Friday 6 June 2008

Killers' hit voted number one driving song

'Mr Brightside' by The Killers has topped a recent survey of UK motorists' favourite songs to listen to when driving.
The track, which is taken from the group's 2004 debut album 'Hot Fuss', beat off competition from Bonnie Tyler's 'Holding Out For A Hero' to the number one spot.
Other popular tracks included 'Born To Be Wild' by Steppenwolf; 'American Pie' by Don McLean and Cyndi Lauper's 1989 hit 'I Drove All Night'.
The poll was organised by insurance company Elephant, and more than 1,000 motorists took part and found a number of differences between male and female drivers' favoured driving.
Tyler's hit topped the list of womens' favourite driving songs, while men opted for The Killers.
The overall top ten songs for British drivers were:1. Killers: Mr Brightside2. Bonnie Tyler: Holding Out For A Hero3. Phil Collins: In The Air Tonight4. Don McLean: American Pie5. Guns 'n' Roses: Paradise City6. Steppenwolf: Born To Be Wild7. Cyndi Lauper: I Drove All Night8. Survivor: Eye Of The Tiger9. Stealer's Wheel: Stuck In The Middle With You10. Wilson Pickett: Mustang Sally
The ten favourite driving songs for women were:1. Bonnie Tyler: Holding Out For A Hero2. Killers: Mr Brightside3. Phil Collins: In The Air Tonight 4. Don McLean: American Pie5. Cyndi Lauper: I Drove All Night6. Survivor: Eye Of The Tiger7. Guns 'n' Roses: Paradise City8. Stealer's Wheel: Stuck In The Middle With You 9. Steppenwolf: Born To Be Wild 10. Europe: The Final Countdown
And men chose the following ten tracks:1. Killers: Mr Brightside2. Don McLean: American Pie3. Phil Collins: In The Air Tonight4. Guns 'n' Roses: Paradise City5. Steppenwolf: Born To Be Wild6. Bruce Springsteen: Born To Run7. Talking Heads: Road to Nowhere8. Lenny Kravitz: Are You Going To Go My Way?9. Bonnie Tyler: Holding Out For A Hero10. Wilson Pickett: Mustang Sally