Summer of '69 tops list of favourite driving songs

From CBC Arts Report

The nostalgic Bryan Adams track Summer of '69 is the top driving song among Canadians who sing in their cars, according to a poll released Tuesday.

Summer of '69, a 1980s hit by Canadian rocker Bryan Adams, is the favourite driving song for Canadians, according to a Decima Research poll.

The Canadian tune emerged victorious over such rock classics Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody and Steppenwolf's Born to be Wild in a poll conducted by Decima Research.
The poll asked 1,000 adult Canadians across the country to choose their favourite driving song out of a list of seven tunes chosen by a panel of music journalists.
The song placed first among both English- and French-speaking Canadians, and both men and women, Decima said Tuesday.

"There are loads of great car songs, but to be a driving classic, the song needs to stand the test of time," said Aaron Brophy, managing editor of Chart Magazine.
"The universal quality of Canada's top driving songs is the feeling you get when you're alone in the car and one of them comes on — you can't help but get swept up in the moment."

The poll ranked Canada's seven favourite driving songs in the following order:

1. Summer of '69, Bryan Adams
2. Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen
3. Born to be Wild, Steppenwolf
4. It's Only Rock and Roll, The Rolling Stones
5. Drive My Car, The Beatles
6. Free Falling, Tom Petty
7. Radar Love, Golden Earring

The poll also reported that 66 per cent of the respondents sing in the car and, of those, 73 per cent are women.

Canadians love Brian Adams for some weird reason....other than that, it's a great country populated by smart, open and hospitable people.

I hope the Stones will wake up and head back to Toronto for a gig on this leg of the tour. The city has always supported them. I'd much rather head to Toronto than NYC for a show.

By the way, my favorite Stones driving song is: All Down the Line.

"Canadians love Brian Adams for some weird reason....other than that, it's a great country populated by smart, open and hospitable people."

There are also Canadians like me...

On behalf of my fellow Canadians I apologize for the inclusion of our cliche' driven hero, who is unfortunately for categorically including every adolescent rock and roll hook ever...You just got to know the word moon in a song has to match something...duh..June maybe...anyways...please forgive us as we forgave Keef...and have had his presence bestowed on us since with regularity...music is joy...right?

Where's "Life Is A Highway"?

No respect for Tom Cochrane?

Man, they eat their own up there!

I think three steps to Heaven is one of the best road songs...and its nice to have a band from here in this list!!!I got my hands on the wheel!!They all went to Mexico is mighty fine on the higway to..not to speak of M motel!!

I must say I cant understand no4 as a road song...faraway eyes is so much better..white line speaking!!

Down the road ap.....whats the top 5 road songs of yours???I was driving home....early Sunday morning..through Bakersfield..I like to have a long version of Wichi.Line..well??

Radar Love is my all-time favorite driving song. As far as Stones songs ... Driving Too Fast? Brand New Car? Who's Driving Your Plane?

im shocked (as a canadian) that iorr made it, rather than jumping jack flash (which to me is the best stones driving tune), but as well, im amazed that highway to hell isnt on there, which to me is the ultimate car driving song.

"Heading Out To The Highway" by Judas Priest is also a great driving song. Crank it up.

How about Rip This Joint for favorite Stones driving song. The tempo is so fast you end driving your car just as fast to keep up to the music.

rooster Wrote:
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> I think three steps to Heaven is one of the best
> road songs...

LOL...a but unfortunate that it was written and recorded by a guy who....died in a road crash!

canadian.sway Wrote:
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> im amazed
> that highway to hell isnt on there, which to me is
> the ultimate car driving song.

Over here that song is used as a public awareness advertisement warning against the dangers of speeding and drunk driving...!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2006-10-15 21:52 by Gazza.

I would also pick Brand New Car, Driving Too Fast, Highway To Hell, Highway Child and something by Elvis too. Maybe Viva Las Vegas.

JumpingKentFlash

Gazza Wrote:
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> rooster Wrote:
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> > I think three steps to Heaven is one of the
> best
> > road songs...
>
> LOL...a but unfortunate that it was written and
> recorded by a guy who....died in a road crash!
>
> canadian.sway Wrote:
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> > im amazed
> > that highway to hell isnt on there, which to me
> is
> > the ultimate car driving song.
>
> Over here that song is used as a public awareness
> advertisement warning against the dangers of
> speeding and drunk driving...!

I didnt know!!They should not do this..I aways loved three steps!!

This Jimmi Hendrix cover of Bob Dylan s ''Áll Along The Watchtower''is the best road song ever!!

rooster Wrote:

> > > I think three steps to Heaven is one of the
> > best
> > > road songs...
> >
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> I didnt know!!They should not do this..I aways
> loved three steps!!


seriously? It was one of Eddie Cochran's best known songs, a posthumous #1 and another one of those ironically titled last records by recently deceased artists (eg 'Way down' by Elvis, 'It doesnt matter anymore' by Buddy Holly, 'just like starting over' by John lennon, etc)

Gazza Wrote:
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> rooster Wrote:
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> > > > I think three steps to Heaven is one of the
> > > best
> > > > road songs...
> > >
> >>
> > I didnt know!!They should not do this..I aways
> > loved three steps!!
>
>
> seriously? It was one of Eddie Cochran's best
> known songs, a posthumous #1 and another one of
> those ironically titled last records by recently
> deceased artists (eg 'Way down' by Elvis, 'It
> doesnt matter anymore' by Buddy Holly, 'just like
> starting over' by John lennon, etc)


Gazza,are there Eddie Cochran s...bootlegs I wonder?? Sure would like to hear them!!!

Hey what about Smokey Robinson's Cruisin' from 1975...dat's a pretty good one for when ya drivin' wiv ya doll...



ROCKMAN

Gazza Wrote:
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> rooster Wrote:
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> > > > I think three steps to Heaven is one of the
> > > best
> > > > road songs...
> > >
> >>
> > I didnt know!!They should not do this..I aways
> > loved three steps!!
>
>
> seriously? It was one of Eddie Cochran's best
> known songs, a posthumous #1 and another one of
> those ironically titled last records by recently
> deceased artists (eg 'Way down' by Elvis, 'It
> doesnt matter anymore' by Buddy Holly, 'just like
> starting over' by John lennon, etc)

Oh,I know that song for a long time..I meant I didnt know ''the dont drive drunk'...tv thing.

Rockman Wrote:
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> Hey what about Smokey Robinson's Cruisin' from
> 1975...dat's a pretty good one for when ya drivin'
> wiv ya doll...


Thats a bit risky ''Rock''!!!

Im a little afraid to say but I like''Strangers in the night''when I m driving all night with my hands on the wheel!

Might get ya thang caught in
the steering wheel and crash rooster.......CRASH!!!



ROCKMAN

I did both...but they dont warn you..for that..maybe its more save in a automatic''Rock''Dont drive 'HOT"'!!!than suddenly the tree is all you got.''All the Way to Reno''from REM is a pretty good road song also.

Hey rooster.....Ya need this one for when the husband's chasin' ya...





ROCKMAN

Thats a good one!!What kind of music? Country??