Continuing on with "Road" and "Travel" songs

[Joe Fields]

I'll kick this thread off with a couple from Led Zeppelin

Going to California

Traveling Riverside Blues

[taterguy]

1. Bicycle Race

But maybe they're not really talking about getting somewhere

http://youtube.com/watch?v=kpy4xNAnWzM

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

2. I didn't see the earlier thread, but "Diamonds on My Windshield", Tom Waits.

From the "Looking for the Heart of Saturday Night" album.

Diamonds on my windshield
Tears from heaven
Pulling into town on the interstate
Pulling a steel train in the rain
The wind bites my cheek through the wing
Fast flying, freeway driving
Always makes me sing

There's a Duster tryin to change my tune
Pulling up fast on the right
Rolling restlessly, twenty-four hour moon

Wisconsin hiker with a cue-ball head
Wishing he was home in a Wiscosin bed
Fifteen feet of snow in the east
Colder then a welldigger's ass

Oceanside it ends the ride, San Clemente coming up
Sunday desperadoes slip by, gas station closed,
Cruise with a dry back
Orange drive-in the neon billin'
Theatres fillin' to the brim
Slave girls and a hot spurn bucket full of sin

Metropolitan area with interchange and connections
Fly-by-nights from Riverside
Black and white plates, out of state,
Running a little bit late

Sailors jockey for the fast lane
101 dont miss it
Rolling hills and concrete fields
The broken lines on your mind

Eights go east and the fives go north
The merging nexus back and forth
You see your sign, cross the line,
Signalling with a blink

The radios gone off the air
Gives you time to think
You ease it out and you creep across
Intersection light goes out
You hear the rumble
As you fumble for a cigarette
Blazing through this midnight jungle
Remember someone that you met
One more block; the engine talks
And whispers home at last
It whispers, whispers, whispers
home at last, home at last

[Rambis]

4. "Movin to Florida " Butthole surfers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQjywDIqQNA

[Joe Fields]

3. Why Don't We Do It In The Road? Beatles

[Rambis]

5. GDTRFB Grateful Dead

Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad
Lyrics: Traditional
Music: Traditional

Played by the Grateful Dead from 1970 right through to the 1990s. Jerry Garcia apparently learnt it from Delaney Bramlett during the "Festival Express" train ride across Canada in 1970.

Chorus
Going down the road feeling bad
Going down the road feeling bad
Going down the road feeling bad, hey hey hey, yeah
Don't wanna be treated this a way

Going where the climate suits my clothes
I'm going where the climate suits my clothes
Going where the climate suits my clothes
Don't wanna be treated this a way



Going where the water tastes like wine
Well I'm going where the water tastes like wine
Going where the water tastes like wine
I don't wanna be treated this a way





When the song was being developed in the early 1970s, Jerry Garcia sang a number of additional verses. This from 6 November 1970:
My mother told me, "Son don't go down there"
Momma told "Don't go way down there"
Momma told "Don't go way down there, down there"
Don't wanna be treated this a way

And this from 29 April 1971 (thanks to Brad Dilli for pointing it out):
I'm going where those chilly winds don't blow
I'm going where those chilly winds don't blow
Going where those chilly winds don't blow
Don't want to be treated this way

[NamVetsWeeLass]

6. Any road trip for me has to include:

Roadhouse Blues- The Doors
Radar Love- Golden Earring
Monkey Business- Skid Row (Hey, I was a teenager in the 80's what did you expect?)
Trampled Underfoot- Led Zeppelin
Son of a Preacher Man- Dusty Springfield
Green Onion- Booker T and the MG's
The Game- Motorhead
Head Like a Hole- Nine Inch Nails
In the End- Linkin Park
Cowboy- Kid Rock
MOSH- Eminem

[taterguy]

7. It's a Long Way to Tipperary

http://youtube.com/watch?v=URz1qJ3aC4M

[Joe Fields]

8. Follow The Yellow Brick Road

[HuskerDU]

9. Hard Travellin'

by the man himself- Woody Guthrie

[taterguy]

76. Did you intentionally make post #747 in a travel thread?

Pretty damned clever

[kwassa]

10. Highway 61 Revisited

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8siLZ4zNbY

great Johnny Winter version of the Dylan classic, someone had posted awhile ago.

[idgiehkt]

28. PJ Harvey does a great version of this

really hard-driving, but of course it's not on youtube.

[bikebloke]

11. Jet Lag by Zazie

[kwassa]

12. "Crossroads", the Cream classic

electrified version of Robert Johnson's acoustic blues.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l16jlallBMs

[kwassa]

13. "Everyday is a Winding Road" Sheryl Crowe

[kwassa]

14. "going down the road feeling bad" the Dead

[kwassa]

15. Route 66

the Nat King Cole original

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROAP7CYcGWY

Stones do it rock 'n roll live.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMRiODfATg4

[taterguy]

16. Wreck of the old 97

It's a mighty rough road from Lynchburg to Danville.

[Joe Fields]

17. Leaving On A Jet Plane, Peter, Paul & Mary

[Joe Fields]

18. Ventura Highway, by America

[Joe Fields]

19. The Long and Winding Road

[HuskerDU]

20. 'Going up the Country' by Canned Heat

'Ramblin' Man' by the Allman Bros
'Lost' by the Meat Puppets

[idgiehkt]

39. yes, love this song

Woodstock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1I3jJSWzkNQ

[Joe Fields]

50. Road Angel, by the Doobie Brothers

[kwassa]

21. "On the Road Again" Willie Nelson's theme song

[Aristus]

22. Here's "Freedom Road (Leather On My Shoes)" by Chris De Burgh:

I've got leather on my shoes,
And I've got a dream to live,
There is nothing left to lose,
So I'm going,
I've got a suitcase here in my hand,
And I've got a hungry heart,
And I'm going to join the millions
There before me, on the freedom road.

Noone's coming to my door,
And all my friends are gone,
There's no work here anymore,
It's deserted,
And though I know I hate to leave,
From this land that I love,
There's a new tomorrow waiting,
Yes it's shining on the freedom road,
On the freedom road;

Oh sometimes it's going to be lonely,
Sometimes it will be sad,
But I've got to keep on going,
Until I hold that promised land
In the palm of my hand.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained or won
Without a hard fight,
We would never reach the sun
Without trying,
And when we're a million miles from home,
Out in the starry night,
We will see we're not alone
In the heavens, out on freedom road,
Out on freedom road,

Out on freedom road... out on freedom road.

[trof]

23. Lost Highway - Hank Williams

[Zywiec]

24. The Who - Going Mobile

[taterguy]

25. The Drive-By Truckers Shut Up and Get on the Plane

The only thing I hate more than flying is listening to Lynyrd Skynyrd before take-off and remembering how their last plane ride turned out.

I console myself with the knowledge that no commercial airliner has ever crashed just by running out of gas.

Right?

[Joe Fields]

26. Tarkio Road, by Brewer & Shipley

[Joe Fields]

27. On The Road Again, by Canned Heat

[idgiehkt]

29. Midnight Rider - Allman Brothers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqCc1l_v_uI

hair to die for. :hi:

[idgiehkt]

30. Ramblin Man - Allman Brothers

Kick-ASS live performance!


:woohoo:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WGVW7byRCA

[idgiehkt]

31. okay people, get your lighters out...

Free Bird

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsWz-Q7JYQA

[Strawman]

32. Roadrunner - Modern Lovers

http://youtube.com/watch?v=QHv8Rok9UfA

[taterguy]

35. I used to start every road trip with that song

Seriously

[idgiehkt]

33. Pretty Little Love Song - Marshall Tucker Band

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aueubVJ77k4 (just audio, no vid)

best break-up excuse ever, "I ain't been with a woman long enough for my boots to get old, but I been with you so long now they both need resoled."

:rofl:

[Joe Fields]

34. Sweet hitch-hiker, by CCR

[idgiehkt]

36. Truckin - Grateful Dead

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPNgjA4i6gM

[Joe Fields]

37. Highway Star, by Deep Purple

[idgiehkt]

38. extroardinary machine- fiona apple

I love this performance even though she has a cold...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsMZkCLxfkM&mode=related&search=

[idgiehkt]

40. Santa Monica - Everclear

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzIr1_PMvW8

[hellbound-liberal]

41. Bet you haven't heard this one in awhile: Bad Motor Scooter by Montrose

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk52nGxF-jc

[Joe Fields]

49. You would lose that bet. Saw that video just a few days ago.

Love Sammy Hagar...

[idgiehkt]

42. I am the highway - audioslave

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=725iONdAu9Q

[HuskerDU]

43. 'Heading out to the Highway'

Judas Priest

[idgiehkt]

44. Travelin Soldier - Dixie Chicks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLBgmbXBOb8

[hellbound-liberal]

45. I really like that song! And I didn't even listen to the Dixie Chicks till they spoke out

Since then, I have bought three of their CDs. Thanks for posting this!

[idgiehkt]

59. I love their use of traditional instruments

I'm pissed about what happened to them because they were bringing a bluegrass sound back into country music and they attracted a whole new demographic before the idiot winger fans threw them in the dumpster. I was so glad to see them pushing it back into appalachian bluegrass stylings, it's been so twangy/tacky/midwestern-flashy/Reba McEntire-ish for way too long. Aside from what they did politically it was like watching country music commit hari-kari the way they treated these women when I think about what they could have done for country music had they been left alone. I didn't buy their last CD even though I downloaded some stuff off of it, but they aren't using the banjo and fiddle as much which to me is sad.

[idgiehkt]

46. Born to Run - Bruce Springsten

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQewwkbrp8o

[idgiehkt]

47. Born to Run - Emmylou Harris

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rms5v1IPgU

Well I never did crawl and I never did toe that line
No man is a master to me I ain't that kind
I just put on my traveling shoes
If you wanna win you just can't lose the time
Or stay behind
Well I was born to run
To get ahead of the rest
And all that I wanted was to be the best
Just to feel free and be someone
I was born to be fast I was born to run

Well I take the chances sometimes I've made mistakes
But you don't get nothing unless you take the breaks
Living as dangerous as dynamite
Sure makes you feel nervous but it makes you feel alright
Makes you feel alright
Well I was born to run
To get ahead of the rest
And all that I wanted was to be the best
Just to feel free and be someone
I was born to be fast I was born to run

Nobody's gonna make me do things their way
By the time you figure it out it's yesterday
Well it comes to he who waits I'm told
But I don't need it when I'm old and gray
Yea I want it today
Well I was born to run
To get ahead of the rest
And all that I wanted was to be the best
Just to feel free and be someone
I was born to be fast I was born to run

[hellbound-liberal]

48. Rush-Fly by Night. From the early days

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbt9cEKJAcs

Why try? I know why
The feeling inside me says it’s time I was gone
Clear head, new life ahead
I want to be king now not just one more pawn

Fly by night, away from here
Change my life again
Fly by night goodbye my dear
My ship isn’t coming and I just can’t pretend

Moon rise, thoughtful eyes
Staring back at me from the window beside
No fright or hindsight
Leaving behind that empty feeling inside

Start a new chapter
Find what I’m after
It’s changing every day
The change of a season
Is enough of a reason
To want to get away

Quiet and pensive
My thoughts apprehensive
The hours drift away
Leaving my homeland
Playing a lone hand
My life begins today

[Joe Fields]

51. Low Rider, by War

[idgiehkt]

58. wow, that one is awesome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLaMipm01IY

I'm surprised it wasn't posted in the cars thread. great song. :hi:

[Joe Fields]

52. Going Mobile, by the Who

[hellbound-liberal]

53. Call me the Breeze-Lynyrd Skynyrd

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaTZkIInYNw

[Joe Fields]

56. That is one KICK-ASS song.

[idgiehkt]

57. I forgot about that one

:hi:

Southern rock bands do the best road songs for sure...

[Joe Fields]

54. Southbound, by the Allman Brothers

[hellbound-liberal]

55. The ultimate travel song! Movin' On- Bad Company

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z784ETkZ6k

[idgiehkt]

60. I like this one - Old Plank Road

here is a band I don't know doing it on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSfx0ctJA5U

I went down to Mobile to get on the gravel train
Very next thing they heard of me, had on the ball and chain

I'd rather be in Richmond in all the hail and rain
Then to be in Georgia, boys, wearing that ball and chain

Chorus
Won't get drunk no more
Won't get drunk no more
Won't get drunk no more
Way down the old plank road

Doney, oh dear Doney, what makes you treat me so
Caused me to wear the ball and chain and now my ankles sore

Knoxville is a pretty place, Memphis is a beauty
If you want to see them pretty girls, now hop to Chattanoogie

I'm going to build me a scaffold on the mountain high
So I can see my pretty girl as she goes riding by

My wife died a Friday night, Saturday she was buried
Sunday was my courting day, and Monday I got married

Eighteen pounds of meat a week, whiskey here to sell
How can a young man stay at home, pretty girls look so well

[idgiehkt]

61. I'll Be Gone - Dwight Yoakam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAZr65yCFfw

[madrchsod]

62. home again-prisons on the road

john mayall

[madrchsod]

63. motorway-life on the road-driven

the kinks

[idgiehkt]

64. Running down a dream - Tom Petty

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKo6oU3Jk4c&mode=related&search=

[idgiehkt]

65. Wayfaring Stranger, sung by Emmylou

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBaGDOtq0X4

One of my favorite songs sung by one of my favorite artists.

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[idgiehkt]

66. Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGVobPA6b4Q

[idgiehkt]

67. Homeward Bound - Simon and Garfunkel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6K8wfyzAJQ

[idgiehkt]

68. Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin

just audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9EvDSVdBLo

[Joe Fields]

80. You came up with a bunch of really good ones...

[njdemocrat106]

69. "King of the Road" by Roger Miller

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoSTceFcD5k

[hellbound-liberal]

70. "America" a travel song by Simon and Garfunkel and covered by Yes

America by Simon and Garfunkel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZtV_oRDJsc

America-Yes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ia8_Lav32c

[fudge stripe cookays]

71. "My Kingdom for a Car" - Phil Ochs

I like the Jason and the Scorchers version. :D

[fudge stripe cookays]

72. "Wichita Skyline"- Shawn Colvin...

Seriously makes you think of long miles of open prairie.

[Strawman]

73. The entire "The Charm of the Highway Strip" album by The Magnetic Fields

[Bassic]

74. Take it Easy - The Eagles. nt

[Pale Blue Dot]

75. Last Train Home - Pat Metheny

[Tikki]

77. Roam.....B-52's..........

"Roam if you want to without wings without wheels
Roam if you want to roam around the world......"




Tikki

[Crabby Appleton]

78. Steppenwolf - Born to be Wild

Get your motor running
Head out on the highway
Looking for adventure
In whatever comes our way

Yeah, darling
Gonna make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once and
Explode into space

I like smoke and lightning
Heavy metal thunder
Racing in the wind
And the feeling that I'm under

Yeah, darling
Gonna make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once and
Explode into space

Like a true nature child
We were born
Born to be wild
We have climbed so high
Never want to die
Born to be wild
Born to be wild

[taterguy]

79. Making the Freeway Safe for the Freeway by fIREHOSE

[Joe Fields]

81. The Ballad of the Uneasy Rider, by Charlie Daniels

[Joe Fields]

82. Lowdown in the Street, by ZZ Top

[idgiehkt]

83. Wide Open Spaces - Dixie Chicks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlDPPu53V80

[Joe Fields]

84. 24 Hours From Tulsa, by Gene Pitney

[idgiehkt]

85. Please Come to Boston - David Allen Coe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh8difHYfWs

[hellbound-liberal]

86. Slow Ride!-Foghat!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j04tsxNJikk

[hellbound-liberal]

87. One more-Travellin Band- CCR- Great Video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoLnPajWvIs

[madrchsod]

88. "lonesome and a long way from home"

1972-"earl scruggs and the earl scruggs revue"-"i saw the light with some help from my friends"