10 Best Canadian songs about vehicles and driving

10. Red Barchetta – Rush

Legendary band, interesting lyrics, and the Ferrari Barchetta is dope!

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9. Top Down – Teenage Head

Great upbeat song.  Oh the joys of driving top-down in the summer!

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8. One Week – Barenaked Ladies

This one earns a spot here because it was the music for the Mitsubishi Lancer ad in 2002.

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7. Life is a Highway – Tom Cochrane

Lightning McQueen’s travelling song.

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6. Alberta Bound – Gordon Lightfoot

I haven’t been to Alberta in a while and this song makes me want to go.

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5. Out on the Weekend – Neil Young

I love Neil Young.  Such an icon.  I once bought a used car from a fella named Neil Young.  Not the musician, but still.

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4. Snowmobile Song – Stompin’ Tom Connors

We Canadians love the outdoors all year long, and what better way to enjoy the winter than on a snowmobile, “and a lake trout meal”.

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3. Convoy – Paul Brandt

Excellent cover of C.W. McCall’s classic, and best truckin’ song ever!

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2. Home for a Rest – Spirit of the West

The ultimate travelling song.  Brings me back to the days working at summer outdoor concerts and driving across Canada from one gig to the next.

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1. Truck Got Stuck – Corb Lund

Nothing like friendship and teamwork to take an unfortunate circumstance and turn it around.  Add in guitar, banjo and a couple a pickup trucks and you can’t beat that. 

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