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The Ulitmate Travel Song Play List is growing and you still have time to add your favorite song that inspires travel, a song that is about a destination or just makes you want to hop in your car and hit the road.

On August 9th, we are holding a draw for all the people that entered our Ultimate Travel Song Contest and giving away a $25 Itunes Gift Certificate.

The Rules are Simple for the draw.

Any facebook fan of ThePlanetD’s Round the World Adventures that leaves a comment regarding their favorite travel song wins!

• Give our Facebook Fan Page The Planet D’s Round the World Adventures a “like” by clicking on the like button
• Leave a comment on our facebook fan page wall stating what your favourite travel song is.
• The song can be a song that inspires travel, is about a particular destination or adventure.
• Choose a Rock Song, Old Standard, Broadway song, country and western. Anything goes. The idea is to have a mixture of music that we may not have thought of.
• please, only one submission per person.
• Once we have compiled a list, we will post it on our blog with links to your site
• If you don’t have a site, we will make sure to give you a big shout out on ThePlanetD Blog
• You must make sure to “like” our facebook page and leave a comment on our fan page to win the prize.

Good News!!!

We have had such an awesome response that we have decided to add a second part to the contest after our August 9th Draw.

We are giving away an ipod nano for to the person that submits the number 1 travel song.  Once all submissions are in, We will put up a poll for you to vote on your favorite Travel Song.

• Duplicate songs will not be eligible for voting.
• Only the first submission of a duplicate song will be entered in the poll, (but never fear, duplicate answers already submitted are eligible for the August 9th draw for the $25 Itunes Gift Certificate!)
• Only one submission per person please.
• All songs must be listed on the facebook fanpage and you need to become of fan of our group by clicking the “like” button.
• Polls will open on August 9th after the draw winner is announced.
• Submissions cannot be taken after August 8th

Ultimate Travel Songs Selected By You – So Far…

Enjoy this list of Ultimate Travel Songs,

And then think of your own and come on over to our facebook page to enter your original idea.  Have fun and thanks for the submissions!

1.Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd - Kathy Bovair “Dave will have my back on this one “SWEET HOME ALABAMA” great road trip tune and an old high school classic from our past”

2. Born to be Wild by Steppenwolf – Bonnie Paridaen “By Steppenwolf Baby!”

3. Kokomo by The Beach Boys – Keith Jenkins

4. Society by Eddie Vedder - Shannon O’Donnell “Great lyrics and lovely on a long bus ride”

5. Route 66 by Chuck Berry- Trisha Miller “it’s a trip I have dreamed of for a long time, and someday I will do the entire length in one long, leisurely road trip”

6 Talkin’ Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues by Bob Dylan - Donny Swanson “Puts me is a good mood because it just hilarious!”

7. I Love Rock and Roll by Joan Jett - Anne-Marie DeLoray “We just finished watching the Runaways and so I am reminded of one of my favourite driving songs – blasting loud on a long highway drive.”

8. Africa by Toto – Dina Rosita Koudys “Not exactly about traveling, but it does mention Africa, Kilimanjaro, and Serengeti. And I love the song!”

(note from D&D – Dina, we think it is exactly a travel song. It inspires travel to Africa beautifully )

9. Midnight Train to Georgia by Gladys Knight – Lauren Mcleod “Even though it’s about heading home instead of away, it sure gets me groovin’ along like I want to leave.”

10. American Woman by The Guess Who - Lorna Hazen-Francavilla “It is one of those roll the windows down,crank the tunes kind of song!”

11. Roam by B-52s -  Genelle Gregorio “Roam” by the B-52s is a fantastic song for slideshows of your travels and to get you all pumped up about traveling and seeing the world!

12. I’m Yours by Jason Mraz - Plif Damon “not because of the lyrics but just because of the melody, it’s a happy song for me, perfect for road trip or when I’m feeling down.”

13. Man in the Mirror by Micheal Jackson – Claire Algarme “I like the beat and the message of the song. It also reminds me to be open to everything I see & meet in my travels and how to be a better person at the end of my journeys.”

14. Beauty by Shaye - Alison Cornford Matheson – “One of the most beautiful songs related to travel, It makes me tear up every time I hear it.”

15. Leaving on a Jet lane by John Denver - Jenny Leach “We love this track when we are traveling.”

16. Christmas Eve in Srajevo - Lisa Owen “We cruised with our girls over Christmas 5 years in a row listening to “Christmas Eve Sarajevo” on the beach in Cozumel.  Book, the beach, CDs and I was one happy camper!”

17. Into the Wild by Sparrow and the Workshop – Frontier London Headquarters “It’s a new one but pefectly encapsulates the feeling of entering an unknown wilderness.”

18. On the Road Again by Willy Nelson - Diane Grady .”We were camping year’s ago on VanCouver Island and a big motorhome pulled out playing”On the Road Again” through the loud speakers. It was hilarious.”

19. You Belong to Me by Jo Stafford - Sandra Katsuri “See the pyramids along the Nile/ Watch the sun rise on a tropic isle/ Just remember, darling, all the while/ You belong to me.” I always thought it sounded terribly romantic, exotic and mysterious… just like travel should be.”

19a. -You Belong to Me by Carla Bruni – Andi Perullu “I Love Carla Bruni’s Renditon”

20. Holly Holy by Neil Diamond - Mariellen Ward “Gets me excited to go back to India (I think it’s because of the movie “Holy Smoke” – the song plays over the credits while Kate Winslet and her friend are traveling in India)”

21. Praag – Anil Polat “It’s on there wherethehellismatt video!”

22. Dreams by The Cranberries - Katy Lynch “Just everything about the song screams self-discovery and adventure. Plus, who can deny Dolores O’Riordan’s amazing vocals for the remaining minute and a half of the song.”

23. No Stress by Laurent Wolf - Clare Appleyard  “Great beat, great lyrics “I don’t wanna work today, maybe I just wanna play.”

24. Livin’ On Key West by Howard Livingstone - Rita Pilger “I drive around in my mustang convertible and crank this song up and am transported to another place far awa…y!”

25. Sympathy For the Devil by The Rolling Stones – Daniel Stein

26. A Sort of Homecoming by U2 – Amy Fraser Riley

27. Throw it All Away by Zero 7 – Melanie Waldman

28. Long May You Run – Denise Wilton Clement

29. Runnin” Down a Dream by Tom Petty – Margo Millure

30. Rambling man by The Allman Brothers - Rasheed Hooda

31. Sailing, Christopher Cross - Stephanie Broschart “It’s not far down to paradise, At least it’s not for me, And if the wind is right you can sail away, And find tranquility, The canvas can do miracles, Just you wait and see, Believe me”

32. American Girl by Tom Petty - Joya Anthony “It definitely gets me excited right before a trip.”

33. Easy by the Commodores - Jeannie Mark “It’s about loving freedom!”

34. Graceland by Paul Simon – Sheri Anderson Wallace “I love that song because it captures all the pieces of a road trip”.

35. Fly Away from Here by Aerosmith - Dan Haneveer

36. Weather with You by Crowded House - Michaela Potter

37. The Passenger by Iggy Pop – Garreth Hamilton

38. The Tourist by Radiohead- Keith Savage

39. America by Simon and Garfunkle - Liz Borod Wright “A must for long drives in the US.”

40. (Sittin’ On The Dock) Of The Bay by Otis Redding -  Alouise Dittrick “With its poignant lyrics and Redding’s soulful voice this song moves me every time I hear it.”

41. Jessica by the Allman Brothers – Jennifer Barry  “It’s so upbeat and it makes me want to get moving!”

42. Open Road by Brian Adams – Eric Smith

43.  Laredo by Band of Horses - Catherine Reyes “It has been my favourite travel song for the past three months. It’s pretty recent and has that good on the road again feel.”

44. I’ve Been Everywhere by Johnny Cash – Carmen Davis-Harcum “My favourite travel song”

45.  Vaka by Sigur Rós - Lyndsey Lou Devine “They sing in a language called Vonlenska/Hopelandic, which is realy no language at all. There is no correct grammar or even meaning…Just a feeling. Vaka is my favorite travel song because when I hear it, it gives me a rush of so many emotions that I can’t describe or sometimes even understan, much like traveling does.”

46. I’m Movin’ On by Hank Snow - Authentic Sea Coast Resorts ” This famous travellin’ song spent 21 weeks as the #1 hit when it debuted in 1950. “So shovel the coal, let this rattler roll, and keep movin’ me on …”. Enjoy!”

47. New York State of Mind by Billie Joel - Merav Benaia – “It’s thhe song that makes me want to pack my bag and hop on a flight.”

48. Paul’s Song by M. Ward - Jools Stone “Seems like everywhere i go the sky is fallin’, and the waitresses all… meet you with a frown, when i come to town. You say how does it feel to be travelling? How’s it feel to live your life on the train and the aeroplane? Well I aint gonna lie to you, well, every town is all the same. When you’ve left your heart in the Portland rain.”

49. I Left My Heart in San Francisco by Tony Bennett – Katherine Hill

50. Leaving on a Jet Plane, Peter Paul and Mary Version – Lynne Morgan Sullivan

51. Six Days on the Road by Taj Mahal – William Floyd

52. Speedway at Nazareth by Mark Knopfler – David Budin “from his Sailing to Philadelphia album is one the greatest driving songs ever recorded”

53. Juha “Watt” Vainio by Vanhojapoikia Viiksekkaita - Eeva Kankainen “Would you like to sing some Finnish song!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9x52lMMk1g&feature=related This song is telling about a lonely seal, who could not find a wife to so lonely place like Saimaa or Ladoga is. We sing that song every summer when we are sailing, rowing or paddleing on Saimaa or Ladoga. ”

We will be updating the list as they come in, but keep an eye out on the facebook page for other people’s new entries in case we are a little slow on the uptake.