Section : Music

Driving Tunes 

Posted By : Wayne Farnworth, 27-Apr-2006, 08:05am

If we're choosing iconic cars, then we need some tunes to listen to while driving them. (Although I would rather be in my Herald than any of the cars in my iconic list.)

So tunes to eat up the miles for me are:

Peter Gabriel: Solsbury Hill
Martha & The Muffins: Echo Beach
The Fire Engines: Candy Skin
The Only Ones: Another Girl Another Planet
The Clash: Rudie Can't Fail
The Ruts: Babylon's Burning
The Buzzcocks: Ever Fallen In Love
New Order: Bizarre Love Triangle
The Chameleons: The Fan, The Bellows
The Smiths: This Charming Man
The Go Betweens: Spring Rain
The Cure: Friday I'm In Love (Insert any Cure song here!)
James: Ring The Bell
Psychedelic Furs: There's A World
Radiohead: High and Dry
Natalie Imbruglia: Torn
The The: The Beaten Generation
2 Bad Mice: 2 Bad Mice
OT Quartet : Hold That Sucker Down (Skyscraper)
Age Of Love: Age Of Love (Jam & Spoon)
Libra: Anomaly (Calling Your Name)
Blue Amazon: Paradise Regime
Energy 52: Cafe Del Mar


None of the above are speed camera compatible

Wayne

• Driving Tunes 

  Posted By : Philip Charlton, 27-Apr-2006, 08:43am

  wolfmother
  black sabbath
  hendrix
  the who

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    Posted By : Colin Lindsay, 27-Apr-2006, 08:56am

    Summer top-down motoring has to be The Blue Nile "Tinseltown in the Rain" but for long distance M6 monotony nothing beats Pink Floyd "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" which starts at Carlisle and ends at about Manchester...
    Of course The Orb "Blue Room" is longer - the CD single lasts 145 minutes, longer than most albums...
    Colin

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      Posted By : Mark Astley, 27-Apr-2006, 05:22pm

      Hi,
      Blues Brother - Sweet Home Chicago, from the epic car wrecking chase
      The Manic Street Preachers - La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a sigh)
      CBeebies - The theme to Brum.
      
      
      So that's got me off the estate, what do I fill the next 500 mile to Classic Le Man with?
      
      The Great Escape theme maybe.
      
      All loud to compete with the exhaust and wind noise.
      
      Yours
      Mark
      

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        Posted By : Philip Charlton, 27-Apr-2006, 05:58pm

        Nah, youll be listening to my sweet zorst on the way!
        
        You taking the portsmouth caen route?

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          Posted By : Mark Astley, 27-Apr-2006, 07:27pm

          Hi,
          Yes, me and my little brother (not that 31 is little) and 8 others from the North East.
          overnight Thursday (long way from The Toon) and back with lots of others on the Monday morning ferry, that should be some crossing!!
          
          Can't wait. All paid up now.
          
          And to continue the main theme,
          
          as Smashie and Nicey migh say, how about some Bachman Turner O/D?
          
          Mark
          
          Yes I know it's bad

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            Posted By : Calvin Andrew, 27-Apr-2006, 09:16pm

            Mark, how about "never gonna give it up" by your erstwhile relly, Rick?
            Calvin

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              Posted By : Stephen Abbott, 27-Apr-2006, 10:08pm

              Up-beat soul sounds for me, Motown and Northern Soul especially ! On the Rock'n'Roll side of things, Queen's "Don't stop me now and Golden Earring's "Radar Love, have always been firm favourites
              Yes, I am extremely middle-aged !!
              
              
              "Well its half past four and I'm shifting gear...."

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                Posted By : Wayne Farnworth, 27-Apr-2006, 10:21pm

                
                
                
                Whooah! Stop the bus!
                
                I forgot The Only Ones - Another Girl Another Planet!
                
                I'm not leaving without it!
                
                Wayne

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        Posted By : John Davies, 27-Apr-2006, 06:04pm

        Wayne, Philip, Colin, Mark,
        
        You have made an old man feel very ............... old.
        I don't recognise a single one of those tunes.
        
        I fear many are as 'driving' as "Bat out of Hell", and smooth driving music has its place.
        For instance, the theme from "Un Homme et une Femme"
        
        Hear it and other themes from Lelouche's film (yes, the same Lelouche as made the truly iconic, "C'etait un Rendezvous") at: http://www.israel-music.com/various/un_homme_et_un...
        
        John

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          Posted By : Wayne Farnworth, 27-Apr-2006, 06:09pm

          
          Are you The Stig on Top Gear John?
          
          Screaming round a racetrack with the gentle sounds of Baroque Classics wafting around the cockpit?
          
          
          Wayne

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            Posted By : Vin Poonwassie, 27-Apr-2006, 07:07pm

            Mine will be (as it is on the train to-from work):
            
            morning: Radio 1 if Chris Moyles isn't on, else Kiss/Magic/Virgin/Heart.
            late afternoon: Radio 1, Magic at 7pm
            
            sorted.

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            Posted By : John Davies, 28-Apr-2006, 06:53pm

            I could tell you, Wayne, but then I'd have to lock you in the car for a long time with
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            Jeremy Clarkson
            
            It's cruel, but necessary, so think on.....

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              Posted By : Wayne Farnworth, 28-Apr-2006, 07:11pm

              
              Point taken, I won't ask again