Top 5

Chewbaccus · 10-08-2002, 08:49 PM

For anyone who's watched "High Fidelity", you know the theme that runs through it of "Top 5 x", X being a varying topic. Songs, Breakups, etc. etc. So, I thought of starting a thread like that.

Top 5 Songs To Drive By?

elSicomoro · 10-08-2002, 09:14 PM

You mean, while driving in the car? Or while doing drive-by shootings?

verbatim · 10-08-2002, 09:30 PM

In no particular order:

Eagles - Hotel California
Reel Big Fish - Suckers
Pink Floyd - Time
Bob Marley - No Woman No Cry
Dispatch - The General

Nic Name · 10-08-2002, 09:41 PM

The ultimate all-time best ever head out on the highway lookin' for adventure song is Born To Be Wild by Steppenwolf.

Get your motor running
Head out on the highway
Looking for adventure
In whatever comes our way

Yeah, darling
Gonna make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once and
Explode into space

I like smoke and lightning
Heavy metal thunder
Racing in the wind
And the feeling that I'm under

Yeah, darling
Gonna make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once and
Explode into space

Like a true nature child
We were born
Born to be wild
We have climbed so high
Never want to die
Born to be wild
Born to be wild

followed by No Particular Place To Go by Chuck Berry

No Particular Place To Go

Riding along in my automobile
My baby beside me at the wheel
I stole a kiss at the turn of a mile
my curiosity running wild
crusin' and playin' the radio
with no particular place to go

Riding along in my automobile
I's anxious to tell her the way I feel
So I told her softly and sincere
and she leaned and whispered in my ear
cuddlin' more and drivin' slow
with no particular place to go

No particular place to go
So we parked way out on ko-ko-mo
The night was young and the moon was gold
So we both decided to take a stroll
Can you image the way I felt
I couldn't unfasten her safety belt

Riding along in my calaboose
Still trying to get her belt a-loose
all the way home I held a grudge
for the safety belt that wouldn't budge
Crusin' and playing the radio
with no particular place to go

and number three ...

G.T.O.
Ronny and The Daytonas

(Written by John Wilkin)

Little GTO, you're really lookin' fine
Three deuces and a four-speed and a 389
Listen to her tachin' up now, listen to her why-ee-eye-ine
C'mon and turn it on, wind it up, blow it out GTO

Wa-wa, (mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO") wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
(mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO")
Wa-wa, (mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO") wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
(mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO")
Wa-wa (mixed with "Ahhh, little GTO") wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa

You oughta see her on a road course or a quarter mile
This little modified Pon-Pon has got plenty of style
She beats the gassers and the rail jobs, really drives 'em why-ee-eye-ild
C'mon and turn it on, wind it up, blow it out GTO

Wa-wa, (mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO") wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
(mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO")
Wa-wa, (mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO") wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
(mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO")
Wa-wa (mixed with "Ahhh, little GTO") wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa

MIXTURE
Gonna save all my money (turnin' it on, blowin' it out) and buy a GTO (turnin' it on,
blowin' it out)
Get a helmet and a roll bar (turnin' it on, blowin' it out) and I'll be ready to go
(turnin'
it on, blowin' it out)
Take it out to Pomona (turnin' it on, blowin' it out) and let 'em know (turnin' it on,
blowin' it out), yeah, yeah
That I'm the coolest thing around
Little buddy, gonna shut you down
When I turn it on, wind it up, blow it out GTO

Wa-wa, (mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO") wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
(mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO")
Wa-wa, (mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO") wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
(mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO")
Wa-wa (mixed with "Ahhh, little GTO") wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa

FADE

for longer trips ... American Pie ... Don McLean

Y'all know the words, so just this chorus ...

Bye, bye Miss American Pie drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry an them good ol' boys were drinkin whiskey and rye singin this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die.

and jumpin' in the car and gettin' the hell out of Philly ...

Pink - Goin' to California

I'm goin' to California
To live in the summer sun
The streets are made of silver
I'm like a rabbit on the run
Philidelphia freedom
Well its not like you have heard, no, no, no
This city of brotherly love
Is full of pain and hurt

I'm goin' to California
To find my pot of gold
Corruption on every corner
Hustlers sellin' sweets
Baby is home cryin'
While her mom is on the streets
Everybody's dyin'
Have you heard the news today?
A woman in north Phili is mournin'
A bullet took another son away

I'm goin to California
I'm goin far, far, far away

Goin' to California, yes
To resurect my soul
The sun is always shinin', shinin'
Or at least that's what I'm told
I'm goin' to California
There's a better life for me, yes
Goin' to California
I'll write and tell you what I see
I'm goin' to California
Somebody say a prayer for me

*ducks*

perth · 10-09-2002, 08:06 AM

dammit nic, did you just post a song by pink?

top five driving songs...
this really depends on my mood, ill probably edit this list later.

in no particular order:

1. aerosmith - walk this way
2. cracker - low
3. eric clapton/bb king - riding with the king
4. tom petty - kings highway
5. the verve - bittersweet symphony

~james

Griff · 10-09-2002, 09:18 AM

I usually break it down by album if its a long trip.
1) David Bowie: Ziggy Stardust
2) Bob Marley: Legend
3) Stevie Ray Vaughan: Live Alive
4) Steve Earl : Guitar Town
5) Dwight Yoakam: Guitars, Cadillacs, etc...

If I'm feeling homicidal I roll in some Warren Zevon or some Doors.

Sperlock · 10-09-2002, 10:12 PM

I only have one to add, but add it I must:

The Theme from Peter Gunn by Henry Mancini (the music in the game Spy Hunter)

10-09-2002, 11:29 PM

1. Moby - New Dawn Fades
2. Metallica - Disposeable Heroes
3. Twista - Adrenaline Rush
4. Method Man - Even If
5. Puff Daddy and the Family - Victory (Nine Inch Nails remix)

Chewbaccus · 10-10-2002, 04:17 PM

In no particular order:

1) Moby - Flower
2) Cream - I Feel Free
3) Beastie Boys - No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn
4) Kottonmouth Kings - Bump
5) Adema - Freaking Out

I've found rock and subsequent subgenres to be most effective on those long stretches of highway, and raps to be valuable when you're stuck in traffic.

Anyone want to change the topic?

vsp · 10-10-2002, 04:24 PM

A lot of Zappa, a lot of Stephen Lynch, a lot of XTC when I'm feeling mellower, a lot of Bill Hicks when I'm not.

warch · 10-10-2002, 04:40 PM

On a straight road trip, I've found its a really good idea to have, in your arsenal, a raucous Louis Prima recording to make it over the 3:00 AM hurdle, at least till you sense sun-up. Its a absurd turbo booster.

elSicomoro · 10-10-2002, 08:15 PM

Not in order

Led Zeppelin: "Rock and Roll"
Danzig: "Brand New God"
Underworld: "Cups"
Reverend Horton Heat: "Big Sky/Baddest of the Bad"
Portishead: "Humming"

MaggieL · 10-10-2002, 08:50 PM

Gotta agree with Nic about the Steppenwolf. The problem with it is it doesn't last long enough.

There's a number of Aftro Celt Sound System tracks that will see you though a long drive. Stay away from the the hypnotic ones unless you're not sleepy at all. "Hypnotica" can be good in cruise if you've stioked up with enough coffee. "Amber" is beautiful, but way too soporific. "Riding the Waves" is excellent, as are "Whirl-Y-Reel" and "Big Cat".

David Wilcox' s "Eye of the Hurricane" travels well. And Don Fagen's "Trans-Island Highway" is thematically correct. Almost anything by the Doobie Brothers works, but "Rockin Down the Highway" and "Takin it to the Streets" are obviously right on the money.

juju · 10-10-2002, 11:21 PM

"Red Barchetta" by Rush is a good driving song.

matt · 10-14-2002, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dave
1. Moby - New Dawn Fades

Aww, c'mon! At least go with the Joy Division one!

The best driving album EVAR is KMFDM's "Nihil". Nothing makes me run over SUV-driving soccer moms than this CD.

10-08-2002, 08:49 PM	#1
Chewbaccus Freethinker/booter Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 523	Top 5 For anyone who's watched "High Fidelity", you know the theme that runs through it of "Top 5 x", X being a varying topic. Songs, Breakups, etc. etc. So, I thought of starting a thread like that. Top 5 Songs To Drive By? __________________ Like the wise man said: Of course, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong.

10-08-2002, 09:30 PM	#3
verbatim Vice-President of Resentment Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Pennsultucky Posts: 199	In no particular order: Eagles - Hotel California Reel Big Fish - Suckers Pink Floyd - Time Bob Marley - No Woman No Cry Dispatch - The General __________________ <-- I'm with stupid

10-08-2002, 09:41 PM	#4
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	The ultimate all-time best ever head out on the highway lookin' for adventure song is Born To Be Wild by Steppenwolf. Get your motor running Head out on the highway Looking for adventure In whatever comes our way Yeah, darling Gonna make it happen Take the world in a love embrace Fire all of your guns at once and Explode into space I like smoke and lightning Heavy metal thunder Racing in the wind And the feeling that I'm under Yeah, darling Gonna make it happen Take the world in a love embrace Fire all of your guns at once and Explode into space Like a true nature child We were born Born to be wild We have climbed so high Never want to die Born to be wild Born to be wild followed by No Particular Place To Go by Chuck Berry No Particular Place To Go Riding along in my automobile My baby beside me at the wheel I stole a kiss at the turn of a mile my curiosity running wild crusin' and playin' the radio with no particular place to go Riding along in my automobile I's anxious to tell her the way I feel So I told her softly and sincere and she leaned and whispered in my ear cuddlin' more and drivin' slow with no particular place to go No particular place to go So we parked way out on ko-ko-mo The night was young and the moon was gold So we both decided to take a stroll Can you image the way I felt I couldn't unfasten her safety belt Riding along in my calaboose Still trying to get her belt a-loose all the way home I held a grudge for the safety belt that wouldn't budge Crusin' and playing the radio with no particular place to go and number three ... G.T.O. Ronny and The Daytonas (Written by John Wilkin) Little GTO, you're really lookin' fine Three deuces and a four-speed and a 389 Listen to her tachin' up now, listen to her why-ee-eye-ine C'mon and turn it on, wind it up, blow it out GTO Wa-wa, (mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO") wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO") Wa-wa, (mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO") wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO") Wa-wa (mixed with "Ahhh, little GTO") wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa You oughta see her on a road course or a quarter mile This little modified Pon-Pon has got plenty of style She beats the gassers and the rail jobs, really drives 'em why-ee-eye-ild C'mon and turn it on, wind it up, blow it out GTO Wa-wa, (mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO") wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO") Wa-wa, (mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO") wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO") Wa-wa (mixed with "Ahhh, little GTO") wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa MIXTURE Gonna save all my money (turnin' it on, blowin' it out) and buy a GTO (turnin' it on, blowin' it out) Get a helmet and a roll bar (turnin' it on, blowin' it out) and I'll be ready to go (turnin' it on, blowin' it out) Take it out to Pomona (turnin' it on, blowin' it out) and let 'em know (turnin' it on, blowin' it out), yeah, yeah That I'm the coolest thing around Little buddy, gonna shut you down When I turn it on, wind it up, blow it out GTO Wa-wa, (mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO") wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO") Wa-wa, (mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO") wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO") Wa-wa (mixed with "Ahhh, little GTO") wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa FADE for longer trips ... American Pie ... Don McLean Y'all know the words, so just this chorus ... Bye, bye Miss American Pie drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry an them good ol' boys were drinkin whiskey and rye singin this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die. and jumpin' in the car and gettin' the hell out of Philly ... Pink - Goin' to California I'm goin' to California To live in the summer sun The streets are made of silver I'm like a rabbit on the run Philidelphia freedom Well its not like you have heard, no, no, no This city of brotherly love Is full of pain and hurt I'm goin' to California To find my pot of gold Corruption on every corner Hustlers sellin' sweets Baby is home cryin' While her mom is on the streets Everybody's dyin' Have you heard the news today? A woman in north Phili is mournin' A bullet took another son away I'm goin to California I'm goin far, far, far away Goin' to California, yes To resurect my soul The sun is always shinin', shinin' Or at least that's what I'm told I'm goin' to California There's a better life for me, yes Goin' to California I'll write and tell you what I see I'm goin' to California Somebody say a prayer for me ducks Last edited by Nic Name; 10-08-2002 at 10:02 PM.

10-09-2002, 09:18 AM	#6
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I usually break it down by album if its a long trip. 1) David Bowie: Ziggy Stardust 2) Bob Marley: Legend 3) Stevie Ray Vaughan: Live Alive 4) Steve Earl : Guitar Town 5) Dwight Yoakam: Guitars, Cadillacs, etc... If I'm feeling homicidal I roll in some Warren Zevon or some Doors. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-09-2002, 10:12 PM	#7
Sperlock Elite Elitist Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 322	I only have one to add, but add it I must: The Theme from Peter Gunn by Henry Mancini (the music in the game Spy Hunter) __________________ Every oak tree started out as a couple of nuts who stood their ground. - Anonymous http://informationthreshold.blogspot.com, http://spiritualthreshold.blogspot.com

10-08-2002, 09:14 PM	#2
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	You mean, while driving in the car? Or while doing drive-by shootings?

10-09-2002, 08:06 AM	#5
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	dammit nic, did you just post a song by pink? top five driving songs... this really depends on my mood, ill probably edit this list later. in no particular order: 1. aerosmith - walk this way 2. cracker - low 3. eric clapton/bb king - riding with the king 4. tom petty - kings highway 5. the verve - bittersweet symphony ~james

10-09-2002, 11:29 PM	#8
dave Guest Posts: n/a	1. Moby - New Dawn Fades 2. Metallica - Disposeable Heroes 3. Twista - Adrenaline Rush 4. Method Man - Even If 5. Puff Daddy and the Family - Victory (Nine Inch Nails remix)

10-10-2002, 04:17 PM	#9
Chewbaccus Freethinker/booter Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 523	In no particular order: 1) Moby - Flower 2) Cream - I Feel Free 3) Beastie Boys - No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn 4) Kottonmouth Kings - Bump 5) Adema - Freaking Out I've found rock and subsequent subgenres to be most effective on those long stretches of highway, and raps to be valuable when you're stuck in traffic. Anyone want to change the topic? __________________ Like the wise man said: Of course, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong.

10-10-2002, 04:24 PM	#10
vsp Syndrome of a Down Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Chester Posts: 1,367	A lot of Zappa, a lot of Stephen Lynch, a lot of XTC when I'm feeling mellower, a lot of Bill Hicks when I'm not.

10-10-2002, 04:40 PM	#11
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	On a straight road trip, I've found its a really good idea to have, in your arsenal, a raucous Louis Prima recording to make it over the 3:00 AM hurdle, at least till you sense sun-up. Its a absurd turbo booster.

10-10-2002, 08:15 PM	#12
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Not in order Led Zeppelin: "Rock and Roll" Danzig: "Brand New God" Underworld: "Cups" Reverend Horton Heat: "Big Sky/Baddest of the Bad" Portishead: "Humming"

10-10-2002, 08:50 PM	#13
MaggieL in the Hour of Scampering Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Jeffersonville PA (15 mi NW of Philadelphia) Posts: 4,060	Gotta agree with Nic about the Steppenwolf. The problem with it is it doesn't last long enough. There's a number of Aftro Celt Sound System tracks that will see you though a long drive. Stay away from the the hypnotic ones unless you're not sleepy at all. "Hypnotica" can be good in cruise if you've stioked up with enough coffee. "Amber" is beautiful, but way too soporific. "Riding the Waves" is excellent, as are "Whirl-Y-Reel" and "Big Cat". David Wilcox' s "Eye of the Hurricane" travels well. And Don Fagen's "Trans-Island Highway" is thematically correct. Almost anything by the Doobie Brothers works, but "Rockin Down the Highway" and "Takin it to the Streets" are obviously right on the money. __________________ "Neither can his Mind be thought to be in Tune,whose words do jarre; nor his reason In frame, whose sentence is preposterous..."

10-10-2002, 11:21 PM	#14
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	"Red Barchetta" by Rush is a good driving song.

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