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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 (the lyrics depicting motorcycles or motorcycle gear or both) 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 Bone performed by George Thorogood

#5 Wanted Dead or Alive by Jon Bon Jovi

Did you enjoy the songs? Send us your own  best-biker-song lists.

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33 Responses to Leatherup’s List of Best Biker Songs

  • Mike hull says:

    You forgot “Highway song” by blackfoot.

  • Mike hull says:

    another one is “jesus never had no motorcycle” by the Marshall tucker band.

  • joe says:

    what about the chrome bikers lady sasha mullins “2 wheels move the soul” and ” ridelicious”

  • Don C. says:

    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)

  • Don C. says:

    Sorry, just re-read this blog and noticed you already had mentioned Born To Be Wild & Wanted Dead or Alive. My bad… (blush)

  • Craig says:

    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

  • sean says:

    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”

  • joe massimo says:

    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!

  • Mike [Mojo] says:

    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

  • TK says:

    I don’t know about you, but “La Grange” by ZZ Top always makes me want to hit the road.

  • Mike says:

    Here’s a really great biker song.
    Slack alice – motorcycle dream Ride on bro’s..
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xHVGw-MoDs

  • Karla says:

    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

  • Leesa says:

    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.

  • Tara says:

    I think this would be the best for the ladies!

  • Tara says:

    just click on my name “tara” its a link to queens youtube video “bIcycle”

  • Luis says:

    Anyone mention “Ride to live, live to ride” by Twisted Sister? Lyrics are prefect.

  • Laura C Smith says:

    take a load off annie

  • oWEN says:

    uNKNOWN LEGEND BY nEIL yOUNG.

  • Mia says:

    Born to be Wild!!

  • Angel says:

    Born to Be Wild

  • sok says:

    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

  • Lemmy says:

    Anything by Motorhead sounds great when you’re riding, but especially “Iron Horse/Born To Lose.”

  • admin says:

    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/

  • Scott says:

    Girls the song u want is Bad Motor scooter..by montrose!

  • Al says:

    Gotta have some David Alan Coe and Lynard Skynard on the wind therapy list

  • Chris says:

    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.

  • ladyberlin says:

    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’

  • mike says:

    Ya’ll forgot Arlo guthrie’s “i just wanna ride my motorcycle”, the pickle song i think it was called

  • Jeff says:

    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..

  • Jeff says:

    Also some Priest and Iron Maiden..especially Running Free by Maiden..lots of classic metal fit this bill nicely tho.

  • Hard Tymes says:

    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

  • Hard Tymes says:

    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

  • Jeff says:

    How about doc holliday “Last Ride”?

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