{"id":10151,"date":"2017-06-05T05:17:51","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T05:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/?p=10151"},"modified":"2024-03-22T06:35:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T06:35:08","slug":"ultimate-old-school-travel-playlist-next-road-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/ultimate-old-school-travel-playlist-next-road-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"The ultimate old-school travel playlist for the 90&#8217;s kid in you"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OK &#8211; you are all set to hit the road! The bags are packed, the car is fuelled up, we get in and VROOM &#8211; it&#8217;s time to ride baby!<\/p>\n<p>What songs are on your playlist? Well, here are a few suggestions for you to get into that travel feeling.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Blowing in the Wind &#8211; Bob Dylan<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with a mellow number, just to get into the mood. Ease your car into the traffic, relish the early morning departure and get out of the city while humming along with Bob.<\/p>\n<p>How many roads must a man walk down<\/p>\n<p>Before you can call him a man?<\/p>\n<p>How many seas must a white dove sail<\/p>\n<p>Before she sleeps in the sand?<\/p>\n<p>Yes, how many times must the cannon balls fly<\/p>\n<p>Before they&#8217;re forever banned?<\/p>\n<p>The answer my friend is blowin&#8217; in the wind<\/p>\n<p>The answer is blowin&#8217; in the wind.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3l4nVByCL44\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Highway Star &#8211; Deep Purple<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Once you have reached the highway, away from the city traffic, pump up the bass with the beats of Highway Star.\u00a0 Even when I am on the bike, this song is in my mind.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody gonna take my car<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m gonna race it to the ground<\/p>\n<p>Nobody gonna beat my car<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s gonna break the speed of sound<\/p>\n<p>Oooh it&#8217;s a killing machine<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s got everything<\/p>\n<p>Like a driving power big fat tires<\/p>\n<p>And everything<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wr9ie2J2690\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2><strong>We are going on a summer holiday &#8211; Cliff Richard<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This one really brings on the spirit of a holiday. Play it in full volume and let the whole car sing along.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re all going on a summer holiday<\/p>\n<p>No more working for a week or two.<\/p>\n<p>Fun and laughter on our summer holiday,<\/p>\n<p>No more worries for me or you,<\/p>\n<p>For a week or two.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re going where the sun shines brightly<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re going where the sea is blue.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve all seen it on the movies,<\/p>\n<p>Now let&#8217;s see if it&#8217;s true.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rbNP5yqg7hc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Don&#8217;t worry, be happy &#8211; Bobby Mc Ferrin<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The whole point of travel is to be happy! Beautiful road? Be happy! Flat tyre? Be happy. Bad food? Be happy. Great company? Be happy!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a little song I wrote<\/p>\n<p>You might want to sing it note for note<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry, be happy<\/p>\n<p>In every life we have some trouble<\/p>\n<p>But when you worry you make it double<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry, be happy<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry, be happy now<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d-diB65scQU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What a beautiful world &#8211; Louis Armstrong<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This one really touches your heart and makes you see the world around you with an entirely different perspective. When this song plays during a trip, everyone goes silent and starts thinking.<\/p>\n<p>I see trees of green, red roses too<\/p>\n<p>I see them bloom for me and you<\/p>\n<p>And I think to myself what a wonderful world<\/p>\n<p>I see skies of blue and clouds of white<\/p>\n<p>The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night<\/p>\n<p>And I think to myself what a wonderful world<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A3yCcXgbKrE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Roadhouse Blues &#8211; The Doors<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Now it&#8217;s time to increase the tempo again, with this rock anthem of travel! Roll baby roll!<\/p>\n<p>Ah keep your eyes on the road,<\/p>\n<p>Your hands upon the wheel.<\/p>\n<p>Let it roll, baby, roll.<\/p>\n<p>Let it roll, baby, roll.<\/p>\n<p>Let it roll, baby, roll.<\/p>\n<p>Let it roll, all night long.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4pEMd1SdkAE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Paradise City &#8211; Guns N\u2019Roses<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Continue to rock with this awesome number from the gods of guitar &#8211; GnR<\/p>\n<p>Take me down to the paradise city<\/p>\n<p>Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty<\/p>\n<p>Take me home (oh won&#8217;t you please take me home)<\/p>\n<p>Take me down to the paradise city<\/p>\n<p>Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty<\/p>\n<p>Take me home (oh won&#8217;t you please take me home)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rbm6GXllBiw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Highway to Hell &#8211; AC\/DC<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Keep rocking with this heavy metal number.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m on the highway to hell<\/p>\n<p>On the highway to hell<\/p>\n<p>Highway to hell<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m on the highway to hell<\/p>\n<p>No stop signs<\/p>\n<p>Speed limit<\/p>\n<p>Nobody&#8217;s gonna slow me down<\/p>\n<p>Like a wheel<\/p>\n<p>Gonna spin it<\/p>\n<p>Nobody&#8217;s gonna mess me around<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qKggnBh2Mdw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Born to be wild &#8211; Steppenwolf<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A biker song and the anthem from Easy Rider. Listen to that chug in the background and howl along.<\/p>\n<p>Get your motor runnin&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Head out on the highway<\/p>\n<p>Lookin&#8217; for adventure<\/p>\n<p>And whatever comes our way<\/p>\n<p>Yeah Darlin&#8217; go make it happen<\/p>\n<p>Take the world in a love embrace<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rMbATaj7Il8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Country Roads &#8211; John Denver<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>However long the trip, you gotta get home someday. And when you are homeward bound, listen to this one and get lost in nostalgia.<\/p>\n<p>Country roads, take me home<\/p>\n<p>To the place I belong,<\/p>\n<p>West Virginia,<\/p>\n<p>Mountain mamma,take me home<\/p>\n<p>Country roads<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oTeUdJky9rY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So here they are &#8211; 10 songs off the top of my playlist. Freak out on your playlist &#8211; add some Beatles, some Bryan Adams, Some Red hot chilli peppers, some Leonard Skynard&#8230;Ah, I gotta get out of here and ride now!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OK &#8211; you are all set to hit the road! The bags are packed, the car is fuelled up, we get in and VROOM &#8211; it&#8217;s time to ride baby! What songs are on your playlist? Well, here are a few suggestions for you to get into that travel feeling. 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