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Top Gear Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May host the best automotive television show in the world.

View Poll Results: Greatest Driving Song
Radar Love: Golden Earring 25 26.32%
Steppenwolf: Born to be Wild 23 24.21%
Queen: Don't Stop Me Now 23 24.21%
Deep Purple: Highway Star 10 10.53%
Meat Loaf: Bat out of Hell 14 14.74%
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Old July 9th, 2005, 08:26 AM   #1
 
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It's down to these last 5, which one is the best driving song of all time? You know, the one that really makes you put your foot into it.

(as seen on http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/driving_song/)
1) Radar Love: Golden Earring
2) Steppenwolf: Born to be Wild
3) Queen: Don't Stop Me Now
4) Deep Purple: Highway Star
5) Meat Loaf: Bat out of Hell

My vote goes to #4. Your MPG's will go to shit during this song - and the 2nd guitar solo will make you want to floor it, unless you are deaf.
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Only because they're dutch Golden Earring, I couldn't care less who wins.
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i can't decide between golden earring and queen images/smilies/sad.gif
queen makes you go fast in a happy/relaxed way http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/fluke667/yahoo.gif while golden earring is a much more agressive "OUT OF MY WAY" mood images/smilies/driving.gif
depends on the situation what songs fits best http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/fluke667/punk.gif
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I'm surprised "She Sells Sanctuary" by The Cult wasn't on there.

It sounds like such an open, winding road song.

But for what's on the list I'd have to go with Stepphenwolf.
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I don't care about the song, but that smilie is just great! images/smilies/thumbup.gif
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voted for steppenwolf, but the dutchy's song is very expensive too images/smilies/cop_light.gif
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Gotta be Meat Loaf for me - I always rock out when it comes on images/smilies/smile.gif
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Same here. Bat Out Of Hell is awsome.
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I just want Bat Out of Hell to win to see what they would have to say about it images/smilies/smile.gif
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I've watched that episode a couple times and every time I hear James describe the MeatLoaf fans voting process I crack up.

"fat inbread nubs"
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I really LOVE Queen, but Born to be Wild is just so rock and roll and therefore so perfect for driving fast. And listen to that Hammond organ on the record !
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well two of the ones i co-nominated are on the top 5 so im pretty happy - still think Rock and Roll by Zeppelin should be on there but hey... Its a tossup - golden earring at night, highway star for daytime 8)
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Originally I thought Steppenwolf, but I now think Golden Earring - definitely! 8)
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Golden Earring for me!

I wish AC/DC - Highway To Hell had been in that 5...
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None of them, I'm saving my 10p.

I do like the idea of block voting for Meatloaf though just to see the reaction. images/smilies/twisted.gif
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None of them, I'm saving my 10p.

I do like the idea of block voting for Meatloaf though just to see the reaction. images/smilies/twisted.gif
They'd just decide which one they'd want to win like they did with restoration ripoff.
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I called in for Queen. Ace song.

The Deep Purple and Golden Earring tracks are ok, but born to be wild is a biker song, and bat out of hell is poor poor poor.
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None of them, I'm saving my 10p.

I do like the idea of block voting for Meatloaf though just to see the reaction. images/smilies/twisted.gif
They'd just decide which one they'd want to win like they did with restoration ripoff.
Probably images/smilies/sad.gif
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None of them, I'm saving my 10p.

I do like the idea of block voting for Meatloaf though just to see the reaction. images/smilies/twisted.gif
You do know you can vote for free online though, right?

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^ la la laaaaaa forward stroke forward stroke la la laaaaaaa forward stroooooooooooooooooooooke !!!! images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Still not voting though, cos the songs are 'bish and my time costs money, not a lot, but it still costs !!!
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