Music
There is a lot of music about hitchhiking. Let's try to collect it here :)
Songs about hitchhiking
- Atlanta Rhythm Section - Hitch-Hiker's Hero
- Bruce Springsteen - Hitch Hikin'
- Creedence Clearwater Revival - Sweet Hitch-Hiker
- The Doors - The Hitchhiker
- Green Day - Hitchin' a ride
- HitchHike - Travel Girl
- Marvin Gaye - Hitchhike
- Neil Young - Hitchhiker
- Old Crow Medicine Show - Wagon Wheel
- Pearl Jam - Hitchhiker
- Red Sovine - Phantom 309
- Roger Waters - 5:01 Am (The Pros & Cons Of Hitch Hiking, Part 10)
- Simon and Garfunkel - America
- Vanity Fare - Hitchin' a ride
- The White Stripes - Icky Thump
- Teitur - Hitchhiker
- Tom T. Hall - The Hitchhiker
- Urban Dance Squad - Hitchhike HD
- Joan Baez - The Hitchhiker's Song
- Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee
- John Denver - Hitchhiker
- Johnny Cash - I've Been Everywhere
- Leon Russell - Manhattan Island Serenade
Songs unintentionally about hitchhiking
Sometimes Artists perform songs about hitchhiking, without even noticing it. Just like this list of songs, that are unintentionally about maths, here is a list of songs unintentionally about hitchhiking:
- Ace of Base - The Sign
- City To City - The Road Ahead (Miles of The Unkown)
- Elton John - I'm Still Standing
- Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You
- Dorfrocker - Daumen hoch
- Kemuri Thumbs Up!
- The Animals - We've Got To Get Out of This Place
- The Edgar Winter Group - Free Ride
- The Five Man Electrical Band Signs
- The Supremes Stop! In The Name Of Love
- Sum41 - Still Waiting
Songs mentioning hitchhiking
- Heart - All I wanna do is make love to you - Heart unintentionally generated some controversy with the hit "All I Want to Do (Is Make Love to You)," a tale of an intimate encounter with a hitchhiker. The "Thought Police" argued that the song encouraged women to endanger themselves by picking up hitchhikers -- overlooking the fact that the song, like a romance novel, is pure fantasy.
- The Subways - Move to Newlyn
- Robert Johnson - Crossroad
- The Allman Brothers - Melissa
- Fiddler's Green - Connemara
- Elvis Presley - Guitar Man
- Neil Young - Bound for Glory
- AC/DC - Ride On
- Bruce Springsteen - For You
- Tenacious D - Tribute
Songs about travelling, road tripping, ...
- Iggy Pop - The Passenger
- Fastball - The Way
- The Dandy Warhols - Get off
- Stuart A. staples - Leaving Songs (all album)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Road Trippin'
In other languages
Danish
- Kim Larsen - Blaffersangen
Dutch
- The Amazing Stroopwafels - Oude Maasweg
German
- Buntspecht - Mojo Risin
- Pascow - Trampen nach Norden
- Egotronic - Trampprinzip
- Spider Murphy Gang - Autostop
- Brausepöter - Gen Italien
French
- Le Taulard - Les dangers du stop
- Elaoin Sdretu - Tomame (French and Spanish)
Polish
- Karen Stanek - Autostop
Music While Hitchhiking
Some people think that it goes almost without saying that you shouldn't have earphones in while standing next to the road, that it is inconvenient and dangerous as you hear less than normal and also very rude when drivers who take the time and effort to stop for you get the feeling your music is more important to you than they are. Other people think that it's a valuable way of raising your mood and passing quality time waiting, benefiting drivers as well as your mood rises. Just take them out when somebody stops.
