"66 was assigned by the American Association of State Highway Officials in November 1926 and signed in 1928 by the Automobile Club of Southern California; however historic US 66 shields and even present day US 66 shields remain. US 66 continued to be signed east of Pasadena until 1974, when it was removed, and the remaining separate section became SR 66. In 1977, ""Hotel California"" alluded to Route 66 in its opening lines, ""On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair, Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air, Up ahead in the distance, I saw a"
"Dark Fantasy (song) ""Dark Fantasy"" is a song by American hip hop recording artist and producer Kanye West from his fifth studio album, ""My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy"" (2010). The song serves as the opening track of the album, and was written by West, Ernest Wilson, Jeff Bhasker, Mike Dean and Robert Diggs. It features an opening narrative delivered by rapper Nicki Minaj, and singers Teyana Taylor and Justin Vernon contribute to the song's hook and provide background vocals. The track is built around a sample of ""In High Places"" by Mike Oldfield (sung by Jon Anderson). The song introduces"
"Goddess on a Hiway ""Goddess on a Hiway"" is the first single from Mercury Rev's fourth studio album, ""Deserter's Songs"". The single was first released on November 2, 1998, and then re-issued on August 16, 1999. Two music videos were produced for the song, one directed by Anton Corbijn, the other directed by James & Alex (featured on the 1999 eCD single). B-sides include a cover of ""I Only Have Eyes for You"" featuring musician Sean O'Hagan. The song's lyrics takes advantage of homonymy: the first verse contains the lines ""I got us on a highway, I got us in"
"Holland on his 1994 debut album ""Let Me Drive"", and by Aaron Tippin on his 1998 album ""What This Country Needs"". Hurry Sundown (McBride & the Ride album) Hurry Sundown is the third studio album released by American country music band McBride & the Ride. Released in 1993 on MCA Records, it produced the hit singles ""Love on the Loose, Heart on the Run"" and the title track, which peaked at #3 and #17, respectively, on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. The track ""Hangin' in and Hangin' On"" was later recorded by David"
"to top the Mainstream Rock charts with their debut single since Tantric's 2001 single ""Breakdown"" and 3 Doors Down's 2000 single ""Kryptonite"". Loudwire named it the second best hard rock song of 2017. Highway Tune ""Highway Tune"" is a song by American rock band Greta Van Fleet. It was their first single from their debut EP ""Black Smoke Rising"". It topped the ""Billboard"" Mainstream Rock and Active Rock charts in September 2017. The song, and the rest of its respective EP, is also part of the band's double EP ""From the Fires"", released on November 10, 2017. ""Highway Tune"" was"
"her album ""Voices in the Wind"", her first release on Liberty Records. The song served as the first single release from the album. It was Bogguss's highest-peaking single, reaching number 2 on the country music charts in early 1993. Bogguss's version also had a music video, directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions. Drive South ""Drive South"" is a song written by John Hiatt, and recorded by him on his 1988 album ""Slow Turning"". The song was later recorded by Kelly Willis on her 1990 debut album, ""Well Travelled Love"". Neither versions were released as singles. In 1990, The Forester Sisters recorded the"
"song ""Runnin' on empty"". Phantom Planet's single ""California"", which was used as the theme song for 2000s hit show The O.C., references the highway with the lyrics ""Hustlers grab your guns/Your shadow weighs a ton/Driving down the 101"". Texas recording artist Nick Lokken released a single for his upcoming album titled ""The 101"", which led to a partnership with West Coast apparel company Specifically Pacific, whose trademark is The 101. The 1989 live album and documentary ""101"" by British electronic band Depeche Mode is named in respect to the famous highway. Filmed and recorded while on their American tour for"
"High Road (Mastodon song) ""High Road"" is a single by American heavy metal band Mastodon. The song was released as the debut single from their sixth album, ""Once More 'Round the Sun"". The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance, but lost to Tenacious D's cover of Dio's ""The Last in Line."" The song's official music video was uploaded to the band's YouTube channel on June 11, 2014. The video was directed by Roboshobo. The video begins with a teenage boy watching two scantly dressed women play a game of chess, while he sits on a"
"Highway to Hell (song) ""Highway to Hell"" is the opening track of AC/DC's 1979 album ""Highway to Hell"". It was initially released as a single in 1979. The song was written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Bon Scott, with Angus Young credited for writing the guitar riff which became an instant classic. AC/DC had made several studio albums before and were constantly promoting them via a grueling tour schedule, referred to by Angus Young as being on a highway to hell. The song's title reflects the incredibly arduous nature of touring constantly and life on the road. The single"
"as it coincidentally relates to the story arc of the trilogy. Dark Fantasy (song) ""Dark Fantasy"" is a song by American hip hop recording artist and producer Kanye West from his fifth studio album, ""My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy"" (2010). The song serves as the opening track of the album, and was written by West, Ernest Wilson, Jeff Bhasker, Mike Dean and Robert Diggs. It features an opening narrative delivered by rapper Nicki Minaj, and singers Teyana Taylor and Justin Vernon contribute to the song's hook and provide background vocals. The track is built around a sample of ""In High"
"""the least country song on the album"" but said that ""Mason's smoky voice works perfectly on the opening lyric[…]and the pretty ensuing story of young love that lasted."" Mason's version of the song spent 20 weeks on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Songs charts, peaking at number 21. In Canada, it peaked at number 12 on the ""RPM"" Country Tracks charts dated for May 12, 1997. Dark Horse (Amanda Marshall song) ""Dark Horse"" is a song co-written with Dean McTaggart and David Tyson and originally recorded by Canadian pop singer Amanda Marshall. It was the fifth single from her 1995 self-titled"
"The song was featured in ""Hideous Kinky"", a British–French 1998 film, during a trip on the Moroccan desert. In 2008, it was used in a Kohls TV commercial for Vera Wang. The song bookends the second episode of the third season of ""Breaking Bad"", ""Caballo sin Nombre"" (Spanish for ""Horse without Name""), where the song plays on a car radio as Walter White drives through the desert in the beginning, before being pulled over for driving with a cracked windshield. At the end of the episode the song is sung by Walter in the shower. The song is also featured"
"CD: 1998 7"" vinyl: 1999 CD #1: 1999 CD #2: """"Goddess on a Hiway +5"""" promo EP CD: EP CD: Goddess on a Hiway ""Goddess on a Hiway"" is the first single from Mercury Rev's fourth studio album, ""Deserter's Songs"". The single was first released on November 2, 1998, and then re-issued on August 16, 1999. Two music videos were produced for the song, one directed by Anton Corbijn, the other directed by James & Alex (featured on the 1999 eCD single). B-sides include a cover of ""I Only Have Eyes for You"" featuring musician Sean O'Hagan. The song's lyrics"
"Hari's on Tour (Express) ""Hari's on Tour (Express)"" is an instrumental by English musician George Harrison, released as the opening track of his 1974 album ""Dark Horse"". It was also the B-side of the album's second single – which was ""Ding Dong, Ding Dong"" in North America and most other territories, and ""Dark Horse"" in Britain and some European countries. Among Harrison's post-Beatles solo releases, the track is the first of only two genuine instrumentals he released from 1970 onwards – the other being the Grammy Award-winning ""Marwa Blues"", from his 2002 album ""Brainwashed"". Harrison recorded ""Hari's on Tour"" in"
"The Dark Roads The Dark Roads is the debut album by American rapper Seagram, released 1992 on Rap-A-Lot Records and Priority Records. The album features guest performances by labelmates: Scarface, Ganksta N-I-P, Bushwick Bill and Willie D. It peaked at number 74 on the ""Billboard"" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Along with a single, a music video was produced for the song, ""The Vill"". The album features the violent but intelligent single ""The Vill"" in which Seagram raps about the hard lifestyle of Oakland G's. The album also showcases the song ""Straight Mobbin"" featuring Gangsta P which was a groundbreaking song for"
"Getting Dressed in the Dark Getting Dressed in the Dark is the debut country music album of artist Jaron Lowenstein, more commonly known as Jaron and the Long Road to Love. It was released on June 22, 2010 via Universal Republic. The album's first single, ""Pray for You"", was released in November 2009, and has become a Top 20 single on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Songs chart, as well as a Top 40 single on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. The album's second single, ""That's Beautiful to Me"" was released on radio on September 7, 2010, but it failed to reach"
"Dust in the Wind ""Dust in the Wind"" is a song recorded by American progressive rock band Kansas and written by band member Kerry Livgren, first released on their 1977 album ""Point of Know Return"". The song peaked at No. 6 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 the week of April 22, 1978, making it Kansas's only top ten ""Billboard"" Hot 100 charting single. The 45-rpm single was certified Gold for sales of one million units by the RIAA shortly after the height of its popularity as a hit single. More than 25 years later, the RIAA certified Gold the digital"
"a track ""Tap Dancing Down Easy Street"" in the final. John Bromwell from Essex Music saw his performances and brought Holden to Sydney. Bromwell arranged an audition with Peter Dawkins a record producer with EMI Music who signed Holden. The album is a collection of songs Holden had written leading up to ""Showcase '74"". Dawn in Darkness Dawn in Darkness is the debut studio album by Australian singer and songwriter Mark Holden. The album was recorded and released in 1975. In an interview with ABC's Talking Heads, Holden said that it sold about 2,000 copies only and was a 'big"
"Pop Song (The Drugs song) Pop Song is the first single by the Drugs. It was released in 2000 and earned the Drugs some positive press. It has been described as ""addictive"". A live version was released on ""The Only Way Is Up"". Its synth intro is the basis of track 1, ""Sucked In!"", on ""Music's in Trouble"". The cover bears resemblance to that of Savage Garden's eponymous album. The music video begins with the Drugs entering a studio in their police outfits and beginning to play the song before cutting to a black and white fourth-generation Toyota Hiace pulling"
"A Long Road Home A Long Road Home is the 2002 concept album by singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury, released on his Mountain Retreat label. The album was recorded while Newbury was receiving full-time oxygen treatments for emphysema. The concept album is notable for its two ten-minute plus songs ""In '59"" and ""A Long Road Home,"" new songs ""Where Are You Darlin' Tonight"" and ""So Sad,"" and a new version of ""Here Comes The Rain, Baby"" one of Newbury's early songwriting successes (a hit for Eddy Arnold) that he first recorded for his debut ""Harlequin Melodies"". This was the last studio album"
"a Pine Box)"" from his 1991 self-titled debut album. The Long Way The Long Way is the ninth studio album released by American country music artist Doug Stone. It was his only release for the Audium Entertainment label, and its only single (""POW 369"", also recorded by Darryl Worley on his 2002 album ""I Miss My Friend"") failed to enter the ""Billboard"" country music charts. The album's last three tracks are new re-recordings of songs previously included on Stone's earlier albums: ""More Love"" from the 1994 album of the same name, ""Born in the Dark"" from 1995's ""Faith in Me,"
"is available unofficially on bootleg compilations such as ""Pirate Songs"". Hari's on Tour (Express) ""Hari's on Tour (Express)"" is an instrumental by English musician George Harrison, released as the opening track of his 1974 album ""Dark Horse"". It was also the B-side of the album's second single – which was ""Ding Dong, Ding Dong"" in North America and most other territories, and ""Dark Horse"" in Britain and some European countries. Among Harrison's post-Beatles solo releases, the track is the first of only two genuine instrumentals he released from 1970 onwards – the other being the Grammy Award-winning ""Marwa Blues"", from"
"Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream) ""Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream)"" is a song written by Rodney Crowell and recorded by American country music band Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It was released in May 1984 as the lead single from the album, ""Plain Dirt Fashion"". The song was the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's first (of three) No. 1 songs on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles chart. The song is told through the eyes of the son of a sharecropper, who along with his family was forced to work long, hard hours in a cotton field for little pay. Now"
"Highway Star (song) ""Highway Star"" is a song by the English rock band Deep Purple. It is the opening track on their 1972 album ""Machine Head"" and is the fastest song in tempo on the album. It is characterised by long, classically-inspired guitar and organ solos. Organist Jon Lord claimed that the organ and guitar solos were based on Bach-like chord sequences. This song was born on a tour bus going to Portsmouth in 1971 when a reporter asked the band how they wrote songs. To demonstrate, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore grabbed an acoustic guitar and began playing a riff consisting"
"Drive (Miley Cyrus song) ""Drive"" is a song by American singer Miley Cyrus for her fourth studio album ""Bangerz"" (2013). It was written and produced by Mike Will Made It and P-Nasty, with additional songwriting provided by Samuel Jean and Cyrus. The song is a dubstep and EDM influenced track, and discusses the difficulties in ending a romantic relationship; it has been widely speculated to have been inspired by Cyrus' former fiancé Liam Hemsworth. ""Drive"" received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics, who complimented its overall production and Cyrus' vocal delivery. Despite not having been released as a single,"
"album ""My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy"" (2010). The film opens with Griffin (West) running down a road in a forest with his shirt unbuttoned, with ""Lacrimosa"" by Mozart playing in the background. This is followed with a narration by Nicki Minaj in an English accent. Griffin is then shown driving his MTX Tatra V8 through the forest with ""Dark Fantasy"" playing in the background. A phoenix (Ebanks), appearing as half-woman and half-phoenix, crashes down to Earth as a meteorite and Griffin crashes his MTX Tatra V8 in the forest. This scene, according to ""GQ"", echoes West's car accident that was"
"Desert Wind (album) Desert Wind is a 1989 album by Ofra Haza, who was one of the most popular singers in Israel at the time. Haza was unknown in the rest of the world until the previous year when the song ""Im Nin'Alu"" and the following album ""Shaday"" were released, bringing her to the attention of Europe and the United States. ""Desert Wind"" was therefore more oriented toward the international market. The main language of the album is in English, however Ofra also sings in Arabic, Hebrew, and the ancient language of Aramaic. The album has a very oriental feeling,"
"me, my dreams. This is so personal"". The song was well received by music critics internationally. ""A Rose in the Wind"" was selected as the second best single of 1998 by Billboard magazine editors, only behind Celine Dion's ""My Heart Will Go On"" and it was also used as one of NBA theme songs in the United States. A Rose in the Wind ""A Rose in the Wind"" is the second single from Anggun's international debut album, ""Snow on the Sahara"" in 1998. There's also a French version of the song, ""La rose des vents"", released in the album ""Au"
"their troubled or unfulfilling lives (in a Ford Fairlane, and ""hot rod Chevy"" and an Airstream trailer, respectively) and find adventure on the road. The music video was directed by Michael Oblowitz. ""On the Road"" debuted at number 67 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 21, 1993. On the Road (Lee Roy Parnell song) ""On the Road"" is a song written by Bob McDill, and recorded by American country music artist Lee Roy Parnell. It was released in August 1993 as the lead-off single and title track from his album of the"
"the Hollywood Hills West area overlooking the Sunset Strip, where Harrison had rented a house for his stay. Jet-lagged after the flight from London, he began writing the composition on a Hammond organ as he and Boyd waited for Taylor and the latter's wife, Joan, to join them. The home's location, on a hillside of narrow, winding roads, together with the foggy conditions that night, created the backdrop for the song's opening lines: ""There's a fog upon L.A. / And my friends have lost their way."" Harrison had almost completed the song by the time the Taylors arrived, around two"
"Ride Through the Country Ride Through the Country is the debut album released by country rap artist Colt Ford. It was released on December 2, 2008 on the independent Average Joe's label. It features guest appearances by John Michael Montgomery on the title track (which was released as the album lead-off single) as well as an appearance from Jamey Johnson on ""Cold Beer"". ""Dirt Road Anthem"" was later covered by co-writer Brantley Gilbert on his album ""Halfway to Heaven"", and once again by Jason Aldean for his album ""My Kinda Party"", both from 2010. As of August 6, 2014, the"
"Dirt Road Anthem ""Dirt Road Anthem"" is a country rap song written by American singers Colt Ford and Brantley Gilbert (who also wrote Aldean's hit ""My Kinda Party""), each of whom recorded his own version of the song. Jason Aldean covered the song for his 2010 album ""My Kinda Party"", and released it as the third single from the album in April 2011. The song debuted as a single as Aldean's previous single, ""Don't You Wanna Stay"", was at the number one spot on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Songs chart. On November 30, the song received a nomination at the"
"A Rose in the Wind ""A Rose in the Wind"" is the second single from Anggun's international debut album, ""Snow on the Sahara"" in 1998. There's also a French version of the song, ""La rose des vents"", released in the album ""Au Nom de la Lune"" in 1997 and an Indonesian version, ""Kembali"", released in the album ""Anggun"" for Indonesia and Malaysia market. Commercially, the song reached Top 20 in several countries in Europe and Asia but couldn't repeat the success of ""Snow On the Sahara"". The song opens with an exotic-sounding flute, subdued verses and a soaring chorus. It"