The Springsteen songs I would most want to sing along with in a car would be Rosalita, [link]
or Thunder Road [link]
or Spirits in the Night [link]
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
The Springsteen songs I would most want to sing along with in a car would be Rosalita, [link]
or Thunder Road [link]
or Spirits in the Night [link]
Road to Nowhere, [link]
On the Road Again. I know it's on the nose, but it's also classic.
Similarly, Roger Miller's "King of the Road." [link]
I'd also say Red Sovine is a must, though there are a lot of his songs that are appropriate.
Not road themed, but the Crystals are fun to sing along with and "Da Do Run Run" will get your foot tapping on the accelerator: [link]
Road to Nowhere, [link]
Similarly, Roger Miller's "King of the Road." [link]
I think both of these were on the Route 66 mixtape CD I made for our Christmas trip (since left in another rental car somewhere), which I believe is behind my cousin's request. That was our favorite of the bunch. "Road to Nowhere" is really the ultimate driving song.
But keep the suggestions coming. You are all giving me lots of good ideas.
Bruce - "Born to Run"
The Kinks - "Drivin'"
The Beatles - "Back in the USSR"
Simon and Garfunkle - "America"
Van Morrison's "Into The Mystic" is a quintessential mellow driving tune.
"Roll Me Away" - Bob Seger
"Hollywood Nights" - Bob Seger
"Hurtin' Albertan" - Corb Lund (this will be very useful in the prairies)
"I Can Get Us Out Of Here Tonight" - Lucero
How do I not have "Born To Be Wild" somewhere? Or "Highway to Hell"? Or "Sweet Home Alabama"? I thought I had more 70s music than this. Really, I'm ashamed of my own self.
How do I not have "Born To Be Wild" somewhere? Or "Highway to Hell"?
If Aussie music is in the mix, I suggest "Chained To The Wheel" by the Black Sorrows, and maybe "Driving Wheels" by Jimmy Barnes. (There's a lot of early Jimmy that would work for a road trip.)
Sniff 'n' the Tears, "Drivers Seat"
For Springsteen, I'll second "Born to Run." "Pink Cadillac" would also be a good choice, either his version or Natalie Cole's.
I took a short-ish road trip over the weekend, and Spotify gave me a lot of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. Mostly instrumentals, so hard to sing along to. But "A Banda" in particular has a great road-trip rhythm.