Curating the perfect road trip playlist
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Two local artists joined MPR's Kerri Miller to talk about their favorite road trip tunes.
Curating the perfect road trip playlist
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Sonny Knight's picks
"Sound Check" by The Williams Singers
"Under the Influence (Follow Me)" by Cee Lo Green
"Rita" by Keb'Mo
"In My Dreams" by Crosby, Stills & Nash
Gabriel Douglas' picks (Full Spotify playlist)
"The Song Remains the Same" by Led Zeppelin
"Comin' From Tucson" by Limbeck
"If You Really Love Me" by Stevie Wonder
"La Femme d'Argent" by Air
"If I Am a Stranger" by Ryan Adams
"My Friend" by Groove Armada
"Everything is Everything" by Booker T. Jones
"Am I Safe" by Ryan Adams
"Cowboy Song" by Thin Lizzy
"Wiser Time" by The Black Crowes
"Good Hearted Woman" by Waylon Jennings
"The Longest Day" by Megafaun
"Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town" (live version) by Pearl Jam
"This Conversation Has Only Got One Side" by Love-Cars
Also mentioned on air
"Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears
"Workin Man Zombie" by The 4onthefloor
"Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot
"Carry On" by Crosby Stills Nash & Young
"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
"Running on Empty" by Jackson Browne
"Frankenstein" by The Edgar Winter Group
"Late in the Evening" by Paul Simon
"Route 66" theme
"Rock and Roll" by Velvet Underground
"Born to be Wild" by Steppenwolf
"All My Loving" by The Beatles
"Chelsea Rodgers" by Prince
"Rockin Down the Highway" by The Doobie Brothers
"No Sugar Tonight" by The Guess Who
"Wave of Mutilation" by Pixies
"Low Rider" by War
"Stickshifts and Safetybelts" by Cake
"Amarillo by Morning" by George Strait
"Six Days on the Road" by Dave Dudley
"Saturday Night" by The Misfits
"September" by Earth Wind & Fire
"Grand Pianola" by John Adams
"Come On Eileen" Dexys Midnight Runners
"Driving South" by Jimi Hendrix
"Long Time" by Boston
"No More 'I Love Yous'" by Annie Lennox
"AM Radio" by Everclear
"Light My Candle" from "Rent" soundtrack
"Panic Switch" by Silversun Pickups
"Wichita Lineman" by Glen Campbell
"Runnin Down a Dream" by Tom Petty
"Badlands," "E Street Shuffle," "Rosalita," "Glory Days," "Thunder Road," "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen
"Joyride" by Roxette
"Where It's At" by Beck
"Time Is Running Out" by Apollo 440
"Pour Some Sugar On Me" by Def Leppard
"Turn the Page," "Night Moves" by Bob Seger
"Roadhouse Blues" by The Doors
"Highway to Hell" by AC/DC
"Head On" by Jesus And Mary Chain
"On the Road Again" by Willie Nelson
"Respect" by Aretha Franklin
"Wide Open Spaces" by Dixie Chicks
"Purple Rain" by Prince
"King of the Road" by James Booker
"Radar Love" by Golden Earring
"Learn to Fly" by Foo Fighters
"A Little Less Conversation," "Jailhouse Rock," "Steamroller Blues" by Elvis
"Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi
"Dead Skunk" by Loudon Wainwright III
"Northwest Passage" by Stan Rogers
Need more suggestions? Check out the live discussion.