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10 Best Road Trip Songs

Summer is a great time (as one classic-rock song suggests) to "get your motor runnin' and head out on the highway." And nothing beats a cool country soundtrack to crank up while you're exploring those wide-open spaces in your chosen mode of transportation. So, hop into the driver's seat (we call shotgun!), start your engines and tune into The Boot's 10 best road trip songs!
10
'Let's Go to Vegas,' Faith Hill
Pedal Pusher: "You're my ace in the hole, I'm your lady luck/Pack a few things and a little money, put 'em in the truck."

Combining a road trip with a trip to the altar might not be everyone's ideal summer vacation, but who'd bet against this sexy 1995 invitation from Faith Hill?
Faith Hill
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09
'Drive South,' Suzy Bogguss
Pedal Pusher: "Windows open on the rest of the world/Holdin' hands all the way to Disneyland."

Songwriter John Hiatt packed this 1992 hit about a Chevy van with plenty of swagger. Suzy left her nylons at home but loaded the song a whole lot of sizzle.
Suzy Bogguss
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08
'Drive (for Daddy Gene),' Alan Jackson
Pedal Pusher: "I'd sit up in the seat and stretch my feet out to the pedals/Smiling like a hero that just received his medal."

Alan's sweet memories of his late father in this 2002 hit cover a lot of ground -- and water. Whether in wooden boat, pickup or Jeep, sometimes it's not about the trip; it's more about the one who's riding beside you.
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07
'The Road Goes On Forever,' Robert Earl Keen
Pedal Pusher: "She'd ride down to the river and meet with all her friends/The road goes on forever and the party never ends."

REK's 1989 epic tale of Sonny the loner and Sherry the waitress doesn't exactly end well for one of them, but the long and winding road makes for quite a story, which is just begging for a sequel.
Robert Earl Keen
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06
'Bye Bye,' Jo Dee Messina
Pedal Pusher: "Got a lead foot down on my accelerator and the rearview mirror torn off/I ain't never lookin' back and that's a fact."

Some road trips are a getaway of a completely different kind. This 1998 smash took Jo Dee out of a bad situation and sent her cruising Highway 4 to start a new life. Must have worked; her next hit was 'I'm Alright.'
Jo Dee Messina
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05
'Days Go By,' Keith Urban
Pedal Pusher: "The interstate's jammed with gunners like me afraid of coming in last."

Even before this 2004 hit, there was nothing like the feeling of "a hand out the window in the wind." In spite of dangerous driving conditions (talking on the phone, speeding), who wouldn't wanna be Keith's personal GPS?'
Keith Urban
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04
'Red Dirt Road,' Brooks & Dunn
Pedal Pusher: "It's where I drank my first beer, it's where I found Jesus/Where I wrecked my first car, I tore it all to pieces."

The road as a metaphor for life has been done in song before, but not quite effectively as in this 2003 B&D hit, wherein sinners and saints drive (and live) side by side.
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03
'Life Is a Highway,' Rascal Flatts
Pedal Pusher: "Life is a highway, I wanna ride it all night long/If you're going my way, I wanna drive it all night long."

It's a long, long way from Memphis to Mozambique, but this propulsive 2006 Flatts hit makes the journey a quick one. In the process, a broken relationship is mended by sharing the road together.
Rascal Flatts
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02
'On the Road Again,' Willie Nelson
Pedal Pusher: "The life I love is makin' music with my friends/And I can't wait to get on the road again."

Who hasn't sung along to Willie's 1980 smash while traveling cross-country? Working musician or not, everyone can relate to making the journey with "the best of friends" -- until a fight breaks out.
Willie Nelson
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01
'Take Me Home (Country Roads),' John Denver
Pedal Pusher: "Drivin' down the road I get a feeling that I should have been home yesterday."

A bittersweet road-trip story if ever there was one. Since 1971, it's a sure bet that anyone journeying through West Virginia has had this lovely, haunting John Denver hit running through their mind while traveling those scenic country roads.
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jbs411

Your both dumbazzes. Faith is number 10, not one.
as for you other guy that feels the need to say "because I have (been everywhere), is that the reason to like the song? haaaaaaaaaa

March 05 2011 at 4:20 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Gary Mayer

I'm a big John Denver fan but my favorite road song is 'I've Been Everywhere,' because I have.

The song came from Australia, composed by Geoff Mack. It's debut worldwide was by Hank Snow. I have the sheet music, slipped into the LP sleeve naturally titled 'I've Been Everywhere.' All of the LP's cuts are traveling songs.

Johnny Cash did a nice cover on one of his 'American Recordings,' but, I prefer the original.

When I want to sing like Hank Snow I snap a clothes pin on my nostrils.

November 16 2010 at 4:45 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
TheSmoocher2

Faith should be at the #1 spot. I mean c'mon how much better could a road trip get than with Faith in your truck being your lady luck???? Thats right....NOTHING is better.

July 21 2010 at 4:05 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply