Do you have a favorite car song?

[red dog 1]

(I've asked this before, but it's been a while)


I was cruisin' in my Sting Ray
Late one night
When an XKE came up on the right
He pulled down the window of his shiny new Jag
And challenged me then & there to a drag
I said "You'e on buddy, my mill's runnin' fine
Let's come off the line now at Sunset & Vine
But I'll go you one better if you've got the nerve
Let's race all the way,
To Deadman's Curve"

[taterguy]

1. Yes

[hifiguy]

2. Ohhh yeah.

[greendog]

3. Bill Morrissey: Car and Driver

[DonnaM]

4. Radar Love

by Golden Earring - could drive all night listening to that song

[red dog 1]

11. Radar Love is a great song!

[MH1]

21. Definitely a crank-it-up!! song.

[ProfessorGAC]

43. That Was The First Thing I Thought Of

That and Highway Star

[bluedigger]

70. Threadwinner.

[Tom Ripley]

5. "Roadrunner" Modern Lovers

[Arugula Latte]

6. I always liked this song for some reason:

[red dog 1]

9. I could watch that penguin clip all day

I love it!

[panader0]

19. Me too---thanks for posting that---I'm bringing it to the next band practice.

[ProfessorGAC]

44. Me Too

I bought the album because of the song. Rest of the album, not so much

[Arugula Latte]

7. This one is about a motorcycle -- hope that's close enough:

[red dog 1]

10. It's close enough for me!

[Arugula Latte]

41. You're welcome!

And glad you like the penguins.

[pinboy3niner]

8. Steppenwolf and CCR

When I had a shiny new Jag, I played these tunes all the time.

[KamaAina]

12. Um, DUH!

Anything by The Cars will do as well.

[red dog 1]

24. My favorite Cars album is Candy-O

God, I love that cover!

[Kingofalldems]

13. Tom Petty

[Bertha Venation]

14. Bohemian Rhapsody

I don't have a favorite song about cars, but this is my favorite song to sing & dance to in the car.

[Tom Ripley]

15. Not really about driving, but great for driving...

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[struggle4progress]

16. Hot Rod Lincoln

[red dog 1]

30. I've loved that song since I was a kid in the '50s

I love the original version by Charlie Ryan, and I love the Commander Cody version too.

[amandabeech]

57. Yeah--love the Commander's version.

The Commander's version was very popular in Ann Arbor when I was there in the '70s. It brings back memories of good times as well as lots of studying.

[red dog 1]

71. Yeah, Commander Cody brings back good memories for me as well

I absolutely love "Lost in the O-Zone Again"

[amandabeech]

74. That song describes so many people back in the '70s!

In fact, I see many people these days lost in the ozone, but it's the ozone of their i-phone or android.

[kentauros]

17. Yes

[femmocrat]

18. Yes-- Aretha Franklin:

[panader0]

20. Mercury Blues by El Rayo X (David Lindley)

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

77. This would be my choice too!

I've seen him do it live and it was fantastic!

[rurallib]

22. A very old one from a guy named Woody Guthrie

Car Song:

edit to add lyrics:
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Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brrrm b' brrrm.
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brrrm.

Take me riding in the car, car
Take me riding in the car, car
Take you riding in the car, car
I'll take you riding in my car

Click clack, open up the door, girls
Click clack, open up the door, boys
Front door, back door, clickety clack
Take you riding in my car.

Climb, climb, rattle on the front seat
Spree I spraddle on the backseat
Turn my key, step on my starter,
Take you riding in my car.

Engine it goes boom, boom
Engine it goes boom, boom
Front seat, backseat, boys and girls,
Take you riding in my car.

Trees and the houses walk along
Trees and the houses walk along
Truck and a car and a garbage can,
Take you riding in my car.

Ships and the little boats chug along
Ships and the little boats chug along
Boom buhbuh boom boom boom buh boom,
Take you riding in my car.

I'm a gonna send you home again
I'm a gonna send you home again
Boom, boom, buhbuh boom, rolling home,
Take you riding in my car.

I'm a gonna let You blow the horn
I'm a gonna let you blow the horn
A oorah, a oorah, a oogah, oogah,
I'll take you riding in my car.

[red dog 1]

25. Thanks for that

Woody Guthrie is one of my heroes...(I've seen "Bound For Glory" at least 40 times)

Truly great lyrics!

[Throd]

23. Mine is more of a rap than a song...

[MH1]

26. Born to Run, One Headlight, to name a couple.

Maybe I'm not as sophisticated as some of y'all, but really, Born to Run is hard to beat for some of us of a certain age, especially who lived certain years in NJ.

[betsuni]

27. Devil in my car!

B-52's

[red dog 1]

50. Good one!

I love the B-52s

[lovemydog]

28. Little Red Corvette

[GGJohn]

29. Hey Little Cobra by the Rip Chords.

[red dog 1]

31. Outstanding car song!

One of my all-time favorites!

[GGJohn]

35. Another outstanding car song.

[pinboy3niner]

36. And the ever popular...

[GGJohn]

37. Brings back memories. eom.

[kairos12]

32. Radar Love.

[red dog 1]

34. Another vote for Radar Love

Perhaps next time I ask this trivia "Q", I should make it a Poll?

Radar Love is a great car song!

[catnhatnh]

33. Fast Car...

[ArnoldLayne]

38. Jessica - The Allman Brothers Band

[pipi_k]

39. Another...

Hot Rod Lincoln fan, but the Commander Cody version

Also...

[ballardgirl]

40. Low Rider - War

My first car was a 64 impala SS

[red dog 1]

59. Did that have a "327" in it?

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I had a 62 Impala with a 327 in it + a 4 speed

I drag raced it one time, and got beat badly by a 61 Chevy that had been "juiced-up"

(The race ended quickly when the CHP came out of nowhere & pulled us both over)

Later on, I had a 65 Chevelle SS with a 327 & a 4 speed....That was a great car!

[ballardgirl]

73. Yes

327 SS but automatic. I didn't know what I had and traded it on a Mazda RX-2. Now, that thing was fast and fun to red-line!

[red dog 1]

80. The 1962 Chevy Impala was a truly fine car!

[CTyankee]

42. pink cadillac

[mahatmakanejeeves]

45. Chuck Berry - Maybellene 1955; T.Rex - Jeepster.

That's an odd intro for Chuck Berry, but he does show up eventually.

T.Rex is lip-synched. The audio is from "Electric Warrior."

[red dog 1]

52. Maybelline is a great song!

I saw Chuck Berry live several times...The man sure does put on a show!

Speaking of Chuck Berry, a great but little known movie about Chess Records, Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Etta James, & Willie Dixon is called:' Cadillac Records"
It's a very good film.
It shows how Chuck Berry hated to stay at "colored hotels" and eat at "colored restaurants",
so while on tour in the South, he slept in his Cadillac & ate sandwiches he bought at delis.

[pintobean]

46. Sausalito Summernight

[hobbit709]

47. the one and only "Truckin"

[red dog 1]

53. Ain't nothin' for the head like the good old Grateful Dead.

I am, was, & always will be a Deadhead!

They were my favorite band back in the days of the old Fillmore Auditorium.

Jerry Garcia died way too young, IMO.

Thanks for the video post.

[Ron Obvious]

48. Kraftwerk - Autobahn

In part because it lasted exactly as long as my commute.

[Jetboy]

49. Rocket 88 by Ike Turner

Black and White Thunderbird by the Delicates

[red dog 1]

54. I was wondering how long it would take for Rocket 88 to show up here!

Great song!

[BootinUp]

51. Just about anything from VH

gets the blood pumping and power flowing.

[kwassa]

55. Drive My Car, by the Beatles

[Brother Buzz]

56. 55 replies and no Little Deuce Coupe?

[red dog 1]

58. A truly great Beach Boys song

Thanks for posting the video.

[benld74]

61. Only Because we didn't see it until now,,,,,,,

[Auggie]

60. The Little Old Lady from Pasadena

Brings back memories of the summer, swimming, and being a kid.

[red dog 1]

67. Awesome Jan & Dean song!

(With no help from Google, off the top of my head)

It's the little old lady from Pasadena
(Go granny, go granny, go granny, go)
She has a pretty little flower-bed of white gardenias
(Go granny, go granny, go granny, go)
But parked in the rikitty old garage
Is a brand new, shiny red super-stocked Dodge

She drives real fast and she drives real hard
She's the terror of Colorado Boulevard

It's the little old lady from Pasadena!

[pokerfan]

62. Little Feat - Let It Roll

Ooo,,, she's like a smooth stretch of highway
Ooo... she's like a cool summer breeze
If my motor's runnin' right, we might lose control tonight
Got the shape I love to squeeze, looks that bring me to my knees
Oh please, let it roll tonight

From their 1988 album by the same name, their first after the death of Lowell George.

[BootinUp]

64. I am the only person that mentioned Van Halen? Heck with that, I have to post again PANAMA!!!!!!YES

We're Runnin a Little Bit Hot Tonight!

I just decided I need to order a Van Halen sticker for my Z CAR. Hell yes!

[BootinUp]

66. Got My VH Sticker! YES

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281596608926


Its goin on the back of the ZX300 Convertible.

[Skittles]

65. Brooks & Dunn: My Maria

[Drifter]

68. Rush - Red Barchetta

I can't believe this one didn't make it sooner.

[Grantuspeace]

69. Queen, I'm in Love With My Car.

Queen - I'm in Love With My Car:

[red dog 1]

72. Thanks for that

I didn't know about that car song; and I'm a huge Queen fan (Crazy Little Thing Called Love)

[PADemD]

75. The Playmates - Beep Beep (Roulette 4115 - 1958)

[Wolf Frankula]

76. A song about Cars by Gary Numan

Wolf

[Enthusiast]

78. Shut Down by the Beach Boys.

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Tach it up, tach it up
Buddy gonna shut you down

It happened on the strip where the road is wide
(Ooo, rev it up now)
Two cool shorts standin' side by side
(Ooo, rev it up now)
Yeah, my fuel injected Stingray and a four-thirteen
(Ooo, rev it up now)
A revin' up our engines and it sounds real mean
(Ooo, rev it up now)

Tach it up, tach it up
Buddy gonna shut you down

Declinin' numbers at an even rate
(Ooo, movin' out now)
At the count of one we both accelerate
(Ooo, movin' out now)
Ya my stingray is light and the slicks are startin' to spin
(Ooo, movin' out now)
But the my four-thirteen's really diggin' in
(Ooo, movin' out now)

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 machine's too much

Pedal's to the floor, hear the dual quads drink
(Ooo, pump it up now)
And now the four-thirteen's lead is startin' to shrink
(Ooo, pump it up now)
He's hot with ram induction but it's understood
(Ooo, pump it up now)
I got a fuel injected engine sittin' under my hood
(Ooo, pump it up now)

Shut it off, shut it off
Buddy, now I shut you down

Shut it off, shut it off
Buddy, now I shut you down

Shut it off, shut it off
Buddy, now I shut you down

Shut it off, shut it off
Buddy, now I shut you down

Shut it off, shut it off
Buddy, now I shut you down

SONGWRITERS
WILSON, BRIAN/CHRISTIAN, ROGER VAL

[red dog 1]

79. Thanks for that

I'd completely forgotten about that song.

(If reincarnation is real...I want to come back as one of the Beach Boys)