That Song

There are classic road trip songs that are just meant for an open road where the wind is in your hair and the miles are flying by.  These songs just scream travelling, especially in a car.  The road trip is a very American thing and many great American and North American groups have given us odes to drive by.  These songs include Roger Miller’s “King of the Road,” “Highway to Hell” by AC/DC, “Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman and “Free Ride” by Edgar Winter Group.

Don’t go overboard with these road trip classics.  They promote high energy, but they can get a little overdone on a long road trip.  On vacation, road trip classics can help you get through the day by lifting your spirits.  Think of classic travelling songs as the salt and pepper in your playlist mix, too much and you’ll ruin the whole thing!

How Long Should It Be?

If you want to know how many songs make a perfect playlist, it depends on a few things.  How long will you be on the road?  Will you have access to a CD player or an iPod car adaptor set?  Are you the only road tripper responsible for the tunes or are you sharing the responsibility of road trip playlist master?

It’s better to have too much music than to find yourself scanning through the local radio stations because the whole car (you included) is so tired of hearing the same 30 songs again and again.  On the other hand, you never want to dilute a road trip playlist too much and risk losing the golden mood a good playlist can bring to the classic road trip.

If you’ll be on vacation for a few weeks, stock up on music, so you don’t get bored of your iPod after just a few days.

Music For The Open Road

A great playlist can make a dull moment on the road a little less unbearable, and when you’re in the car with the same four people for more than a few hours, conversation can dwindle down to comments on the weather.  Your playlist will keep you bopping your heads to the music through the prairies until you reach the Pacific Ocean for that road trip to the west coast.