Suggestions for music for an opening of art show loosely about travel?

I was wondering if you all could help me make a mix for an opening of a show of contemporary art that examines "in-between" states, dislocation, etc...on the most basic level, songs about trains, driving, flying are the most obvious: nothing too discordant (like Superchunk's Train from Kansas City, maybe the original instead?) or too slow (Joni's This Flight Tonight, for example) or too classic rawk (Going Mobile). Uptempo things like "Train in Vain are perfect. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance

Kinks, This Time Tomorrow

I prefer instrumental music for art shows personally.

Uh, well..."I Travel" by Simple Minds? (In line with Hurting's comment, they also have a slew of great, propulsive instrumentals.)

2-4-2 Fox Trot (The Lear Jet Song) by the byrds

"Hey Soul Sister" by Train.

Yeah, I agree Hurting 2, except it's a contemporary show in a usually staid museum so I am trying to encourage them to loosen up a bit. Thanks everyone!

Downtown Train by Tom Waits
Fly Me Away by Goldfrapp

Wholeheartedly agree with Downtown Train.

Also: Windfall - Son Volt

"Autobahn!"

Star Guitar by Chemical Brothers.

where you go i go too

'Wheels'

Actually they're starting to come to me...
Maybelline
Lost Highway
Little Honda
Speeding Motorcycle (who did this, I only know the Yo La Tengo cover with whoozit singing via FMU call-in)
It Takes Alot to Laugh A Train to Cry

This Wheel's On Fire

Always Crashing in the Same Car

Ship of Fools

both the Doors and John Cale versions (c'mon people!)

Hopefully you haven't had the show yet, I have a few good ideas

Dj Honda feat. Mos Def - Travellin' Man
Dj Honda feat. Mos Def - Travellin' Man (remix)
Mos Dub - Travellin' Underground (two versions? 4:19 and 6:05 on slsk)
Mos Def - Travellin' Man (acapella)

Those Bastard Souls - Subterranean Death Ride Blues
Those Bastard Souls - Subterranean Death Ride Blues pt. 2
(this song appears on both of their albums and one of them had way better sound quality, I forget which one.. fun catchy song though)

Moody Blues - The Best Way to Travel
(pretty otm - "thinking is the best way to travel")

Belle and Sebastian - I Love My Car

Ship of Fools
― iago g., Friday, July 9, 2010 12:15 AM (19 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

both the Doors and John Cale versions (c'mon people!)
― iago g., Friday, July 9, 2010 12:32 AM (19 hours ago) Bookmark

the first thing that came to my mind is The Grateful Dead - Ship of Fools

also

Those Bastard Souls - The Train From Terminal Boredom

can't resist

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/9992/1031c.jpg

Thanks, everyone, but I just made the mix. It is:

Lost Highway
Maybelline
Dead Man’s Curve
Little Honda
Train from Kansas City
Train Kept A-Rollin’
Night Train
It Takes A Lot to Laugh, It Takes A Train to Cry
Eight Miles High
Six Days on the Road
Train Round the Bend
This Time Tomorrow
Roadhouse Blues
Subway Train
Roadrunner
Autobahn
Always Crashing in the Same Car
Ship of Fools (John Cale)
Train in Vain
Tide is High
Downtown Train
Speeding Motorcycle
Pacer
Born on a Train

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGZvQoPxhNs

oh yeah, Dinah! what the f--k was i thinking?

Looks like I will be doing this myself next week and I am bucking my own instrumental-only advice. It's going to be hot and the two artists use a lot of wild color and are very frenetic and messy. I'm thinking Dam Funk, dub, fuzzed out afro-beat/afro-rock type stuff, psych-synthy stuff (currently popular stuff like Bear in Heaven but maybe also older prog/fusion stuff like Jan Hammer), etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9l2wEZV2Gk

phil manzanera "cosmic sound"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gqh_WUqfTwk

the song's called "caracas", not "cosmic sound"

wow. making my mix look, oh, just a tad ROCKIST!

Hawksley Workman, "Safe and Sound."

(oh wait, that's for the old one)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcGYxRW-Fak

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYfUGBfKCPU

Wait, so is this one not about travel? b/c the absence of ROAM by the B-52s from the first mix breaks my heart.

yeah, somehow it morphed into making a mix for a party, which is cool too. Roam! D'oh! Next time (btw, no one seemed to care that much about the music at the reception I made it for...I've done it for others on different subjects, tho, and people liked em)