on the road which were all just labelled "Road Music 1", "Road Music 2", etc) but to save boring everyone to death here's just a couple of off the wall suggestions.
Fifteen Days Under The Hood - Jack Tempchin
Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy) - Jim Croce
Super Blue - David Munyon
(alternatively, same artist, Still Got A GTO)
Three Across - Chris Wall
Grandma's White LeBaron - Chip Taylor
1952 Vincent Black Lightning - Richard Thompson
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merton
Occasionally Whispers
107 Posts |
Posted - 05/06/2012 : 17:40:25
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And inspired by Sundays show
Wings - Helen Wheels
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Pauly C
Frequently Whispers
366 Posts |
Posted - 06/06/2012 : 19:42:53
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Racing in the Street - Bruce Springsteen
Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen
Stand on It - Bruce Springsteen
Drive All Night - Bruce Springsteen
6 Days on the Road - Dave Dudley & Various incl. Steve Earle
Truck Drivin' Man - Various
Eastbound and Down - Jerry Reed
Blazing Smokestack - Various incl. The Willis Brothers
Talking of trucking songs, I've got a line from one going round in my head, but I can't remember the song.
It's a country song and the line is something like
"I told the judge there was two trees you see, and I went between 'em. He said, the state I was in that's the way I woulda seen 'em"
Anyone?
Found it: Dave Dudley again. Two Six Packs Away.
http://open.spotify.com/track/67ZAJKD9qV0BkqHPyhxyY4 |
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Stock Car G
Frequently Whispers
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Posted - 06/06/2012 : 22:20:02
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Ha ha, yes Pauly, I kinda felt it was being a bit too obvious to mention any Springsteenism, but of course, Racing in the Streets is the definitive road song and one of my all time favourites anyway. Despite seeing Bruce live numerous times, I've still only seen that done once, at Crystal Palace; it was the high point of the show. I even have a sticker somewhere that says: 'My other car is a '69 Chevy with a 396'
Again, given my known proclivities (ooh er missus!) I also felt listing Thunder Road to be too obvious, so I'm glad you did instead.
Would this be a good time to bring up Born to Run? Cadillac Ranch? |
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paulanderson
Occasionally Whispers
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Posted - 07/06/2012 : 08:37:49
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Having seen Bill Kirchen at the weekend thought I should add:
Hot Rod Lincoln by Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen. |
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Stock Car G
Frequently Whispers
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Posted - 07/06/2012 : 10:44:59
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| Nice one Paul. And just while we're on the subject of the Lincoln-Mercury Division of FoMoCo (and also harking back to Jackson Browne more than a touch), how about David Lindley's Mercury Blues? |
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jrn
Occasionally Whispers
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Posted - 07/06/2012 : 18:18:28
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Some of my road trip tracks;
The Doors - Roadhouse Blues
Tom Petty - Runnin' down a dream
The Edgar Winter Group - Free ride
The Rolling Stones - Start me up
JJ Cale/Eric Clapton - Ride the river
Tony Joe White - Tunica motel
The Stone Roses - Waterfall
Michael Kiwanuka - Home again
Sheryl Crow - Every day is a winding road
The Isley Brothers - Summer breeze
Gabor Szabo - Gypsy queen
Rick Holstrom - These roads
The Sadies - Cut corners
The Black Angels - Bad vibrations
Derek Trucks - Down in the flood
Joe Bonamassa - Lonesome road blues
Could go on but that'll do for now. Good thread. |
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Stock Car G
Frequently Whispers
478 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2012 : 13:57:05
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Once again jrn, several tracks which are for the road rather than about the road, but you'll get no criticism here! Some of these are high on my own road trip song list, notably Tunica Motel, although I think a lot of TJW qualifies - Steamy Windows for instance, or Polk Salad Annie. Huhh!
I would probably go for Gimme Shelter in The Stones canon, although Route 66 would qualify on both counts. You have also listed a number of things I don't recognise and am now inspired to seek out, thanks. |
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bobharris
The Whisperer
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Posted - 10/06/2012 : 18:52:58
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Brilliant! Keep them coming!
Bob. |
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jela
Frequently Whispers
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Posted - 10/06/2012 : 20:05:45
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Okay so mine might be a bit left field but.....
Jimmy LaFave - Car Outside
Ellis Paul - 3000 Miles
Mark Erelli - The River Road
Sam Baker - Thursday
The Low Anthem - The Horizon is a Beltway
Eliza Gilkyson - Highway 9
BettySoo - Who Knows
Richard Shindell - The Last Fare of the Day
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The Lew
Frequently Whispers
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Posted - 10/06/2012 : 20:18:39
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Bachman Turner Overdrive - Roll On Down The Highway
Springsteen - Drive All Night
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels On A Gravel Road |
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merton
Occasionally Whispers
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Posted - 22/07/2012 : 19:45:44
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Thanks Bob - and I thought it sounded rather good.
Keep them coming?
The Beach Boys - I Get Around
Pernice Bros - We Love The Stage (from 'Goodbye, Killer')
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