In honor of my upcoming road trip to L.A. (yeah!!), I’ve decided on a car theme for this coming month’s work playlist. So here’s what I have so far for “Stickshifts and Safetybelts”:
“Packin & Drivin'” by Secret Crush Society (in honor of lisah)
“I-95” by Fountains Of Wayne
“Blue Caravan” by Vienna Teng
“Drive” by R.E.M.
“Chasing Cars” by Snow Patrol
“Silver Thunderbird” by Marc Cohn
“One Headlight” by The Wallflowers
“California” by Phantom Planet
“Road Trippin'” by Red Hot Chili Peppers
“Thunder Road” by Bruce Springsteen
“Truck” by Nickel
“The Truck Got Stuck” by Corb Lund (in honor of juliana)
“Tire Swing” by Kimya Dawson
“Stolen Car” by Beth Orton
“Route Nationale 7” by Charles Trenet
“Sur la route” by De Palmas
“Freedom Road” by The Blind Boys of Alabama
“Where the Streets Have No Name” by U2
“King of the Road” by The Proclaimers
“Pink Cadillac” by Bruce Springsteen
“(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66!” by Tierney Sutton
“Big Sur” by The Thrills
“Pagan Angel and a Borrowed Car” by Iron & Wine
“Truckin'” by Grateful Dead
“Maps and Legends” by R.E.M.
“Act 2: Plastic Flowers on the Highway” by The Drive-By Truckers
“Stickshifts And Safetybelts” by Cake
“Harley Davidson” by Brigitte Bardot
“Dirty Back Road” by The B-52's
“Middle of the Road” by The Pretenders
“Little Deuce Coupe” by The Beach Boys
“Survival Car” by Fountains of Wayne
“Car Wash” by Rose Royce
“Skidmarks on My Heart” by The Go-Go's
“Los Angeles” by Sugarcult
“Devil in My Car” by The B-52's
“Little Red Corvette” by Prince
“Cars” by Gary Numan
“Dashboard” by Modest Mouse
“No Cars Go” by Arcade Fire
“Driving (Todd Terry Remix)” by Everything but the Girl
“Rental Car” by Beck
“Utopia Parkway” by Fountains Of Wayne
“Paradise by the Dashboard Light” by Meat Loaf
“Long Line of Cars” by Cake
“Take Me Home, Country Roads” by John Denver
“Take Care the Road You Choose” by Richard Thompson
“Taillights Fade” by Buffalo Tom
“California Stars” by Billy Bragg & Wilco
“Drive” by The Cars
“Asleep at the Wheel” by The Wallflowers
“You Can Sleep While I Drive” by Melissa Etheridge
“Highway Prayer” by Rainravens
If you see any egregious omissions for this theme, please feel free to suggest additions. I do not have a copy of the songs in bold—much gratitude if you post a copy at buffistarawk. As always, I’m happy to send any of the songs I have.
Thanks in advance!