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Songs came to mind such as:
Leaving on a jet plane - Peter, Paul & Mary
Up, up and away (in my beautiful balloon) - 5th Dimension
Pack up your troubles... - Vera Lynn
Summer holiday - Cliff Richard
Travellin light - Cliff Richard
Barbados - Typically Tropical
The day we went to Bangor - Steeley Span (Lol!)
San Francisco - Scott MacKenzie
The Letter - The Box Tops
Do you know the way to San Jose? - Dionne Warwick
We got a bit stuck after that.
We'd like to compile the ultimate collection of songs about travel for our journey(ideally 'chart'/pop songs about leaving for somewhere better or about following dreams in a far distant land...).
"Music to escape by..." Any suggestions?
Get your motor runnin'
Head out on the highway
Lookin' for adventure
And whatever comes our way
On the other side of the coin there's
"Mexico" - James Taylor
Ooops...... Showing my age again!
My contribution.
"I've Been Everywhere, Man" Johnny Cash
"Jesus just left Chicago" ZZ Top
Plus, just put on the cd "Exile on Main Street" by the Rolling Stones, play all the way to the end. Then repeat.
Let's not forget Margaritaville (ugh. Seems to be the escape favorite of many.)
Running Down a Dream, Tom Petty
Truckin, Grateful Dead
Panama, Van Halen (well, sorta . . .)
Roundabout, Yes (bring the 'genics :-) )
Bad/Nationwide, ZZ Top
Tusche, ZZ
And who can forget . . . .
RADAR LOVE
Golden Earring.
Been drivin' all night m' hands wet on the wheel . . .
Hormone charged and ready to rumble? 4 guys on the way to the NJ shore started the journey with Springsteen's "Born to Run" playing out the speakers of a top-down '65 Checy Impala Super Sport. Bruce, the NJ shore and my '65: Perfect together.
Heading from Miami to a hotel Key West, after spending all day deposing an expert witness - traveling at night, with the Mustang's convertible top down, with a million stars in the sky and the ocean below -well . . . a Pink Floyd mix made the time pass nicely.
Was the drive to Key West a road trip, a head trip or both? I dunno. I wasn't there. I was somewhere in a state of bliss, communing with the gods of good music, warm winds, stars and the promise of 4 more nights to spend in Key West . . before returning to NJ and work and the real world in February.
Depends on what I'm escaping...
I tend to like the Blues when I drive if I'm alone in the car.
Albert King's Crosscut Saw, T-Bone Walker's T-Bone Blues, Otis Rush's Gambler's Blues, SRV's Flood Down In Texas.
Muddy Waters, Jeff Beck, Buddy Guy, Robert Johnson, Howlin' Wolf, Slim Harpo etc.
I know, I ran away to live in Florida for a while.
Beaches, Bars, Boats and Ballads (is that right?).
Overload on Jimmy and you will never want to go back to your gray cubicle again.
