Songs about driving under the influence
A ranked list by leatherwight · 11 items
Missing a few songs, I should just make this as a playlist.
- Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
1leatherwight's latest · 2026-11-04★★★★★Probably one of the best songs to listen to while both speeding and intoxicated, the explicit mention of drunk driving appears only once, but arguably is referenced in the title ("Was"), and also it's just a good song.
- Deacon Blues
2leatherwight's latest · 2026-11-04★★★★★More of an indica drive than a sativa, good for cruising or of course for the traditionalists, drinking scotch whiskey all night long. Acknowledges the dangers of drunk driving ("and die behind the wheel") but also makes it sound very cool, so its hard to say whether the song picks a side.
- Happier Than Ever (song)
3leatherwight's latest · 2026-11-04★★★★★Great song, of course, but also the latter half would be PERFECT to put your foot to the floor. Shout out to "call me again, drunk in your benz, driving home under the influence". A perfect haiku really, we get a specific manufacturer for those who wish to recreate the experience, we get explicit confirmation that the benz is not simply stationary AND the person in question is not only endangering themselves and others by drinking and driving, they are also calling someone at the same time!
- It Was a Good Day
4leatherwight's latest · 2026-11-04★★★★Just a classic, somewhat open to interpretation as "Drove her to the pad and I'm coastin' Took another sip of the potion, hit the three-wheel motion" does indicate that Ice Cube could in fact simply be drinking a witch's brew, or Getafix's strength granting serum, but I would argue these may also count as "the influence".
- Power (Kanye West song)
5leatherwight's latest · 2026-11-04★★★Unfortunately you do have to hand it to him, "I was drinking earlier, now I'm driving" is simply sterling work.
- Blinding Lights
6leatherwight's latest · 2026-11-04★★★It's catchy, though it does shy away from the actual experience. Withdrawals mentioned, but that's about it, and the sceptical drunk driver could simply interpret that as withdrawal from his loved one.
- Pursuit of Happiness (song)
7leatherwight's latest · 2026-11-04★★★Driving drunk - I'm doing my thang!!!!!!!
- Stan (song)
8leatherwight's latest · 2026-11-04★★OH a fifth is 750ml? That's way more than I thought. But the song is kinda riding Dido's coattails so
- National Anthem (Lana Del Rey song)
9leatherwight's latest · 2026-11-04★★Sometimes she makes bad songs - drinkin and drivin, overdose and dyin' does somewhat trivialise the danger of drinking and driving, I would argue. Also what a 2012 song, "take me to the Hamptons, Bugatti Veyron". We're just saying Bugatti Veyron now?
- 10Flowers (Billy Yates song)leatherwight's latest · 2026-11-04★
Ok if Billy Yates' wife died of a traffic collision I feel bad for him BUT wah wah wah I drove drunk and my wife told me not to and then it killed her. I don't feel bad for you dude especially if you weren't getting her flowers while she was alive. get real.
- Untitled (How Could This Happen to Me?)
11leatherwight's latest · 2026-11-04★Wikipedia has it on their list and the music video is about a traffic collision due to drunk driving. But it is NOT textual in the song, and I simply don't care for it.
2 comments
here is another one: https://tmbw.net/wiki/AKA_Driver However I do not know if it Has a wikipedia page. Sad!
Ah no wikipedia, thank you though I haven't heard of this one! I will check it out
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