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Songs about Cars and Driving

In the states, driving wasn't much of a thing until the Interstate highway system was initialized. Before then, you might tool about in your car in town but true cross-country travel happened only on a train. When the Interstate highway system was underway, it was the 1950s, and Americans had finally fallen in love with the car. Thus was born a whole generation who had grown up never knowing a world without cars, and the songs that came along with them.

All those cars had radios after awhile, too, so the music of driving and driving to the music went right together. Driving songs are an almost uniquely American phenomenon. Could be because the country spans a whole continent, and likes to spread out over wide distance. We have this car culture to thank today for our 2-hour commute to work and back, since building a society around the car makes cars necessary for everything. But at least we still have our driving music!

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  409 Beach Boys

  "When I take her to the track she really shines
  (Giddy up giddy up 409)
  She always turns in the fastest times
  (Giddy up giddy up 409)
  My four speed dual quad posi-traction 409
  (409, 409, 409, 409)"

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  7500 OBO Tim McGraw

  Got an '06 stick shift dark blue F-150 in good condition
  Got a 119,000 miles, only 5 on the new transmission
  
  It's got leather seats, a sun roof, it's sittin' on
  33s, it runs smooth, it'll get ya from
  A to B

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  Aggravation Kinks, The
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  AKA Driver They Might Be Giants

  Hey Nyquil driver
  It's Nyquil driving time
  Hey Nyquil driver
  Get outta my lane
  Get outta my way

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  American Pie Don McLean

  "Drove my chevy to the levee
  But the levee was dry"

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  Arrested for Driving While Blind ZZ Top
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  Baby Driver Simon & Garfunkel
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  Behind the Wheel Depeche Mode

  "My little girl, drive anywhere
  Do what you want, I don't care
  Tonight, I'm in the hands of fate"

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  Born To Run Bruce Springsteen

  "Chrome wheeled, fuel injected and steppin’ out over the line
  Baby this town rips the bones from your back
  It’s a death trap, it’s a suicide rap
  We gotta get out while we’re young
  `cause tramps like us, baby we were born to run"

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  Brand New Cadillac Clash, The

  "Baby, baby drove up in a Cadillac
  I said, "Jesus Christ! Where'd you get that Cadillac?"
  She said, "Balls to you, Daddy."
  She ain't never coming back!"

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  Brothers of the Road Allman Brothers
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  Cadillac Tears Kevin Denney
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  Calm After the Storm Common Linnets, The

  "Driving in the fast lane
  Counting mile marker signs
  The empty seat beside me
  Keeps you on my mind"

• 
  Car Song Elastica

  You could call me a car lover
  'Cos I love it in a motor
  And the way it feels
  To ride around on new wheels.

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  Cars Gary Numan
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  Chasing Cars Snow Patrol
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  Chevy Van Sammy Johns

  "I gave a girl a ride in my wagon
  She crawled in and took control
  She was tired as her mind was draggin'
  I said get some sleep and dream of rock and roll"

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  Convoy C. W. McCall
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  Darkness at the Edge of Town Bruce Springsteen
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  Darlington County Bruce Springsteen
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  Dead Man's Curve Jan & Dean
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  Dodge Veg-a-Matic Jonathan Richman
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  Drag City Jan & Dean
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  Drive Incubus
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  Drive Cars, The
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  Drive REM
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  Drive (For Daddy Gene) Alan Jackson

  "Just an old half ton shortbed ford
  My uncle bought new in '64
  Daddy got it right 'cause the engine was smoking
  A couple of burnt valves and he had it going
  He let me drive her when we'd haul off a load
  Down a dirt strip where we'd dump trash off of Thigpen Road
  I'd sit up in the seat and stretch my feet out to the pedals
  Smiling like a hero that just received his medal"

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  Drive By Train
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  Drive My Car Beatles
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  Drive On Johnny Cash
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  Drivers License Olivia Rodrigo

  "I got my driver's license last week
  Just like we always talked about
  'Cause you were so excited for me
  To finally drive up to your house
  But today I drove through the suburbs"

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  Drivin Kinks, The
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  Drivin' My Life Away Eddie Rabbit
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  Driving in My Car Madness

  "I’ve been driving in my car, it’s not quite a jaguar
  I bought it in primrose hill from a bloke from brazil
  It was made in fifty-nine in a factory by the tyne
  It says morris on the door, the g.p.o. owned it before
  I drive in it for my job, the governor calls me a slob
  But I don’t really care, give me some gas and the open air"

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  East Bound & Down Jerry Reed
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  Fast Car Tracy Chapman

  You got a fast car
  I want a ticket to anywhere
  Maybe we make a deal
  Maybe together we can get somewhere

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  Fast Cars and Freedom Rascal Flatts
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  First Love Alan Jackson
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  Freeway Jam Jeff Beck
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  Freeway of Love Aretha Franklin
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  Fun, Fun, Fun Beach Boys
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  Get Outta My Dreams (Get Into My Car) Billy Ocean

  "Get outta my dreams
  Get into my car
  Get outta my dreams
  Get in the back seat baby"

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  Helen Wheels Paul McCartney
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  Highway 20 Ride Zac Brown Band

  "So I'll drive
  And I think about my life
  And wonder why I'll slowly die inside
  Everytime I turn that truck around, right at the Georgia line
  and I count the days and the miles back home to you
  on that Highway 20 ride"

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  Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan
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  Highway Star Deep Purple
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  Hot Rod Heart John Fogerty
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  Hot Rod Lincoln Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen

  "It's got a Lincoln motor and it's really souped up,
  that Model-A body makes it look like a pup.
  It's got eight cylinders and uses 'em all,
  got overdrive that just won't stall."

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  I Can't Drive 55 Sammy Hagar
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  I Drive Your Truck Lee Brice
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  I Got A Car George Strait

  So, we let the wheels turn and the windows down
  We let ourselves go all the way through town
  She never said stop and I never asked her why

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  I'm in Love with My Car Queen
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  I've Been Everywhere Johnny Cash
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  I-95 Fountains of Wayne
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  Life is a Highway Tom Cochrane
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  Little Deuce Coupe Beach Boys

  "Well I'm not braggin' babe so don't put me down
  But I've got the fastest set of wheels in town
  When something comes up to me he don't even try
  Cause if (it) had a set of wiazngs man I know she could fly
  She's my little deuce coupe
  You don't know what I got"

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  Little Honda Yo La Tengo
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  Little Red Corvette Prince

  Little red corvette
  Baby you're much too fast
  Little red corvette
  You need a love that's gonna last

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  Little Red Rodeo Collin Raye

  "Oh, how fast can I go
  Gotta catch that little red Rodeo
  She drove off with my heart I got to let her know
  Need the girl in that little red Rodeo
  Texas plates, candy apple red Rodeo"

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  Living on the Edge of the World Bruce Springsteen
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  Long May You Run Stills-Young Band, The
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  Long White Cadillac Dwight Yoakam

  "I'm all alone
  Sitting in the back
  Of a long white Cadillac"

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  Love Shack B-52s

  "I got me a car, it's as big as a whale and we're headin' on down
  To the Love Shack
  I got me a Chrysler, it seats about 20
  So hurry up and bring your jukebox money"

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  Moonlight Drive Doors, The

  "On our moonlight drive, baby
  Moonlight drive
  Come on, baby, gonna take a little ride
  Down, down by the ocean side"

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  My Ol' Bronco Luke Bryan
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  No Particular Place to Go Chuck Berry

  "Ridin' along in my automobile
  I was 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"

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  On The Road Again Willie Nelson

  "On the road again
  Goin' places that I've never been.
  Seein' things that I may never see again"

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  One Headlight Wallflowers, The

  "But me & Cinderella
  We put it all together
  We can drive it home
  With one headlight"

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  One Piece at a Time Johnny Cash
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  Paradise by the Dashboard Light Meat Loaf

  "Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night
  I can see paradise by the dashboard light
  Paradise by the dashboard light
  You got to do what you can"

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  Pink Cadillac Bruce Springsteen

  "I know it was her pink Cadillac
  Crushed velvet seats
  Riding in the back
  Cruising down the street
  Waving to the girls
  Peeling out of sight"

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  Prisoner of the Highway Ronnie Milsap

  "Diesel powers 18 wheels to rollin'
  As I pull it on to the Interstate.
  I've got thirteen hours to make my destination
  And I don't want to stop to check my weight"

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  Radar Love Golden Earring
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  Rearview Mirror Pearl Jam

  "I took a drive today
  time to emancipate"

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  Red Camaro Rascal Flatts
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  Red Dirt Road Brooks & Dunn
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  Ride with Me Nelly
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  Riding with Private Malone David Ball
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  Road Movie to Berlin They Might Be Giants

  We're in a road movie to Berlin
  Can't drive out the way we drove in
  So sneak out this glass of bourbon
  And we'll go

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  Road to Joy Bright Eyes
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  Roadhouse Blues Doors, The
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  Roundabout Yes
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  Running on Empty Jackson Browne
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  Shattered (Turn the Car Around) O.A.R.
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  She Was Born to Run Brooks & Dunn

  "Through red taillights and a cloud of dust
  We went flyin' through the night, it was all about us
  Sittin' on the seat right next to me, we drove with a tank full of destiny"

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  Shut Up & Drive Rihanna
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  Slow Ride Foghat
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  Somewhere In My Car Keith Urban

  "I'm driving home tonight, catching all red lights
  That's alright cause I don't want to be alone"

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  Speedin' Omarion
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  Take It Easy Eagles

  "...such a fine sight to see
  It's a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed
  Ford slowin' down to take a look at me
  Come on, baby, don't say maybe"

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  Telegraph Road Dire Straits
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  There is a Light that Never Goes Out Smiths, The
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  Tonight is the Night I Fell Asleep at the Wheel Barenaked Ladies

  Driving home to be with you
  The highway's dividing, the city's in view
  As usual, I'm almost on time
  You're the last thing that's on my mind

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  Traffic Jam James Taylor

  Damn this traffic jam
  How I hate to be late
  It hurts my motor to go so slow
  Damn this traffic jam

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  Truckin Grateful Dead, The

  Truckin', up to Buffalo. Been thinkin', you got to mellow slow
  Takes time, you pick a place to go, and just keep truckin' on.

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  Uneasy Rider Charlie Daniels

  I was takin' a trip out to L.A.
  Toolin' along in my Chevrolet
  Tokin' on a number and diggin on the radio

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