[Luigi]

I thought this would have been covered before, but a search for the best driving song came up with nada.

So, what's your favourite driving song?

It can be simply your favourite song to drive to, OR it can be your favourite song about driving/cars/motoring etc.

Kicking it off, Jim White's: A perfect day to chase tornados.

[Scott F.]

The Allman Brothers - Jessica

[martyo]

Any Dead (or Cheese) concerts. 

[cityjim]

I can't drive 55 by Sammy Hagar . Keeps the road rage tempo up .


cityjim

[enjoythemusic]

Excellent topic and, alas, can not just choose one. The below are songs i might listen to before heading out to the race track to race wheel to wheel in SCCA using the Formula 2000 car (see www.EnjoyTheTrack.com)

Yes, sadly, Scorpions "Rock You Like A Hurricane" (yes , it is cliche')
DMX "What's My Name?"
Ted Nugent "Stanglehold"
Smashing Pumpkins "The End is The beginning"
Prodigy "Breathe"
Canned Heat "On The Road Again"
Deep Purple "Highway Star"
The Matrix Soundtrack "Sprbreak"
MI:2 Soundtrack, Foo Fighters "Have A Cigar" <kicks axe!>
"Right Here, Right Now"
Orff "O Fortuna"
Moby "South Side"
Rush "Red Barchetta"  
Gwen Stefani "Wonderful Life" (one of the few remakes i like)
Top Gear TV Show CD "Song2"
The Idea of March "Vehicle"
Suicidal Tendencies "I Don't Give A F**k" <because you gotta throw IT ALL out there to win>
Willy Wonka soundstrack "Pure Imagination" <played after i win a race>
Ministry "Jesus Built My Hotrod"

Sorry for the long list... there is more. Of note, i gave up speeding on public roads, totally unsafe and wheel to wheel racing on a proper road course track provides a rush unlike anything else experienced to date (including sky diving, bungee jumping, etc).

[hmen]

Steppenwolf - Born to be Wild

[arthurs]

Driver's Seat by ?????

[jimdgoulding]

La Grange-  ZZ Top

[richidoo]

Coltrane - My Favorite Things

[enjoythemusic]

Oops one more, VERY important!!!
Joe Satriana "Circles" from 1 minute 04 seconds to 2 minutes 14 seconds on repeat.

[Thebiker]

Meat Loaf:  "All Revved up With No Place to Go" and "Bat Out Of Hell"

Walt

[Dave G]

Commander Cody's version of "Hot Rod Lincoln."

And, for you classical music fans, the second movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony.

[enjoythemusic]

And, for you classical music fans, the second movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony.

Amen

Also Flight of the Valkyries and Night On Bald Mountain  

[slinco]

Since it's my name (and my nickname) I gotta go with "Hot Rod Lincoln".

I'll take Asleep At The Wheel's version. "Swingtime", the CD it appears on, may be the best driving music ever....

[bpape]

3 of my top 4 are already mentioned.

Nugent - Stranglehold
Cody - Hot Rod Lincoln
Steppenwolf - Born to be Wild.

I'll add:

ZZ Top - Arrested for Driving While Blind

[PhilNYC]

Steppenwolf - Born to be Wild

Yep...this song popped into my head as soon as I read the topic. 

[ecramer]

Golden Earring - Radar Love
Doors _ LA Woman

[jaywills]

One of several renditions of "Who Do You Love."

[CSI]

I drove Coast to Coast a few years ago and brought a lot of my favorite jazz albums - throwing in a rock tape or two for variety but I'm not a major rock fan. After sampling everything in my road collection the clear winner was Jimi Hendrix, "The Wind Cries Mary".

[mca]

Driver's Seat by ?????

Sniff 'n' the tears


GREAT song