Making a Driving Playlist for "Casual Fans"

DauphineMarie · #1 05-04-2015, 11:32 PM

So I'm going on quite a long road trip with some mates, so I have to make some playlists. They told me to pick my "favourite songs" so of course I'm choosing FM/Stevie.

I've got some others, but I'm having trouble trying to piece together really good driving songs for the aforementioned road trip and the like. Any suggestions? So far the only one I've thought of to put on there is Sisters of the Moon from Atlanta in 1980 lol. Or we all could discuss our favourite driving songs in general? That might help.

Macfan4life · #2 05-05-2015, 06:29 AM

As these people taught me.... no road trip can be done without Violet and Blue

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

reebokandlace · #3 05-05-2015, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Macfan4life

As these people taught me.... no road trip can be done without Violet and Blue

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

That was cool.

olive · #4 05-05-2015, 10:37 AM

for a casual fan her set list from all tours after The Trouble in Shangri La and before in your dreams and FM current set list should cover the casual fan

vivfox · #5 05-05-2015, 11:46 AM

In the car, 4 minutes of an unfamiliar song you don't like can feel like an eternity. For the casual fan, do what FM would do and just give them the hits. Toss in Brown Eyes somewhere in that mix and that should do it.

sorcerer999 · #6 05-05-2015, 01:04 PM

Playlist suggestions for a casual fan...included are the familiar hits plus a couple of upbeat "driving songs" that I think those unfamiliar would really dig.

1. "Violet & Blue" (like Macfan4life suggested

)
2. "Dreams" (either the album version, Deep Dish version or even the live version from the extra disk off 35th anniversary edition. All are pretty kick ass driving tunes.)
3. "Edge Of Seventeen"
4. "Gypsy"
5. "Running Through The Garden"
6. "Watch Chain"
7. "24 Karat Gold"
8. "Rhiannon" (if you can find the awesome House of Blues version from '94, even better!)
9. "Whenever I Call You Friend" (if your friends don't mind the cheesy sap of late 70's adult contemporary pop.)
10. "Wild Heart" (yeah the ending is a tad schizophrenic, but the rhythm, vocal energy and momentum makes it a perfect driving song.)
11. "Sorcerer" (for the galloping chorus alone...or if you want to keep it a fast song all the way through, use the "Sheryl Crow Radio Edit".)

Hope some of those suggestions help!