The Band, The Weight
The Byrds, Eight Miles High
The Rolling Stones, Moonlight Mile
The Who, I Can See for Miles
Cannonball Adderley, 74 Miles Away. So titled because it is In 7/4 time.
Dave Brubeck, Take Five. So titled because it is in 5/4 time.
Cream, Spoonful. Heavy, man.
The Lovin' Spoonful, Six O'Clock
Gene Pitney, 24 Hours from Tulsa
Beach Boys, 409. With a four-speed manual tranny, dual quad carburetors (before fuel injection), positraction (limited slip differential), and 409 cubic inches of engine displacement. Gas was cheap in those days.
Junior Brown Redneck Version with a little help from the Beach Boys
ZZ Top and Jeff Beck, 16 Tons. Tennessee Ernie Ford's 1955 #1 version.
Justin Timberlake, et al., 500 Miles. (From Inside Llewyn Davis)
Bobby Bare, 500 Miles Away From Home
Lovin' Spoonful, Full Measure. Undeservedly obscure.
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