TRAVELING IN STYLE : Side Trips : Travel Classics : Jim Ladd’s Classic Summer Road Songs

Need a hot tape for this summer’s run to Cabo? KSLX’s classic-rock doyen humbly offers his short list of killer road tunes, presented in suggested order of play for maximum metaphorical resonance. Crank it up.

1. “Brand New Car” Rolling Stones

2. “Pink Cadillac” Bruce Springsteen

3. “Mercury Blues” David Lindley

4. “Hot Rod Lincoln” Commander Cody

5. “Fun, Fun, Fun” The Beach Boys

6. “You Can’t Catch Me” George Thorogood

7. “Get Out of Denver” Bob Seger

8. “Crawling From the Wreckage” Dave Edmunds

9. “Crosstown Traffic” Jimi Hendrix

10. “Panama” Van Halen

11. “Let It Roll” Little Feat

12. “Roadhouse Blues” The Doors

13. “I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide” ZZ Top

14. “Drive My Car” David Crosby

15. “Red Barchetta” Rush

16. “Drive” The Cars

17. “Ol’ ‘55” Eagles

18. “Movin’ On” George Thorogood

19. “Rockin’ Down the Highway” The Doobie Brothers

20. “Life Is a Highway” Tom Cochrane