Ultimate Road Trip Playlist
April 7, 2020
To be used after quarantine during COVID-19.
Spring is finally here! And with summer just around the corner, you might be planning a road trip.
Whether it’s a long drive to the beach with your friends or you are just cruising around town at night, here’s the ultimate feel good ultimate road trip playlist.
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1.“Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey
Just because this song is a Paulson Stadium tradition doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy it on the road.
Best Line: Strangers waitingUp and down the boulevard / Their shadows searching in the nightStreetlights, peopleLiving just to find emotion / Hiding somewhere in the night
2. “Hotel California – 2013 Remaster” by the Eagles
This one is just a classic, with a twist.
Best Line: This could be heaven or this could be hell / Then she lit up a candle and showed me the way.
3. “All Star” by Smash Mouth
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If you don’t know what movie this iconic song was in, I have pity for you.
Best Line: Hey now you’re a all star / Get your game on, go play
4. “Highway to Hell” by AC/DC
Name a better road trip song… I’ll wait.
Best Line: No stop signs, speed limit/ Nobody’s gonna slow me down/Like a wheel, gonna spin it
5. “Hey, Soul Sister” by Train
Best listened to with the widows rolled down.
Best Line; Hey soul sister/ain’t that Mr. Mister on the radio, stereo/The way you move ain’t fair you know
6. “Take Me Home, Country Roads” by John Denver
I’m not even from West Virginia, but I belt this song.
Best Line: Country roads, take me home to the place I belong/West Virginia, mountain momma, take me home, country roads.
7. “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay
Any song by Coldplay should be in rotation on a road trip to be honest.
Best Line: Be my mirror, my sword and shield/My missionaries in a foreign field
8. “Pumped Up Kicks” by Foster The People
I don’t recommend trying to “outrun a bullet,” but, if you do, listen to this song while you do it.
Best Line: All the other kids with the pumped up kicks/You better run, better run, outrun my gun
9. “Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond
Another classic.
Best Line: Reaching out/Touching me, touching you/ Sweet Caroline, good times never seemed so good
10. “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor
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Thank you Rocky for being the only thing I can think of when I hear this song.
Best Line: It’s the eye of the tiger/It’s the thrill of the fight/Rising up to the challenge of our rival
11. “Circles” by Post Malone
A great one for listening to while cruising at night.
Best Line: Seasons change and our love went cold/Feed the flame because we can’t let go/Runaway but we’re running in circles
12. “Adore You” by Harry Styles
This song is just great.
Best Line:Walk in your rainbow paradise/Strawberry lipstick state of mind/I get so lost inside your eyes
13. “Sunday Best” by Surfaces
Maybe a little less known but still a great song nonetheless.
Best Line: Feeling good, like I should/Went and took a walk around the neighborhood/Feeling blessed, never stressed
14. “You should be sad” by Halsey
Also a great one to add to a breakup playlist.
Best Line: I wanna start this out and say/I gotta get it off my chest/Got no anger, got no malice/Just a little bit of regret
15. “ROXANNE” by Arizona Zervas
I give thanks to TikTok for introducing me to this song.
Best Line: Roxanne/Roxanne/All she wanna do is party all night
16. “What A Man Gotta Do” by Jonas Brothers
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The Jonas Brothers are making a comeback!
Best Line: So, what a man gotta do?/What a man gotta do?/To be totally locked up by you
17. “Kiss Me Thru The Phone” by Soulja Boy and Sammie
Throwback!
Best Line: Baby you know that I miss you/I wanna get with you tonight but I cannot baby girl/And that’s the issue
18. “Beautiful Soul” by Jesse McCartney
Another throwback, you can never have too many!
Best Line: I don’t want another pretty face/I don’t want just anyone to hold
19. “Fergalicious” by Fergie and will.i.am
An absolute BOP.
Best Line: My body stay vicious/I be up in the gym just working on my fitness/He’s my witness
20. “Eenie Meenie” by Justin Bieber and Sean Kingston
I just had to throw in some Justin Bieber.
Best Line: You seem like the type/To love ’em and leave ’em/And disappear right after this song
21. “Gives You Hell” by The All-American Rejects
Perfect for drives to the beach with the windows down.
Best Line: Now where’s your picket fence love/And where’s that shiny car/And did it ever get you far
22. “Sk8er Boi” by Avril Lavigne
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Another throwback classic.
Best Line: He was a skater boy./She said, “See ya later, boy./He wasn’t good enough for her.
23. “Here’s to Never Growing Up” Avril Lavigne
Another one from Avril!
Best Line: Singing Radiohead at the top of our lungs/With the boom box blaring as we’re falling in love
24. “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri
Thanks Twilight!
Best Line: I have died everyday, waiting for you/Darling, don’t be afraid, I have loved you for a thousand years/I’ll love you for a thousand more
25. “Take Me to Church” by Hozier
Come back, Hozier!
Best Line:My lover’s got humor/She’s the giggle at a funeralKnows everybody’s disapproval/I should’ve worshiped her sooner
26. “Stacy’s Mom” by Bowling For Soup
I’m going to name my daughter Stacy.
Best Line: You know, I’m not the little boy that I used to be/I’m all grown up now/Baby, can’t you see?
27. “Seven Nation Army” by The White Stripes
You can never go wrong with this one.
Best Line: I’m gonna fight ’em all/A seven nation army couldn’t hold me back/They’re gonna rip it off
28. “American Idiot” by Green Day
Green Day never disappoints.
Best Line: Don’t wanna be an American idiot/Don’t want a nation under the new mania/And can you hear the sound of hysteria?
29. “Demons” by Imagine Dragons
You’ve probably forgotten about Imagine Dragons but add this to your rotation!
Best Line: When the days are cold/And the cards all fold/And the saints we see/Are all made of gold
30. “I Gotta Feeling” by Black Eyes Peas
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Lastly, a truly great song!
Best Line: I gotta feel-/I gotta feeling, that tonight, that tonight
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