Songs to listen to... IF YOU WANT A SPEEDING TICKET Vols. 3 - 9
Credit for this excellent idea goes to Michael Celly, a Weblogs, Inc. programmer who told us that back in 1999 he and his friend Jon Stone produced a mix CD called Songs to listen to... IF YOU WANT A SPEEDING TICKET, Vol. 2. We're not sure what happened to Vol. 1, but Vol. 2 is venerable cornucopia of late Nineties rock (see track list after jump) that would make any right foot feel heavy. The Autoblog staff was suddenly bit by the music bug, so after the jump you'll find our collection of Songs to listen to... IF YOU WANT A SPEEDING TICKET, Vols. 3 – 8. Each list is our own personal mix tape of tunes, any song of which raises our chances of being handed a speeding ticket by a factor of 10.Compiling these lists has been enlightening, as each volume says a lot about its author (four Def Leppard picks, Joel? Really?). Because I had never heard of 90 percent of the tracks my fellow bloggers chose, we decided to add sample links for nearly every one so you can click and hear for yourself what gets our motors running. We hope you submit your own Volume of Songs to listen to... IF YOU WANT A SPEEDING TICKET in the comments. Enjoy...
Volume 2: Michael Celly and Jon Stone
Volume 3: John Neff
- Twister: Motion Picture Score
- Black Betty - Ram Jam
- Garden of Eden - Guns N Roses
- Pain - Jimmy Eat World
- Mr. Brightside - The Killers
- Rollin' - Limp Bizkit
- I'm Not Okay (I Promise) - My Chemical Romance
- March of the Pigs - Nine Inch Nails
- Fat Lip - Sum 41
- Ready to Go - Republica
Volume 4: Damon Lavrinc
- Mashin' on the Motorway - DJ Shadow
- She's Unreal - Meat Beat Manifesto
- Shut the Door - Fugazi
- New Dawn Fades - Moby
- March of the Pigs - Nine Inch Nails
- Cherokee - Charlie Parker
- Reanimator - Amon Tobin
- One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces - Ben Folds Five
- Windowlicker - Aphex Twin
- Building Steam with a Grain of Salt - DJ Shadow
Volume 5: Joel Arellano
- Cum on Feel the Noize - Quiet Riot
- Rocket - Def Leppard
- Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard
- Hysteria - Def Leppard
- Armageddon It - Def Leppard
- Black Cat - Janet Jackson
- Bang Your Head - Metal Health, Quiet Riot
- Lick It Up - Kiss
- Bad Medicine - Bon Jovi
- You Give Love A Bad Name - Bon Jovi
Volume 6: Eric Bryant
- Creature Comforted - Local H
- Chartered Trips - Husker Du
- Rearviewmirror - Pearl Jam
- Congregation - Afghan Whigs
- Whichever Way The Wind Blows - Bob Mould
- Where the Devil Won't Stay - Drive-By Truckers
- Western Grace - Hot Water Music
- Route - Son Volt
- The Break - Urge Overkill
- Power Trip - Monster Magnet
Volume 7: Stuart Waterman
- Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
- Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
- Slow Ride - Foghat
- Highway Star - Deep Purple
- Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Ramblin' Man - Allman Brothers
- Paradise City - Guns N Roses
- Let it Roll - Little Feat
- Bat Out of Hell - Meatloaf
- Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf
Volume 8: Alex Nunez
- Rock the Casbah - The Clash
- Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes
- Fuel - Metallica
- Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
- Follow the Leader - Eric B. & Rakim
- Dragula - Rob Zombie
- Desert Plains - Judas Priest
- Trampled Under Foot - Led Zeppelin
- Train of Consequences - Megadeth
- Superunknown - Soundgarden
Volume 9: Erin Mays
- Hysteria - Muse
- Ain't Got Nothin' - Supreme Beings of Leisure
- Born Too Slow (Eric Morillo Main Mix) - The Crystal Method
- Sandstorm - Darude
- Where are We Runnin - Lenny Kravitz
- Sexual (club mix) - Amber
- Mercy - Melissa Ferrick (from 70 People at 7000 Feet album)
- Gia - Despina Vandi
- Big Time - Peter Gabriel
- Sex Type Thing - Stone Temple Pilots
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 10)
Driver218 12:48PM (12/23/2008)
I have a really good driving collection on my iPod. I run a radio show at my college and autox and race in SCCA, so naturally this sort of playlist is my specialty. Some of the songs are hardcore, some are more punk, some are techno-ish, some are pop and some are indie. So there is a wide array here.
Neurosonic-So Many People
Skindred-Nobody (Bruises is also a good song for driving)
Kasabian-Processed Beats
Gallows-In the Belly of a Shark
Transplants-Madness
Generation X-Ready Steady Go
Joy Division- No Love Lost (or Warsaw)
The Dykeenies- Waiting for Go
Ministry - Theives
The Misfits - Horror Business
Agent Orange-Blood Stains (also titled Speed Kills in some re-mixes)
Eve 6-Anytime
Oh and can't forget Rage Against the Machine.
Let me know if you like these and want me to email you my complete driving playlist. driver218@live.com
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apchar 4:22AM (3/30/2009)
The two best night driving songs from the worst named band of the 70's, Golden Earrings Radar Love and Twilight Zone. Good songs by themselves but tailor made for speeding.
Will 8:39PM (8/16/2006)
Metallica - Fuel or Master of Puppets
Also, anything Slayer.
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Chad Gallion 8:49PM (8/16/2006)
1. I think Slayer is more like you want to crash your car and run over people.
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Trevor 8:52PM (8/16/2006)
Personally, "Bad Habit" by The Offspring should be top 3, not #8. That song just screams pedal to the metal and road rage...
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Road Rage 8:59PM (8/16/2006)
What about Sammy Haggar, I Can't Drive 55? Ozzy Osbourne, Flying High Again? They must be on Vol. 1.
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Speeding Ticket Lawyer Warren Redlich 9:10PM (8/16/2006)
I agree with Road Rage on Sammy Haggar. I'd like to see some AC/DC on the list too, such as Shakin', Highway to Hell (obvious), and Back in Black. Those are good tunes for speeding. Also, you might want to have "Bad Boys" playing on your stereo when the officer comes to your window ... maybe not.
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iamhoff 9:10PM (8/16/2006)
2,
Is that really so bad? *grins*
Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart
Metallica - Frayed Ends of Sanity
Buck-O-Nine - My Town
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
The Vines - Ride
Bad Religion - Los Angeles is Burning
Sammy Hagar - I Can't Drive 55
Dream Theater - Pull Me Under
Green Day - Welcome to Paradise
We'll conclude my Volume 1 here...Lord knows I could fill waaaay too many discs with speeding ticket songs.
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TRD_Dan 9:11PM (8/16/2006)
"Got the time" by Anthrax, or on a dark road at night the theme song for Batman by Danny Elfman.
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Tyler 9:22PM (8/16/2006)
Bat Country- Avenged Sevenfold
Fire it Up- Black Label Society
Dead By Dawn- Deicide
Down with the Sickness- Disturbed
Strict Machine- Goldfrapp
Never Gonna Stop- Rob Zombie
Destroy All- Static-X
Get to the Gone- Static-X
Push it- Static-X
Stand Up- Trapt
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Jaymez 9:22PM (8/16/2006)
Art of Shredding - Pantera
Demise of Sanity - Black Lable Society
Rebel Meets Rebel - Rebel Meets Rebel
Ride the Lightning - Metallica
30/30 150 - Stone Sour
Life Birth Blood Doom - Black Lable Society
Regular People - Pantera
Killing Is My Business - Megadeth
Cat Scratch Fever - Pantera
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jubjub 9:33AM (5/30/2007)
Good stuff mate you are the only one with fuk'n good taste in music PanterA for eva!!! almost all pantera songs are great to drive to, R.I.P dime
Mal Fuller 9:27PM (8/16/2006)
Volume I, Number 1 = Transfusion - Nervous Norvus (Google him!)
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EMOR8T 9:30PM (8/16/2006)
ACE OF SPADES BY MOTORHEAD!
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chuck goolsbee 9:51PM (8/16/2006)
Shut Down - Beach Boys
XKE! - The Boss Martians
The Distance - Cake
Miserlou - Dick Dale
Deadman's Curve - Jan & Dean
Paradise by the dashboard light - Meatloaf
Big Red Rocket of Love - Reverend Horton Heat
Red Barchetta - Rush
I can't drive 55 - Sammy Hagar
Running Down a Dream - Tom Petty
Panama - Van Halen
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bgdc 9:59PM (8/16/2006)
Easy - Blur Song 2. If one has ever seen the BMW Film Star then they know that Song 2 is THE fast driving song. Especially for Bimmer owners.
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o_fizzle 10:03PM (8/16/2006)
Definitely "Song 2" by Blur. This song kicks ass in the BMW M5 video in the BMW's "The Hire" film series. Every time I hear it, I can't help thinking about Clive Owen tearing up an M5 with Madonna being tossed around like a ragdoll in the back seat. Good stuff.
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o_fizzle 10:04PM (8/16/2006)
Damn you! Beat me to it. Great minds think alike.
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Jeff 10:10PM (8/16/2006)
Red Morning Light by Kings of Leon. Actually the whole album Youth and Young Manhood is written for driving flat out
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bgdc 10:10PM (8/16/2006)
o_fizzle,
Guy Ritchie hasn't done much but he did immortalize that song for BMW owners.
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