Saturday Night at the Oldies: Road Tunes

This life is a via dolorosa through a vale of ambiguity. We trudge along veiled in ignorance of the ultimate whence, whither, and wherefore. But the way is not wholly dolorous and unmarked. There are some stunning vistas, exalted moments, intimations of Elsewhere, glimpses and vouchsafings, cloud-partings, fog-liftings, pointers and prospects.  We live by faith and hope in this life and beyond it. In any case, we are taking it to the end of the line.

Merle Haggard, Lonesome Fugitive

Eddy Rabbit, Driving My Life Away

Doors, Roadhouse Blues

Dave Dudley, Six Days on the Road

Tom Waits, Phantom 309

Charley Ryan, The ORIGINAL Hot Rod Lincoln

Jackson Browne, Running on Empty

Eagles, Take it Easy

Dr Feelgood, Route 66

Johnny Cash, I've Been Everywhere

Leon Russell, Truck Drivin' Man

Hank Williams, Lost Highway

Take a lesson, muchachos.  

Dave Alvin, Highway 61 Revisited.  Wow!

UPDATE (5/2). Duane Eddy died three days ago on 29 April at age 86.   Here he is interviewed by Ray Stevens. Trivia question: which politically incorrect song is Stevens most famous for? I'm sure Catacomb Joe knows the answer. 

UPDATE (5/8). Canned Heat, On the Road Again, alternate take, with lyrics. This one didn't make it 'into the can,' but it is better than the one that did.  

Comments

[Joe Odegaard]

"Look how far we've come, look how far, A car, a car, my kingdom for a car !

Phil Ochs. Turn it way up !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0MCoQkVEjs

[Allan]

So many options, Mav.

The Haircut Song?

Ahab the Arab?

It's Me Again, Margaret?

[Personal favorite was Shriner's Convention, though I'm not sure it violated any PC sanctimonies.]

[BV]

I'd say he's most famous for "Ahab the Arab."

[mharko]

'End of the Line' is a fav. I even got the family to work up a rendition to offer at mom's rest home for her 93rd. 'I've Been Everywhere' was a fav when I was in 4th grade and had been hardly anywhere. Two of my favorite road songs aren't songs, they're instrumentals. I used to do more driving, and needed a high octane fuel for the spirit. Fast paced bluegrass tunes are good for such, but here are two non-bluegrass nominees for high mileage driving (both by Pat Metheny):
Facing West https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw7_WQmrzuk
Last Train Home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq5oqY3-vhg