Best of: My Top 10 Country Driving Songs

Whenever I'm in a car (especially by myself), I gotta listen to music. And in my opinion, the best genre for drivers is country. There's just nothing like listening country music when driving. Here's a collection of my top 10 driving songs with a country twang.

#10: Life is a Highway - Rascall Flatts

Honestly, I thought the Rascall Flatts version (from the Cars soundtrack) is much better than the Tom Cochrane version. The popish sound, the fun lyrics, and of course Gary LeVox' whooping, all contribute to a great song. One warning: listening to the song twenty times in one week will make you sick of it.

#9: Running Away With My Heart - Lonestar

I love the band from Tennessee (not Texas), and this song is definitely a great song. And while it'll never be my #1 favorite song, this great song keeps its place on my Nano (of course, if I win LVS, I won't need to worry about my pathetic 4GB of space...).

#8: Mr Policeman - Brad Paisley

Brad Paisley is a master at putting comical lyrics into great songs ("Online" is one of my favorites) and "Mr Policeman" is no exception. With a catchy chorus, nice instrumentals, Brad Paisley's twang, and some humor, plus that classic ending, "In the Jailhouse Now".

#7: Road Goes On Forever - David Mallett

You're probably scratching your head and asking, "who the heck is David Mallett and why does he spell his name wrong?" Well, Mallett's actually one of my favorite folk singers of all time. He's a great singer, and an even better songwriter (Ballad of Saint Anne's Reel was sung by John Denver and Garden Song was sung by Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger and many more). "Road Goes On Forever" is definitely one of Mallett's greatest (actually, the entire "This Town" album was his best non-compliation IMHO). While not quite country, this song's subtle blend of guitar and Mallett's terrific voice is a hit in my book.

#6: Jesus Take the Wheel - Carrie Underwood

I personally hated "Carnival Ride" by Underwood. But "Some Hearts" was one of my favorite albums of all time. And "Jesus Take the Wheel", starring Carrie's strong voice and mixing a strong chorus with soft but sweet verses was the reason why this song is a RIAA Platinum and won the Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song from the Grammies.

#5: Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler) - Alabama

I actually don't really like too many of this country-rock-gospel-pop-alt country band's songs. However, there are seven songs that made buying their compilation worth it: "Five O'Clock 500" (below), "If You're Gonna Play In Texas", "Song of the South", "High Cotton", "Born Country", "Forty Hour Week", and this. The ballad of a lost trucker and his family is one of the greatest songs on the planet.

#4: One Piece At A Time - Johnny Cash

Paisley wasn't the first to invent funny lyrics. Johnny Cash wrote some of the funniest country songs in the world before Paisley was even born. "One Piece At A Time", the story of the GM auto worker who decides to build his own Cadillac (one piece at a time), is a shining example. The song later inspired a Nashville auto parts owner to create his own (legally, unlike the song), as well as a British Landrover worker (illegally, like the song).

#3: Days Go By - Keith Urban

I suppose "true" country gurus probably hate Urban's New Zealandish popified country (or countrified pop), but I love some of his songs, especially "Days Go By". This song, which later hit #1 on U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks, is still one of the greatest driving songs ever.

#2: Five O'Clock 500 - Alabama

As I mentioned before, this is one of the songs that keep me tied to Alabama. The story of a worker racing home at 5 o'clock (the time most 9-5 jobs end) in the Five O'Clock 500 against Darrel, Dale, Richard, Mark, Rusty, Jeff, and Bubba is a toe-tapping, terrific, and classic Alabama track that every country fan should own.

#1: I've Been Everywhere - Johnny Cash

Almost every car owner dreams of going everywhere. This classic song, borrowed from John Grenell (who in turn took it from the Australian original by Geoff Mack), is one of Cash's best songs sung. The story of a hitchhiker in Winnemucca, Nevada, will live on forever in the hearts and minds of all true country lovers.

Conclusion

Obviously, no list is complete. There are tons of other terrific car songs ("All I Wanted" by Paisley is definitely an honorable mention). But for me, this list of ten is a must-have for any driving playlist.

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5.4

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I will not tolerate country haters. You will be deleted. Muhahaha.

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5 votes

#1 - Tue Sep 30, 2008 4:38 PM EDT

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Amen Country Brother!! Go get-em!!!

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4 votes

#1.1 - Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:25 PM EDT

{"commentId":3232476,"authorDomain":"KyanaBelle"}

Okay, here's what you missed:

455 Rocket by Kathy Mattea
Hot Rod Lincoln by Commander Cody
Take Me Home Country Roads by John Denver
Nothing but the Wheel by Patti Loveless (Great night driving song!)
Ballad of Thunder Road by Robert Mitchum

I know there's more but my Mom is rushing me....

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4 votes

#1.2 - Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:15 PM EDT

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Oops!:

Sawyer Brown's remake of 6 Days on the Road

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4 votes

#1.3 - Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:36 PM EDT

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Fastest Horse in a One Horse Town - Yes it's Billy Ray but it's still a good song.

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4 votes

#1.4 - Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:51 PM EDT

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Oh man, can't believe I missed that Denver song.

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3 votes

#1.5 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 8:51 AM EDT

{"commentId":3238538,"authorDomain":"KyanaBelle"}

I dare anyone to drive the speed limit listening to 455 Rocket!

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3 votes

#1.6 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 10:15 AM EDT

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StaunchUndecided

Joleen/Dolly Pardon

Country Road/John Denver

Southern Cross/Alabama or Charlie Daniels Band, I think

Love Is Like A Butterfly/Dolly Pardon

Talkin' In your Sleep/Crystal Gayle

Lookin For Love/Mickey Gilley

Anne's Song/John Denver

Ramblin Man

If I Were A Carpenter

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2 votes

#1.7 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 6:11 PM EDT

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StaunchUndecided

Oh yes.....anything by Johnny Cash.

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2 votes

#1.8 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 6:11 PM EDT

{"commentId":3250116,"authorDomain":"KyanaBelle"}

Southern Cross would be Crosby Stills and...Nash? Young?

Seven Bridges Road was the Eagles. AWESOME SONG!

..there is a taste of time sweet as honey..

One of the best lines of all time...

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2 votes

#1.9 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 8:03 PM EDT

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StaunchUndecided

Thanks...that was helpful because I want to add the song to my playlist.

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1 vote

#1.10 - Thu Oct 2, 2008 11:53 AM EDT

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April from Florida

Friends in Low Places by Garth Brooks. I dare you not to sing along!

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3 votes

#2 - Tue Sep 30, 2008 5:05 PM EDT

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I'll look it up.

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2 votes

#2.1 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 8:54 AM EDT

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jfrank

As I'm not a huge fan of country. I did enjoy Brad Pailsey & John Mayer playing together.

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4 votes

#3 - Tue Sep 30, 2008 5:45 PM EDT

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April from Florida

I'm not a huge country fan either, but I'll listen to almost anything, from punk,to heavy metal, to hip hop. I will give almost any kind of music at least one chance.

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3 votes

#3.1 - Tue Sep 30, 2008 6:02 PM EDT

{"commentId":3231852,"authorDomain":"debbiedarter"}

Come on down to Southwest Texas--we'll do all we can to help you become a full fledged, card carrying country music fanatic!!

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3 votes

#3.2 - Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:27 PM EDT

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April from Florida

I'll keep that in mind Grey, thanks for the invite!!

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2 votes

#3.3 - Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:35 PM EDT

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jfrank

Come on down to Southwest Texas--we'll do all we can to help you become a full fledged, card carrying country music fanatic!!

I'm more of a flip flop wearing reggae music type person. :]

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2 votes

#3.4 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 1:18 AM EDT

{"commentId":3237495,"authorDomain":"onlineapps"}

jfrank, that's the funny thing. I was born in New Yawk. I lived for four years in England. I live now in Jersey. And I love country more than any other genre out there.

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4 votes

#3.5 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 8:55 AM EDT

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Miles12287

You now one that is kind of out of the mainstream is Dwight Yoakam's "Guitars and Cadillacs" and "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere."

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4 votes

#4 - Tue Sep 30, 2008 6:14 PM EDT

{"commentId":3237524,"authorDomain":"onlineapps"}

Definitely will look it up... Yoakam's a good one.

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2 votes

#4.1 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 8:57 AM EDT

{"commentId":3231819,"authorDomain":"debbiedarter"}

I was born American, but I was born Texan by the Grace of God---therefore, country music is not just entertainment--it's a lifestyle. And being born Texan--anything on the radio by George Strait while I drive down a dusty country road in my old beat up Ford truck with the windows rolled down and my hair flapping in the breeze--NOW THAT'S LIVIN'!!

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4 votes

#5 - Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:24 PM EDT

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Haha... I'd heard that a lot.

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2 votes

#5.1 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 8:58 AM EDT

{"commentId":3231881,"authorDomain":"debbiedarter"}

I am absolutely LOVING this seed!!! It has brightened my day--all the other seeds are depressing and stressful--they are all about the bailout, the election, and a bunch of other topics that just bring you down. I needed something like this to give me a smile--THANKS!!

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3 votes

#6 - Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:29 PM EDT

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Waynester

Sort of country; Great diving songs by Steve Earle: (if you like Johnny Cash you'll love these tunes)
Hillbilly Highway
Guitar Town
Nowhere Road
Galway Girl

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4 votes

#7 - Tue Sep 30, 2008 9:15 PM EDT

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Oh yeah, Earle's a great singer. Love him.

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2 votes

#7.1 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 8:53 AM EDT

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caroaber

Don Williams- "You Know I'm A Rake and A Rambling Man" and any number of tunes
"Claudette" by the Everly Brothers
"Somebody's Knockin' " -(I forgot the artist, circa 1980)
Emmylou Harris--so many tunes...
The Kendalls--greatest hits ("Just Like Real People," "Sweet Desire," "Heaven's Just a Sin Away")

Heck, I could go on and on, but my cutoff is in the early '80s.

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3 votes

#8 - Tue Sep 30, 2008 9:59 PM EDT

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Ah, yeah, I don't listen as much to "classical" country as I probably should. I loved the Williams song though.

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4 votes

#8.1 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 8:59 AM EDT

{"commentId":3238650,"authorDomain":"KyanaBelle"}

My oldest son, the musician, is only 23. Since he was 16, he has thought that Emmy Lou Harris was the most beautiful woman he ever laid eyes on - Gray hair and all!

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4 votes

#8.2 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 10:22 AM EDT

{"commentId":3238681,"authorDomain":"KyanaBelle"}

As far as country goes, Heaven's Just a Sin Away, is one of my favorite....ummmm, being naughty songs!

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4 votes

#8.3 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 10:24 AM EDT

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Ian Walter

Egads. Not one Willie Nelson song? (No...I'm not referring to On the Road Again, his worst song ever.)

But no Whiskey River or Pancho and Lefty or Tougher Than Leather?

It was a perfectly fine list, maybe...but no Willie Nelson? What the hell kind of show you running around here, Min? I'll have you know that the great Willie Nelson kissed my wife right on the mouth, which is heroic in my mind. You trouble-maker.

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3 votes

#9 - Tue Sep 30, 2008 10:10 PM EDT

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Oh, that's true, Nelson's an amazing singer (some of the time). Pancho was one of my favorite songs of all time.

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3 votes

#9.1 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 9:00 AM EDT

{"commentId":3238752,"authorDomain":"KyanaBelle"}

Seven Spanish Angels w/ the great Ray Charles! Wow! Oh, and Shaver's Georgia on a Fast Train. I love that song! Awww, you Country newbies don't know what you're missing. Some of the shiniest jewels never made it to so-called "Country Radio!"

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3 votes

#9.2 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 10:28 AM EDT

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Georgia on a Fast Train Recorded before Eddie Shaver died.

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3 votes

#9.3 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 10:48 AM EDT

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Chasing

Nelson's "Teatro" is one of the greatest albums ever. Likewise, well, anything at all by Emmylous Harris.

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2 votes

#9.4 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 7:07 PM EDT

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Steven P.

Na. That's all pop country. Asleep at the Wheel' Route 66 or Am I high or a dozen other of their tunes.

Now that's drivin' music.

Also, New Riders of the Purple Sage's Panama Red. Kick @.

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3 votes

#10 - Tue Sep 30, 2008 10:56 PM EDT

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OK, well, I'm a Jerseyite. I can't stand a lot of those old guys, though, as I said above, Johnny Cash ftw.

Route 66 is a great song though.

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3 votes

#10.1 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 9:03 AM EDT

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waynef415

Suddenly I had a flashback of my younger days, tearing down the road with Mom in her old beat up Chevy pickup with rust holes in the floorboard, and she popped in an 8-track of...

Waylon Jennings - I'm a Ramblin Man

Please someone help get this vision out of my head. LOL

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4 votes

#11 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 12:03 AM EDT

{"commentId":3237594,"authorDomain":"onlineapps"}

Haha... Jennings is one of the few oldies I love . Not just like, but love .

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4 votes

#11.1 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 9:04 AM EDT

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Chasing

Swap out Miranda Lambert for Carrie Underwood and it's a go! And try out Robert Earl Keen's "Road Goes On Forever". Completely different song, but worth checking out. ;)

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4 votes

#12 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 4:53 AM EDT

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Will do.

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3 votes

#12.1 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 9:05 AM EDT

{"commentId":3237767,"authorDomain":"debbiedarter"}

Some years back, I danced to the beautiful music of Bob Will's Country Playboy's band right in the middle of Congress Avenue in the shadow of the State Capitol--Austin, Texas, for the popular t.v. program known as Austin City Limits. Now that's my idea of natural, pure happiness!

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3 votes

#13 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 9:19 AM EDT

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Waynester

Wills was the first band to be allowed to use drums at the Grand Ol' Opry. Refused to play without them and it was too late to book someone else. (only a drummer would know that, lol)

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4 votes

#13.1 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 9:49 AM EDT

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Yea for drummers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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4 votes

#13.2 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 9:56 AM EDT

{"commentId":3238615,"authorDomain":"KyanaBelle"}

Hey GHG,
Did you ever hear Vince Gill's version of "Yearning"? Like an Angel singing!

And speaking of Vince - Oklahoma Borderline

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3 votes

#13.3 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 10:19 AM EDT

{"commentId":3239806,"authorDomain":"debbiedarter"}

Vince has a beautiful voice!! I love to hear him sing anything. That melodious voice could lull me to sleep anytime--so relaxing, so pure.

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3 votes

#13.4 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 11:30 AM EDT

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KyanaBelle

YES--AND I LOVE IT!!!!!! And you are right--sounds like an angel singing---

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3 votes

#13.5 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 11:50 AM EDT

{"commentId":3240781,"authorDomain":"KyanaBelle"}

He also covered "The Farmer's Daughter" on the Mama's Hungry Eyes tribute album. Good Lord, he turned into a grief stricken old man on those vocals. I think it was one of his best performances. You could hear the emotional tremor in his voice while he was singing it.

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2 votes

#13.6 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 12:12 PM EDT

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beneka

Anything with Keith!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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3 votes

#14 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 11:02 AM EDT

{"commentId":3239820,"authorDomain":"debbiedarter"}

I Shoulda Been a Cowboy. I love it!

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3 votes

#14.1 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 11:31 AM EDT

{"commentId":3239625,"authorDomain":"KyanaBelle"}

Johnny Cash wrote some of the funniest country songs in the world before Paisley was even born

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4 votes

#15 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 11:20 AM EDT

{"commentId":3239853,"authorDomain":"debbiedarter"}

I always liked Johnny, but never really appreciated him until he became one of the Highway Men with Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson. I saw them at the Houston Stock Show and Rodeo one year and fell in love all over again.

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3 votes

#15.1 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 11:32 AM EDT

{"commentId":3240878,"authorDomain":"KyanaBelle"}

Speaking of funny country songs - Rodney Crowell's "She's Crazy for Leaving" is a hoot. Crowell's one of my favorites.

And Let's not forget what my mother-in-law always referred to as "that damned old train song" - David Allan Coe's "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" - a sing-a-long drinking song if ever there was one...

And as far as a "Driving Song" - Don't forget DAC's "The Ride"

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2 votes

#15.2 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 12:16 PM EDT

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KyleN

I like nearly everything mentioned so far however one of my all time favorites is Charlie Daniels Band Devil Went Down to Georgia.

The only problem with listening to that song while driving is the irresistible urge to tap your feet.

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3 votes

#16 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 11:40 AM EDT

{"commentId":3240341,"authorDomain":"debbiedarter"}

KyleN

Amen to that! And if you don't have an automatic transmission--my old beat up Ford truck is a stick shift on the floor--tapping your feet while driving down the road and listening to this song can create some really exciting times!

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2 votes

#16.1 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 11:54 AM EDT

{"commentId":3240710,"authorDomain":"KyanaBelle"}

My favorite Charlie Daniels is Uneasy Rider and Long Haired Country Boy.

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4 votes

#16.2 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 12:09 PM EDT

{"commentId":3240472,"authorDomain":"debbiedarter"}

Again people,

Thanks for this post. In this time of stress and depressing news of bailouts, foreclosures, Wall Street losses, higher taxes, rotten economy, fuel prices over the roof and politics, politics, and more politics etc., etc., etc., this seed is a HAPPY seed, and I need it. It has brought a smile to my face EVERYTIME I have checked to see who has posted now. In the wake of all these disasters, we need more of these to keep hope alive--especially for us middle class citizens who work our butts off to just keep our noses above the water. Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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2 votes

#17 - Wed Oct 1, 2008 11:59 AM EDT

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SnotRag Dave

FYI... Johnny Cash's "One Piece at a Time"... was written by the very talented composer Wayne Kemp.

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2 votes

#18 - Thu Oct 9, 2008 3:57 PM EDT

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ann in Texas

Hi everyone, I'll add a few:

Montgomery Gentry -- "(Gone Like a Frieght) Train"
Dierks Bently -- "Lot of Leavin Left to Do" and "Free and Easy Down the Road I Go"
Shooter Jennings (Waylon's Son) -- "4th of July"
Waylon -- "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line" Heck I'll take any of his -- love him, RIP
Jerry Reed (RIP) -- "East Bound and Down"
Eddie Rabbit -- "I Love a Rainy Night"

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1 vote

#19 - Thu Oct 9, 2008 4:23 PM EDT

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