Here are some reader comments on their favorite road songs:

"I am 69 years old and sometimes need to be motivated. I do this by playing Mannheim Steamroller's 'Fresh Aire 1-8.' It puts me in an upbeat mood, gets my heart pumping and just makes me feel good and alive. I also play it when we are up to Strawberry fishing. It just seems to add to the beauty of the moment." - Louis Parker

"Absolutely the best music for driving through southern Utah's redrock and Indian country is the CD 'Spiritlands: Musical Visions from the Southwest' by John Huling." - Ed Kulsick, West Valley City

"My favorite music by car is instrumental only. Vocal sends me over the edge. For most, vocal is not uplifting. My favorite instrumental cassette is the instrumental 'Home on the Range Collectors Edition.' ' - Jeanette Williams, Centerville

"When the kids were growing up and we were traveling in the car, I would always play either Willie Nelson's 'City of New Orleans' or his 'On the Road Again' when we first hit the road in the morning. I always told the kids that it was a good way to start the morning since it would wake us up, especially in 'City of New Orleans' when Willie got to the part, 'Good morning America how are ya. . . .' I played those songs because I liked them but also because it would make the kids roll their eyes and moan, 'Not again.' Now the kids have grown up, but whenever we travel together, they insist that when we first start out in the mornings, I play 'City of New Orleans' and 'On the Road Again.' " - Frank Noel

"Earlier this year there was a Disney movie called 'Cars' about Route 66 and what happens when the Interstate passes our little towns by. The graphic art was so incredible that I saw this movie four times. My daughter Kyla and I took a vacation through Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona this year in August. We traveled Route 66 from Gallup, N.M., to Flagstaff, Ariz., with a book called Route 66 Lost and Found and we played the soundtrack from 'Cars' on the way. The music is wonderful, especially 'Life Is a Highway' by Rascal Flatts." - Peggy Overson, Delta

"My favorite song while traveling is 'The Lorelei' because that would mean that I was traveling down the Rhine River in Germany and having a leisurely breakfast in the boat dining room sitting next to the panorama windows, looking out at the castles and shrines and other quaint buildings which greet you on every bend of that river except where the Lorelei is. At the Lorelei, the boat stops and plays 'The Lorelei' before proceeding down or up the river. It is a truly wonderful experience. I hope everyone who loves life would get a chance to make that trip." - Helen Kunzi, Sandy

"My favorite song of all time is John Denver's 'Sunshine on my Shoulders.' This defines who I am and that I need sunshine at all times in my life. Other favorites are George Benson's 'Masquerade,' 'New Attitude,' 'Bad Bad LeRoy Brown,' 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun,' Santana's 'Smooth,' 'Georgia on My Mind,' 'Give Me One Reason' by Tracy Chapman, Elvis' 'Blue Suede Shoes' and anything that is a feel-good song." - Owena Johansen, Draper "Jimmy Buffett's 'Cheeseburger in Paradise' and Queen's 'We Will Rock You.' " - Maureen Russill

"Just about anything by John Denver, Enya and John Dunnigan, a crazy Montana folk artist." - Mary Tulius, director of Utah Division of Parks and Recreation "My employment since I retired is intermittent. I work with high-school students both with the federal government and as a substitute teacher, so I do a lot of traveling around the state in my own car. Since it is winter and dark during most of my travels, I enjoy the summer-surfing songs of the Beach Boys and Jan and Dean. There are also a few soundtracks that I enjoy such as 'Camelot,' 'Tommy,' 'Yankee Doodle Dandy,' 'Hair' and 'Jesus Christ Superstar.' " - Kevin Greer, West Jordan

"We have been traveling from New York to Utah for about nine years, finally moving here in 1999. Driving back and forth on different interstates, we have our kind of music on all the time. During one trip, we were listening to a John Denver tape. When we entered Denver, Colo., the news came on about John Denver being killed. We listened to Denver, Neil Diamond, BeeGees, Barry Manilow and most rock and roll from the '60s and '70s. Every time we left a friend's or relative's house, we play our favorite, 'Happy Trails,' by Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. We play it loud and wave like crazy. It's like telling them we love you and we had a great time. Our friends made this wooden fifth-wheeler sign saying 'Happy Trails.' We just bought a motor home and in fact today John is going to put it on the back of the motor home." - John and Laura Abrahamson, Riverton

"It all started with our new 1982 Oldsmobile Cutlass. When my husband and I and our two young daughters would hit the road to parts unknown, our girls would insert a tape into the cassette player that included what soon became two of our favorite traveling songs, 'Run for the Roses' by Dan Fogelberg and 'On the Road Again' by Willie Nelson. We soon were quite good about singing along and learned all the lyrics by heart. Even today when we depart, we still find ourselves saying, 'On the Road Again!' The destination may be a camping trip to the mountains or simply to the local grocery store. We all laugh about it." - Sandra Riedmanh

"Nothing beats Talking Heads' 'Little Creatures' for a long road trip. Steady beat, lyrics to think about and 'Road to Nowhere.' Can it really be 20 years old?'' - Alison Weyher

"My travel music of choice is Jimi Hendrix's "Band of Gypsys." It's just plain good music, powerful, relaxing, motivating and the sound of this live CD format is special." - K. Hughes, Murray

"Years ago, as we would venture to Moab for a river trip, we would always listen to 'Tina Turner's Greatest Hits.' Her song 'Proud Mary' would always remind us of the river and would energize us as we hit the boats. Now, even if we go to Moab and not go on the river, we still listen to it. She is the greatest." - Deborah Zupon

"During a turbulent time in my life, I took a year off of college and worked a job traveling extensively throughout the northwestern United States. Of the hundreds of CDs and thousands of songs that I listened to, the song 'Time to Move On' by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers sums up those experiences and now conjures up a flood of memories whenever I hear it. The beat sounds like a train that's picking up speed, and the words make you feel like you are on that train and are really moving somewhere and that it's about time. 'Which way to love land, which way to something better, which way to forgiveness, which way do I go?' I had no idea that the words and the hope in the song would help steer me through uncertainty, disappointments and regrets of that time and in the years since. This song will always be a reminder of my youth and those priceless experiences on the road." - Lucas Shaw "I don't drive, but I travel with my daughter and her husband, and we like Elvis Presley, Garth Brooks, Ricky Nelson and Fats Domino. They have the kind of rousing music that keeps a person awake. That's what you need when you're driving." - Colleen Mix, Murray

"My first four-wheel-drive trip was to Death Valley in 1989. Before I left home, I purchased Pink Floyd's 'Momentary Lapse of Reason' cassette tape. I didn't open it until I was in Death Valley and off-road. I especially like 'Learning to Fly' with the lyrics: 'tongue-tied, twisted, just an earthbound misfit I.' Since I was going through one of my midlife crises, this seemed to fit." - Judy Turner, Moab

"I like anything by Led Zeppelin so I don't fall asleep and Steppenwolf's 'Born to be Wild' because it is appropriate." - Nancy Berriochoa

"I have several hundred songs on my road tunes Imix. Music in your car is very important. It can make your trip and your day. You need a good mix of crazy songs you know all the words to and everyone can sing along to or songs that make you think. Songs that remind you of a favorite trip or time in your life are good, too. My favorites this year are 'Real Gone' by Sheryl Crow from the movie 'Cars,' 'Mustang Nismo' by Brian Taylor and 'Slash' from 'The Fast and the Furious,' 'When God Fearing Women Get the Blues' by Martina McBride, 'Walk Away Renee' by Linda Ronstadt and 'All the Road Running' by Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris." - Linda Fox, Salt Lake