I'm looking for suggestions to compile a healthy list of songs for the motorcycling mood. The perfect song for this list possesses a combination of characteristics: a catchy melody or driving riff, a beat that harmonizes with the road without overpowering the senses, and most of all: lyrics which seem deliberately intended for motion. This last requirement might be hard to convey exactly but there should probably be something about driving or flying, being on the run, moving from one place to another, speed, mechanics, elements of freedom or liberation, etc.

I'll start with some examples of my own in the hopes that it will help define what I'm after:
Please note: I am NOT asking what YOU like to listen to when you ride! Your favorite grunge or rap groove is simply noise and does NOT fit the bill if you just think the band is awesome but the song does not meet ALL of my requirements.

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Okay, I'm going to say it with colored letters this time: If the theme of your song does not have anything specific to relate with motorcycling, you have FAILed. There is no shortage of songs about being alone, the baddest ***** on the block, or just plain angry at the world, but that is not what I'm looking for -- please show a little creativity with your suggestions.

 

Although there aren't any lyrics... Sandstorm by Darude
gets me clicking gears purty quick when it comes in the headphones...

 

Well since music is such a subjective conversation and we all have different tastes and feelings when we ride depending on the weather, people around you, your general mood, etc., I will throw in my two cents and take it or leave it. I like what you have so far. My feelings are:

Ramble on- Led Zepplin
Breathe (In The Air)- Pink Floyd
Too Much Time On My Hands- Styx
Freewill- Rush
Crazy Train- Ozzy Osbourne
Highway To Hell- AC/DC
One- Metallica
The Animal I Have Become- Three Days Grace

That's all I have for now, a good mix to offend everyone's listening tastes, leaving out my rap grooves

 

This is an awesome thread. If our bikes came with soundtracks some of the ones that come to mind would be.....

Five Finger Death Punch-White Knuckles
Iron Maiden-Die With Your Boots ON
Christopher Cross-Ride Like The Wind
Henry Rollins-Ghost Rider
Limp Bizkit-Rollin
Rob Zombie-Dragula
White Zombie-Black Sunshine
Powerman 5000-Free
Saliva-Click Click Boom
Pantera-Five Minutes Alone

 

Redline - King of The Mountain - as heard on TV coverage of the *Isle Of Man TT*.

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I like to listen to these depending on my mood

Daft Punk – The Son of Flynn
AWOLNATION – Sail
Little People – Moon
Bon Iver – Skinny Love
Limp Bizkit – Nookie
Cake – The Distance
Blockhead – Insomniac Olympics
Kanye West – POWER
Flo Rida – Good Feeling
The Soggy Bottom Boys – I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow - Radio Station Version
Avicii – Levels - Radio Edit



Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers – This Life ----- kidding.

 

Radar Love and Twilight Zone-Thin Lizzy
Charmed Life (the whole album)-Billy Idol

Ern

 

extreme ways - moby iomtt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxHzwWndtvk

 

If you're into Andrew WK:
Andrew WK - Don't Stop Living in the Red (I don't know what he means by "red", but I'm assuming red lined)
Andrew WK - Got To Do It (The hook on the song is "You've Got To Keep Up, You've Got To Keep Going")

I always liked Dragonforce for riding because they're always singing about being righteous and flying dragons and ****... I like to imagine my bike as a fire breathing dragon.

Someone mentioned Rush and I've always been a fan of "Fly by Night".

I dunno, maybe my bike just makes me feel like I'm flying.

 

no one has mentioned kickstart my heart yet! wtf!




okay.... well that's first on my list

kickstart my heart - motley crue
destruction overdrive - black label society
thunder kiss 1965 - white zombie
regular people - pantera
drivel - union underground
danger is go - powerman 5000
genocide junkies - black label society
el phantasmo and the chicken run blast-o-rama - white zombie

all those songs make me think of riding...