Electric Hits: Best Classic Road Tunes
Best Classic Road Tunes
Your EV Driving Playlist
Okay, so you own an electric vehicle, or are thinking of getting one. The car is quiet… maybe too quiet, and you need to crank up the road tunes for that long road trip you’ve been planning. We decided that you need a little help to get your groove on, so here we have a list of over 50 amazing driving songs for the ultimate EV driving playlist.
The first songs that came to mind for an EV are basically anything by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). Especially Mr. Blue Sky, Don’t Bring Me Down and Long Black Road. Just kidding (although these would totally work). How about Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant? Kidding again (but it would also totally work).
The following list of road tunes has nothing to do with the fact that your car is electric or a hybrid. In fact, car companies have been using some of these songs in commercials to persuade you to buy their vehicles for years now. You can listen to this playlist on our YouTube channel and, as John Kay of Steppenwolf sang, “Head out on the highway, looking for adventure.”
- On the Road Again by Willie Nelson – 1980
- Born to be Wild by Steppenwolf – 1968
- Sweet Home Alabama by Lynard Skynard – 1974
- Here I go Again by Whitesnake – 1982
- Where the Streets Have No Name by U2 – 1987
- Radio Gaga by Queen – 1984
- Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N’ Roses - 1987
- I’m Gonna Be (500Miles) by The Proclaimers – 1987
- Road Trippin’ by Red Hot Chili Peppers– 1999
- Hit the Road Jack by Ray Charles – 1962
- Life is a Highway by Racal Flatts – 2000
- American Pie by Don McLean – 2011
- I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston - 1987
- Everyday is a Winding Road by Sheryl Crow – 1996
- Drive My Car by The Beatles – 1965
- Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac – 1977
- Shut Up and Drive by Rihanna – 2008
- Home by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – 2009
- Free Fallin’ by Tom Petty - 1989
- Radar Love by Golden Earring – 1970
- Truckin’ by Grateful Dead – 1970
- The Passenger by Iggy Pop – 1977
- Keep the Car Running by Arcade Fire – 2007
- Road to Nowhere by Talking Heads – 1985
- Send Me on My Way by Rusted Root – 1990
- Tiny Dancer by Elton John – 1971
- America by Simon & Garfunkel– 1965
- Mustang Sally by Wilson Pickett – 1966
- Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen –1975
- Fast Car by Tracy Chapman – 1988
- I’ve Been Everywhere by Johnny Cash – 1996
- Carry on Wayward Son by Kansas – 1976
- Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin
- Highway to Hell by AC/DC – 1979
- I Drove All Night by Cyndi Lauper – 1989
- Proud Mary by Creedence Clearwater Revival – 1969
- Paradise City by Guns N’ Roses – 1987
- California by Phantom Planet – 2002
- East Bound and Down (Smokey and the Bandit) by Jerry Reed - 1977
- Long Train Runnin’ by The Doobie Brothers –1973
- Day Trippin’ by The Beatles – 1966
- Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver – 1971
- The High Road by Broken Bells – 2010
- Open Road Song by Eve 6 – 1998
- The Boys of Summer by Don Henley – 1984
- Midnight Rider by The Allman Brothers Band – 1970
- California Girls by The Beach Boys – 1965
- Little Deuce Coupe by The Beach Boys – 1966
- I Get Around by The Beach Boys - 1963
- The Weight by The Band – 1968
- Like A Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan – 1965
- Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi – 1986
- No Cars Go by Arcade Fire – 2003
- Little Red Corvette by Prince – 1982
- Graceland by Paul Simon – 1986
- Take It Easy by The Eagles - 1972
- Copperhead Road by Steve Earle - 1988
- Train Keep a Rollin’ by Aerosmith - 1974