I’m currently on a road trip weekend, so I spent a lot of time putting together playlists for the many hours I will be spending in the car. The following are ten of my favorite songs for driving with a variety of genres and years.
Halsey, New Americana
We are the new Americana / high on legal marijuana / raised on Biggie and Nirvana
The Middle, Jimmy Eat World
Hey don’t write yourself off yet / it’s only in your head you feel left out or looked down on
Inside Out, The Chainsmokers
I’m gonna pick your brain and get to know our thoughts / So I can read your mind when you don’t wanna talk / And I can touch your face before you go
Let It Happen, Tame Impala
All this running around / Trying to cover my shadow / An ocean growing inside / All the others are shallow
Float On, Modest Mouse
Already we’ll all float on alright / Don’t worry even if things end up a bit too heavy / We’ll all float on alright
Heartless, Kanye West
Somewhere far along this road, he lost his soul to a woman so heartless / How could you be so heartless?
Hustler, Josef Salvat
I’ve got the body of a lover / With a masochist’s brain / I’ve got the heart of a hustler / I’m playing a dangerous game
Build Me Up Buttercup, The Foundations
Why do you build me up buttercup, baby / Just to let me down and mess me around / And then worst of all you never call, baby
Pursuit of Happiness, Kid Cudi
Tell me what you know about dreams, dreams / Tell me what you know about night terrors, nothing / You don’t really care about the trials of tomorrow / Rather lay awake in a bed full of sorrow
Hooked on a Feeling, Blue Swede
I’m hooked on a feeling / I’m high on believing / That you’re in love with me
Your Soul, Hippie Sabotage
Just because we’re not alone / You echo words you’ve heard / You let me go just to watch me discern