Best Songs to Listen to While in Transit

I love traveling as much as the next person, however, I feel the need to separate the act of getting to the destination and then being in that destination. Being on the beach is fun, but taking three planes, two buses and a taxi to get there… not as fun, at least for me. I get quite car sick, plane sick, all types of vehicle sick, so the sooner I can get to the place I want to go, the better. 

Lucky for me, I listen to way too much music, from a range of genres that should not even exist (I will spare you from the Ukrainian bagpipes). When I put my earbuds in and observe the world through a new lens, it all looks different. Mundane streets have a backstory, one I can get lost in, and events that would usually bring anxiety are just merely unsettling. Music is a coping strategy, a way to connect, make people smile, or a way to be less bored. Whatever it is for you, here are some tunes to listen to while getting from one place to another.

On Top of The World

By: Imagine Dragons

Best for: plane takeoffs

All the buildings look so small when you’re taking off, flying on top of the world.

Boss Bitch

By: Doja Cat

Best for: plane anxiety

You’re a boss. You’ve got this. 

Traffic Lights 

By: Lena

Best for: sitting in traffic

In general, I am a Lena stan.

Watermelon Sugar

By: Harry Styles

Best for: long drives

You can scream this song out the window and it still seems socially acceptable. 

Umbrella

By: Rihanna ft. JAY-Z

Best for: rainy drives

Bring on the nostalgia. Bonus points if your name is Ella. 

American Boy

By: Estelle ft. Kanye West

Best for: leaving the country

My school used this song in a study abroad lip synch video, so I will forever associate it with going abroad. 

Real Good Feeling

By: Oh the Larceny

Best for: highway drives

Driving on the highway, faster than the speed limit, I heard people enjoy that… 

    Take Me Home, Country Roads

By: John Denver

Best for: country drives 

I feel like a farmer already. 

No Idea

By: Don Toliver 

Best for: bike rides 

No reason at all, but I want to swerve the wheels to the chorus.

That Bitch

By: Bea Miller

Best for: a dominant walk

God forbid you get catcalled.  

The Truth Untold (전하지 못한 진심) 

By: BTS ft. Steve Aoki

Best for: long relaxing walks 

It’s slow, it’s nature, it’s sad… what more could you ask for?

Ring 

By: Selena Gomez 

Best for: waiting for an Uber

Channel this song to look like you’re not loitering outside an establishment. 

Dancing Queen

By: ABBA 

Best for: girls’ night out 

Every woman knows this song. It’s a guaranteed crowd pleaser. 

Harleys in Hawaii

By: Katy Perry

Best for: heading to the beach 

The runner up was California Gurls.

Happy listening!

• car rides
• spring break
• traveling
• vacation