Whether you’re cruising around town, ripping up a canyon road, or just singing loudly to yourself in traffic, music is a key component of the driving experience for most of us. Earlier, I asked what music made you feel cool while you were driving, and these are your answers.
I worry about you people sometimes.
Just kidding.
Mostly.
My mental image of cool reeks of “peaked in high school in 1987". I don’t care. Here I Go Again by Whitesnake.
Submitted by smalleyxb122
I bought a Jag because of this song.
Submitted by theAUGHT
Sure, I’ll go for the obvious song since 1) it’s one of those terrific “brainworm” songs that won’t let go and 2) we all know it as the de facto theme song to the Cars movies: “Life Is A Highway” by Tom Cochrane:
Submitted by the1969DodgeChargerFan
IMO it isn’t so much for anyone else, it’s about setting the mood of the drive for me. I know there’s no way I’m looking cool, but I can feel that way in my own little bubble. (note: all of the below suck without a sub to back them up)
Around town at a leisurely pace: alt-J, An Awesome Wave (album)
Around town with my foot in it: Metallica, Garage Inc. (“Breadfan” to end of album)
Highway miles: Arctic Monkeys, AM (album)
Submitted by Harmon20
It has to be tropical house. How can you not feel cool listening to a song that reminds you of drinking under a palapa by the ocean? Plus, its chill enough to keep you from driving like an Altima driver but up beat enough to keep you engaged.
Submitted by Levi1922
Weirdest combo, at least according to my wife. I love blasting Enya while ripping through back roads. There’s something almost spiritual about the the feeling of the inner calm I feel while gliding the road.
Like, I have a bad day, just give about 30 minutes and some open roads to drive it out, and I’ll feel better.
One of my favorites to drive to:
Submitted by Knyte
(Editor’s Note: We here at Jalopnik rep “Orinoco Flow” to the fullest and will crush any and all publications who besmirch that Irish queen)
*rolls down windows, turns volume to MAX, imagines my Camry is a Daytona*
Submitted by dustynnguyendood
nothing on the planet drives better than 90's era GFunk. You hear the first bit of Nothing But a G Thang.. you want to lean your seat back, slow down, hit your switches to drop the ass.. and cruise man.
Submitted by the_AUGHT
I responded already, but my response may have been too long. So If I had to pick one song right now, it’s this one (WARNING: DO NOT RIDE A SPORTBIKE WITH THIS SONG ON LOL):
Submitted by Da Car Guru - 15,000 RPM daily driver
All the CDs I have in the car keep turning into Queens Greatest Hits, so I guess that. It’s a kind of magic.
Submitted by skeffles
CAKE - The Distance........
I dare you to try and not speed with this cranked up.
Submitted by ohiovwtech
Nothing feels effortlessly cool like being serenaded with some yacht rock. A little tune from Mr. Cross for your listening pleasure
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