The call is out: send us your song!
Help us build a playlist of songs we can listen to whilst on the road. Let us know the title and artist of your nominated song (if you have a link to a youtube clip that would also be helpful).
Here’s the list so far. We’ve started creating Youtube links so you can enjoy it too!
- “Every Fucking City” by Paul Kelly – Greg
- “Dumb Ways to Die” by Tangerine Kitty – Liam
- “On the Road Again” by Willie Nelson – Mark / James / Cherie
- “This is Not the Way Home” by The Cruel Sea – Kylie
- “Highway to Hell” by ACDC – Annie / Dan (for the inevitable tough nighttime, raining, muddy and fatigued ride to get to some distant place)
- “America” by Simon & Garfunkel – Lisa
- “Roam” by The B52s – Colin
- “String of Pearls” by Deborah Conway – Claire
- “A Matter of Trust” by Billy Joel – Ian
- “Free Bird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd – Scott
- “Five Hundred Miles” by The Proclaimers – Michelle
- “Proud Mary” by Credence Clearwater – Yvonne
- “A Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeplin – Lee
- “Diamonds and Pearls” by Prince – Natalie
- “Hu Allah Hu” by Diva and Miten – Kylie
- “And it Stoned Me” by Van Morrison – Adam
- “I Won’t Back Down” by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – Adam
- “Rudderless” by The Lemonheads – Adam
- “Sometimes” by James – Adam
- “The Ark” by Gerry Rafferty – Adam
- “This is the Sea” by The Waterboys – Adam
- “Helpless” by Neil Young – Adam
- “Rise” by Eddy Vedder – Adam
- “Steve McQueen” by The Audreys – Rob
- “My People” by The Presets – Rob
- “Born to Run” by Bruce Springsteen – Fiona D
- “Born to be Wild” by Steppen Wolf – Fiona D
- “Hotel California” by The Eagles – Mirkos
- “Life is a Highway” by Tom Cochrane – Mirkos
- “End of the Road” by Boyz II Men – Mirkos
- “Umbrella” by Rhianna – Mirkos (for when it’s raining)
- “It’s the End of the World” by REM – Shannon (for the very start of your trip)
- “Blue Spanish Sky” by Chris Isaak – Shannon
- “I Like to Move it” by Sacha Baron Cohen from Madagascar – Shannon
- “Achy Breaky Heart” by Billy Ray Cyrus – Shannon (just to be annoying)
- “Torn” by Natalie Imbruglia Shannon (for whenever you sustain any fleshy injuries or perhaps for when you are at a fork in the road and are undecided as to which route to take)
- “Shout” – Johnny O’Keefe – Alice
- “Don’t Fence Me In” by Frankie Laine – Bob
- “I Whip my Hair Back and Forth” by Willow Smith – Harry
- “Sweet Surrender” by John Denver – Claire
- “Matter of Trust” by Billy Joel – Ian
- “Little Annie” by Little Red – Annie
- “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor – Liam
- “Girl from Ipanema” by Frank Sinatra – Mark
- “Bound for Botany Bay” Traditional – Barbara
- “Dance in the Old Fashioned Way” by Charles Aznavour – Mel & Barb
- “Maldito Alcohol” by Pitbull – Carola
- “Caballo Viejo” by Simon Diaz – Manuela
- “Changes” by David Bowie – Thomas
- “L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N” by Noah and the Whales – Dani
- “Run Alone” by 360 – Dani
- “Caravan” by Mike Batt – Fiona
- “They don’t know about us” by One Direction – Annie
- “London’s Burning” by the Clash – Lisa
- “Big Red Car” by The Wiggles – Millie
- “Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)”, The Offspring – Andrew
- “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen – Andrew
- “Firework” by Katy Perry – Melissa
- “Monsters” by Something for Kate – Andrew
- “Crazy Train” by The Waifs – Andrew
- “Black” (live at the Gorge 22nd July 2006) by Pearl Jam – Andrew
- “Kosciusko” by Midnight Oil – Andrew
- “Bad Moon Rising” by The Reels – Helen & Con
- “Bicycle Race” by Queen – Helen & Con
- “Cars” by Garry Newman – Helen & Con
- “Who’s Going to Drive You Home” by The Cars – Helen & Con
- “Viva la Vida” by Coldplay – Ros & Thomas
- “Sinking Sun” by MT Warning (Accoustic Version) – Amanda
- “Ho Hey” by The Lumineers – Amanda
- “You Get What You Give” by the New Radicals – Robyn
- “Route 66” by the Rolling Stones – Joe
- “Beautiful Day” by U2 – Dani
- “Take Back the City” by Snow Patrol – Dani
- “Great Southern Land” by Icehouse – Dan (for when thoughts of home and our precious landscapes creep into your thoughts)
- “Wide Open Road” by The Triffids – Dan (for the romance of unconstrained travel)
- “Under the Milky Way” by The Church – Dan (for when you stare up at the night sky and everything just feels perfect)
- “Oh What a Night” by Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons – Sal
- “Keep The Hope Alive” by Crystal Method – Ivan
- “Lay It On The Line” by Triumph – Ivan
- “More Than A Feeling” by Boston – Ivan
- “Matador” by Fabulosos Cadillacs – Ivan
- “Clandestino” by Manu Chao – Ivan
- “De Musica Ligera” by Soda Stereo – Ivan
- “Serious Tam” by Telek – Jeremy
- “XX” by XX – Jeremy
- “Little Hell” by City and Colour – Jeremy
- “Disappear Here” by Hybrid – Jeremy
- “Paradise” by Coldplay – Tom
- “Gangnam Style” by PSY – Ciara
- “Together Again” by Janet Jackson – Anna
- “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd – Niall
- “All Summer Long” by Kid Rock – Niall
If your nomination isn’t listed here, we’re working on it…
Bad moon rising by the Reels
The bicycle song by Queen.
Cars by Garry Newman
Who’s going to take you home by the Cars
Enjoy riding and listening