R52 Your Top 5 Best Songs for Top Down Motoring...
How did it take me so long to post in this thread?
Depends on time of day / venue for me...
Standards include:
Highway to Hell (live) - AC/DC
Stairway to Heaven (live) - Led Zeppelin
Don't Fear the Reaper - BOC
Bad to the Bone - G. Thorogood
Tell it like it T-I-Is - B52s
But there's about 200 more that probably would make my top 5...
But at Midnight on the Dragon, I drove top down on the way up with:
Supercharger screaming
Exhaust growling
Wind blowing
Tires squealling
Heart Pounding
And on the way back down, I cranked up The Crystal Method's Legion of Boom - which felt like it was recorded specifically as a Midnight on the Dragon soundtrack... I could have done that all night long.
Depends on time of day / venue for me...
Standards include:
Highway to Hell (live) - AC/DC
Stairway to Heaven (live) - Led Zeppelin
Don't Fear the Reaper - BOC
Bad to the Bone - G. Thorogood
Tell it like it T-I-Is - B52s
But there's about 200 more that probably would make my top 5...
But at Midnight on the Dragon, I drove top down on the way up with:
Supercharger screaming
Exhaust growling
Wind blowing
Tires squealling
Heart Pounding
And on the way back down, I cranked up The Crystal Method's Legion of Boom - which felt like it was recorded specifically as a Midnight on the Dragon soundtrack... I could have done that all night long.
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Paralyzer- Finger Eleven
The Way I Are - Timberland
Dangerous - Wyclef Jean
Malibu Beach - Dj Tiesto
Say It Right - Nelly Furtado
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Good Beats
1. "Let Me Entertain You" - Robbie Williams (he's huge in England)
2. "American Life" (the remix) - Madonna (brief shout out to MINI in this song)
3. "Move Along" - All American Rejects
4. "The Sweet Escape" - really almost anything by Gwen Stefani
5. "Hella Good" - No Doubt
Try them out and let me know what you think!...Teena
2. "American Life" (the remix) - Madonna (brief shout out to MINI in this song)
3. "Move Along" - All American Rejects
4. "The Sweet Escape" - really almost anything by Gwen Stefani
5. "Hella Good" - No Doubt
Try them out and let me know what you think!...Teena
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What, no "Sister Christian"!?
"Havana Affair" - The Ramones
"Dirt Track Date" - Southern Culture on the Skids
"Private Idaho" - B52s
"Autobahn" - Kraftwerk
"All That Money Wants" - The Psychedelic Furs
"Havana Affair" - The Ramones
"Dirt Track Date" - Southern Culture on the Skids
"Private Idaho" - B52s
"Autobahn" - Kraftwerk
"All That Money Wants" - The Psychedelic Furs
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Tried this one tonight and it works
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5azxI6tlHC4
I just got the Mini so I'm still building my top 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5azxI6tlHC4
I just got the Mini so I'm still building my top 5
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Top 5 in no particular order -
Hot Rod Lincoln - the Bill Kirchen live version (check it out if you have not heard it)
Sweet Jane - by Mott the Hoople or Lou Reed/Velvet Underground or Cowboy Junkies or . . . pretty much any version
Brontosaurus - The Move (turn the bass up)
Wipe Out - Surfaris (Gotta have 1 surfer song in the top 5 for convertibles!)
Friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks (the only song by Garth I like!)
Hot Rod Lincoln - the Bill Kirchen live version (check it out if you have not heard it)
Sweet Jane - by Mott the Hoople or Lou Reed/Velvet Underground or Cowboy Junkies or . . . pretty much any version
Brontosaurus - The Move (turn the bass up)
Wipe Out - Surfaris (Gotta have 1 surfer song in the top 5 for convertibles!)
Friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks (the only song by Garth I like!)
Not Bad, but......
BORN TO BE WILD - Steppenwolf
STONE FREE - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
STREET FIGHTING MAN - The Rolling Stones
ONE WAY OUT - Allman Brothers Band
TRUCKIN' - The Grateful Dead
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i play a LOT of tom petty when the top's down. well, ok, i play a lot of tom petty period.
a couple of pettys that are particularly suited to open road cruising: the "highway companion" album, especially the first cut, "saving grace." also classic: "runnin' down a dream."
Runnin' Down A Dream
by Tom Petty
It was a beautiful day, the sun beat down
I had the radio on, I was drivin'
Trees flew by, me and Del were singin' little Runaway
I was flyin'
[Chorus:]
Yeah runnin' down a dream
That never would come to me
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
Runnin' down a dream
I felt so good like anything was possible
I hit cruise control and rubbed my eyes
The last three days the rain was un-stoppable
It was always cold, no sunshine
[Chorus]
I rolled on as the sky grew dark
I put the pedal down to make some time
There's something good waitin' down this road
I'm pickin' up whatever's mine
[Chorus Out]
also: pulling out of the garage for the drive to adult swim at the local pool on sunday mornings, "ain't wastin' time" by the allman brothers is another good choice. alas, it'll be a while before that scene repeats. it's november in illinois. top's been up for two solid weeks; more of that to come, alas.
a couple of pettys that are particularly suited to open road cruising: the "highway companion" album, especially the first cut, "saving grace." also classic: "runnin' down a dream."
Runnin' Down A Dream
by Tom Petty
It was a beautiful day, the sun beat down
I had the radio on, I was drivin'
Trees flew by, me and Del were singin' little Runaway
I was flyin'
[Chorus:]
Yeah runnin' down a dream
That never would come to me
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
Runnin' down a dream
I felt so good like anything was possible
I hit cruise control and rubbed my eyes
The last three days the rain was un-stoppable
It was always cold, no sunshine
[Chorus]
I rolled on as the sky grew dark
I put the pedal down to make some time
There's something good waitin' down this road
I'm pickin' up whatever's mine
[Chorus Out]
also: pulling out of the garage for the drive to adult swim at the local pool on sunday mornings, "ain't wastin' time" by the allman brothers is another good choice. alas, it'll be a while before that scene repeats. it's november in illinois. top's been up for two solid weeks; more of that to come, alas.
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One of my fav's , but sometimes get's me into trouble, not that I have a vert but......
THE RACE - YELLO... there is an approx 7 min version on the cd so it is kind of 5 songs long
THE RACE - YELLO... there is an approx 7 min version on the cd so it is kind of 5 songs long
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Strong list!
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