While road trips are one of the greatest adventures, they would lose a lot of their charm without music. Car journeys can seem to take a lot longer without any music on, making a radio or CD player essential when taking to the road.
Music can ease our physical pain, it can motivate and it can reduce our stress and anxieties all in one go. Therefore, we encourage you download a playlist of your most loved songs from your favourite app store. Before leaving for your road trip though, just be sure that your car radio can connect to your phone — a Blaupunkt Car Stereo from In Car Connections will work superbly for this.
Need inspiration for your car playlist? Enjoy your time behind the wheel even more with these popular road trip songs:
Running on Empty by Jackson Browne
It is said that Jackson Browne wrote this song while driving to his studio every day, alas with an empty gas tank. So this song is a great addition to your road trip playlist!
Hit the Road Jack by Ray Charles
This song has simple yet powerful piano chords. The track has been used in a couple of famous road trip montages too, the most famous being in 1989 comedy The Dream Team.
Shut Up and Drive by Rihanna
This is a great song to hit the boring highway roads with, as Shut up and Drive will definitely add some fun to any your road trip.
Don’t stop Believin’ by Journey
A song proven to boost your mood like no other! Firstly, it is believed that everybody knows this hit. Secondly, there is nothing greater than road trip karaoke performances to the tune of this 1980s classic.
I’m Gonna Be (500 miles) by The Proclaimers
What better way to unite everybody on a road trip then with this catchy tune by Scottish twins, The Proclaimers. It is certain to be a hit whenever it comes on.
Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd
This tune was a major hit, although a fact that might surprise you is that none of the songwriters were actually from Alabama. Nonetheless, every time this song plays on your playlist, everybody is sure to become a Yankee from Alabama!
Don’t Stop Me Now by Queen
Leave the Bohemian Rhapsody for your late night walks; Don’t Stop Me Now is the preferred choice for your road trip mixtape. This hit is proven to boost your mood and energise you as you rack up the miles!
Livin’ on a Prayer by Bon Jovi
The lyrics of this song speak for themselves; ‘Whoa we’re half way there’ is surely up there with the greatest song lines for a road trip! There is no other song that we can think of that will boost your mood more than this smash hit by Bon Jovi.
