This has been so much fun! I've got about 2 weeks left until its mine but below is what I've got on my tentative playlist. There is plenty of music to get me home and then some in case I "Take the Long Way Home" (I think I've got that on vinyl - showing my age!)

Besides the great suggestion on this forum, I searched through my digital music and searched iTunes with relevant words (car, drive, road etc) I found out that there is an iTunes essentials Classic Road Trip list of 25 songs. Check it out!

My list (so far, alphabetically; next I have to figure out order)

Cars: Gary Numan
Crosstown Traffic: Hendrix
Drive: Incubus
Drive South: John Hiatt (since that's the direction I'll be heading home)
Everyday is a Winding Road: Sheryl Crow
Free Ride: Edgar Winter Group
Good Times Roll: The Cars
Highway Star: Deep Purple
Holoholo Ka'a: Willie K (a hawaiian song meaning Joy Ride)
I Can't Drive 55: Sammy Hagar
Life is a Highway: Tom Cochrane
Middle of the Road: Pretenders
Night Rider: **** Dale
Olinda Road: Barry Flanagan (hawaiian slack key about a lovely area on Maui)
On the Road Again: Willie Nelson
On the Road to Find Out: Cat Stevens
Pump it Up: Elvis Costello
Road to Nowhere: Talking Heads
The Road's My Middle Name: Bonnie Raitt
Slow Down: Beatles
Slow Ride: Foghat
Wallisville Road: Lyle Lovett

Note that I did not include the Beatles "Drive My Car": I used that as the first song for my Subaru when my son was 6 months old. I certainly didn't think at the time that my baby would be driving that car! Maybe he will get to drive the Mini someday but not for a while!

 

How about, "Born to Be Wild" (Steppenwolf) & "Ventura Highway" (America) ?

 

Looks like your car is about 4 days away.

Someone already mentioned "Red Barchetta" by RUSH.

How about "Pride and Joy" by Stevie Ray Vaughan. Bonnie Raitt also played a version that I may add to my first ride home.

Great thread.

Ted.

 

Rockin Down the Highway - Doobies
Sweet Home Alabama - Skynyrd
Rockin Into the Night- 38 Special

Man I'm old!

 

I love that song and it certainly is appropriate! I've been trying to keep this first mix with car/road type titles but I think I'm going to have to do another one about how much I love my car!

 

If you hadn't said that I wouldn't know! My 15 year old son loves classic rock! (PS, I'm right in there with you...)

 

How about Born to be wild !

 

This is one of my favorite bands/driving songs. Would be real cool for a first drive Don't go home, just keep driving!

http://youtu.be/G2JkGlQN5Vo

 

highspeed from Coldplay fits perfectly for a first time MINI owner

 

Be sure to spend a little of the ride with no music, just enjoying the sounds of the car.

 

led zepplin ramble on

tracy chapman fast car

tom petty runnin down a dream

radio head national anthem is a cruisin favorite of mine but not for everyone

the cult she sells sanctuary- from some commercials

you'll be lookin so good, so how bout justin timberlake sexy back

 

So true! I noticed that wonderful sound when I took the test drive.

 

Wow. Didn't even know that was a song. Thanks for the tip.
PS: Gotta love 70's double entendre

 

I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide - ZZ Top
Breaking the Law - Judas Priest (Caution: May cause speeding!)

 

adding a few more possiblitlies:

Cruise Control: Bruce Hornsby
Stop Stop: Black Keys
Detour Ahead: Billie Holiday
Day Tripper: Beatles
Up Around the Bend: Creedence
Quick and Running: Charlie Hayden/Pat Metheney
Travels: Pat Metheney
Crossroads: Clapton
Start Me Up: Stones (or is this too obvious? But the start button is new to me!)

That gets me well over 2 hours of music - now I'm starting to think what my route home will be!

 

Song from Three Dog Night that usually plays in my mind's soundtrack when I go bike riding, but still a good cruising song--

One more for your Subi and MINI--

And since MINI owners are not lemmings in shiny metal boxes--

 

What is it about Mini enthusiasts that allows them to come up with great song suggestions?

 

DIERKS BENTLEY "Free and Easy Down the Road I Go"
---Ain't no tellin' where the wind might blow
Free and easy down the road I go
Livin' life like a Sunday stroll
Free and easy down the road I go
Free and easy down the road I go

If you only get to go around one time
I'm gonna sit back and try to enjoy the ride