What's Your Favorite Driving Song?

"Matthew Keyser" (teisco15) 04/10/2014 at 01:53 • Filed to: None

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Along with my obvious love for cars, I am also very passionate about music. I am an aspiring musician and music has been a large part of my life since birth. Combining my love for cars and love for music is an opportunity I often jump at. Both cars and music can provoke intoxicatingly powerful emotions in the right person, so a combination of the two would be like taking a big hit of alcocrackajuanameth. Side effects may include: Arriving at your destination 20 minutes early with a childlike grin on your face. Driving down your favorite road in your favorite car blasting your favorite song. It doesn't get much better than that.

Being the massive One Direction fan that I am, it only makes sense that my favorite driving song is by Led Zeppelin. (I'm not really a One Direction fan, I have far to much self respect to listen to that garbage.) The song in question is titled "Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp" off of Led Zeppelin III. It is an upbeat acoustic piece about singer, Robert Plant's dog named Strider. Whats not to love?

!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! is arguably the greatest version of the song around. It is off a live album called "How The West Was Won." Robert Plant sings like a god, Bonham kicks the bass drum with the precision of a Swiss watch, Jonesy is spot on as always in his chromatic, thumping bass lines. And Jimmy Page is perfectly imperfect. All as you would expect from live Zeppelin.

Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp is best fit while driving through the mountains, halfway through a whole day of driving. This songs happy nature and bubbly lyrics gives anybody hope. Hope that no matter where you are going to, or where you came from, there is something good just waiting around the corner.

So what is your favorite driving song? Any stories to accompany? Let me know in the comments below!

Rainbow > Matthew Keyser 04/10/2014 at 01:58

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This song probably accompanies more driving montages in movies than any other, and for good reason. It is absolutely perfect.

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > Matthew Keyser 04/10/2014 at 02:19

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This song is a rainy late night with no traffic.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Matthew Keyser 04/10/2014 at 02:29

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I have 2, that tie:
1) Don't Stop Me Now - Queen

The story behind this is that my mom likes it, and while travelling up Hwy 97 from Lake Tahoe back home to Seattle, There is simply nothing better to belt out at speeds in excess of 90 miles per hour
2) Lady - Modjo

Recent development, this one. Still, nothing better to belt down country roads with. really like it!

OkCars- 22k Crossroads > Matthew Keyser 04/10/2014 at 02:32

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This was like 3 years ago but i remember in particular one song that i always put more times than the rest. Hotel California, dayum, and all the bass to the max, you felt the chills. I really enjoy driving to that song.
The bad part is that when you repeat some songs for too long they stop feeling special, so you have to vary your choices once in a while.

OkCars- 22k Crossroads > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 04/10/2014 at 02:35

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I listen to that in GTA V, not in real driving though

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > OkCars- 22k Crossroads 04/10/2014 at 02:36

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For me, it started in GTA V, then I put it on my phone, and now... well... I love it!

Montalvo > Matthew Keyser 04/10/2014 at 02:49

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Pretty much anything from Pendulum or Fatboy Slim

I love you but I've chosen hooning! > Matthew Keyser 04/10/2014 at 03:05

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I listen mostly to 70's and 80's music. One of my favorite convertible cruising pieces is L'aventurier by French new wave band Indochine.

Conan > Matthew Keyser 04/10/2014 at 03:21

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Conan > Matthew Keyser 04/10/2014 at 03:21

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I tend to favor soundtracks.

JalopJeep > Matthew Keyser 04/10/2014 at 04:01

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Undisputed champ for me

yamahog > Matthew Keyser 04/10/2014 at 06:15

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It depends on the occasion for me. If I have to visit a Canadian plant in wintertime, death and Viking metal all the way. When I ride the motorcycle on some long windy canyons I sing to myself, when I take the Jeep muddin it's Hank III and friends all day, yadda yadda. And if I'm leaving work after a shitty day.... I'm belting out Let it Go

/guiltypleasure

shop-teacher > Matthew Keyser 04/10/2014 at 06:49

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Anything from Stevie Ray Vaughn. Crank it up, and drop the hammer.

zeontestpilot > Matthew Keyser 04/10/2014 at 06:50

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I doubt anyone has heard of them, but pretty much anything from the album "Saloon" by The Ongoing Concept. Specifically the songs "Saloon" and "Fears & Failures". They are toe-tapping good to listen to. Great topic by-the-way, it's relative to me as well.

David McKay > Matthew Keyser 04/10/2014 at 07:53

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This because duh

Not to hard and not to soft with a good feel

because of the groove and because bitches love santana

because it perfectly captures the feeling that us gearheads get when driving a car

Another one also because duh

And this if i am driving a lincoln

toomuchcommuting > Matthew Keyser 04/10/2014 at 08:01

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Don't be too harsh but Nickleback's "Animals" it was playing the first time I made out with a chick in the back of my car, my badass 1998 Lumina LTZ , I was 16.

anotherdayanotherburner1 > Matthew Keyser 04/10/2014 at 08:19

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My favorite is too tough to pin down, but I love some "Stomp" by Little Feat.

anotherdayanotherburner1 > toomuchcommuting 04/10/2014 at 08:23

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I actually defend Nickelback's first ablum "The State". Its a plainly good album.

Mark - Sixpots None The Richer > Matthew Keyser 04/10/2014 at 09:19

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I love music too much to just have "a favorite".

But this Song is I up on my list right now when it comes to cruising at night:

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > Matthew Keyser 04/10/2014 at 11:15

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I listen to many songs in the car, but there are a few particular ones that help get the adrenaline flowing.

1) Border Patrol - James S. Levine. You might recognise this song from many of Clarkson's films, they're usually played in the intro and credits...

2) On Days Like These - Matt Munro (I mean how could you not like this)

3) Perfect Girls - Dream (this one's good for highway blasts and was used for the movie Wangan Midnight)

4) Yesterday - Dynamic Black (I find this great for night drives)

5) Let Out The Beast - EXO-K (if a Korean car company were to ever build a brilliant performance car in the future, this ought to be the song used in its advertisement)

AASHOUR6 > zeontestpilot 04/13/2014 at 19:58

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born to be wild

John > Matthew Keyser 04/13/2014 at 20:58

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This one works for me

George Costanza > Matthew Keyser 04/13/2014 at 22:50

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John Denver.