Last one for tonight and congratulations to the two Biglorryblog readers who correctly identified 'Looking at the world through a windshield' as one of the tracks from the great album 'Hot Licks, Cold Steel and Truckers' Favourites' by Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airman. I'm ashamed to admit that I'm something of a lapsed Commander listener, as all of my CC&HLPA vinyl albums are tucked away somewhere. I must dig them out again as I'm quite fond of Mr Frayne and his boys AND I'm delighted to see that used copies are changing hands for over $80 as mine is in pretty good nick! Yarrroooow! Anyway it got me thinking as to what is the World's Greatest Truck Driving Song...and it's got to have at least some link to truck driving - not just something you like listening to when driving a truck. Would it be 'Six days on the Road' (Your choice of Dave Dudley or Taj Mahal)... Or how about Phantom 309? No doubt there'll be at least one vote for CW McCall's Convoy. Or back to the above album which also has 'Truck Drivin' Man' and 'Mama hated diesels' Why not the wonderful Jerry Reed's 'She got the gold-mine..I got the shaft!' Send your nomination as a comment to Biglorryblog... And then we can have a right good argument! And I'd be surprised if Dave Young didn't have a take on this!
Don't know about the Top Ten truck driving songs but the best, Numero Uno, by almost any standard is "Just a few more miles"... (and I'll rest for a little while) by Dave Dudley. Great beat, evocative lyrics and entirely unforgettable. Certainly "ungettable" at the moment worst luck. I can't locate a copy anywhere!
How about 'Willin' by Little Feat
It sums it up pretty well
Hi Big Loory; well all those songs are certainly classic truckdrivng songs but we ask that is you listen to the truckdrivng songs we have compiled and if you like them we would send you a free CD .
My three nominations are:
1. Eighteen Wheels & A Dozen Roses - Kathy Mattea
2. Lights On The Hill - Slim Dusty
3. Midnight Run - Travis Sinclair
Now the singer of song 3, Travis Sinclair, has been a truckie in the past - now he builds 5th wheeler trailers under the name of Mother Goose Trailers!
Joe