Songs to sing in the car?

[Anonymous]

We have to drive to DE for a wedding next weekend and I'm trying to put together a playlist of songs to sing in the car. We like any kind of music so long as it's singable and not horribly inappropriate for kids. What are your favorite road trip sing along songs?

[Anonymous]

Depends on ages and interests of your kids.

[Anonymous]

Agree, ages matter. Are we talking about two year olds? 12 year olds?

[Anonymous]

My son likes soundtracks to movies he's seen. So right now he's singing Carry On from the Bears documentary.

[Anonymous]

We sing American folk songs (Pete Seeger) and Irish folk songs (The Dubliners)

[Anonymous]

Frozen.

[Anonymous]

Our family also likes soundtracks to movies. The favorite at the moment is the soundtrack to Blues Brothers.

[Anonymous]

Closer by Nine Inch Nails. It's a wonderful love song.

[Anonymous]

The oldies are great. Frank Sinatra (Duets is a great album). Dean Martin (like, Volare!). Girl from Ipanama, stuff like that. I'm a believer in going for stuff that YOU would also like, rather than YOU having to listen to Alvin and the Chipmunks. A bonus is the kids get some exposure to some quality music.

This sounds kind of crazy, but the Pottery Barn music they play when put you on hold is such a great mix that there is a following (of which, I'm a fan). Stuff by Ella Fitzgerald etc. They've got a CD.

I have a little playlist I called "Driving with Kids" (done a few years ago when mine were younger--6,8 ish, for just that purpose of catchy tunes with clean lyrics. Let's see: On Top of the World, and Sing a Song (Carpenters), Don't Stop Believing (Journey…technically a bit edgy but goes over their heads), Saturday in the Park (Chicago) (also Does Anybody really Know what Time it Is? and Make Me Smile) and Boston's More than a Feeling…
Asia has a long one Eye of the Tiger…

Also if raining (I love this playlist, so fun and mostly upbeat. Songs about "rain" seem to really be about a new beginning…)
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head (Burt Bacharach)
I Can See Clearly Now The Rain Has Gone (Jimmy Cliff)
Somewhere Over the Rainbow (I think Judy Garland but I like the one by that Hawaiian guy Israel K __)
Singing in the Rain (Gene Kelly)
I Love a Rainy Night (Eddie Rabbit)
Africa (Toto)
Storms in Africa 1 and 2 (Enya)
Don't Look Back (Boston)

[Anonymous]

Bare Necessities from the Jungle Book

[Anonymous]

Anything but Frozen.

We sing Mumford & Sons, Motown standards, Irish ballads, Elton John, Catholic guitar Mass hymns.

Anything,but Frozen. Frozen can only be sung during the 15 minute commute home from school. Let it go can only be sung on Mndays.

[Anonymous]

Anything by the Beatles or Grateful Dead

[Anonymous]

I LOVE that you want to sing with your family in the car instead of just turning on some car DVD system. We don't have one either because I believe there's greT value in learning to entertain yourself.