They may seem far and few between, but any summer day or long weekend is the perfect time to gather up your friends, pack into a car and hit the road for a classic Kiwi road trip. Whether you’re heading for a camping ground or a weekend at a 5-star hotel, every road trip needs three things: good company, great snacks, and even better music.
Don’t drive in silence, fill your playlist with your favourite beats and throw some of our top picks into the mix so you can have your very own carpool karaoke – with or without James Corden.
Ed Sheeran – Shape of you
Rascal Flats – Life is a highway
Weezer – Island in the sun
Tiki Taane – Always on my mind
Justin Timberlake – Can’t stop the feeling
Rupert Holmes – (Escape) The pina colada song
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet home Alabama
Spice Girls – Wannabe
Engelbert Humperdinck – Ten guitars
Backstreet Boys – Everybody
Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
Miley Cyrus – Party in the USA
Kelly Clarkson – Since you’ve been gone
Eric Clapton – Cocaine
Montell Jordan – This is how we do it
Kid Rock – All summer long
Wilson Phillips – Hold On
Bon Jovi – Livin’ On A Prayer
Train – Drops of Jupiter
Beyoncé – Crazy In Love
Justin Bieber – Sorry
Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk ft. Bruno Mars
Bryan Adams – Summer of 69
Shaggy – It wasn’t me
The Killers – Mr brightside
Nelly – Ride wit me
Will Smith – Getting’ jiggy wit it
Kenny Loggins – Footloose
AC/DC – Highway to hell
Foo Fighters – Best of you
Still not inspired? Check out one of our fave Spotify playlists and get ready for the ultimate sing-along.
What song is ALWAYS on your roadie playlist?
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Written by Monique Renee
Usually barefoot and deep in wanderlust mode, Mon loves binging Netflix, cuddling babies and stalking through Instagram looking for boho decor inspo and hotties with man buns. You’ll usually find her on holiday, planning a holiday or thinking about holidays.
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Oh too many on my list to put here – but generally David Bowie, Rolling Stones, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson (for my 5 year old daughter her fav artist lol) 🙂
Haha, I got a bit too into this – I like your list. Mine is massive if I really had the time…
Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
David Bowie/Queen – Under Pressure
REM – Losing My Religion
Beck – Loser
Faith No More – Epic
No Doubt – Just a Girl or Spiderwebs
Cranberries – Zombie
Tracy Chapman – Fast Car
Wallflowers – One Headlight
Counting Crows – Mr Jones
4 Non Blondes – What’s Up
Or generally anything David Bowie, Billy Joel, Fleetwood Mac, Counting Crows, Chris Cornwell, Smashing Pumpkins….ekkk