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What’s in your iPod? Here’s a mix that’s made for cruising

Maps? Check. Cooler? Check. Radar detector? Check. Music? Music?

You mean it’s road-trip season and you don’t have your road trip music mix made? That’s the most important part. Well, that and enough money to afford $8-a-gallon fuel stops.

Never fear, we have a list all ready for you to pilfer from — whether you’re headed to the Grand Canyon, Vegas or the world’s biggest ball of Scotch tape, you’ll find the right songs for your vacation needs.

Tunes for the road

— “Movin’ Right Along” Muppet Movie Soundtrack

— “Roam” B-52’s

— “Go West” The Village People

— “Goin’ To California” or “Kashmir” Led Zeppelin

— “American Girl” Tom Petty

— “Like a Rolling Stone” Tom Petty

— “Vacation” The Go-Go’s

— “On the Road Again” Willie Nelson

— “Cowboy Take Me Away” Dixie Chicks

— “Midnight Train to Georgia” Gladys Night

— “The Weight” The Band

— “Going Mobile” The Who

— “Radar Love” Golden Earring

— “I Can’t Drive 55” Sammy Hagar

— “Paradise City” Guns ‘n’ Roses

— “Ramblin’ Man” Allman Brothers

— “Born to Run” Bruce Springsteen

— “Take Me Home, Country Roads” John Denver

— “O.D’d in Denver” The Railbenders

— “Leavin’ Las Vegas” Sheryl Crow

— “Watchin’ the Wheels” John Lennon

— “New Sensations” Lou Reed

— “The Passenger” Iggy Pop

— “Driver 8” R.E.M.

— “Another Travelin’ Song” Bright Eyes

— “Drive, She Said” Stan Ridgway

— “Rollin’ and Tumblin”’ Canned Heat

— “I Want to Break Free” Queen

— “The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota” Weird Al

— “Take it Easy” The Eagles

— “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road” Lucinda Williams

— “America” Simon and Garfunkle

— “Road Trippin” Red Hot Chili Peppers

— “Jeepster” T. Rex

— “Brand New Cadillac” The Clash

— “The Road” Tenacious D

— “New York City” moe.

— “Miserlou” Dick Dale and the DelTones

— “Route 66” Depeche Mode

— “New Song” Howard Jones

— “I Ran” Flock of Seagulls

— “Where the Streets have no Name” U2

— “Katmandu” Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band

— “I’ve Been Everywhere” Johnny Cash

— “Freeway of Love” Aretha Franklin

— “Graceland” Paul Simon

— “Life is a Highway” Tom Cochrane

— “Goin Down The Road Feelin’ Bad” Grateful Dead

— “Highway to Hell” AC/DC

— “Here I Go” Whitesnake

— “Windfall” Son Volt

— “Sister Havana” Urge Overkill

— “Nothing on But the Radio” Gary Allen

— “Open Road Song” Eve 6

— “Why Georgia” John Mayer

— “Firecracker” Ryan Adams

— “Here Comes the Sun” or “Why Don’t We Do It In The Road?” The Beatles

— “Take the Long Way Home” Supertramp

— “Back to Ohio” The Pretenders

— “Lawyers, Guns and Money” Warren Zevon

— “Every Day is a Winding Road” Prince

— “Trouble” Pink

— “Holiday” Madonna

— “Cruel Summer” Bananarama

— “California Waiting” Kings of Leon

— “Dreadlock Holiday” 10cc

— “Drivin’ on 9” The Breeders

— “Mint Car” The Cure

— “Rental Car” Beck

— “Stickshifts and Safetybelts” or “Satan is My Motor” Cake

— “In the Backseat” Arcade Fire

— “Riot Van” Arctic Monkeys

Road trip equipment

Various accoutrements to make your road trip pleasant:

Otterbox iPod case — waterproof, sandproof and clutzproof your iPod on vacation. $49.95. http://www.otterbox.com

NPR — Get your NPR fix by mapping out the call numbers of all of the local NPR stations along your route. Free. www.npr.org/stations

Garmin GPS 680 personal navigator — can tell you where to go, play MP3s, transmit FM, display your pictures and connect you to your phone via Bluetooth for hands free calling. Not impressed? It also comes loaded with a database of hotels, restaurants and ATMs and can accept customized entries to alert drivers of school zones and traffic cameras. $1,100. www.garmin.com/products/nuvi680