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SONG TITLES and SONGS about DISTANCES & TRAVEL

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SONG TITLES and SONGS about DISTANCES & TRAVEL

I'll try to get this topic started with these song titles about DISTANCES/TRAVELING   ...........

 

*Travelin' Man     Ricky Nelson   which made it to #1 in 1961

 

*I Ran (So Far Away)     Flock of Seagulls

 

 

For a different approach, songs about  DISTANCES/TRAVELING...........

 

*Walk Away Renee'     The Left Banke

 

*Ferry Across The Mersey     Gerry & The Pacemakers

 

 

 

Uh, I am sorry if I led off with songs which you may have wanted to post here. How about this....wait a while and then post it....or post it now ! You see, repetition is OKAY Man Wink

 

Please understand, there's lots of freedom and latitude with this topic. Be creative....let's have plenty of laughs and plenty of wows like:  "Wow, I wish I had thought of that one!!" "Wow, that's a good one!!


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"TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE"- LOU REED
"WALK, DON'T RUN"- VENTURES
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Michael Row The Boat Ashore:  The Highwaymen

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I Want To Walk You Home:  Fats Domino

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Slow Boat To China - Peggy Lee & Bing Crosby

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Wolf to the Moon - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow

 

Chasing the sun as it sets in the sky
Swear that I'll catch it someday 
Lights of the city behind are fading away 
Makin' my way through the names on the map
No point in feeling alone 
As long as I ride the open road
I'll always have a home
One for the road 
Slave to the highway
King of the road
“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix
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Chain Gang:  Sam Cooke (a song about travel which has been temporarily delayed).

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The Stroll     The Diamonds   #4 1957


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Walk A Mile In My Shoes: Joe South

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@1968Hoya46 wrote:

Walk A Mile In My Shoes: Joe South

 

To:  I'm a Travelin Man by Ricky Nelson

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0janfcZ8LUw


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A favorite of mine (and I sang it as a square dance caller):

 

"When I Stop Leaving (I'll Be Gone)" Charley Pride

 

And two from a band that was pretty popular for a while. I sang the first, but would have loved to sing the second, too:

 

"Ride The Train" and "Roll On, 18 Wheeler" Alabama

 

And I may as well toss in (loved and sang): "Midnight Flyer" The Eagles

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TWO MORE TRAVEL SONGS : "PHANTOM 309"- RED SOVINE, COVERED BY TOM WAITS; "OL 55 "- TOM WAITS, COVERED BY THE EAGLES;
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Hitch Hike:  Marvin Gaye

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Leaving on a Jet Plane
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She’s Leaving Home:  Beatles (Friday morning she is far away...)

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"WHY DON'T WE DO IT IN THE ROAD?"-BEATLES;
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" THE LONG & WINDING ROAD"- BEATLES
"DAY TRIPPER"- BEATLES

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Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree - The Andrews Sisters.

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Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right: Dylan (I’m walkin’ down that long lonesome road babe).

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'FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD' - THE WIZARD OF OZ... 

ROCKET MAN - ELTON JOHN

BALL AND CHAIN - ANTHONY HAMILTON

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@1968Hoya46 Now you have me thinking about traveling songs I used to use when I called square dances. Howsa bout some of these (I'll give the titles with the singers who inspired the square dance singing calls):

"Early Morning Rain" Gordon Lightfoot

"I Think I Feel a Hitchhike Coming On" Larry Jon Wilson (First singing call I ever did.)

"When I Stop Leavin' (I'll Be Gone)" Charley Pride

"Freight Train" Elizabeth Cotton (and covered by a bazillion folks)

"Roll, Truck, Roll" Red Simpson

"Six Days On The Road" Dave Dudley

"East Bound and Down" Jerry Reed

"On The Road, Again" Willie Nelson (This became such a common standard that I changed it: "On the Road Again, I can't wait to sing "On the Road, Again"....." 😉 )

"Detroit City" Bobby Bare

And, of course, because it was such a fun challenge to do:

"I've Been Everywhere" Johnny Cash (And yes, I could name all the cities.)

Thanks for the reminder. Giving you the credit. And the blame. 😉 Have an amazing day!

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Truckin'     Grateful Dead   #64 1971


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Hard Travellin'     Woody Guthrie


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@LookOverYonder  The Kingston Trio did a great job on "Hard Travelin'", as well

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R&B SONGS ....These are songs that relate to LOVE. Perhaps to find your love, or to travel to find yourself... 

 

1...... HIGHWAYS OF MY LIFE ..... THE ISLEY BROTHERS

 

2. .....BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX ....ISSAC HAYES

 

3. .....DISTANT LOVER ....MARVIN GAYE

 

4. .....MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA .... GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS

 

5.......HOLLYWOOD ..... RUFUS: FEAUTURING CHAKA KHAN

 

I could go on, there are so many more... because I have a music collection that could right now make me the most sought after 'OLD SKOOL DIVA DISC JOCKEY' on the planet...I'm just saying...SMH & LOL But I bet I made a lot of you think and say ... ''yeah''...What about Smokey's Going to a Go-Go...hey, in my book, that's considered traveling! Sneaking out on Friday and Saturday night, to go to the suburbs of Chicago, or on my 'stompping grounds' to dance the night away at those Red Light Basement quarter parties!  You were willing to pay the price when/if you got caught coming in. I MADE YOU THINK and TOOK YOU BACK to a time like no other...

PEACE, LOVE & SOUL !

            MINA

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Journey To The Center Of The Mind     Amboy Dukes (Ted Nugent)


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Crosstown Traffic     Jimi Hendrix


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Blue Navy Blue:  Diane Renay

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Walking To New Orleans: Fats Domino

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@1968Hoya46  I used to sing "Walking to New Orleans" when I called square dances. Great addition!

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Let's go cosmic!

 

"Higher and Higher", "Eternity Road", and "Legend of a Mind"*- The Moody Blues

 

*Listen to the chorus: https://youtu.be/TGYUWHef3Is

 

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