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Hey everyone. I’m trying to put together a playlist of upbeat rock that’s fun to listen to while driving. All suggestions are appreciated.

I currently have these below:

Eagles - Life in the fast lane

Wolfmother - Joker and the thief, Woman, White Unicorn

Greta Van Fleet - Safari Song and Highway Tune.

Aerosmith - Walk This Way and Sweet Emotion

Styx- Renegade

Rush - Tom Sawyer

The Allman Brothers - Midnight Rider

Tom Petty - Runnin’ Down The Dream
 
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Kansas - Wayward son
Doobie Bros.- China Grove
Uriah Heep- Stealin'
Foreigner- Hot Blooded
Bad Company- Taking Care of Business
Lyrnrd Syknrd- Call me the breeze
Led Zeppelin- Whole lotta love
If given time, I probably could do a whole bunch. Hope it helps.
 
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dan29507 said:
Hey everyone. I’m trying to put together a playlist of upbeat rock that’s fun to listen to while driving. All suggestions are appreciated.

I currently have these below:

Eagles - Life in the fast lane

Wolfmother - Joker and the thief, Woman, White Unicorn

Greta Van Fleet - Safari Song and Highway Tune.

Aerosmith - Walk This Way and Sweet Emotion

Styx- Renegade

Rush - Tom Sawyer

The Allman Brothers - Midnight Rider

Tom Petty - Runnin’ Down The Dream
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All good choices. I will warn you that with upbeat rock songs comes the temptation to break the speed limit. Put it on cruise control or be prepared for a costly souvenir
 
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I Can’t Drive 55
Flirting With Disaster
Life is a Highway
Already Gone
Gimme 3 Steps
Free Fallin
Ramblin Man
Midnight Rider

Tried to pick some within your genre with many of the artists you already mentioned
 
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Thunderstruck - ACDC
Life Is a Highway - Tom Cochrane/Rascal Flats
Mercury 49 - Jimmy Thackery and The Drivers
Cadillac Ranch - Bruce Sprinsteen
Hot Rod Lincoln - Commander Cody
Radar Love - Golden Earring
Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles
 
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cockn'fyr said:
All good ones, but why not just flip on any classic rock station!
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2 reasons.
1) Nothing like making your own playlist/mixtape so you have exactly what you want to listen to at any time.
2) Many of these classic rock stations have a condensed playlist and you hardly get much more than the 5-7 top songs of most bands.
 
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Marvin Gaye Come Get To This
Bonnie Raitt Nick of Time
Big Joe Turner Lipstick, Powder, & Paint
Stevie Ray Vaughn Cold Shot
Ella Johnson. It’s Obdacious
Freddie Jackson Jam Tonight
Chicago 25 or 6 to 4
Chuck Berry Little Queenie
Travis Tritt T-R-O-U-B-L-E
 
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dan29507 said:
Hey everyone. I’m trying to put together a playlist of upbeat rock that’s fun to listen to while driving. All suggestions are appreciated.

I currently have these below:

Eagles - Life in the fast lane

Wolfmother - Joker and the thief, Woman, White Unicorn

Greta Van Fleet - Safari Song and Highway Tune.

Aerosmith - Walk This Way and Sweet Emotion

Styx- Renegade

Rush - Tom Sawyer

The Allman Brothers - Midnight Rider

Tom Petty - Runnin’ Down The Dream
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You have Runnin' Down A Dream, so your list is complete, but if you were to add Jet Airliner by Steve Miller Band, that wouldn't be a bad thing.
 
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Didnt mean to add this many songs - just looked at my recent likes on Spotify. Good stuff here. Blues, punk, metal, country, alt-country, alternative rock - its all here....
Social Distortion - I was wrong.
The Descendents - 'Merican
Bad Religion - You
Merle - Swingin' Doors
Willie & Merle - Roll me up
The Damned - Grimly Fiendish
Mighty, Mighty Bosstones - Impression that I get.
Circle of Dust - Humanarchy
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Whoa Babe
AC/DC - Whole lotta Rosie (live)
The Damn Quails - Fool's Gold
Charlie Robison - New Years Day
Poor Old Lu - Revolve
Big Wreck - That Song
Jason Isbel - Super 8 (live)
Matchbox 20 - Parade
Chevelle - An Island
Turnpike Troubadours - Easton & Main
Daisyhead - Making me feel safe
The Stones - I Cant Quit you baby
 
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Man, get with it. You don't need lyrics. You need some upbeat contemporary jazz. No foul language, no idiotic storylines, no....well....lyrical stupidity. Here you go:

Galaxies....Peet Project
Lifecycle....Nathan East
Take Me....Steve Cole
Shadow and Light...Craig Chaquico
Never say Never....LeBron
3 Day Weekend...Jeff Kashiwa
We made a New World....Rippingtons
Pacific Coast Highway...Nils
Open Road....Rippingtons
Follow the Stars....Rippingtons
Pipos Song....Spyrogyra
SlamPop....Accoustic Alchemy
Never Too Much.....Paul Jackson Jr.

You will come out of it not insulted by all the whining, crying and screaming and yelling that passes as entertainment these days. Your intelligence will be intact. And you will feel good!
 
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uscmustwin said:
Man, get with it. You don't need lyrics. You need some upbeat contemporary jazz. No foul language, no idiotic storylines, no....well....lyrical stupidity. Here you go:

Galaxies....Peet Project
Lifecycle....Nathan East
Take Me....Steve Cole
Shadow and Light...Craig Chaquico
Never say Never....LeBron
3 Day Weekend...Jeff Kashiwa
We made a New World....Rippingtons
Pacific Coast Highway...Nils
Open Road....Rippingtons
Follow the Stars....Rippingtons
Pipos Song....Spyrogyra
SlamPop....Accoustic Alchemy
Never Too Much.....Paul Jackson Jr.

You will come out of it not insulted by all the whining, crying and screaming and yelling that passes as entertainment these days. Your intelligence will be intact. And you will feel good!
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Throw in some Brian Simpson, Euge Groove, Boney James, Cindy Bradley and Oli Silk then sit back and take in the scenery.
 
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Some good stuff in here guys, that I won't find on my FM dial!

But I'll take the bait and say I didn't see La Grange, Cheap Sunglasses or Nationwide!
 
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Three Doors Down - Kryptonite
Nickelback - How You Remind Me
Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush - I'm a King Bee
The Eagles - Outlaw Man
Keith Urban - Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me
Jason Aldean - Johnny Cash
Miranda Lambert - Gunpowder and Lead
Mountain - Mississippi Queen
Allman Brothers - Statesboro Blues
Molly Hatchet - Bounty Hunter
Tupac Shakur - California (Knows How to Party)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California
Weezer - Hash Pipe
ZZ Top - LaGrange
Bush - Machine Head
 
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dan29507 said:
Hey everyone. I’m trying to put together a playlist of upbeat rock that’s fun to listen to while driving. All suggestions are appreciated.

I currently have these below:

Eagles - Life in the fast lane

Wolfmother - Joker and the thief, Woman, White Unicorn

Greta Van Fleet - Safari Song and Highway Tune.

Aerosmith - Walk This Way and Sweet Emotion

Styx- Renegade

Rush - Tom Sawyer

The Allman Brothers - Midnight Rider

Tom Petty - Runnin’ Down The Dream
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Here’s one I’ve been compiling for awhile
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7H5b0mItAj8w0p1BUvQEXc?si=0XIbIL7OQ8OxqHAdKCjt0w

My version of “classics” here.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7j3PNi3Tp7oA5e4veeiOPr?si=75c4lX9KRDO4sqJSv5z0ag
 
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Creedence Clearwater Revival
Fortunate Son
Born on the Bayou
Midnight Special
Have You Ever Seen The Rain

ACDC
Its a Long Way To The Top (If You Want to Rock n' Roll) - The bagpipe makes the song.
Shoot To Thrill
Have A Drink On Me

The Cult
She Sells Sanctuary - I was in a helicopter crash in Honduras listening to this song in 1987. Headphones and cassette on a Walkman. Still one of my favorite driving songs. I've gotten a couple of speeding tickets listening to it. My wife tells me to tone it down and pump the breaks. It takes me back to falling out of the sky whilst hunting soviets along the triangle border area. Effing-A, Bubba. Time of my life.
Fire Woman

Billy Idol
Rebel Yell
Eyes Without A Face
White Wedding
Flesh for Fantasy
 
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Here are several that I'd recommend for a long drive:

Avett Brothers - At The Beach
Tyler Childers - Whitehorse Road
John Hiatt - Memphis In The Meantime
The Steeldrivers - Drinkin' Dark Whiskey
and Drinkin' Alone
Punch Brothers - Squirrel of Possibility
Railroad Earth - Been Down This Road
Marshall Tucker - Long Hard Ride and Last of The Singing Cowboys
Allman Brothers - No One To Run With and Revival
Molly Hatchett - Dreams I'll Never See
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Swamp Music and Double Trouble
The Outlaws - Green Grass and High Tides
ZZ Top - Just Got Paid and Heard It On The X
Blackfoot - Train, Train
Little Feat - Feets Don't Fail Me Now
Warren Zevon - Lawyers, Guns, and Money

That outta take you a few miles to listening to!

Depending on your musical likes, this list covers a few styles
 
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Back to add a few more titles. We are riding between Banner Elk, NC and Kiawah Island, SC today.

Rainy a lot of the road.

The Police
De, do, do, do, De, da, da, da
King of Pain
Synchronicity I
Every Little Things She Does is Magic
Walking on The Moon
Wrapped Around Your Finger
Can't Stand Losing You
Roxanne
Message In A Bottle
and
Every Breath You Take
and
Don't Stand So Close to Me

Men At Work
Down Under

A, Ha
Take on Me

Synthwave


Bee Gees
Stayin' Alive

Bruce Springsteen
Dancing In The Dark

Bruce Hornsby
The Way It Is - 2Pac's Changes is pretty good too. Interesting to listen to both and compare the message.
 
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