Playlist: Classic Rock Radio Is The Best Radio
This weekend we went upstate for my girlfriend’s 30th birthday and while driving home along the scenic Pacific Coast Highway we stumbled upon a fantastic radio station straight out of Mendocino County called “The Coast.” We decided it was the best radio station ever for driving down the coast but also the best radio station ever for our parents because it played almost exclusively music that our parents first introduced us to. (I was born in 1981, my parents were 50s-born hippies.) We then agreed resolutely that the music our parents raised us on is still The Best Music Ever. Also everybody knows that Classic Rock Radio Is Always The Best Radio.
This is the playlist I wish was always playing.
Wild World – Cat Stevens
Lyin’ Eyes – The Eagles
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
Baba O’ Riley – The Who
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da – The Beatles
Ramble On – Led Zeppelin
Wouldn’t It Be Nice – The Beach Boys
I Feel The Earth Move – Carole King
Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
Moondance – Van Morrison
Me and Bobby McGee – Janis Joplin
The Dangling Conversation – Simon & Garfunkel
Graceland – Paul Simon
Purple Haze – Jimi Hendrix
Ruby Tuesday – The Rolling Stones
For What It’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield
Break On Through (to the other side) – The Doors
Like a Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan
Carolina on My Mind – James Taylor
Casey Jones – The Grateful Dead
Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
A Day in the Life – The Beatles
Teach Your Children – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Going to California – Led Zeppelin
American Pie – Don McLean
Landslide – Fleetwood Mac
Son of A Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield
Imagine – John Lennon
Ramblin’ Man – The Allman Brothers Band
The City of New Orleans – Arlo Guthrie
I’ve Got My Mind Set On You – George Harrison
Carey – Joni Mitchell
You’ve Got A Friend – James Taylor
Ever Since I Put Your Picture In A Frame – Tom Waits
Let’s Get Together – The Youngbloods
Mr. Bojangles – The Nitty Gritty Dity Band
You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet – Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Boys of Summer – Don Henley
Maybe I’m Amazed – Paul McCartney
Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin
Cheap Sunglasses – ZZ Top
You Don’t Know How It Feels – Tom Petty
The Chain – Fleetwood Mac
Fly Like An Eagle – Steve Miller Band
The Weight – The Band
Shine On You Crazy Diamond – Pink Floyd
What songs do you wanna hear on your Classic Rock Radio station when you’re on the road?
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