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Best 100 Mile-An-Hour Songs

Classic Rock Forum Members Vote

By Dave White, About.com

Come on, admit it. Your driving speed varies in direct proportion to the speed of the song that's playing, right?

"I was wondering if it's only me that increases driving speed exponentially, depending on the song," wrote rugbyguy in the Classic Rock Discussion Forum. He proceeded to list his "top 10 potential classic rock speed violations" and invited others to add theirs.

The result, listed alphabetically by song title, is The Classic Rock Forum's Best 100-Mile-An-Hour Songs!

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Song: Radar Love
Artist: Golden Earring
Voter: jdmcl40, David(Sunnyhill)
Comment: (jdmcl40: last car to pass and here i go)
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Song: Resurrection Shuffle
Artist: Ashton, Gardner & Dyke
Voter: acj63
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Song: Rock & Roll, Hoochie Koo
Artist: Rick Derringer
Voter: DontForgetToBoogie
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Song: Rocker
Artist: AC/DC
Voter: chench
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Song: Roundabout
Artist: Yes
Voter: rugbyguy
Comment: (in and around the lake....coppers come out of the ditch and they stand there...)
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Song: Shipping Steel
Artist: Cold Chisel
Voter: David(Sunnyhill)

Song: Speed King
Artist: Deep Purple
Voter: SonicDeathMonkey
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Song: Spirit Of Radio
Artist: Rush
Voter: rugbyguy
Comment: (would make my top-10 for almost any criteria)
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Song: Steamer Lane Breakdown
Artist: Doobie Brothers
Voter: DontForgetToBoogie
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Song: The Slab
Artist: Hunters and Collectors
Voter: acj63

Song: This Is Not The Way Home
Artist: The Cruel Sea
Voter: acj63

Song: Tom Sawyer
Artist: Rush
Voter: redlense
Comment: About 15 years ago some friends of mine and I were driving from Rochester, NY to Key West, FL. When I was driving through Jacksonville, Tom Sawyer came on the radio and I sort of lost track of my speed. Well, I got pulled over for speeding. To this day, my friends laugh at me about that incident. They say I was driving while under the influence of Rush.
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Song: Turn Up Your Radio
Artist: The Masters Apprentices
Voter: acj63

Song: Wango Tango
Artist: Ted Nugent
Voter: chench
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Song: Whole Lotta Rosie
Artist: AC/DC
Voter: acj63
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Song: Woodstock
Artist: Crosby, Stills and Nash
Voter: rugbyguy
Comment: (I drive like a bomber-death plane, riding shotgun in the sky)
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