So with the streets being named what they are (and they are going to be harder for me to remember this year) I expect enough car songs that the oontz, oontz is going to be refreshing.
There's that one that goes:
Here in my car, I see no one at all, I can lock all my doors, something Cars
And I don't like Blondie's Rapture, but expect to hear it.
But there will be more. What must I protect myself against?
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:02 pm
by AntiM
Baby you can drive my car
Pink Cadillac
Oh Lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz?
'til Daddy takes the T-Bird away
.. if you don't quit drivin' that hot rod Lincoln
Drove my Chevy to the levee
A girl, my lord, in a flatbed Ford
As I was motivatin' over the hill
I saw Maybelline in a coup de ville
A Cadillac a-rollin' on the open road
Nothin' will outrun my V8 Ford
Kharman Ghia plates say Lost in Space
All I want is the keys to her Ferrari ...
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:03 pm
by AntiM
Oh yeah .. Paradise by the Dashboard Light.
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:29 pm
by Bin Noddin
Eurythmics - "Love is a stranger in an open car . . ."
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:05 pm
by betrdanevr
The Beatles -- Baby You Can Drive My Car
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:36 pm
by AntiM
Meatloaf: Objects in the Rearview Mirror:
If life is just a highway, then the soul is just a car.
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 6:02 pm
by dr.placebo
Cars That Go Boom
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 6:33 pm
by thirt33n
red barchetta
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:32 pm
by Intubater69
Tracy Chapman; Fast Car
Gary Numan; Cars
Sniff n' the Tears; Drivers Seat
AC/DC; Highway to Hell
War; Low Rider
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:41 pm
by Dork
Jesus built my hotrod
Bitchin Camaro
Poe - Hey Pretty (the version with the poem mixed in)
DJ shadow - Mashin on the highway
White Zombie - Black Sunshine
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:44 pm
by Dusza Beben
"Beep beep, beep beep, his car went beep beep beep."
Little red Corvette
Rocket 88
Greased Lightenin'
The pro's and cons of hitch-hiking
Corvette Summer
Convoy
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:19 pm
by AntiM
JOHNNY CASH:
"One Piece At A Time"
Well, I left Kentucky back in '49
An' went to Detroit workin' on a 'sembly line
The first year they had me puttin' wheels on cadillacs
Every day I'd watch them beauties roll by
And sometimes I'd hang my head and cry
'Cause I always wanted me one that was long and black.
One day I devised myself a plan
That should be the envy of most any man
I'd sneak it out of there in a lunchbox in my hand
Now gettin' caught meant gettin' fired
But I figured I'd have it all by the time I retired
I'd have me a car worth at least a hundred grand.
I'd get it one piece at a time
And it wouldn't cost me a dime
You'll know it's me when I come through your town
I'm gonna ride around in style
I'm gonna drive everybody wild
'Cause I'll have the only one there is a round.
So the very next day when I punched in
With my big lunchbox and with help from my friends
I left that day with a lunch box full of gears
Now, I never considered myself a thief
GM wouldn't miss just one little piece
Especially if I strung it out over several years.
The first day I got me a fuel pump
And the next day I got me an engine and a trunk
Then I got me a transmission and all of the chrome
The little things I could get in my big lunchbox
Like nuts, an' bolts, and all four shocks
But the big stuff we snuck out in my buddy's mobile home.
Now, up to now my plan went all right
'Til we tried to put it all together one night
And that's when we noticed that something was definitely wrong.
The transmission was a '53
And the motor turned out to be a '73
And when we tried to put in the bolts all the holes were gone.
So we drilled it out so that it would fit
And with a little bit of help with an A-daptor kit
We had that engine runnin' just like a song
Now the headlight' was another sight
We had two on the left and one on the right
But when we pulled out the switch all three of 'em come on.
The back end looked kinda funny too
But we put it together and when we got thru
Well, that's when we noticed that we only had one tail-fin
About that time my wife walked out
And I could see in her eyes that she had her doubts
But she opened the door and said "Honey, take me for a spin."
So we drove up town just to get the tags
And I headed her right on down main drag
I could hear everybody laughin' for blocks around
But up there at the court house they didn't laugh
'Cause to type it up it took the whole staff
And when they got through the title weighed sixty pounds.
I got it one piece at a time
And it didn't cost me a dime
You'll know it's me when I come through your town
I'm gonna ride around in style
I'm gonna drive everybody wild
'Cause I'll have the only one there is around.
Ugh! Yow, RED RYDER
This is the COTTON MOUTH
In the PSYCHO-BILLY CADILLAC Come on
Huh, This is the COTTON MOUTH
And negatory on the cost of this mow-chine there RED RYDER
You might say I went right up to the factory
And picked it up, it's cheaper that way
Ugh!, what model is it?
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:57 pm
by ebenflow
Bitchin Camero- Dead Milk Men
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:07 pm
by **burn**
Marilyn Manson - Just a Car Crash Away
Love is a Fire
Burns down all that it sees
Burns down everything
Everything you Think will burn
Everything you Say
I knew that our Love was just a Car Crash Away
No Eternal Reward Will Forgive Us Now For Wasting The Dawn
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 3:40 am
by gyre
I’ve been drivin’ all night my hand’s wet on the wheel
There’s a voice in my head that drives my heel
And my baby calls that she needs me here
It’s half past four and I’m shifting gear
When she gets lonely and the longing gets too much
She sends a cable comin’ in from above
We don’t need to talk at all
We got a thing that’s called radar love
We got a wave in the air
Radar Love
Radio’s playin’ some forgotten song
Brenda Lee’s coming on strong
The road has got me hypnotized
And I’m spinning into a new sunrise
When I get lonely and I’m sure I’ve had enough
She sends her comfort coming in from above
We don’t need a letter at all
We got a thing that’s called radar love
We got a line in the sky
Radar Love
No more speed I’m almost there
Gotta keep cool now, gotta take care
Last car to pass here I go
And the line of cars goes down real slow
And the radio played some forgotten song
Brenda Lee’s coming on strong
And the newsman sang his same song
Oh one more radar lover gone
When I get lonely and I’m sure I’ve had enough
She sends her comfort coming in from above
We don’t need a letter at all
We got a thing that’s called radar love
We got a line in the sky
We got a thing that’s called radar love
Doors
"Yeah, keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel
Keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel
Yeah, we're goin' to the Roadhouse
We're gonna have a real
Good time
Well, I woke up this morning, I got myself a beer
Well, I woke up this morning, and I got myself a beer
The future's uncertain, and the end is always near"
"Illegitimate son of a rock and roll star
Mom met Dad in the back of a Rock and Roll car..."
"Soft driven, slow and mad, like some new language..."
Texas Radio and the Big Beat
I think of this as the ultimate car radio song.
It's about the ultra high power stations out of mexico that could be heard where no other station carried.
I wanna tell you 'bout Texas Radio and the Big Beat
Comes out of the Virginia swamps
Cool and slow with plenty of precision
With a back beat narrow and hard to master
Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance
Others, mean and rueful of the Western dream
I love the friends I have gathered together on this thin raft
We have constructed pyramids in honor of our escaping
This is the land where the Pharaoh died
The Negroes in the forest brightly feathered
They are saying, "Forget the night.
Live with us in forests of azure.
Out here on the perimeter there are no stars
Out here we is stoned - immaculate."
Listen to this, and I'll tell you 'bout the heartache
I'll tell you 'bout the heartache and the loss of God
I'll tell you 'bout the hopeless night
The meager food for souls forgot
I'll tell you 'bout the maiden with wrought iron soul
I'll tell you this
No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawn
I'll tell you 'bout Texas Radio and the Big Beat
Soft driven, slow and mad, like some new language
Now, listen to this, and I'll tell you 'bout the Texas
I'll tell you 'bout the Texas Radio
I'll tell you 'bout the hopeless night
Wandering the Western dream
Tell you 'bout the maiden with wrought iron soul
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:06 am
by gyre
Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons, packed up and ready to go
Heard of some gravesites, out by the highway, a place where nobody knows
The sound of gunfire, off in the distance, I'm getting used to it now
Lived in a brownstore, lived in the ghetto, I've lived all over this town
Transmit the message, to the receiver, hope for an answer some day
I got three passports, a couple of visas, you don't even know my real name
High on a hillside, the trucks are loading, everything's ready to roll
I sleep in the daytime, I work in the nightime, I might not ever get home
Trouble in transit, got through the roadblock, we blended with the crowd
We got computer, we're tapping phone lines, I know that ain't allowed
We dress like students, we dress like housewives, or in a suit and a tie
I changed my hairstyle, so many times now, I don't know what I look like!
You make me shiver, I feel so tender, we make a pretty good team
Don't get exhausted, I'll do some driving, you ought to get some sleep
Get you instructions, follow directions, then you should change your address
Maybe tomorrow, maybe the next day, whatever you think is best
Burned all my notebooks, what good are notebooks? They won't help me survive
My chest is aching, burns like a furnace, the burning keeps me alive
Try to stay healthy, physical fitness, don't want to catch no disease
Try to be careful, don't take no chances, you better watch what you say
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:15 am
by TomServo
Chevrolet ZZTop
"Everything Is More Wonderful When You Do It With a Car
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:26 am
by gyre
It seems like all the world is fighting
They're even talking of a war
Let all the Russians and the Chinese
And the Spanish do their fighting
The sun is shining
We're going drivin', drivin'
Drop all your work
Leave it behind
Forget all your problems
And get in my car
And take a drive with me
The sandwiches are packed
The tea is in the flask
We've plenty of beer
And gooseberry tarts
So take a drive with me
We'll take your mother if you want to
We'll have a picnic on the grass
Forget your nephews
And your cousins and your brothers and your sisters
They'll never miss us
'Cos we'll be drivin', drivin'. drivin'. drivin'
Thousands of trees
Hundreds of fields
Millions of birds
So why don't you come
And take a drive with me
We'll talk to the cows
And laugh at the sheep
We'll lie in a field
And we'll have a sleep
So take a drive with me
And all the troubled world around us
Seems an eternity away
And all the debt collectors
Rent collectors
All will be behind us
But they'll never find us
'Cos we'll be drivin', drivin', drivin', drivin'
Passed Barnet Church
Up to Potters Bar
We won't be home late
It's not very far
So take a drive with me, take a drive with me
Drivin', drivin', drivin', drivin' Kinks
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:43 am
by nogganoodle
David Hasselhoff - Jump in my Car
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:13 pm
by gidget
nogganoodle wrote:David Hasselhoff - Jump in my Car
Uggh, drive a tent stake into my eye....
Anybody mentioned Piece of Shit Car yet? (yes, just as bad but more tolerable, and amusing in a good way)
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:15 pm
by theCryptofishist
Damn. You just made me remember Dodge Veg-O-Matic.
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:10 pm
by gidget
Sorry.
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:03 am
by Simon of the Playa
"she drove a plymouth satellite, faster than the speed of light"
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Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:53 am
by gyre
Jan and Dean
all you need to know for car songs
Deuce Coupe was written by Brian Wilson, connected to Jan and Dean
Well I'm not braggin' babe so don't put me down
But I've got the fastest set of wheels in town
When something comes up to me he don't even try
Cause if it had a set of wings man I know she could fly
Just a little deuce coupe with a flat head mill
But she'll walk a Thunderbird like it's standin' still
She's ported and relieved and she's stroked and bored.
She'll do a hundred and forty with the top end floored
She's got a competition clutch with the four on the floor
And she purrs like a kitten till the lake pipes roar
And if that ain't enough to make you flip your lid
There's one more thing, I got the pink slip daddy
And comin' off the line when the light turns green
Well she blows 'em outta the water like you never seen
I get pushed out of shape and it's hard to steer
When I get rubber in all four gears
She's my little deuce coupe
You don't know what I got
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:41 am
by gyre
Brian Wilson
"The Black Rock flats had seen some strange things
But the strangest thing yet was a jet without wings
Once as a jet it played in the stars
But now on the ground it's the king of our cars"
"Tach it up, tach it up
Buddy gonna shut you down
It happened on the strip where the road is wide
Two cool shorts standin' side by side
Yeah, my fuel injected Stingray and a four-thirteen
Revvin' up our engines and it sounds real mean
Declinin' numbers at an even rate
At the count of one we both accelerate
My Stingray is light the slicks are startin' to spin
But the four-thirteen's really diggin' in
Gotta be cool now power shift here we go
Superstock Dodge is windin' out in low
But my fuel injected Stingray's really startin' to go
To get the traction I'm ridin' the clutch
My pressure plate's burnin' that machines too much
Pedal's to the floor hear the dual quads drink
And now the four-thirteen's lead is startin' to shrink
He's hot with ram induction but it's understood
I got a fuel injected engine sittin' under my hood"
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:56 am
by fciron
Lotsa rockabilly and alt-country would suit me fine.
Reverend Horton Heat -- Big Red Rocket of Love, 400 Bucks (That car would look so good in front of our house), Whiskey, Beer and Wine (Ever since you left me I've lived out of my car)
Junior Brown -- Highway Patrol, Broke Down South of Dallas, What's Left Just Won't Go Right
Let's see ...
Dresden Dolls -- the Jeep Song
It could be really fun. I am gonna make some mix CDs.
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:11 pm
by Captain Goddammit
Some of the best is from Crazy Joe and the Mad River Outlaws...
"I Smashed Up Your Chevy (Sorry Pal)"
"Wide Whitewalls"
"Rusted Out Cadillac Blues"
"Chopped Slammed and Twangin"
You can hear samples on iTunes... good shit!
