Roads, streets and highways - a 'word search challenge type thing'
posted at 11/25/2012 8:16 AM EST
Looking for song titles that contain the word road, street or highway along with variations such as: alley, avenue, boardwalk, boulevard, freeway, lane, route.
There are a lot of them, and I thought it would be fun if we had some targets like the ones you have in word search type games. So maybe
75 songs - good
100 - very good
125 - excellent
150 - spectacular
Re: Roads, streets and highways - a 'word search challenge type thing'
posted at 11/25/2012 8:27 AM EST
Bruce Springsteen crushes the competition in song titles with roads and streets. Here's Bruce getting things off to a rip-roaring start:
Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?
The E Street Shuffle
Incident on 57th Street
Thunder Road
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Backstreets
Racing in the Street
Streets of Fire
Out in the Street
Wreck on the Highway
Highway Patrolman
Working on the Highway
Highway 29
Further On (Up the Road)
That's 14. Thanks Bruce!
Re: Roads, streets and highways - a 'word search challenge type thing'
posted at 11/25/2012 8:37 AM EST
What about the Beatles? Not that many, actually - we'll have to settle for four.
Blue Jay Way
Penny Lane
Why Don't We Do It in the Road?
The Long and Winding Road
Re: Roads, streets and highways - a 'word search challenge type thing'
posted at 11/25/2012 2:43 PM EST
Three songs I can think of off the top of my head that involve street/road and are some artists better songs.
Copperhead Road - (Steve Earle ... his only song worth remembering)
Where The Streets Have No Name - (U2 ... one of their better songs)
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - (Sir Elton ... brings back memories of playing pond hockey growing up near Boston)
Re: Roads, streets and highways - a 'word search challenge type thing'
posted at 11/25/2012 7:55 PM EST
Lonely Avenue - Ray Charles
Blue Highways - Graham Parker
Mainstreet - Bob Seeger
On the Road Again - Willie Nelson
Lost Highway - Hank Williams, Sr.
The Dark End of the Street - James Carr
Road to Nowhere - Talking Heads
Cyprus Avenue - Van Morrison
On the Road Again - Canned Heat
Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan
Highway Chile - Jimi Hendrix
Re: Roads, streets and highways - a 'word search challenge type thing'
posted at 11/25/2012 7:56 PM EST
Desolation Blvd. - Sweet
Highway Star - Deep Purple
Under the Boardwalk - Drifters
Route 66 - Nat King Cole (Stones did record it later on)
Taking It To The Streets - Doobie Bros
P.O. Box 9847 - The Monkees (Does this count)
Easy Street - Edgar Winter Group
A Bomb in Wardour Street - The Jam
In The Street, Today - The Jam
Re: Roads, streets and highways - a 'word search challenge type thing'
posted at 11/25/2012 9:15 PM EST
Road Fever - Foghat
Mean Street -Van Halen
Backstreet girl - Rolling Stones
Down the road a piece - Rolling Stones
2120 South Michigan Avenue - Rolling Stones
Street Fighting Man - Rolling Stones
Love Street - Doors
Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant
Every day is a winding road - Alanis Morrisette
Take me home country roads - John Denver
Queen of the highway - Doors
Re: Roads, streets and highways - a 'word search challenge type thing'
posted at 11/25/2012 11:03 PM EST
Streets of Philadelphia -- One more for Springsteen (and a favorite of mine)
Highway to Hell -- AC/DC
Allison Road - Gin Blossoms
Creeque Alley - the Mamas and the Papas
On the Road - Keane
Re: Roads, streets and highways - a 'word search challenge type thing'
posted at 11/26/2012 5:51 AM EST
In response to yogafriend's comment:
Streets of Philadelphia -- One more for Springsteen (and a favorite of mine)
Highway to Hell -- AC/DC
Allison Road - Gin Blossoms
Creeque Alley - the Mamas and the Papas
On the Road - Keane
Re: Roads, streets and highways - a 'word search challenge type thing'
posted at 11/26/2012 10:09 AM EST
Rivers And Roads - The Head And The Heart
The Street Only Knew Your Name; Bright Side Of The Road - Van Morrison
Stolen Away On 55th & 3rd; Grey Street - Dave Matthews Band
Street Sauce - Sonic Youth
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
The Road To Hell - Chris Rea
Freeway Jam - Jeff Beck Group
Tie Dye On The Highway - Robert Plant
Dirty Blvd. - Lou Reed
Street Spirit (Fade Out) - Radiohead
Long Road To Ruin - Foo Fighters
Re: Roads, streets and highways - a 'word search challenge type thing'
posted at 11/26/2012 10:26 AM EST
More:
Bermuda Highway - My Morning Jacket
Ventura Highway - America
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Genesis
Baker St. Muse - Jethro Tull
The Golden Road (to Unlimited Devotion); Shakedown Street - Grateful Dead
Car Wheels On A Gravel Road - Lucinda Williams
Middle Of The Road - The Pretenders
Dirt Road Blues - Bob Dylan
Re: Roads, streets and highways - a 'word search challenge type thing'
posted at 11/26/2012 10:34 AM EST
Key to the highway - Derek and the Dominos
Further up the road - Eric Clapton
Eight days on the road - Foghat
Street of dreams - Blackmore's night
Two lane highway - Pure Prarie League
Holiday Road (yes,the Vacation movie theme song) - Lindsey Buckingham
Rebel road - Edgar Winter
Going down the road feeling bad - Grateful Dead
Re: Roads, streets and highways - a 'word search challenge type thing'
posted at 11/26/2012 12:24 PM EST
Good work, folks. I'll do a tally tonight.
Re: Roads, streets and highways - a 'word search challenge type thing'
posted at 11/26/2012 12:47 PM EST
Don't forget one of my favorite songs:
Highway Song -- Blackfoot
Re: Roads, streets and highways - a 'word search challenge type thing'
posted at 11/26/2012 1:01 PM EST
Ammonia Avenue- Alan Parsons Project.
Walking Down Madison ( which is the name of a street) - Kirsty MacColl.
Dancing In The Streets- Martha and the Vandellas ( covered by numerous artists
Re: Roads, streets and highways - a 'word search challenge type thing'
posted at 11/26/2012 3:42 PM EST
Freeway of Love - Aretha
Carefree Highway - Gordon Lightfoot
Expressway to Your Heart - Soul Survivors
Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots
Telegraph Road - Dire Straits
Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day
59th Street Bridge Song - Simon & Garfunkel
8th Avenue Shuffle - Doobie Brothers
On Broadway - The Drifters
... and can't it let go to the count without:
Roadrunner - Modern Lovers
... one more fave, can't believe I forgot it!
Fascination Street - The Cure
Re: Roads, streets and highways - a 'word search challenge type thing'
posted at 11/26/2012 4:54 PM EST
In response to MattyScornD's comment:
Rivers And Roads - The Head And The Heart
The Street Only Knew Your Name; Bright Side Of The Road - Van Morrison
Stolen Away On 55th & 3rd; Grey Street - Dave Matthews Band
Street Sauce - Sonic Youth
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
The Road To Hell - Chris Rea
Freeway Jam - Jeff Beck Group
Tie Dye On The Highway - Robert Plant
Dirty Blvd. - Lou Reed
Street Spirit (Fade Out) - Radiohead
Long Road To Ruin - Foo Fighters
Re: Roads, streets and highways - a 'word search challenge type thing'
posted at 11/26/2012 9:53 PM EST
Here's some golden oldies and country tunes:
Vic Damone - On the Street Where You Live
Marty Robbins - Streets of Laredo
Dave Dudley - Six Days on the Road
Roger Miller - King of the Road
Re: Roads, streets and highways - a 'word search challenge type thing'
posted at 11/26/2012 9:59 PM EST
Jackson Browne - The Road, Boulevard
Doobie Brothers - Rockin' Down the Highway, Toulouse Street
Billy Joel - Streetlife Serenader, 52nd Street
Eagles - Seven Bridges Road, Life in the Fast Lane, Long Road Out of Eden
Re: Roads, streets and highways - a 'word search challenge type thing'
posted at 11/26/2012 10:07 PM EST
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Roll On Down the Highway
Deep Purple - Hard Road (Wring That Neck)
Judas Priest - Heading Out to the Highway
John Fogerty - The Old Man Down the Road
Steve Earle - Hillbilly Highway
Thin Lizzy - Toughest Street In Town
Jethro Tull - Farm on the Freeway
Dire Straits - On Any Street
Edgar Winter Group - Tobacco Road
Van Morrison - Hard Nose the Highway
XTC - Respectable Street
ZZ Top - Lowdown in the Street
Pogues - The Sunny Side of the Street
Re: Roads, streets and highways - a 'word search challenge type thing'
posted at 11/26/2012 10:14 PM EST
That's 125 already, folks.
Re: Roads, streets and highways - a 'word search challenge type thing'
posted at 11/26/2012 11:24 PM EST
Streets of Arklow - Van Morrison
Back Street Slide - Richard Thompson
Rocking Horse Road - Elvis Costello
True Love Travels on a Gravel Road - Elvis Presley
Basing Street - Nick Lowe
Gun Street Girl - Tom Waits
Lovers Lane - Richard Thompson
Love On a Two-Way Street - The Moments
Funky Broadway - Dyke and the Blazers
Love is a Long Road - Tom Petty
Re: Roads, streets and highways - a 'word search challenge type thing'
posted at 11/27/2012 10:08 AM EST
Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles
Re: Roads, streets and highways - a 'word search challenge type thing'
posted at 11/27/2012 10:46 AM EST
Highway knees - T. Rex
Take the highway - Marshall Tucker band
Highway of love - 10 years after
Life is a highway - Tom Cochrane
Highway 49 - Howlin' Wolf
Any road - George Harrison
Toulouse Street - Doobie brothers
And a personal favorite:
Dead skunk in the middle of the road - Loudon Wainwright III
Re: Roads, streets and highways - a 'word search challenge type thing'
posted at 11/27/2012 11:28 AM EST
Mr. Highway Man - Howlin' Wolf
Country Road - James Taylor
