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One of our readers has declared Hank Snow’s I’ve Been Everywhere as the RVer’s National Anthem. We’ve driven thousands of miles, yet we’ve just begun the fulltiming chapter of our lives, so we couldn’t agree more! Check out the Original Recording Remastered
“I’ve been everywhere, man
I’ve been everywhere, man
Crossed the deserts bare, man
I’ve breathed the mountain air, man
Of travel I’ve had my share, man
I’ve been everywhere“
This slideshow below includes the latest travel songs we’ve deemed worthy for our cross country road trip soundtrack. Scroll down for our first selections and more lyrics we found applicable to our trip. We also have links to some interesting internet radio we have discovered and local stations that stuck on our radio dial as we passed through their towns. Enjoy!
Road Trip Tunes
On The Road Again by Canned Heat
Boogie with Canned Heat
Watch the YouTube video on our Road Trip Movie Playlist!
“You know the first time I traveled hard
Out in the rain and snow -
In the rain and snow,
I didn’t have no payroll,
Not even no place to go.“
Running on Empty by Jackson Browne
Running on Empty
“Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels
I don’t know how to tell you all just how crazy this life feels
I look around for the friends that I used to turn to to pull me through
Looking into their eyes I see them running too“
Take it Easy by The Eagles
Eagles : The Very Best of
“Take It easy, take it easy
Don’t let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy
Lighten up while you still can don’t even try to understand
Just find a place to make your stand
and take it easy“
On The Road Again by Willie Nelson
The Essential Willie Nelson
(2-disc set of all your favorites from the red Headed Stranger)
“On the road again
Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway
We’re the best of friends
Insisting that the world be turnin’ our way
And our way
Is on the road again“
Truckin’ by the Grateful Dead
American Beauty
“You’re sick of hangin’ around and you’d like to travel;
Get tired of travelin’ and you want to settle down.
I guess they can’t revoke your soul for tryin’,
Get out of the door and light out and look all around.“
One Toke Over the Line by Brewer & Shipley
Weeds/Tarkio
“I want to be
One toke over the line sweet Jesus
One toke over the line
Sittin’ downtown in a railway station
One toke over the line“
Plastic Jesus by The Goldcoast Singers
On the Cool Hand Luke Soundtrack
Punk rendition by Mojo Nixon and Jello Biafra on Prairie Home Invasion
“Well, I don’t care if it rains or freezes
Long as I have my plastic Jesus
Riding on the dashboard of my car
Through all trials and tribulations
We will travel every nation
With my plastic Jesus I’ll go far“
Rearview Mirror by Pearl Jam
rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991-2003)
Originally released on Pearl Jam’s Vs.
“I took a drive today
Time to emancipate…”“Saw things…
Clearer
Once you, were in my…
Rearview mirror…”
The Road’s My Middle Name by Bonnie Raitt
Nick of Time
“I gotta go
I hope you’ll understand
I love you so
Want you to be my manI hear it callin’
Sound so sweet and plain
I gotta go, baby,
‘Cause the road’s my middle name“
Like a Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan
The Bootleg Series, Vol. 7: No Direction Home - The Soundtrack
A must have for any Dylan fan! This collection has far too many ramblin’ road tunes to mention.
“How does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?“
Speedball Tucker by Jim Croce
Down the Highway
“And they call me Speedball, Speedball Tucker,
terror of the highway and all them other truckers
will tell you that the boy is mad
to be drivin’ in a rig like that“
Many thanks to Mad Dr. Matt for all the awesome road trip songs he played during Alternative Therapy on KHSU the weekend we left Eureka on our full-time RVing sabbatical. Below are some links to other good radio stations we’ve found on the dial and on the web during our travels…
Internet Radio
- Colorado Experimental Radio – Spreading the eclectic and beautiful sounds of the Colorado experimental electronic music scene. (Tuned in from the Rockies above Steamboat Springs while boondocking at the confluence of the North and Middle Forks of the Elk River)
- Chittlin Circuit Radio – A good solid dose of RnB and blues whenever we couldn’t find a decent local station and needed a fix for some cool grooves. Made possible by the Chittlin Circuit independent entertainment company.
- GDRadio.Net – An all time favorite for streaming Grateful Dead, all the time.
- Batanga Mariachi – Batanga serves up diverse mix of traditional Mexicana, Mariachi, Merengue, Latin Jazz and more. We played their Shoutcast Mariachi playlist as our Independence Day dinner music with the Agredanos.
- Cowboy Cultural Society – KPIG in Freedom, CA streams country classics and old timey music, a staple for our travels through the Southwest, Rocky Mountains and cattle country.
Local Stations
- KHSU – Humboldt State University’s public radio station. Our favorite programs include Alternative Therapy, the Buck Calhoun Show and the old Bayside Hayride. We miss you Don.
- WERU – Great music across the board, from classical to world beat. Community radio from Bangor, Maine. But get close for decent reception
- WBTN – Vermont Public Radio can be heard all over New England and provides a good feel for the people and politics of Vermont
- KGHR – Broadcasting out of Tuba City, AZ. As we drove through the Navajo Nation, this station was playing an eclectic mix of traditional Native American music and old cowboy songs.
- KUWR – Wyoming Public Radio broadcasts from 91.9 in Laramie, WY. We listened on KUWD 91.5 out of Sundance while staying at the Devil’s Tower KOA. Aside from its NPR programming, this appears to be one of the the only Wyoming radio stations that doesn’t constantly blare hesher music from the likes of Motorhead, Pantera and Linkin Park! Listen online via the WPR RealPlayer Stream
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