I love my car. I love being out on the road, no matter for how long. You and I know how important it is to have the right play-list of songs for the ride. Whether you’re singing along to your favourite tune with your friends on the backseat or just enjoying the ride alone, the right music makes every trip easy and fun. So a good soundtrack is a must. Obvious choices like Born To Be Wild, Highway To Hell and Hit The Road, Jack come to mind, but there are tons of other songs to ensure you get to feel like the “queen of the road”.
Foto: Maja Schubert
Here is a random list of my favourite road trip music to inspire you for your next road trip’s soundtrack:
- Drive – Incubus
- Hail To Whatever You Found In The Sunlight That Surrounds You – Rilo Kiley
- Chick Habit – April March
- Hotel California – The Eagles
- Young Folks – Peter Bjorn & John
- Four Winds – Bright Eyes
- Scar Tissue – Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Ride Like The Wind – Christopher Cross
- Banquet – Bloc Party
- Chan Chan – Buena Vista Social Club
- Seven Days In Sunny June – Jamiroquai
- Walking On A Dream – Empire Of The Sun
- Funky Town – Lipps Inc.
- No Cars Go – Arcade Fire
- Mercedes Benz – Janis Joplin
- Runaway – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- The Look Of Love – ABC
- Heart It Races – Architecture In Helsinki
- Delivery – Babyshambles
- Middle Of Nowhere – Hot Hot Heat
- Me Gustas Tu – Manu Chao
- It’s Getting Boring By The Sea – Blood Red Shoes
- Breaking Free – High School Musical
- Love Will Tear Us Apart – Joy Division
- See the World – The Kooks
- Time To Pretend – MGMT
- Run Run Run – Phoenix
- Islands – The XX
- Spanish Caravan – The Doors
- Autobahn – Ohrbooten
- Take A Look Around – Limp Bizkit
- Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
- Faded Paper Figures – The Persuaded
And now all you have to do is hold the wheel and drive…
Nina
This post was written by Nina Hüpen-Bestendonk, who has a funny name even for Germans; she is a wicked go-getter and creative freelance designer, photographer and blogger.
She has an eye for beauty and even finds it in ugly apartment blogs. Her weekly photo chronicle “My week in pictures” has already become a classic among urban Berliners. Find out more at smaracuja.de.
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