Continuing our top ten countdown, we land on the number six and the number five song in our best of list. Remember that these are the tunes that are most likely to get you in trouble with traffic cops.

Number Six: More Than A Feeling by Boston

Tom Scholz spent several years writing “More Than A Feeling. ” It was one of five songs that ended up on the self-titled debut album for the group Boston. The single went as high as number five on the Billboard Hot 100, and is now a classic rock favorite. In 1999, it was named the 39th best hard rock song of all time by a panel at VH1.

While the meaning of the song has been debated for years, the song writer weighed in on the true meaning of the lyrics. According to Scholz, this song is about “The thrill one gets while driving fast cars”. We can believe that.

Number Five: Jim Dandy by Black Oak Arkansas

Some of the best driving songs have come from the southern-fried rock genre. Groups like the Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynard, Molly Hatchet, and a small band from Arkansas called Black Oak Arkansas.

Black Oak Arkansas is fronted by Jim “Dandy” Mangrum, who is well known for smoking pot with former president Bill Clinton. Like the President, Mangrum also claimed that he never inhaled.

Jim “Dandy” Mangrum, lead singer for Black Oak Arkansas, is credited by David Lee Roth as being the influence for the future stage persona of the Van Halen front man.

Another meeting with greatness happened when Elvis Presley told Mangrum that he should cover the song “Jim Dandy.”  Mangrum had never heard of the tune before that, but took on the challenge with bandmate Ruby Starr.

Jim Dandy, the hero in the song, rescues women from impossible situations with an upbeat tempo and fans like Starr that cheerfully encourage Dandy by saying “Go Jim Dandy, go!”

Named one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll, Jim Dandy was ranked number 343 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.