The movie that put Spain on every Indian traveller’s bucket list also features a fabulous title track that instantly puts you in Bon voyage mood, more so when you watch the video.
2. Send me on my way, Rusted Root
This evergreen song from a yesteryear brand, as its name quite simply suggests, will send you on your way. The landscape featured in this song closely resembles that of Ladakh. So if you’re looking to visit a beautifully barren, mountainous region, you know where to go, and where to book!
3. Patakha Guddi, Highway
If there’s one song that makes you appreciate the sheer breathtaking beauty of Himachal Pradesh, it’s this. Soulful music and scenic locations, it does complete justice to this Indian state which is popular among tourists from around the world.
4. Hey there Delilah, Plain White T’s
Another classic, this number goes out to those in long distance relationships. As the lyrics go, “A thousand miles seem pretty far but they’ve got trains, and planes and cars, I’d walk to you if there was no other way.” Thankfully, there is another way. Book flights through Skyscanner!
5. Yuh hi chala chal, Swades
Bollywood songs usually do a good job depicting the Indian countryside, and this one does the most justice to Menawali (233km from Mumbai), a village in Maharashtra where the movie was shot.
6. Born to be wild, Steppenwolf
What a song! No better way to describe this immensely popular number that unabashedly appeals to your wild, exploratory instincts.
7. Dil chahta hai, title track
The ultimate Bollywood road trip song, there’s no other number that depicts the beautiful road journey to India’s favourite holiday destination – Goa. Road, however, is only one way to get there. You know the other one!
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8. Leaving on a jet plane, John Denver
For the melancholic souls out there, this sad yet soulful song is for those moments in life when ‘a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do.’ Not all travel by choice – for some it’s an indispensable part of their job. But songs such as these put a person’s life in context and give it meaning. Okay, perhaps that’s a bit of a stretch.
9. Tanha Dil, Shaan
The eternal youth song, this one celebrates the independent and setting-your-own-path attitude of the younger generation. The ideal number to listen to when you’re in the mood for solo backpacking.
10. Country Roads, John Denver
it is impossible to find a song that can extol the virtues of country life better than Country Roads. An ideal listen for those times when you’re returning from a long, arduous journey and can’t wait to get back to the comfort of familiar surroundings.
Which songs make it to your travel list? We’d love to know!
