Road trips require an entirely different take on playlists. Some of the best road trips I've been on were spent singing "Kiss Me" by Sixpence None the Richer and "Superman" by Eminem. Since music is often the primary source of entertainment in the car, it is important to reach out of your normal genre and dig up some old favorites.

Location Specific Songs

Take Me Back to Chicago - Chicago
Do You Know the Way to San Jose - Dione Warwick
What's New, Buenos Aires - from Evita
Let's Open Up a Restaurant in Santa Fe - from Rent
Drivin' on 9 - The Breeders
Lake Shore Drive (Gettin' High on LSD) - Aliotta, Haynes and Jeremiah
Hollywood Nights - Bob Seger
Take the Last Train to Clarksville - Monkees
Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels
Sri Lanka Sex Hotel - Dead Milkmen
City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie
Sweet Home Alabama - Skynyrd
Scotland - King Missile
Callin' Baton Rouge - Garth Brooks
Wild Montana Skies - John Denver
The Night the Lights Went Out In Georgia
Going to California - Led Zeppelin
Beverly Hills - Weezer
Leaving Las Vegas - Sheryl Crow
The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota - Weird Al
Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
America - Neil Diamond

Travel Oriented
Born to Be Wild - Steppenwolf
Ghost Town Blues - Social Distortion
Wild World - Cat Stevens
Show Me the Way - Peter Frampton
Everywhere - Tim Mcraw
Movin' Right Along - from the Muppets Movie
Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
Slow Ride - Foghat
Ode to my Car - Adam Sandler

Music for the Road
Born to Be Wild - Steppenwolf
Six Days on the Road - Dave Dudely
Love Rollercoaster - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jerry Was a Racecar Driver - Primus
Jesus Built My Hotrod - Ministry
Car Jamming - The Clash
Devil in My Car - The B-52's
Bitchin' Camaro - The Dead Milkmen
Running On Empty - Jackson Browne
Highway to Hell - Hayseed Dixie
Nothin' On But the Radio - Gary Allan
Passenger Seat - Shedaisy
Greased Lightnin' - from Grease
I Drove All Night - Cyndi Lauper
Sleep While I Drive - Melissa Etheridge
Watching the Wheels - John Lennon

Escape via Air, Water and Music
Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
Bird in a Cage - Old 97's
Drift Away - Dobie Gray

General Grooves
Proud Mary - Tina Turner
Old Time Rock 'n Roll - Bob Seger
It's My Life - Bon Jovi
Damn It Feels Good to Be a Cowboy - Geto Boys
Welcome to Paradise - Green Day
Stuck in the Middle With You - Stealers Wheel
Takin' Care of Business - Turner Overdrive
American Pie - Don McLean
Hand in My Pocket - Alanis Morisette

Chick Picks
American Woman - Lenny Kravitz
Brown Eyed Girl - Can Morrison
Miss Independent - Kelly Clarkson
Kiss Me - Sixpence None the Richer
Man, I Fell Like a Woman - Shania Twain
This One's For the Girls - Martina McBride
Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin
Big Girls Don't Cry - Fergie
U + Ur Hand - Pink
Beautiful Girls - Sean Kingston
Jolene - Dolly Parton
Spiderwebs - No Doubt
Let's Give Them Something to Talk About - Bonnie Raitt
The Power of Love - Celine Dion
Red High Heels - Kellie Pickler

Chill Music
Hallelujah - John Cale
Have It All - Jeremy Kay
Bless the Broken Road - Rascal Flatts
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
I Will Follow You Into the Dark - Death Cab for Cutie
Hey Ya! - Will Young
It's Not Over - Chris Daughtry
A Lonely September - Plain White T's
Swing Life Away - Rise Against
Hate Me - Blue October
If I Had Eyes - Jack Johnson
Overkill - Colin Hay

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