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Re: request for "road trip" songs
No, it was written by the late great Steve Goodman.
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From: mperi <mperi@UMBC.EDU>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 6:31 AM
Subject: Re: request for "road trip" songs
> The City of New Orleans was written and sung by Arlo Guthrie.
>
> Sharon wrote:
>
> > How about "Take the Long Way Home" a harmonica tune by the
> > Little River Band from Australia?
> >
> > Or "Sentimental Journey", recorded before I was born so I don't remember
> > the singer==maybe Rosemary Clooney?
> >
> > Or "Happy Trails to You" from the old cowboy movies? Was that Roy
Rodgers or Gene Autrey?
> >
> > And "Riding on the City of New Orleans" about taking the railroad. I
used
> > to know who sung that...Gordon Lightfoot perhaps?
> >
> > Peter, Paul and Mary used to sing "500 Miles", another railroad song.
> >
> > And who can forget "The Man Who Never Returned" about the guy who
> > rode forever 'neath the street of Boston?
> >
> > And then there are the water travel songs, everything from "Erie Canal"
to
> > "Proud Mary".
> >
> > Loggins & Messina sang "Please Come To Boston" about a guy who goes
everywhere but home.
> >
> > And of course, there is "Shuffle Off to Buffalo", but I don' know who
recorded that one.
> >
> > Sharon Centanne
> >
> > JC Johnson wrote:
> >
> > > I'd add a few by Creedence Clearwater Revival:
> > > "Up Around the Bend" "Born to Move" and "Sweet Hitchhiker"
> > > and two more good behind the wheel tunes from AC/DC "Ride On"
> > > and "Gone Shootin"
> > >
> > > JC
> > >
> > > Alex Rankin wrote:
> > >
> > > > don't forget that "slap happy, gear grinding, coffee drinking, truck
driving fool" Junior Brown and his
> > > > "Semi Crazy" song.
> > > > Alex
> > > >
> > > > "Eric v.d. Luft, Ph.D., M.L.S." wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Well, there's "Life on the Road" by the Kinks, "Radar Love" by
Golden Earring, "Roadhouse Blues" by
> > > > > the Doors, "Mobile" by the Who, and "King of the Road" by Roger
Miller, just off the top of my head,
> > > > > not to mention about a gazillion truckin' songs.
> > > > >
> > > > > Hammer down!
> > > > >
> > > > > Eric
> > > > >
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