Bellamy Brothers
If I said you had a beautiful body would you hold it against me
Though it’s cold and lonely
In the deep, dark night,
I can see paradise
By the dashboard light . . . .
Roy Orbison - I Drove All Night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5N9IHqqGcA
Just because, well, Roy Orbison.
A little melancholy compared to most of your picks but "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman.
An oldie but a goodie:
Run, Run, Run by JoJo Gunne
"We are not provided with wisdom, we must discover it for ourselves, after a journey through the wilderness which no one else can take for us, an effort which no one can spare us, for our wisdom is the point of view from which we come at last to regard the world." --M. Proust
I heard East Bound and Down by Jerry Reed on XM just now. Even though it was for a goofy movie, that’s a good driving song.
If it's melancholy you're after, go for Springsteen's Stolen Car.
I love that song and I love melancholy but that’s not my go to when I want to have fun driving with the windows down. Highway 29 is melancholy like only Springsteen can do tragic/melancholy
https://youtu.be/3snH98WI7jM
Same for Mr. State Trooper off Nebraska but this Steve Earle Cover is more like a driving tune for me. Steve on the Gibson and Michael McAdam on the Tele
https://youtu.be/eTLa-tA2KDI
In my book, road songs, like Homeward Bound are a different category for another day. There are some intersections like , “6-days on the Road” and possibly “On the Road Again”
Restless Youthful Angst is another category that can intersect with both. I fear the connection between cars and restlessness my be lost on current and future generations though. Here’s a couple I like a lot:
Steve Earle - Someday (also a cool cover by Shawn Colvin on Cover Girl)
https://youtu.be/cGKuhUpV-bk
Asheville’s own David Wilcox - Saturday They’ll all be Back Again
https://youtu.be/TUUtSqP5Zwk
Also Eye of the Hurricane by DW (although he’s said the song is about addiction)
https://youtu.be/6ECqrs9P9C4
A couple of humorous road rage songs:
REK - Swervin in my Lane
https://youtu.be/yuKHqK8EPJo
DW - Blow ‘em Away
https://youtu.be/yvdW0AQcLzc
Black sunshine by white zombie
https://youtu.be/sqPClltS5k8
which is what I call my 71 mustang convertible. black on black on black.
521 big block 600 hp 580 pounds of torque .3 speed tci streetfighter transmission 2200 stall.ford 9 inch rear end.i may sell her.scares the crud out of me at times.ladies love it.its like george micheal.it attracts them by the dozens but has absolutely no use for them.
Hellbound Train - Savoy Brown
Train Train - Blackfoot
(Yes, I know that these are actually “train” songs, but I love them for driving.)
Springsteen - Pink Cadillac
Prince - Little Red Corvette
Coven - One Tin Soldier
Jewel - Standing Still
Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild
Los Lobos - Last Night (I got loaded)
Steve Goodman - City of New Orleans (train song)
Sly and the Family Stone - Dance to the Music
Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
Drive In, Drive Out
Ants Marching (“Driving in on this highway, all these cars and up on the sidewalk...”).
"Amazing what a minute can do."