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If you are driving at night, be sure to not drive w/just "One Headlight."

both fantastic songs!

The entire album

"California Dreamin'", to me, evokes the late 60's more than any other song. I hear that song and I'm a kid again. Talk about the power of music!

j/c:

If driving to Hawaii, you may want to play this song.

Passing through Alabammy, roll down the windows and crank "turn this one up."

country driving tune ... I love patti loveless's voice.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob4T87XxS3Y

And if you're headin' way yonder over the Rockies - and this cover, IMO, beats the original - you need this in your cassette deck.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5wcWV4-4LFQ

I can post a link but not have an image of the video. Like, sup with that?

Just listened to IV this morning... You kinda pushed Zep back into the rotation last week.

So, say you are around NYC. There are a million songs to listen to. Here is one that might not be as obvious as others.

I know a lot of you probably dislike Elton John, but he had some very good songs. This one is about NYC. I think it is relevant because the writer, Bernie Taupin, was a small town dude and he was overwhelmed by the city. Elton was said to have loved the song because of it's optimism and despair. Those are two traits he most certainly endured his share of psychological ups and downs.

Second greatest band to ever live..........in my opinion.

It sucks they stole songs, but the talent and great songs cannot be denied.

Here is a cool story. I was living in Palm Springs for bit while fighting professionally. I attended this party where freaking Led Zep was on the grounds. I know it sounds like total BS, but I swear it happened. There were some rich, rich people in that community.

I met a kid about my age whose dad invented the Bic lighter. He was rich as [censored]. Depressed as hell. Good dude, but it taught me that money doesn't buy happiness.

And if you can't drive because you are too ........... up, just send this song to the people you were going to see.

Click the media Tag button ( looks like a blue stamp ) pick youtube video in the pull down paste the link there.

I don't mean to offend anyone w/this choice. I just thought it was kinda funny and I absolutely love the song.

If you want to reach heaven, play this song. If you want to end up in hell, play it backwards.




Hmmmm.........I think most people will get the "backwards" thing. Some may not. Look it up.

Thanks BAD, I'll try that.

Bro, just go to YouTube and highlight and copy the address bar at the top of your page when you are playing a particular song. Then, click on the 5th icon from the left on here when you are making a new reply. It's called something like "Enter a media tag." Click on the YouTube thing that is at the bottom and paste the copied information there. Preview post to make sure you did it right and you'll see it.

I listened to this while driving in Kansas and also in the back of a taxi driven by a dude w/a doobie in Jamaica.

Few hours of driving =

Allman Brothers - Complete Fillmore Concerts

good call ... any Seger song is good with me!

It is not possible to fall asleep at the wheel if you have this song cranked up loud.

Driving song?

I agree.

I can't fall asleep while I'm barfing.

It is, however, possible to shove pencils, pens, nails, or other sharp objects in each ear, deafening yourself, as a result of someone playing this so called song.

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Bob Dylan's kid, right?

I drive in silence; no radio.

Oh the humanity!

Just a man and his thoughts.

If your on the East Coast,I-95,there's only two songs that will help you keep up with idiots.
I can't link,but they are;

G.Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers-Gear Jammer

John Hiatt-Drive South(live)

I never drive anywhere without music.

I don't care how short the trip is.

I think you forgot The Rodeo Song. lmao

I can't post a link because of profanity but a lot of people know it.

"Well it's 40 below and I don't give a ---- got a heater in my truck and it's off to the rodeo."

I don't ever drive anywhere with music, no matter how long the trip is, lol


Two summers ago, I drove from Cleveland, OH to Lubbock, Tx (and back), including "day trips" to Carlsbad Caverns and Roswell, NM and never listened to the radio once.

Has anyone mentioned Steppenwolf’s ..Born to be wild? Oops sorry I see they did.

I'm breaking your rules. I'm posting albums.

I tend to only drive in the summer when I'm around a road, so these usually make up my summer soundtrack.

I don't do songs.
Not on long trips, anyway.
I believe in scale and scope: make the music fit the mission.

I do extended works.

Symphonies
Concert suites
Concerti (sounds like: "con-CHAIR-tee")

In other words: Multi-sectioned compositions that scribe an epic story arc of 30-40 minutes or more. It is a GREAT way to chew up miles of road without ever complaining about how boring the midwest landscape is.

And If I venture away from Euro-based Art Music, the best format for long-form conceptual stuff is 70's/80's Progrock. The 'concept album.'

Yes: Close To The Edge, Fragile
PFM: Photos Of Ghosts
ELP: Pictures at an Exhibition, Trilogy, Brain Salad Surgery
Gentle Giant: Three Friends
Jethro Tull: Thick as a Brick, Aqualung, Passion Play
Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Wind & Wuthering
Pink Floyd: joints from 1973-1982

I like them because they spin out a soundscape/story that lasts 40 minutes or more. It's a fantastic way to absolutely SLAY countless mindless miles. Finish one of these babies, and you've crossed 3 or 4 county lines. And they are imaginative sonic journeys, as well.

Now look- these joints aren't for peeps with short attention spans. They require a commitment of time and attention. And like all good Art, the deeper the commitment, the deeper the reward. I love taking two journeys at the same time. For cross-country long drives, nothing beats a series of long-format deep dives.