Ten Songs for Summer Cruising

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• 1 - Chris

  May 30, 2003 at 3:40 pm

  Nuthin' But a "G" Thang -- Dr. Dre with Snoop.

• 2 - Phillip Winn

  May 30, 2003 at 3:57 pm

  I hate to say it, but Boys of Summer by Don Henley and Run To You by Bryan Adams are both good crank-it-up tunes.
  
  Ugh, how very white-bread of me to suggest those two!

• 3 - mike

  May 30, 2003 at 5:43 pm

  Nelly's must be the money song, whatever it's called, Missy Eliot's Work It, U2's I Will Follow, Pearl Jam's Rearview, X's Motel Room In My Bed. And how could you not include "Highway Star" by Deep Purple? I hit about 120 in the fast lane when I hear that one.

• 4 - sonny

  May 30, 2003 at 6:08 pm

  "Roadrunner" - Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers

• 5 - Spark

  May 30, 2003 at 9:25 pm

  Morning Glory - oasis.

• 6 - Erin

  May 31, 2003 at 7:19 pm

  Streets Have No Name - U2
  Ground on Down - Ben Harper
  Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams
  Pilgrims (live version) - Widespread Panic
  Hurricane- Bob Dylan
  Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
  Bertha - Grateful Dead
  Galileo - Indigo Girls
  Stash - Phish
  Two Step - DMB
  Sweet Home Alabama - L.S.
  
  I could go one for hours
  
  

• 7 - jeff bodensteiner

  Jun 01, 2003 at 7:59 pm

  The best way types of classic driving songs are the songs that when they are over, you have to turn off the radio for awhile. Because nothing else on the dial is coming close to what you just heard. With that in mind, my picks are Lou Christies' "Lightning Strikes Again," Frankie Valli's "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" and Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls"

• 8 - Al Barger

  Jun 02, 2003 at 12:34 am

  Perhaps you might try the song "Placebo" for your cruising mix pleasure.

• 9 - Stefan

  Jun 25, 2003 at 4:31 pm

  The best songs of Summer:
  
  Truckin-Dead
  More than a feeling-Boston
  Boys of Summer-Ataris
  Rosalita-Bruce
  4th Of July Asbury park-Bruce
  Every Bruce song up till 78.
  
  Radar love-Golden earing
  all The day and all the night-Kinks
  Good vibrations-Beach boys
  Teen angst -Cracker
  Jessica-Allmans
  

• 10 - Murphy Horner

  Jun 25, 2003 at 6:05 pm

  Here are a few that would make me happy:
  
  You're the inspiration-Chicago
  Walk like an Egyptian-The Bangles
  Closer to Fine-Indigo Girls
  Blister in the Sun-Violent Femmes
  How Bizarre-OMC
  Groove is in the Heart-Dee-Lite
  What's on your mind-Information Society
  Everything I do-Bryan Adams
  Hand in my Pocket-Alanis Morrisette
  Girls just wanna have fun-Cyndi Lauper

• 11 - Kelly

  Sep 06, 2003 at 6:06 pm

  I suggest these:
  Hanson-Mmmbop
  Shania Twain-Man I Feel Like a Woman
  Big Tymers-Oh Yeah
  Ms Jade-what about my ching ching ching
  

• 12 - Natalie Davis

  Sep 06, 2003 at 11:07 pm

  Henley's "Boys of Summer" has already been mentioned, but how about Katrina and the Waves' "Walking on Sunshine"? Whoa-oh!

• 13 - nhgdnjdg

  Feb 13, 2004 at 6:00 pm

  shit man no i think rap that is the shit to listen to

• 14 - shaun

  Feb 13, 2004 at 6:03 pm

  Where is Summer time- fresh prince
  hehe

• 15 - duane

  Feb 13, 2004 at 10:45 pm

  Born to be Wild -- Steppenwolf
  On the Road Again -- Canned Heat
  Ride My Seesaw -- Moody Blues
  La Grange -- ZZ Top
  Blue Sky -- Allman Brothers
  Give it to Me Baby -- Rick James
  Mississippi Queen -- Mountain
  I'm Losin' You -- Rod Stewart
  Crossroads -- Cream
  Kashmir -- Led Zeppelin

• 16 - courtney

  Mar 19, 2004 at 11:47 am

  LostProfits - Last Train Home

• 17 - Al Barger

  Mar 19, 2004 at 3:52 pm

  For more a cruising rather than jamming song, perhaps "Cruisin'" by Mike Nesmith would help smooth that path.

• 18 - Laura

  Apr 25, 2004 at 11:54 pm

  AC/DC - Highway to Hell
  Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion
  Cinderella - Gypsy Road
  Deep Purpe - Highway Star
  Poison - Ride the Wind
  Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
  Guns N' Roses - Paradise City
  Tom Petty - Free Fallin'
  Rod Stewart feat. Slash - Peach (Prince cover)
  Bob Seger - Old Time Rock & Roll
  Slash's Snakepit - The Truth

• 19 - sam

  May 08, 2004 at 3:29 pm

  1. AC/DC -Highway To Hell
  2. ZZ Top -lookin for some touch
  3. Van Halen- Runnin With The Devil
  4. Led Zepplin- rock and roll
  5. Eagles- Take it easy
  6. Bob Seger- Turn the page
  7. Lynard Skynard- Gimmie three Steps
  8. AC/DC- Thunderstruck
  9. Jimi hendrix- all along the watch tower
  10. Queen- Fat bottom girls

• 20 - Andrew

  May 22, 2004 at 12:47 am

  Nada Surf - Inside of Love
  The Ramones - California Sun
  Pennywise - California Dreaming
  Transplants - California Babylon
  The Starting Line - The Drama Summer
  Weezer - Island In the Sun
  Lit - Ziplock
  Sublime - Summer Time
  Rooney - I'm Shakin'
  Lit - Bulletproof
  Zebrahead - Let it Ride
  
  
  For you new age people out there!

• 21 - King Louie

  May 22, 2004 at 1:35 pm

  Sweet Soul Music is the thing when your
  out cruisin' on a summer's day. Such as:
  
  1)The Delfonics- LaLaLa Means I Love You
  2)Al Green - Let's Stay Together
  3)Smokey Robinson- Ooh Baby Baby
  4)Tyrone Davis - Can I Change My Mind?
  5)Malo - Suavecito
  6)Wilson Pickett - I'm In Love
  7)Booker T. & The MG's - Soul Dressing
  8)Billy Stewart - Sitting In The Park
  9)Aaron Neville - Tell It Like It Is
  10)Young-Holt Trio - Soulful Strut
  11)Impressions - I'm So Proud
  12)Willie Tee - Teasin' You
  13)Watts 103rd St Rhythn Band - Loveland
  14)War - Summer
  15)Brenton Wood - Oogum Boogum Song
  16)Joe Simon - The Chokin'Kind
  17)Don Julian - I Want You Back
  18)McKinley Mitchell -The Town I Live In
  19)Bloodstone - Natural High
  20)Marvin Gaye - Distant Lover
  Or something along those lines...
  

• 22 - Carson

  Nov 11, 2005 at 5:03 pm

  Amber-311 AMAZING SUMMER SONG
  Semi-charmed kina life- 3rd eye blind

• 23 - jack

  Aug 19, 2006 at 12:15 am

  You only live once by the strokes is a sick cruisin song.

• 24 - sarah

  Nov 09, 2006 at 6:37 am

  any song by jack johnson
  his songs have a great summer feel to them
  ideas are: flake, taylor, banana pancakes, constellations

• 25 - han_nar

  Nov 15, 2006 at 9:21 pm

  The golden oldies are classics. But if you want something newer with an awesome summer sound check out:
  
  Slightly Stoopid - 2nd n 3rd albums
  G Love & Special Sauce
  Sublime
  The Beautiful Girls (an awesome Australian band) - 1st album
  Matt Costa
  Donavan Frankenreiter
  
  Enjoy!
  

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