We curated the second mixtape of the best travel songs.
This list features classic songs about traveling to brand new tracks.
You can find more travel songs here:
- Summer Mixtape #1 for the perfect travelers playlist
- 17 best Backpacker Songs you’ve to know
- 10 songs for exploring the world
This list features a lot of cool songs you’ve to put on your phone. However, and always remember this, go out there and create your own travel songs.
What do we mean by that?
During your travels you will end up in a lot of fun situations.
You will collect memories, and a few songs will take part in it. Then, when you are back home or wherever, you will hear this special song in the radio – and it takes you right back to those fun situations you will cherish forever.
For us, this is for instance “We don’t talk anymore” – we traveled Vietnam for 3 months and some local in every single village, town and city played it at least once. We turned crazy, yet it’s today a part of the experience. Then in Labuan Bajo, while taking the boat cruise around the Komodo National Park, the boat crew only had only one song to play, HIOKO TOBELO 2 – Yopie Latul.
Read: +180 short travel stories
75 Travel Songs to Wanderlust
Okay, enough of the mambo jambo. Turn on your audio and hit the play button. This list of the best 75 travel songs is waiting for you.
I included my personal favorite travel song as #75.
Update: We had to break the songs in several pages, otherwise the page takes too long to load.
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1. Ricky Nelson – Travelin’ Man
I’m a travelin’ man
I’ve made a lot of stops all over the world
And in every part I own the heart
Of at least one lovely girl
I’ve a pretty Señorita waiting for me
Down in old Mexico
If you’re ever in Alaska stop and see
My cute little Eskimo
Oh, my sweet Fraulein down in Berlin town
Makes my heart start to yearn
And my China doll down in old Hong Kong
Waits for my return
Pretty Polynesian baby over the sea
I remember the night
When we walked in the sands of the Waikiki
And I held you, oh so tight
2. The Melodic – “On My Way”
I found an open door
(I’m on my way)
I think of love once more
(I’m on my way)
Precious time on your own
Seeing more than you care to say
And the mist falls away
(I’m on my way)
At times I’ve tried to feel
(I’m on my way)
With the thoughts I tried to steal
(I’m on my way)
Left forgotten like young love
All the choices I am made of
When the push comes to shove
3. Passenger – Traveling Alone
Australian man, Scandinavian tan,
Kicking stones round a square.
Sat for a while and carved out a smile,
As if someone would care.
Said I’m a long way from the Gold Coast.
Furthest I’ve ever known,
Oh and this just ain’t my home.
It was my wife’s idea, but she’s no longer here.
She left me travelling alone.
I never heard silence ring out like a bell.
I never heard silence like last night in my expensive hotel.
Well, I’m loving a shadow, I’m trying to catch the rain.
But I never heard silence ’til I heard it today.
She walked out of the hotel,
I could still smell the smoke of the burning heart left inside.
She said men are all assholes
And life’s a bad joke.
She laughed and started to cry.
See, ten years with this man,
And a life time of plans,
Oh, and I loved him to his bones.
Now I’ve lines on my skin
And he’s traded me in.
He left me travelling alone.
Well, I never felt silence hit me like a train.
I never felt silence like blood coursed through my veins.
Well, I’m loving a shadow, and I’m trying to catch the rain.
I never heard silence ’til I heard it today.
I never felt silence ’til I felt it today.
4. Band of Horses – The Funeral
I’m coming up only to hold you under
I’m coming up only to show you wrong
And to know you is hard, we wonder
To know you, all wrong we were
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Really too late to call, so
We wait for
Morning to wake you, that’s all we got
To know me as hardly golden
Is to know me all wrong, they were
At every occasion, I’ll be ready for the funeral
Every occasion, once more, it’s called the funeral
Every occasion, know I’m ready for the funeral
Every occasion, oh, one billion-day funeral
5. X Ambassadors – Renegades
Run away with me
Lost souls and reverie
Running wild and running free
Two kids, you and me
6. Noah And The Whale – Blue Skies
This is a song for anyone with a broken heart
This is a song for anyone who can’t get out of bed
I’ll do anything to be happy
Oh, ’cause blue skies are coming
But I know that it’s hard
This is the last song that I write while still in love with you
This is the last song that I write while you’re even on my mind
’cause it’s time to leave those feelings behind
Oh, ’cause blue skies are coming
But I know that it’s hard
7. Coldplay – Adventure Of A Lifetime
Turn your magic on, to me she’d say
Everything you want’s a dream away
We are legends, every day
That’s what she told him
I feel my heart beating
I feel my heart beneath my skin
I feel my heart beating
Oh, you make me feel
Like I’m alive again
Alive again
Oh, you make me feel
Like I’m alive again
8. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Californication
Psychic spies from China try to steal your mind’s elation
And little girls from Sweden dream of silver screen quotation
And if you want these kind of dreams it’s Californication
It’s the edge of the world and all of western civilization
The sun may rise in the East at least it’s settled in a final location
It’s understood that Hollywood sells Californication
Pay your surgeon very well to break the spell of aging
Celebrity skin is this your chin or is that war you’re waging?
9. Of Monsters and Men – Dirty Paws
Jumping up and down the floor
My head is an animal
And once there was an animal
It had a son that mowed the lawn
The son was an OK guy
They had a pet dragonfly
The dragonfly it ran away
But it came back with a story to say
Her dirty paws and furry coat
She ran down the forest slope
The forest of talking trees
They used to sing about the birds and the bees
The bees had declared a war
The sky wasn’t big enough for them all
The birds, they got help from below
From dirty paws and the creatures of snow
10. Foo Fighters – These Days
One of these days, the ground will drop out from beneath your feet
One of these days, your heart will stop and play it’s final beat
One of these days, the clocks will stop and time won’t mean a thing
One of these days, their bombs will drop and silence everything
But it’s alright, yeah it’s alright, said it’s alright
Easy for you to say
Your heart has never been broken
Your pride has never been stolen
Not yet, not yet, one of these days
I bet your heart ‘ll be broken
I bet your pride ‘ll be stolen
I’ll bet, I’ll bet, I’ll bet, I’ll bet
One of these days, one of these days
11. David Bowie – Heroes
I, I wish you could swim
Like the dolphins
Like dolphins can swim
Though nothing, nothing will keep us together
We can beat them, forever and ever
Oh, we can be heroes just for one day
I, I will be King
And you, you will be Queen
Though nothing will drive them away
We can be heroes just for one day
We can be us just for one day
12. Ben Howard – Old Pine
Hot sand on toes, cold sand in sleeping bags
I’ve come to know that memories
Were the best things you ever had
The summer shone beat down on bony backs
So far from home where the ocean stood
Down dust and pine cone tracks
We slept like dogs down by the fire side
Awoke to the fog all around us
The boom of summer time
We stood
Steady as the stars in the woods
So happy-hearted
And the warmth rang true inside these bones
As the old pine fell we sang
Just to bless the morning
13. The Byrds – I Wasn’t Born To Follow
Recommended by the Hostelgeeks community member Alexandra.
No I’d rather go and journey
Where the diamond crescent’s glowing
And run across the valley
Beneath the sacred mountain
And wander through the forest
Where the trees have leaves of prisms
And break the light in colors
That no one know the names of
And when it’s time I’ll go and lay
Beside the legendary fountain
‘Till I see her form reflected
In its clear and jewelled waters
And if you think I’m ready
You may lead me to the chasm
Where the rivers of our visions
Flow into one another
14. Imagine Dragons – Not Today
There she goes in front of me
Take my life and set me free again
We’ll make a memory out of it
Holy road is at my back
Don’t look on, take me back again
We’ll make a memory out of it
We finally fall apart and we break each other’s hearts
If we wanna live young, love, we better start today
It’s gotta get easier, oh easier somehow
‘Cause I’m falling, I’m falling
Oh easier and easier somehow
Oh I’m calling, I’m calling
And it isn’t over, unless it is over
I don’t wanna wait for that
It’s gotta get easier and easier somehow
But not today
Not today
15. Mumford & Sons – Hopeless Wanderer
You heard my voice, I came out of the woods by choice
Shelter also gave their shade
But in the dark I have no name
So leave that click in my head
And I will remember the words that you said
Left a clouded mind and a heavy heart
But I am sure we could see a new start
So when your hopes on fire
But you know your desire
Don’t hold a glass over the flame
Don’t let your heart grow cold
I will call you by name
I will share your road
But hold me fast, hold me fast
‘Cause I’m a hopeless wanderer
And hold me fast, hold me fast
‘Cause I’m a hopeless wanderer
16. Paper Lions – Travelling
Travelling the road, last known is where I want to be
My compass directing, electing, an open road with golden trees
But there’s an old man in need on the ground, I try not to make a sound
He holds out his hand as I walk away, I hear him say
Please don’t be a stranger in my place
Travelling come to a tavern for a momentary rest
I see the old man that I passed on the road in his distress
As I turned to go I can hear him say, “Son, stay. Have a drink, I’ll pay.”
Let bygones be gone, it’s all in the past, we raise a glass
Please don’t be a stranger in my place
What if I could be what you wanted me to be
What if I could see what you wanted me to see
Come on and show me
Please don’t be a stranger in my place
17. Ramon Mirabet – Home Is Where The Heart is
Shining sun means new start.
it’s time for me to face my fate
and follow my heart.
I’m coming home,
I’m coming home,
I’m coming home,
I’m coming home.
home is where the heart is.
it’s never late to find the answer up in the stars.
18. Dream Land (Road Trip)
19. Our adventure – The Long Valley
20. The Weeknd – Wanderlust
Is it so hard to say the same thing?
And you’re so weak to say the same thing
And burn a hole into your apprehensiveness
And let the wildfire shine
And repeat after me
Good girls go to heaven,
And bad girls go everywhere
And tonight I will love you
And tomorrow you won’t care
You’re in love with something bigger than love
You believe in something stronger than trust
Wanderlust
Wanderlust
21. Creed – With Arms Wide Open
Well I just heard the news today
It seems my life is going to change
I close my eyes, begin to pray
Then tears of joy stream down my face
With arms wide open
Under the sunlight
Welcome to this place
I’ll show you everything
With arms wide open
With arms wide open
22. The Lumineers – Ho Hey
I been trying to do it right
(Hey) I been living a lonely life
(Ho) I been sleepin’ here instead
(Hey) I been sleepin’ in my bed
(Ho) I been sleepin’ in my bed (hey ho)
so show me family
(Hey) all the blood that I will bleed
(Ho) I don’t know where I belong
(Hey) I don’t know where I went wrong
(Ho) but I can write a song (hey)
23. Bastille – Pompeii
I was left to my own devices
Many days fell away with nothing to show
And the walls kept tumbling down
In the city that we love
Grey clouds roll over the hills
Bringing darkness from above
But if you close your eyes
Does it almost feel like
Nothing changed at all?
And if you close your eyes
Does it almost feel like
You’ve been here before?
24. Green day – Time of your life
Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
So make the best of this test, and don’t ask why
It’s not a question, but a lesson learned in time
It’s something unpredictable, but in the end it’s right
I hope you had the time of your life
So take the photographs, and still-frames in your mind
Hang them on a shelf in good health and good time
Tattoo’s of memories and dead skin on trial
For what it’s worth, it was worth all the while
It’s something unpredictable, but in the end it’s right
I hope you had the time of your life
25. The Script – Hall of Fame
Yeah, you could be the greatest
You can be the best
You can be the King Kong banging on your chest
You could beat the world
You could beat the war
You could talk to God, go banging on his door
You can throw your hands up
You can beat the clock
You can move a mountain
You can break rocks
You can be a master
Don’t wait for luck
Dedicate yourself and you can find yourself
26. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Road Trippin’
Road trippin’ with my two favorite allies
Fully loaded we got snacks and supplies
It’s time to leave this town it’s time to steal away
Let’s go get lost anywhere in the U.S.A.
Let’s go get lost, let’s go get lost
Blue you sit so pretty West of the one
Sparkles light with yellow icing, just a mirror for the sun
Just a mirror for the sun
Just a mirror for the sun
These smiling eyes are just a mirror for
So much as come before those battles lost and won
This life is shining more forever in the sun
Now let us check our heads and let us check the surf
Staying high and dry’s More trouble than it’s worth in the sun
27. Moby – Porcelain
In my dreams I’m dying all the time
Then I wake it’s kaleidoscopic mind
I never meant to hurt you
I never meant to lie
So this is goodbye?
This is goodbye
Tell the truth, you’ve never wanted me
Tell me
28. Imagine Dragons – On Top of the World
If you love somebody
Better tell them why they’re here ’cause
They just may run away from you
You’ll never know what went well
Then again it just depends on
How long of time is left for you
I’ve had the highest mountains
I’ve had the deepest rivers
You can have it all but not til you move it
29. Part-Time Friends – Here We Are
Silence
Ici nos âmes tutoient le ciel
Et nos hymnes éternels
Here we are
L’aube de nos dernières transes
Laisse un vide immense
Here we are
Je t’emmène une dernière fois suivre cette lumière qui ne s’éteint pas
Here we are
Something rise and fall
We thought we never lost control
Here we are
30. Crystal Fighters – Love Natural
Everyone, anyone who want to hear
Move in a little closer, let me tell you about
A love natural, oh that love actual
Love that you just can’t help feeling
When feelings with meanings keep on appearing
And it’s almost midnight, the time is coming up
The time is getting closer, the time is almost here
Life is upon us and the time for love is here and now
When I look at you, oh I feel my heart
Oh, I feel your love deep inside
Oh, love natural, I can’t believe how you do it to me
You make me feel, oh how you say, feel so special
Oh, love natural, I can’t believe how you do it to me
You make me feel, oh how you say, feel so special
31. Luis Fonsi – Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee
Sí, sabes que ya llevo un rato mirándote
Tengo que bailar contigo hoy (DY)
Vi que tu mirada ya estaba llamándome
Muéstrame el camino que yo voy (Oh)
Tú, tú eres el imán y yo soy el metal
Me voy acercando y voy armando el plan
Solo con pensarlo se acelera el pulso (Oh yeah)
32. U2 – Song For Someone
You got a face not spoiled by beauty
I have some scars from where I’ve been
You’ve got eyes that can see right through me
You’re not afraid of anything they’ve seen
I was told that I would feel nothing the first time
I don’t know how these cuts heal
But in you I found a rhyme
33. José González – Stay Alive
There’s a rhythm in rush these days
Where the lights don’t move and the colors don’t fade
Leaves you empty with nothing but dreams
In a world gone shallow
In a world gone lean
Sometimes there’s things a man cannot know
Gears won’t turn and the leaves won’t grow
There’s no place to run and no gasoline
Engine won’t turn
And the train won’t leave
Engines won’t turn and the train won’t leave
I will stay with you tonight
Hold you close ‘til the morning light
In the morning watch a new day rise
We’ll do whatever just to stay alive
We’ll do whatever just to stay alive
34. Don’t fight it, Feel it – AronChupa
Oh baby when the band is playing
Oh and that solid beat
Oh make you wanna move,
make you wanna groove
Make you wanna pat your feet
When we dance close together
With your cheek close to mine
And you begin to feel a funny little thrill
Moving up your spine
35. The Chainsmokers – Paris
We were staying in Paris
To get away from your parents
And I thought, “Wow
If I could take this in a shot right now
I don’t think that we could work this out”
Out on the terrace
I don’t know if it’s fair but I thought “How
Could I let you fall by yourself
While I’m wasted with someone else”
If we go down then we go down together
They’ll say you could do anything
They’ll say that I was clever
If we go down then we go down together
We’ll get away with everything
Let’s show them we are better
36. Alvaro Soler – Sofia
Sueño cuando era pequeño
Sin preocupación en el corazón
Sigo viendo aquel momento
Se desvaneció, desapareció
Ya no te creo, ya no te deseo, eh oh
Solo te dejo, solo te deseo, eh oh
37. A R I Z O N A – Oceans Away
Recommended by the Hostelgeeks community member Alexandra.
I never let
My guard go down
But you messed me up
When you came around
When the high wore off
Know you needed space
But I don’t wanna wait
I don’t wanna mistake
Few thousand miles and an ocean away
But I see the sunrise, oh, just like the other day
Picture your eyes as I fall asleep
Tell myself it’s alright, oh oh, as the tears roll by
38. Angus and Julia Stone – Big Jet Plane
She said “hello mister, pleased to meet ya”
I wanna hold her, I wanna kiss her
She smelled of daisies, she smelled of daisies
She drive me crazy, she drive me crazy
Gonna take her for a ride on a big jet plane
Gonna take her for a ride on a big jet plane
Hey hey
Hey hey
39. OK Go – Here It Goes Again
It could be ten, but then again
I can’t remember half an hour since a quarter to four
Throw on your clothes, the second side of Surfer Rosa
And you leave me with my jaw on the floor
Just when you think (think) you’re in control
Just when you think (think) you’ve got a hold
Just when you get on a roll
Here it goes, here it goes, here it goes again
Oh, here it goes again
I should have known, should have known, should have known again
But here it goes again
Oh, here it goes again
40. Traveling Wilburys – End Of The Line
Well it’s all right, riding around in the breeze
Well it’s all right, if you live the life you please
Well it’s all right, doing the best you can
Well it’s all right, as long as you lend a hand
You can sit around and wait for the phone to ring (end of the line)
Waiting for someone to tell you everything (end of the line)
Sit around and wonder what tomorrow will bring (end of the line)
Maybe a diamond ring
Well it’s all right, even if they say you’re wrong
Well it’s all right, sometimes you gotta be strong
Well it’s all right, as long as you got somewhere to lay
Well it’s all right, everyday is judgment day
41. Bright Eyes – “First Day Of My Life”
This is the first day of my life
Swear I was born right in the doorway
I went out in the rain, suddenly everything changed
They’re spreading blankets on the beach
Yours was the first face that I saw
I think I was blind before I met you
I don’t know where I am, I don’t know where I’ve been
But I know where I want to go
And so I’d thought I’d let you know
That these things take forever, I especially am slow
But I realized that need you
And I wondered if I could come home
I remember the time you drove all night
Just to meet me in the morning
And I thought it was strange, you said everything changed
You felt as if you just woke up
42. Sons Of The East – Come Away
She sits and she waits by the tree
And she thinks no one comes to me
Heard it before
She stand there all alone
Staring blank at her telephone
But she’s sure, so sure
Come away with me, baby
Join me in my car
We can go real far away
Away from here
She wants to know his name
Wants his wealth, but not his fame
Watch your pride
43. Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence
Words like violence
Break the silence
Come crashing in
Into my little world
Painful to me
Pierce right through me
Can’t you understand?
Oh my little girl
All I ever wanted
All I ever needed
Is here in my arms
Words are very unnecessary
They can only do harm
Vows are spoken
To be broken
Feelings are intense
Words are trivial
Pleasures remain
So does the pain
Words are meaningless
And forgettable
All I ever wanted
All I ever needed
Is here in my arms
Words are very unnecessary
They can only do harm
44. Gladys Knight & The Pips – Midnight Train to Georgia
L.a. Proved too much for the man
(Too much for the man, he couldn’t make it)
So he’s leavin’ the life he’s come to know, ooh
(He said he’s goin’)
He said he’s goin’ back to find
(Goin’ back to find)
Ooh ooh ooh, what’s left of his world
The world he left behind
Not so long ago
He’s leavin’ (leavin’)
On that midnight train to Georgia
(Leavin’ on the midnight train)
Yeah, said he’s goin’ back
(Goin’ back to find)
To a simpler place in time
(Whenever he takes that ride) oh yes he is
(Guess who’s gonna be right by his side)
45. The Sounds – Painted By Numbers
Could I act like you, and put a smile on face?
Not even for a second would I lie to myself..
Too many things are missing
And there’s a tear in my eye
It’s not a question or an answer
But it will change you mind
We’ll be the same tomorrow
‘Cause we’ve all been painted my numbers
We dance and eyes will follow
You said it was love
I said I’d like you to be mine
46. Kings Of Convenience – I’d Rather Dance With You
I’d rather dance with you than talk with you
So why don’t we just move into the other room
There’s space for us to shake and hey, I like this tune
Even if I could hear what you said
I doubt my reply would be interesting for you to hear
Because I haven’t read a single book all year
And the only film I saw, I didn’t like it at all
I’d rather dance, I’d rather dance than talk with you
I’d rather dance, I’d rather dance than talk with you
I’d rather dance, I’d rather dance than talk with you
47. Alphaville – Forever Young
Let’s dance in style, let’s dance for a while
Heaven can wait we’re only watching the skies
Hoping for the best, but expecting the worst
Are you gonna drop the bomb or not?
Let us die young or let us live forever
We don’t have the power, but we never say never
Sitting in a sandpit, life is a short trip
The music’s for the sad man
Can you imagine when this race is won?
Turn our golden the faces into the sun
Praising our leaders, we’re getting in tune
The music’s played by the, the madman
48. Sting – Englishman In New York
I don’t take coffee, I take tea, my dear
I like my toast done on one side
And you can hear it in my accent when I talk
I’m an Englishman in New York
See me walking down Fifth Avenue
A walking cane here at my side
I take it everywhere I walk
I’m an Englishman in New York
Oh, I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien
I’m an Englishman in New York
Oh, I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien
I’m an Englishman in New York
49. Incubus – Wish You Were Here
I dig my toes into the sand
The Ocean looks like a thousand diamonds
Strewn across a blue blanket
I lean against the wind
Pretend that I am weightless
And in this moment I am happy happy)
50. Kodaline – All My Friends
So it starts
We go back to your house
We check the charts
And start to figure it out
And if it’s crowded, all the better
Cause we know we’re gonna be up late
And if you’re worried about the weather
Then you picked the wrong place to stay
That’s how it starts
51. R.E.M. – Leave
Nothing could be bring me closer
Nothing could be bring me near
Where is the road I follow?
Believing, leave
It’s under, under, under my feet
The scene spread out there before me
Better I go where the land touches the sea
There is my trust in what I believe
52. Mr. Brightside – The Killers
Coming out of my cage
And I’ve been doing just fine
Gotta gotta be down
Because I want it all
It started out with a kiss
How did it end up like this?
It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss
Now I’m falling asleep
And she’s calling a cab
While he’s having a smoke
And she’s taking a drag
Now they’re going to bed
And my stomach is sick
And it’s all in my head
But she’s touching his chest now
He takes off her dress now
Let me go
And I just can’t look, it’s killing me
And taking control
53. David Bowie- Space Oddity
Ground Control to Major Tom
Ground Control to Major Tom
Take your protein pills
and put your helmet on
Ground Control to Major Tom
Commencing countdown,
engines on
Check ignition
and may God’s love be with you
54. Queen – Don’t Stop Me Now
Tonight, I’m gonna have myself a real good time
I feel alive and the world I’ll turn it inside out, yeah
And floating around in ecstasy
So don’t stop me now don’t stop me
‘Cause I’m having a good time, having a good time
I’m a shooting star, leaping through the sky
Like a tiger defying the laws of gravity
I’m a racing car, passing by like Lady Godiva
I’m gonna go, go, go
There’s no stopping me
I’m burnin’ through the sky, yeah
Two hundred degrees
That’s why they call me Mister Fahrenheit
I’m traveling at the speed of light
I wanna make a supersonic man out of you
55. Mando Diao – Dance With Somebody
Break your happy home
learn to sing alone to the music, to the music
Clap your hands and shake
on a summer’s day to the music, to the music
I’m falling in love with your favorite song
I’m gonna sing it all night long
I’m gonna dance with somebody
dance with somebody
dance dance dance
I’m falling in love with your favorite song
I’m gonna sing it all night long
I’m gonna dance with somebody
dance with somebody
dance dance dance
56. David Gray – “Sail Away”
Sail away with me honey
I put my heart in your hands
Sail away with me honey now, now, now
Sail away with me
What will be will be
I want to hold you now, now, now
Crazy skies all wild above me now
Winter howling at my face
And everything I held so dear
Disappeared without a trace
Oh all the times I’ve tasted love
Never knew quite what I had
Little darling if you hear me now
Never needed you so bad
Spinning ’round inside my head
57. Foster The People – Pumped up Kicks
Robert’s got a quick hand
He’ll look around the room, he won’t tell you his plan
He’s got a rolled cigarette, hanging out his mouth he’s a cowboy kid
Yeah found a six shooter gun
In his dad’s closet hidden oh in a box of fun things, I don’t even know what
But he’s coming for you, yeah he’s coming for you
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You’d better run, better run, out run my gun
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You’d better run, better run, faster than my bullet
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You’d better run, better run, out run my gun
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You’d better run, better run, faster than my bullet
58. Gorillaz – Clint Eastwood
I ain’t happy, I’m feeling glad
I got sunshine in a bag
I’m useless but not for long
The future is coming on
I ain’t happy, I’m feeling glad
I got sunshine in a bag
I’m useless but not for long
The future is coming on
It’s coming on
It’s coming on
It’s coming on
59. Weezer – Island In The Sun
When you’re on a holiday
You can’t find the words to say
All the things that come to you
And I wanna feel it too
On an island in the sun
We’ll be playing and having fun
And it makes me feel so fine
I can’t control my brain
60. Modest Mouse Float
I backed my car into a cop car the other day
Well, he just drove off – sometimes life’s okay
I ran my mouth off a bit too much, ah what did I say?
Well, you just laughed it off and it was all okay
And we’ll all float on okay
And we’ll all float on okay
And we’ll all float on okay
And we’ll all float on anyway, well
A fake Jamaican took every last dime with that scam
It was worth it just to learn some sleight of hand
Bad news comes, don’t you worry even when it lands
Good news will work it way to all them plans
We both got fired on, exactly, the same day
Well, we’ll float on, good news is on the way
61. MGMT- Kids
You were a child
Crawling on your knees toward him
Making momma so proud
But your voice is too loud
We like to watch you laughing
Picking insects off of plants
No time to think of consequences
Control yourself
Take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanting to be haunted
62. Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out
So if you’re lonely
You know I’m here waiting for you
I’m just a cross hair
I’m just a shot away from you
And if you leave here
You leave me broken, shattered, I lie
I’m just a cross hair
I’m just a shot, then we can die
63. Black – Wonderful Life
Here I go out to sea again
The sunshine fills my hair
And dreams hang in the air
Gulls in the sky and in my blue eyes
You know it feels unfair
There’s magic everywhere
Look at me standing
Here on my own again
Up straight in the sunshine
64. Beirut – Elephant Gun
If I was young, I’d flee this town
I’d bury my dreams underground
As did I, we drink to die, we drink tonight
Far from home, elephant guns
Let’s take them down one by one
We’ll lay it down, it’s not been found, it’s not around
Let the seasons begin – it rolls right on
Let the seasons begin – take the big king down
65. Eagles – Hotel California
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
I had to stop for the night.
There she stood in the doorway;
I heard the mission bell
And I was thinking to myself
‘This could be heaven or this could be Hell’
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor,
I thought I heard them say
66. The Cranberries – Zombie
Another head hangs lowly
Child is slowly taken
And the violence, caused such silence
Who are we mistaken?
But you see, it’s not me
It’s not my family
In your head, in your head, they are fighting
With their tanks, and their bombs
And their bombs, and their guns
In your head, in your head they are crying
67. The Strokes – You Only Live Once
Some people think they’re always right
Others are quiet and uptight
Others they seem so very nice nice nice nice (oh-ho)
Inside they might feel sad and wrong (oh no)
Twenty-nine different attributes
Only seven that you like
Twenty ways to see the world (oh-ho)
Twenty ways to start a fight (oh-ho)
68. The Black Keys – Lonely Boy
Well I’m so above you
And it’s plain to see
But I came to love you anyway
So you pulled my heart out
And I don’t mind bleeding
Any old time you keep me waiting
Waiting, waiting
Oh, oh-oh I got a love that keeps me waiting
Oh, oh-oh I got a love that keeps me waiting
I’m a lonely boy
I’m a lonely boy
Oh, oh-oh I got a love that keeps me waiting
69. Come With Me Now – Kongos
Come with me now
Come with me now
Woah come with me now
I’m gonna take you down
Woah come with me now
I’m gonna show you how
Woah come with me now
I’m gonna take you down
Woah come with me now
I’m gonna show you how
Afraid to lose control
And caught up in this world
I’ve wasted time, I’ve wasted breath
I think I’ve thought myself to death
70. Passenger | The Wrong Direction
When I was a kid the things I did were hidden under the grid
Young and naive I never believed that love could be so well hid
With regret I’m willing to bet and say the older you get
It gets harder to forgive and harder to forget
It gets under your shirt like a dagger at work
The first cut is the deepest but the rest still flipping hurt
You build your heart of plastic
Get cynical and sarcastic
And end up in the corner on your own
‘Cause I’d love to feel love but I can’t stand the rejection
I hide behind my jokes as a form of protection
I thought I was close but under further inspection
It seems I’ve been running in the wrong direction oh no
71. Billy Joel – Travelin’ Prayer
Hey Lord, take a look all around
And I’d a find where my baby’s gonna be
Hey Lord, would ya look out for her tonight
‘Cause she is far across the sea
Hey Lord, would ya look out for her tonight
And make sure that she’s gonna be alright
And things are gonna be alright with me
Hey Lord, would ya look out for her tonight
And make sure that all her dreams are sweet
Said now, would ya guide her on the roads
And make them softer for her feet
Hey Lord, would ya look out for her tonight
And make sure that she’s gonna be alright
Until she’s home and here with me
72. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Travellin’ Band
Seven thirty seven comin’ out of the sky
Won’t you take me down to Memphis on a midnight ride
I want to move
Playin’ in a travelin’ band
Yeah
Well I’m flyin’ ‘cross the land tryin’ to get a hand
Playin’ in a travelin’ band
Take me to the hotel baggage gone, oh well
Come on, come on won’t you get me to my room
I want to move
Playin’ in a travelin’ band
Yeah
Well I’m flyin’ ‘cross the land, tryin’ to get a hand
Playin’ in a travelin’ band
73. Have Love, Will Travel – The Sonics
Wow,Have love
Whoa baby will travel
Uh huh, uh huh,have love
Woah baby will travel
I said if you need loving then
Mm,hmm,I’ll travel
Yeah,I’ll travel from Main to Mexico
Just to find a little girl that loves me so
No matter when, no matter where I’ll be
I’m looking for a woman that’ll satisfy me
74. Queens Of The Stone Age – Go With The Flow
She said “I’ll throw myself away,
They’re just photos after all”
I can’t make you hang around.
I can’t wash you off my skin.
Outside the frame, is what we’re leaving out
You won’t remember anyway
I can go with the flow
But don’t say it doesn’t matter anymore
I can go with the flow
Do you believe it in your head?
It’s so safe to play along
Little soldiers in a row
Falling in and out of love
With something sweet to throw away.
But I want something good to die for
To make it beautiful to live.
I want a new mistake, lose is more than hesitate.
Do you believe it in your head?
I can go with the flow
But don’t say it doesn’t matter anymore
I can go with the flow
Do you believe it in your head?
75. Maïa Vidal – Our Place
Last but not least, the ultimate travel song to wanderlust.
I’d like to stay here
For a while
And go wild
You’ll call me crazy
But I don’t care
‘Cause I know where
Where I go where I go,
you’re gonna take me
Where I go where I go,
you’re gonna take me
Take me for a ride,
And I’ll be by your side
Just let me stay here
A little while
We’ll go wild
They’ll call us crazy
But I don’t care
‘Cause I’ll be where you are
This all happened fast
But I know how I feel
Like you were the sand
And I was the se
Extra 76. Sky on the Loose – Inkfield
Do you want an insider tip for cool travel songs? Then listen into Inkfield’s Sky on the Loose. Inkfield is a solo solo indie rock act from Edinburgh, UK.
Here are the lyrics.
Messaging like nights before, crashing through the wall
I’m using all my strength and breath, I’m gonna show them all
You talk of my impending doom, no promise nor a myth
You justify avoiding me to sell out on a whiff
Oh if I, I want to be the lonely one, I want to be the only one
And if I, lord I
And if I, I want to be the chosen one, I want to be the chosen one
And if I, lord I
Don’t you tire of telling me? ‘The world ends at the sky,
You’re just a little fish another simple passer by,
All your songs and poetry are droplets in the sea’
I said ‘That is ok for you, your words won’t follow me!’
Sum it up: The 75 Travel Songs
By now your notebook should be full and you should have taken lots of notes.
This is your ultimate list of best travel songs. We tried to make a compulsive list of all the important things you have to put on your iPod, your Smartphone and Spotify list.
More travel songs here:
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- 10 songs for exploring the world
Again, this is your inspiration. Take it with you, let is inspire you, but make sure you add your own travel songs to your very own memory list.
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