QOTD: Which Tunes Help Shorten the Drive?

Hands up: how many of you guys and girls reading this have a radio in their car? Good, that’s just about everyone. Now, how many have a favorite tune or genre of music they crank to eleven when hitting the road? That’s what I thought.

Rock ‘n’ roll and fast cars have been intertwined since the ‘50s, and if one had to count the number of car references in rap music, well, we’d be here all day. So here’s today’s question: on what do you hit “Play” when it’s time to drive?

For this guy, there are a couple of answers to the question (you can give multiple answers, too). If I’m on a long drive – say, anything exceeding six hours – I’ll gradually start to gravitate to soft music, which inexplicably keeps me alert despite the dulcet tones of the singers in that genre. Traipsing over the Trans-Canada Highway through a place like desolate northern New Brunswick requires the attention span of an FBI G-Man on guard duty, and I find that soft music allows me to focus my attention on the region’s moose population rather than perfecting my solo air drumming.

Blasting down the highway on a sunny Friday in a good car, though? It’s gotta be classic rock. Sure, that’s a hackneyed response, more predictable than yesterday’s late race wreck at Talladega, but the combination of wild drums, savage guitars, and loud vocals always pair well with a bit of spirited driving.

What’s your go-to tune or genre of music when you hit the road? Do you have different preferences given the situation? No matter what you’ve got pounding out of your speakers, cars and music will always have an unbreakable link.

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