Most of us love listen to music or radio while driving or traveling. Obviously everyone has their own personal musical tastes and is free to relax with what they prefer. There are, however, some songs that everyone agrees. Are Songs that talk about travel, sometimes even in a metaphorical way, which they are perfect to be listened to as you go towards a destination, even if it is only about returning home after a short trip out of town. We make you listen the 59 best songs about travel and that are perfect to listen to on the road. Turn up the volume, sing and relax (you will surely know almost all of them)!
Index
- Yes travel, Lucio Battisti
- Sweet home Alabama, Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Born to be wild, Steppenwolf
- North South West East, 883
- California dreamin ', The Mamas and The Papas
- If you're going to San Francisco, Scott McKenzie
- Have a good trip (Share the Love), Cesare Cremonini
- One ticket, The Darkness
- Take me home, country roads, John Denver
- Some nights, Ligabue
- Mustang Sally, Wilson Pickett
- Highway to Hell, AC / DC
- (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66, Rolling Stones
- Destination Paradise, Gianluca Grignani
- Little red Corvette, Prince
- Around the world, Daft Punk
- Back in the saddle, Aerosmith
- Ocean Avenue, Yellowcard
- Invitation to travel, Franco Battiato
- Wherever I may roam, Metallica
- Along the way, Claudio Baglioni
- Home, Michael Bublé
- I wanderer, Nomads
- Long train running, The Doobie Brothers
- Before leaving for a long journey, Irene Grandi
- Africa, Toto
- I'll leave with you, Andrea Bocelli
- Giggling again for no reason, Alanis Morissette
- Lacio Drom, Litfiba
- Ticket to ride, Beatles
- High tide, Antonello Venditti
- Bonnie & Clyde, Jay Z feat Beyonce
- Rolling south, Negrita
- Crazy train, Ozzy Osburne
- Road trippin ', Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Traveling without moving, Jamiroquai
- California, Eagles Hotel
- Argentina, Francesco Guccini
- The passenger, Iggy Pop
- Life is sweet, Niccolò Fabi + Max Gazzé + Daniele Silvestri
- Fly away - Lenny Kravitz
- Life is a highway, Tom Cochrane
- King of the road, Roger Miller
- Monsoon, Tokio Hotel
- Sea, sea, sea, Luca Carboni
- On the road again, Willy Nelson & Johnny Cash
- America, Simon & Garfunkel
- The river, Garth Brooks
- Travel companions, Francesco De Gregori
- Born to run, Bruce Springsteen
- Against the wind, Arisa
- Don't stop believin ', Journey
- I was going at 100 per hour, Gianni Morandi
- Proud Mary, Creedence Clear Water Revival
- Journey, Piero Pelù
- Here I go again, Whitesnake
- Isle of Wight, Dik Dik
- Changes in Latitude, changes in Attitude, Jimmy Buffet
- I'm going to the max, Vasco Rossi
- User questions and comments
Yes travel, Lucio Battisti
Let's open the playlist with a 1977 piece of a great artist of Italian music and that is a real one invitation to travel and to let yourself go. How could it not be among the songs to listen to while on the road?
Sweet home Alabama, Lynyrd Skynyrd
A classic! IS' one of the songs on the road par excellence, from 1974. It tells oflonged for return home, where everything has that particular nostalgic flavor.
Born to be wild, Steppenwolf
Another piece that is part of the collective imagination concerning the journey, also because colonna sonora of the legendary film Easy Rider. A song about freedom of traveling by motorbike, as well as first song considered heavy metal of history. An unmissable piece from 1968 for this playlist!
North South West East, 883
A song that many know by heart, from 1993. A generational song about who has lost their way in search of something that, At bottom, he doesn't even know what it is and if he really wants it.
California dreamin ', The Mamas and The Papas
In 1966 this song was released about the sadness of having to undergo a cold winter thinking of one day escape to warm California. Perfect song to listen to as you go to your destination.
If you're going to San Francisco, Scott McKenzie
The following year (1967) this song was released on the want to go to the city of the Golden Gate, where i young they were creating something that would have forever changed the story.
Have a good trip (Share the Love), Cesare Cremonini
A hymn to life, to let yourself go, to enjoy the little things. A 2015 song about travel, real and metaphorical. Perfect for this playlist!
One ticket, The Darkness
Clearly we are talking about a round trip to hell in the sense metaphorical. But the carica that from this 2005 song, especially while driving, is fantastic and for this reason it is right in the playlist on the road.
Take me home, country roads, John Denver
"Country roads, take me home to the place I belong"(Country roads take me home to where I belong.) One of the songs for excellence to listen to while traveling (whether you are really going home or not). A historical piece from 1974.
Some nights, Ligabue
"Some nights the car is hot and where it takes you is up to you.. ", a 1995 song that we all know, even those who don't like La Liga. Impossible not to sing out loud!
Mustang Sally, Wilson Pickett
1967, a wild girl, her Mustang and her travels around the city. Oh yeah !!!
Highway to Hell, AC / DC
We are in 1979 and this piece still makes us damn today feel tough behind the wheel. A crazy ride: free, metaphorical and damn Rock'n'Roll on the highway to hell!
(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66, Rolling Stones
The mythical Route 66 American: this song from 1964 will make you run across all, stage by stage. Unmissable song in a playlist on the road!
Destination Paradise, Gianluca Grignani
A song from 1995 that everyone knows and that is impossible not to sing out loud! A trip to the search for own freedom with your own love beside you. Perfect!
Little red Corvette, Prince
A red car, a Corvette to be precise, and an undisciplined girl behind the wheel. This is the plot of this 1982 Prince on the road song.
Around the world, Daft Punk
We are in 1997 and this electronic piece by the mysterious French duo is very popular. The text is based on the obsessive repetition of the sentence of the title. It will enter your head and he won't let you go more while you will be around the world on the road!
Back in the saddle, Aerosmith
A cowboy on the road e high: perfect! We are in 1976.
Ocean Avenue, Yellowcard
The memory of luoghi of youth, the desire to find love again of a time and run away together. A nostalgic "punkish" love song from 2003 perfect on the road.
Invitation to travel, Franco Battiato
La poetry of the great Battiato is also contained in this splendid piece from 1999, whose title already gives the reason why it is in this playlist.
Wherever I may roam, Metallica
This 1991 song starts with ".. And the road becomes my bride" and in the chorus it says "Wherever I go, where I lean my head I'm at home". A hymn to travel and discovering the own firm inner roots.
Along the way, Claudio Baglioni
We are in 1981 and this song is a hymn to life as a way to go. An all-local classic.
Home, Michael Bublé
An artist who considers himself very lucky always travelling, a thousand people around it, wonderful places but there crazy desire to go home and reach your own Love. A 2005 song for romantic travelers.
I wanderer, Nomads
A song from 1987 that we all know and that at least once in our life we found ourselves singing at the top of our lungs. Who is more traveler than a hopeful wanderer?
Long train running, The Doobie Brothers
A traveling train, a metaphor of life. This famous song is from 1973. Perhaps the title will tell you little, but only the first few notes will let you loose.
Before leaving for a long journey, Irene Grandi
Il title is already eloquent. A perfect and very famous 2003 song by the well-known Tuscan artist.
Africa, Toto
A very famous song from 1982. A man is waiting for his woman and it's coming from a long journey and reflects on how great his love for her is.
I'll leave with you, Andrea Bocelli
A song from 1995 certainly not for everyone, but that each at least once he found himself a to sing. "With you I will leave... Countries that I have never seen and lived with you, now I will live them ... "
Giggling again for no reason, Alanis Morissette
Take the car and escape. The wind in your face, a nice smile and go and admire a sunset by the sea. This is the sense of freedom that Alanis Morissette communicates to us with this song from 2008.
Lacio Drom, Litfiba
La strada: look for it, lose it, find it. Litfiba help us with this 1995 song.
Ticket to ride, Beatles
Un super famous song of 1965 which speaks of a girl that has a ticket ready to go. A guy loves her but she doesn't care because he wants her freedom back. A bit sad, sure, but unmissable in this playlist on the road!
High tide, Antonello Venditti
"Deserted highway, at the edge of the sea, feel the stronger heart of this engine, cigarettes never extinguished, on the radio that speaks e I who drive following the lights of dawn... ". Need to say more? A well-known song from 1991.
Bonnie & Clyde, Jay Z feat Beyonce
Up and down the highway with a beautiful girl next to him. The perfect couple, L 'euphoria, luxury, the love. Okay, they're Jay Z and Beyonce but dreaming doesn't cost anything, right? A very famous song from 2002.
Rolling south, Negrita
Another very famous song, passed by Italian radios very often. A success that he tells of a real journey and concrete which is also un journey within oneself. 2005 song perfect for this playlist!
Crazy train, Ozzy Osburne
Life is like a runaway train and we are all aboard. This is what the great Ozzy tells us in this famous piece from 1980.
Road trippin ', Red Hot Chili Peppers
The first verse reads "Traveling by car with my two best friends, well stocked with snacks and food, it's time to leave this city. It's time to escape, let's get lost in any place in the US. "A very famous song from 1999 and more than perfect for this playlist!
Traveling without moving, Jamiroquai
Everything is like a car trip: speed, braking, standing still ... Jamiroquai reminds us of this with this song from 1996.
California, Eagles Hotel
A dark and deserted highway, the wind in your hair, a gorgeous girl and the mythical, mythological and metaphorical Hotel California, place of pleasure and misfortune. A famous 1976 song by the Eagles.
Argentina, Francesco Guccini
A piece from 1983 by the great Guccini that is an invitation to drop everything and leave and venture into an unknown land which is none other than the search for oneself.
The passenger, Iggy Pop
The unstoppable Iggy Pop reminds us that "I am a traveler and I travel and travel". A perfect and unmissable 1977 song in a playlist on the road!
Life is sweet, Niccolò Fabi + Max Gazzé + Daniele Silvestri
Track from 2014 with which the Italian trio makes us savor all aspects of a trip, from her beauty to drawbacks. A splendid metaphor of life in a musical key.
Fly away - Lenny Kravitz
Think about the places you want to visit, take flight and... This invites us to do Lenny Kravitz with this famous song from 1998.
Life is a highway, Tom Cochrane
Life is a highway and the road is what you have before you. What else to say? 1991 song perfect on the road!
King of the road, Roger Miller
Everyone wants to be king of something, but a true traveler just wants to be the King of the Road! Track from 1965, definitely suitable for this playlist.
Monsoon, Tokio Hotel
Such a strong love to push the protagonist to cross the fury of the monsoons and fight the storm in a trip which will lead to reuniting. A 2007 song for romance on the road.
Sea, sea, sea, Luca Carboni
A very famous song from 1992 that tells the desire to reach the sea with its motorcycle, of notte. The wind on the face, the road and a journey within your own heart while they grind kilometers. A super song for this playlist!
On the road again, Willy Nelson & Johnny Cash
This song begins like this: "Back on the road can't wait to be back on the road.. ". A song from 1998 ideal for this playlist!
America, Simon & Garfunkel
A 1968 song that explains to us that every journey helps to understand something, but every return home it's a return to the roots loaded with emozioni.
The river, Garth Brooks
Some do not like to be on the shore to observe, but to jump into the rapids and let themselves be led by the current. A metaphorical journey on the river of 1991.
Travel companions, Francesco De Gregori
A tormented love story and perfect words for a playlist on the road: "Two good traveling companions should never break up. They will be able to choose different embarkations, they will always be two sailors. "A song by the great Italian singer-songwriter from 1996.
Born to run, Bruce Springsteen
Cars, roads, engines, motorcycles, crazy loves... definitely a track on the road this 1975 by the Boss!
Against the wind, Arisa
A 2014 song focused on metaphorical traveling against the wind. A piece of calm reflection while on the road.
Don't stop believin ', Journey
Different people, different stories, unique journeys and personal motivations. Every life is a journey and, despite the difficulties, we must not give up. That's what they sing in this 1981 song.
I was going at 100 per hour, Gianni Morandi
A vintage piece of the history of Italian song, from 1963, which tells the mad desire to see his beloved again by running at 100 per hour for 100 km to be able to review it. A little healthy and carefree joy in this playlist on the road.
Proud Mary, Creedence Clear Water Revival
Proud Mary is the name of this boat that continues to sail on the river, meeting people and stories... A very famous song from 1969.
Journey, Piero Pelù
Love is like a journey and Pelù explains it well in this 2008 song which opens with "Traveling together is like a tango, like roads that cross, a bit of asphalt, a bit of mud for two lives that touch each other ... "
Here I go again, Whitesnake
A passage from 1982 that explains that sometimes you are alone on the road and you don't have not even a precise destination, but you are dreams are great they won't make us stop keep going on.
Isle of Wight, Dik Dik
Italian historical piece from 1970 that tells that want to reach a distant place that ci appare like a place ideal and idyllic. In the lyrics the words "Without a suitcase you and I left on a Thursday there was a yes in our eyes" makes us understand why it is in this playlist.
Changes in Latitude, changes in Attitude, Jimmy Buffet
The title is eloquent: change latitude and change habit. A song from 1977, perfect on the road!
I'm going to the max, Vasco Rossi
We end our playlist on the road with a famous song by Vasco, from 1982. A hymn to push on the accelerator of life and watch how things go. Better to risk than to become who you don't want to be. Who hasn't sung it at least once in their life in the shower ?!
