The Current

Great Music Lives Here
Listener-Supported Music
Donate Now
Coffee Break

9:30 Coffee Break: Road-Trip Songs

Traveling on Interstate 75, north of Macon, Ga.
Traveling on Interstate 75, north of Macon, Ga.Cheryl Taylor for MPR

by Jill Riley and Sean McPherson

June 24, 2015

Nicole, a listener from River Falls, Wis., explains that she and her family recently took a summer road trip. It must have been a good experience, because Nicole is evidently still in a traveling mood. She wrote to us to suggest a Coffee Break theme of songs to accompany a road trip.

So let's go with Nicole's idea. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear make for a good road-trip soundtrack? Send us your requests.

Songs Played


Modest Mouse "Dashboard"
Led Zeppelin "Going to California"
Trampled By Turtles "Midnight on the Interstate"
Willie Nelson "On the Road Again"
Sufjan Stevens "Chicago"
Steppenwolf "Born to be Wild"

Do you deserve a Coffee Break? We at The Current's Morning Show think you do, and we want to bring treats from Black: Coffee and Waffle Bar to your workplace. Let us know why you'd like a Coffee Break.