Has to be another thread on this subject, but was unable to find it. So, if you had to choose 5 songs for inclusion in your Drop Top Motoring All Time Favorite CD, what would they be?

Great music of any type that fits the open driving experience, doesn't have to be songs that mention driving, or have driving as themes. So far, I've come up with.

Red Barchetta - Rush
Like A Stone - AudioSlave
Paralyzer - Finger Eleven
Summer Girl - LFO
Wishlist - Pearl Jam

 

Louie, Louie - The Kingsman

While it's a classic and in most top lists anyway, there's just something about having the lid down and cranking it up.

(Yes, my MINI is a tin top, but My last car was a Sebring 'vert)

 

Dating (as in age) myself but ... what the hell.

409
Little Deuce Coupe
Surfer Girl
Surfin USA
etc.

 

Danger Zone From Top Gun...

 

Midnight Flyer - The Eagles
James Dean - The Eagles
Rockin Down the Highway - The Doobie Brothers
Going Mobile - The Who
Saturday Night's Alright for Fighing - Elton John

Also gotta add..

Soul Sloshing - Venus Hum
Day of the Eagle - Robin Trower
Runnin Down a Dream - Tom Petty

 

One that always comes to mind for me is:

Twilight Zone by Golden Earring

The other four seem to depend on my mood that day.

Some others that come to mind:
Dreams by Van Halen
Let's Get Rocked and White Lightning by Def Leppard(actually a lot of stuff by Def Leppard)

 

"Bridge of Sighs" (the album, not just the song) is all around great for motoring, period.

 

My fav is Bittersweet Symphony by the Verve
will have to get back to you on the other 4

 

My top 5 top down motoring songs:
"Bowtie" -- Outkast
"Love Gun" -- Rick James
"Love Shack" -- B-52's
"Parentheses" -- The Blow
"Get You In" -- Better Than Ezra

I like looking at other peoples' lists, there are always great suggestions to add to my driving playlist.

 

For me:

Fleetwood Mac... reminds me of Formula 1 racing!

 

Anything by NRBQ especially

Designated Driver
Me and the Boys
Ridin' in My Car

all you'll ever need....

 

Allman Brothers greatest hits for this old guy

 

Although I have a hard top. I never have the windows up so my music is always blaring for all to hear. And I try to listen to the stuff that I love most, the stuff that isn't widly known, Wolf Parade, Death Cab for Cutie, (Alot of older) Modest Mouse, The Postal Service, and Some Techno.

 

Alright, so it seems my list will differ quite a bit from everyone else's, but here are a few of my favorites:

DJ Shadow - Organ Donor (Extended Overhaul Mix)
Blue Man Group - Rods and Cones
Cream vs. The Hoxtons - Sunshine of your Love
Moby - Flower

And to get a rise out of people: Austin Powers theme

And when I'm feeling like some classic rock:

Golden Earring - Radar Love
The Knack - My Sharona
Cream - Sunshine of your Love
Cream - White Room
Pink Floyd - Money
Queen - Another One Bites the Dust
CCR - Down on the Corner
CCR - Bad Moon Rising

The list could go on for a while.

 

Can a non-ragtop guy join in?

I haven't motored top down since 1976 when I had a 1966 MGB. Back then my favorite top-down tunes were:

David Bowie: Young Americans
Dobie Gray: Drift Away
Three Dog Night: Never Been to Spain
War: Low Rider
Smokey Robinson: Tears of a Clown

 

"Boot Hill" by Johnny Winter

-B

 

Maylene and the Sons of Disaster- Caution Dangerous Curves Ahead
Every Time I Die- The New Black
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster- Tough as John Jacobs
Journey- Separate ways
He Is Legend- Attack of the Dungeon Witch

 

oh yeah and

Muse- "Knights of Cydonia"

great driving song

 

i am 63 and drive a tin top with the windows down. i blast born to be wild- steppenwolf, cocaine blues- johnny cash, and i fought the law and the law won-bobby fuller four. enjoy.

 

Any album by the Feelies. You'll have to go to ebay to get one though.
Ditto

 

Any album by the Feelies. You'll have to go to ebay to get one though.
Ditto for the Pixies or Frank Black.

 

Steve McQueen - Sheryl Crow
Smooth

 

Steve McQueen - Sheryl Crow
Smooth - Santana
Money for Nothing - Dire Straits
Get The Party Started - P!NK
Tubthumping - Chumbawamba

ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

 

Another Tin-Topper here. Here's my little list:

"Brown Sugar"- Stones
"Lawyers,Guns and Money"- Warren Zevon (RIP)
"Rock and Roll Hoochie Coo"- Johnny Winter (The live version with Edgar)
"Surfmania"-The Aqua Velvets
"Highway To Hell"- AC/DC

Rock On!
Jim

 

Motorhead: Ace of Spades (This was the backing track in the Top Gear episode when the Lotus Exige was up against the Apache Helicopter.)

Crystal Method's album "Tweekend" is very good as well.