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'Mr Brightside' named best driving song

Published Friday, May 23 2008, 14:17 BST | By Simon Reynolds
'Mr Brightside' named best driving song
The Killers' 'Mr. Brightside' has topped a survey to find motorists' favourite song to listen to while driving.

The track, taken from the group's debut album Hot Fuss, beat 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'.

More than 1,000 motorists took part in the poll, organised by insurance company Elephant.

Brian Martin, managing director of Elephant, said: "It was really interesting to see that the most modern song was the one to take the top spot. For a relatively new tune, it seems to have made quite an impact."

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