YOUR ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST: TOP SONGS FOR THE TRIP
Depeche Mode: Route 66
Definitive US road song with a twist of eccentricity.
Chuck Berry:
No Particular Place To Go The king of the road track with a riff for the ages.
The Beatles:
Back In The USSR You could insert the Beach Boys here – or you could play Paul McCartney’s parody of them instead.
Paul Simon: Graceland
Mid-1980s road song. The narrator is a divorced dad taking his nine-yearold son to Memphis. Still magical.
Talking Heads:
Road To Nowhere A phenomenal band at their most exuberant. The lyrics, written in 1985, are all too relevant today. David Bowie: Rebel Rebel Bowie’s greatest riff will make everyone feel included.
Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton: My Shot
Families in cars need showtunes to singalong to – and this is a real tonsil workout.
Bruce Springsteen:
Cadillac Ranch Of all the Boss’s car-related tunes, this is the most fun.
George Ezra: Shotgun
Anthem so breezy that, even if you’re stuck in traffic, you’ll still feel the wind in your hair.