What Do Other Best-Biker-Song Lists Have
Two songs are the most frequently cited on online forums and articles as the most favorite or best biker songs ever—Born to Be Wild performed by Steppinwolf and Bon Jovi’s Wanted Dead or Alive. Born to Be Wild appears in many vaious-artists motorcycle song albums, and is often listed as the best biker song ever. Other songs like Roll Me Away performed by Bob Seger also make it to favorite motorcycle song lists.
People often confuse songs about motorcycles as being the only ones to consider when making a list of best biker songs. That’s why many best biker song lists I found over the web were full of midiocre songs. Little Honda by Hondels, for example, can be found in many lists of best biker songs.
Biker songs should not necessary depict motorcycles. There are many other themes related to the culture like speed, freedom, patriotism, rebelliousness, and the music genres hard rock, rock, and heavy metal. Leatherup.com created a list of best biker songs that cover some of these themes, including riding and motorcycles.
Leatherup’s List of Best Biker Songs
#1 This Life, performed by Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers (the Sons of Anarchy Theme Song). The creators of Sons of Anarchy use quality custom music to establish the atmosphere of the show. This Life, written and recorded for the series, is definitely the most impressive.
#2 I Can’t Drive 55 performed by Sammy Hagar. Though the lyrics don’t go “I can’t ride 55,” it’s still a song about speed. Not surprisingly, it was chosen for a biker mayhem scene in Back to the Future Part II
#3 Highway to Hell by AC/DC
#4 Bad to the Boneperformed by George Thorogood
#5 Wanted Dead or Alive by Jon Bon Jovi
Did you enjoy the songs? Send us your own best-biker-song list.
You forgot “Highway song” by blackfoot.
another one is “jesus never had no motorcycle” by the Marshall tucker band.
what about the chrome bikers lady sasha mullins “2 wheels move the soul” and ” ridelicious”
A lot of the bikers I know all like the following songs ( However, they may not all be “biker”songs, per se):
* Ghost Riders In The Sky (by Spiderbait)
* Bad To The Bone ( By George Thorogood)
* Wanted: Dead or Alive (By Bon Jovi)
* Born To Be Wild (Steppenwolf)
* Biker Chick (By Jo Dee Messina)
Some others I like are:
Cool Rider (From Grease 2, by Michelle Pfeiffer) & Leader Of The Pack (By The Shangri-las)
Sorry, just re-read this blog and noticed you already had mentioned Born To Be Wild & Wanted Dead or Alive. My bad… (blush)
Motopsycho-Megadeth
Poor Twisted Me-Metallica
Wherever I May Roam-Metallica
Turn the Page-Metallica
Highway star-Deep Purple
Born to Raise Hell-Motorhead
Bad Attitude Shuffle-Cinderella
Bad Seamstress-Cinderella
The Road’s Still Long-Cinderella
The Last mile-Cinderella
Gypsy Road-Cinderella
Copperhead Road-Steve Earl
Blue on Black-Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Blaze of Glory-Bon Jovi
Warriors of the World United-Manowar
Hellbent for Leather-Judas Priest
Heading Out To The Highway-Judas Priest
Rebel Yell-Billy Idol
Reach for the Sky-Firehouse
Bad Company-Bad Company
Behind Blue Eyes-The Who
The Kids are Back-Twisted Sister
Mary Jane’s Last Dance-Tom Petty
I have the remenant of a song in my head that had the lyrics ” riding on my steed of death, riding free”– heard it during the aor period of radio in the early 70′s but never have run it down. And from the era of drive-in biker movies, “the wild angels ride tonight”
You may want to listen to a song titled “open Road’ by joey j & the shovelheads. the video is currently on youtube.com just search open road. this song is the national anthem for all bikers around the world! enjoy! if you don’t ride…you don’t know!
hey what about these biker songs,Iron Horse-Hank Jr.,runnin’ with the pack-Bad Company,ballad of easy rider-roger mcguinn,crossroader-mountain,ride the wind-poison,unknown legend-neil young,girls girls girls-motley crue,illustrated man-johnny winter,bad motor scooter-montrose,rockin down the highway-doobie bros.,motorcycle mama-neil young,easy rider-iron butterfly,hair of the dog-nazareth,key to the highway,derek and the dominos,midnight rider-allman bros.and i could go on and on! Ride on brothers!Mojo Mike
I don’t know about you, but “La Grange” by ZZ Top always makes me want to hit the road.
Here’s a really great biker song.
Slack alice – motorcycle dream Ride on bro’s..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xHVGw-MoDs
Hey – got a group of gals together to be in the St. john, usvi parade and even though we don’t have bikes we are marching to a theme of”biker chicks” so, what’s a good biker chick song. maybe with a dose of reggae to it
Biker Chick by Jodee Messina is cool. It is about a wannabe biker chick that is fascinated by male bikers and their tattoos and pipes.
I think this would be the best for the ladies!
just click on my name “tara” its a link to queens youtube video “bIcycle”
Anyone mention “Ride to live, live to ride” by Twisted Sister? Lyrics are prefect.
take a load off annie
uNKNOWN LEGEND BY nEIL yOUNG.
Born to be Wild!!
Born to Be Wild
just got my newer version of the nano loaded with all my ridin music
some of the stuff folks have missed that gets me thru long rides:
all the alman Bros stuff
Marshal Tucker
most of zepellin
about a third of Janis joplin
crazy by Gnarles barkley
four of Mountains major album
cocaine
Dave Mason
Steeley dan
steve miller band
there’s so much good biker music that it’s impossible to create a complete list…once you hear a tune hittin a curve in the mountains doin 75 or so you’ll know whether the tune belongs on the list or not
sok
Anything by Motorhead sounds great when you’re riding, but especially “Iron Horse/Born To Lose.”
Karla, I posted a response to your question about biker chick songs in our blog. Here it is: http://blog.leatherup.com/2011/06/08/biker-girl-songs-biker-chick-songs/
Girls the song u want is Bad Motor scooter..by montrose!
Gotta have some David Alan Coe and Lynard Skynard on the wind therapy list
I Can’t believe nobody mentioned “Slow Ride” by Foghat. That’s a must on any biker song list. Makes me wanna jump on the hog and head out for a road trip.
This is just what i’ve been looking for – i dig springsteen, steppenwolf, motorhead (ace of spades), and as most have mentioned songs from easy rider (extended soundtrack) and the 1986 film ‘mask’
many more i can think of but don’t know if they would qualify as ‘best of all time’
Ya’ll forgot Arlo guthrie’s “i just wanna ride my motorcycle”, the pickle song i think it was called
hOW ABOUT SOME aXE,Saxon,Mothers Finest,Ironhorse,James Gang,The Godz.Doc Holiday,Jackyl,Rhino Bucket,Hawkwind,Iron Butterfly…as well as many thats been mentioned allready..
Also some Priest and Iron Maiden..especially Running Free by Maiden..lots of classic metal fit this bill nicely tho.
To sok:
June 8, 2011 at 3:02 am
ROTFL! That’s Got To Be The Best Quote On This Whole Site! The only way you would know that is if you’ve been there! I do like your music listing! Thanks For The Smiles, SOK!
Quote:
“there’s so much good biker music that it’s impossible to create a complete list…once you hear a tune hittin a curve in the mountains doin 75 or so you’ll know whether the tune belongs on the list or not”
Ya’all have A Really Nice Day, Now! Big
Richard ~~ HardTymes{at}Gmail{dot}Com
TO Chris:
July 17, 2011 at 4:27 pm
Oh Yeah! Ya Better Add This To SOK’s Music List!
QUOTE!: “I Can’t believe nobody mentioned “Slow Ride” by Foghat. That’s a must on any biker song list. Makes me wanna jump on the hog and head out for a road trip.”
Yes Sir! There is so much damn good Biker music out there, It would be Hell & High Water tryin’ to lay a $100 bill on the pool table and sayin’ I Like That song The Best! I’ll take my shot!
{ya noticed i didn’t mention the bike title! i ain’t walkin’ home!}
Thanks! Chris! Take Care!
Richard ~~ HardTymes{at}Gmail{dot}Com
How about doc holliday “Last Ride”?
There was an instrumental biker song in the late 1960s but I can’t remember what it was – perhaps it came from ”easy rider” ~ does anybody have any idea what that song was?
Airstream Driver Gomez
Motorcycle Mama Sailcat
Motorcycle Mama Neil Young
Gypsy Biker Springsteen
Son of the South David Allan Coe
If that Ain’t country David Allan Coe
Take the Highway Marshall Tucker Band
24 Hours at a Time Marshall Tucker Band
Rails David Allan Coe
Bawitaba Kid Rock
American Badass Kid Rock
Little feet David Allan Coe
On the Road Again Willie Nelson
Movin On David Allan Coe
Any Road George Harrison
Amarillo Highway Robert Earl Keen
Changing Highways Neil Young
Highwayman Highwaymen
Road Goes on Forever Highwaymen
Choctaw Bingo Larry McMurtrey
Take Me To the Highway Doobie Bros
Dangerous Doobie Bros
Rockin Down the Highway Doobie Bros
Takin’ It To the Streets Doobie Bros
6 Days on the Road David Allan Coe
I’ve Been Everywhere Johnny Cash
Ramblin on My Mind Marshall Tucker Band
Born to Run Springsteen
Harley Someday David Allan Coe
Hog Wild Hank Jr
White Lightnin George Jones or Hank Jr
East Bound and Down Jerry Reed
Iron Horse Hank Jr
Daytona Nights Hank Jr
Lagrange ZZ Top
ride like the wind by christopher cross! Open highway… It’s all i can see when this plays
ONE of my playlists. Some heavy, some mild. All rock. Enjoy!
Angry Chair: Alice in Chains
Black Betty: Ram Jam
Bridge of Sighs: Robin Trower
Cowboys from Hell: Pantera
Destruction Overdrive: Zakk
Detroit Rock City: KISS
Dr. Feelgood: Crue
Easy Livin’: Uriah Heep
Fire It Up: Zakk
Fire Woman: The Cult
Fortune Teller: Deep Purple
Forty Six & 2: TOOL
Heaven and Hell: Dio
High Water Everywhere: Joe Bonamassa
Hot for Teacher: Van Halen
I Love It Loud: KISS
Jailbreak: Thin Lizzy
Kickstart My Heart: Crue
Let me hear you Scream: OZZY
Man in the Box: Alice in Chains
Meanstreak: AC-DC **Fave**
Paradise City: Guns n Roses
Paranoid: Sabbath
Smokin’ in the Boys Room: Crue
So many Roads: Joe Bonamassa
Space Truckin’: Deep Purple
Tea for One: Joe Bonamassa
I enjoy listening to Woltihr das Bett in Flammen sehen by Rammstein. Don’t understand what they are saying but the music kicks ass.
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“These Outlaw ways” by ricky cooper is Kick ass and fast becomimg a modern day Bikers classic.
David Allan Coes “Panheads forever” is a great tune Along with Ricky copers new song release “My old shovelhead”
Here’s another great new song – it’s from the Sturgis 2012 promotional video and the song is called “Sturgis” by The Randall Zwarte Band:
http://blog.leatherup.com/2012/08/01/official-2012-sturgis-promotional-music-video/
Black and Blue by Chain.
Going Up The Country by Canned Heat.
Jeff Finlan’s Jesus Was a Motorcycle Man.
Lots of great songs but the no.1 for me has got to be and always will be RENEGADE by THIN LIZZY, if you ain’t heard it, YouTube it, just the best biker song ever! “But he is a king, when he’s on his own, he got a bike, n that’s his throne, and when he rides, he’s like the wind, to you and me, he’s a RENEGADE!!!!!”
The number 1 best biker song in the world was left off the List ! it’s……
Richard Thompson’s Vincent Black Shadow 1952 !
#2 is Frank Zappas Titties & Beer
#3 Shangirlas, Leader of the Pack
simple man – skynard
Keep Rolling – A Bikers Tale by Brandon Rockx is a must. Cool man!
“Shovelhead” from the Lanny McGough CD titled “Rebel Soul” which was released on CD Baby a year before Kid Rocks CD with the same title is the definitive biker tune of all time.
Gotta say that “Bad Company,” especially as covered by Five Finger Death Punch, is better than anything else for outlaw bikers. Too bad it wasn’t out before “Sons of Anarchy” launched. I think it is definitely better than “This Life.”
And I also can’t get around the fact that “Highway to Hell” is about life on tour rather than life on the road. Small but significant difference in my view. As I believe the best biker songs must have some direct connection to biker culture.
Riders on the Storm. But gotta love I can’t drive 55
The first song that plays in my head is Ride Captain Ride!