10 Perfect Road Trip Songs To Add To Your Playlist

The suitcases are packed, the weather is nice, you are ready for the trip, only one more thing is missing – good music. Check out the list below which consists of 10 songs perfect to keep the vibe high on your journey!

“I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” by The Proclaimers

Anyone who has watched How I Met Your Mother knows very well that this song was played on all the long journeys in Marshal’s car. However, this song has a great rhythm, it moves you and at the same time, as much as you may be sorry that you leave your family for a while, it motivates you again to go and travel further.

“Here I Go Again” by Whitesnake

Play this song, look out the window and let your thoughts come to you. One of those songs that arouses various emotions, various thoughts, and feelings are ideal for a road trip, when you pass streets, cities, and people, you ask yourself where are you going and what is your path?

“Summertime” by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

An ideal song to occupy you on a long journey, instead of counting the miles left to your destination. This is a cheerful and silly song that brings wonderful energy. Be sure to play this song when you travel somewhere to the sea and forget about all the worries and problems.

“Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd

As he says in the song: “Big wheels keep on turning ‘”. You may not be traveling to Alabama, but that doesn’t matter, because this song somehow introduces some nice vibe that makes the trip even more interesting. If you go by car, play the song on the speakers and sing out loud with your friends.

“Born to Run” by Bruce Springsteen

The journey is not completely perfect unless this song is played at least once. Bruce Springsteen’s whole job is to experience life in a small town and the desire to escape by car. We all run away from something sometimes, but Bruce didn’t run away from giving us one beautiful song.

“Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey

It’s an amazing feeling when you listen to this song as you travel at night or sing its verses aloud while the car windows are lowered. A song that somehow unconsciously motivates that wherever you come from, wherever you go, the most important item you need to carry with you is faith. Don’t Stop Believin ’.

“On The Road Again” by Willie Nelson

“On the road again / Just can’t wait to get on the road again / Goin ‘places that I’ve never been,” are the lyrics of this song. Excitement before the trip, you can’t wait to finally embark on a new adventure and travel somewhere, this is one of those songs that will come like icing on the cake!

“A Thousand Miles” by Vanessa Carlton

We all know that scene where Vanessa plays the piano from this video. This is a  cheerful song that can be ideal for you to look out the window while thinking and think about your loved one. The song has been a hit for many years and the piano rhythm with Vanessa’s voice is a real package.

“Shut Up And Drive” by Rihanna

This thing from Rihanna will give you the confidence to judge along the way. Using cars as a metaphor, the singer playfully sings, “I’ve got class like a ’57 Cadillac … got overdrive with a whole lot of boom in the back.” Rihanna is unsurpassed, and her songs must be a part of every trip.

“Little Red Corvette” by Prince

This song was written in the nineties and since then it has received more and more attention. This song is not about cars at all, but about a one-night stand. It is ideal to listen to it when you travel in the dark, the sky is full of stars and you enjoy those magical moments of driving.