The train thread was fun. How about a car song thread?

[Joe Fields]

I have to go with "Baby You Can Drive My Car," by the Beatles

[Maineiac]

1. Beach Boys - Little Deuce Coupe

[Ptah]

2. My pappy said, 'Son, you're gonna drive me t' drinkin' ...

If you don't quit drivin' that - Hot ... Rod ... Lincoln!'

Well, you've heard the story of the hot rod race,
When the Ford and the Mercury were settin' the pace.
That story's true I'm here to say,
Cause I was a'drivin' that Model A.

It's got a Lincoln motor and it's really souped up;
That Model A body makes it look like a pup.
It's got 12 cylinders and uses them all;
And an overdrive that just won't stall.

It's got a 4-barrel carb and dual exhausts,
4:11 gears that really get lost -
Safety tubes and I'm not scared,
The brakes are good and the tires are fair.

We left San Pedro late one night;
The moon and the stars were shinin' bright.
We were drivin' up Grapevine Hill,
Passin' cars like they were standin' still.

Then, all of a sudden, in the wink of an eye,
a Cadillac sedan passed us by.
The remark was made, "That's the car for me."
But, by then, the taillights wuz all you could see.

Well, the fellers ribbed me for bein' behind,
So I started to make that Lincoln unwind.
Took my foot off the gas and, man alive,
I shoved it down into overdrive.

Well, I wound it up to 110;
Twisted the speedometer cable right off the end.
Had my foot glued right to the floor;
I said, "That's all there is - there ain't no more."

Now the fellas thought I'd lost all sense;
The telephone poles looked like a picket fence.
They said, "Slow down, I see spots."
The lines on the road just looked like dots.

Went around a corner and passed a truck;
I crossed my fingers just for luck -
The fenders clickin' the guard rail post;
The guy beside me was white as a ghost.

Smoke was rollin' outta the back
When I started to gain on that Cadillac
I knew I could catch him and hoped I could pass
But when I did I'd be short on gas.

There were flames comin' from out of the side;
You could feel the tension; man, what a ride.
I said, "Look out, boys, I've got a license to fly"
And the Cadillac pulled over and let me by.

All of a sudden a rod started knockin';
Down in the depths she started a rockin'.
I looked in the mirror and a red light was blinkin';
The cops was after my Hot Rod Lincoln.

Well they arrested me and put me in jail.
I called my pop to make my bail.
He said, "Son, you're gonna drive me t' drinkin',
If you don't quit drivin' that - Hot ... Rod ... Lincoln!"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0FWoJ3kRuA

[buddhamama]

4. !!!

we chose the same song. Commander Cody for me. :)

[buddhamama]

3. "My pappy said, 'Son, you're gonna drive me t' drinkin' ...

If you don't quit drivin' that - Hot ... Rod ... Lincoln!' :) Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen

[Joe Fields]

7. I'm looking for a youtube Commander Cody to post...

I was thinking about them earlier this morning..

[idgiehkt]

5. My favorite...455 Rocket, by Kathy Mattea

Her vocal on this is beyond sexy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll3ueYLkJiY

455 Rocket lyrics

(Gillian Welch/David Rawlings)
Mr. Smith had an oldsmobile
Baby blue with them wire wheels
I took her home the day that she was adverstised
He said she leaked when, it would rain
And sounded like an aeroplane
But I knew she was a jewel in disguise
She had a 455 Rocket
The biggest block alive
I couldn't hardly wait just to take my turn
She was made for the straight aways
She grew up hating Chevrolets
She's a Rocket, she was made to burn
Whose junkpile piece of Chevelle is this?
You boys come here to race or just kiss?
Don't you wanna know what I got underneath my hood?
I know she might sound like she's missing
But buddy, she could teach you a lesson
In just a quater mile, and I'll smoke you good
In my 455 Rocket
The kind the police drive
I couldn't hardly wait just to take my turn
She was made for the straight aways
She grew up hating Chevrolets
She's a Rocket, she was made to burn
I'm telling you and I ain't ashamed
I cried when that wrecker came
As we skid I thought I heard the angels sing (sounded like the Beach Boys)
We hit the curve and began to sail
Took out most of the safety rail
Even the cop asked me
"Man, what'd you have in that thing?"
I had a 455 Rocket
The very kind you drive
You oughta watch yourself when you take that turn
'Cause she was made for the straight aways
She grew up hating Chevrolets
She's a Rocket, she was made to burn
Lord, she's a Rocket she was made to burn

[bridgit]

6. Bruce Springsteen - Cadillac Ranch...

Well, there she sits buddy justa gleaming in the sun
There to greet a working man when his day is done
I'm gonna pack my pa and I'm gonna pack my aunt
I'm gonna take them down to the Cadillac Ranch

Eldorado fins, whitewalls and skirts
Rides just like a little bit of heaven here on earth
Well buddy when I die throw my body in the back
And drive me to the junkyard in my Cadillac

Cadillac, Cadillac
Long and dark, shiny and black
Open up your engines let 'em roar
Tearing up the highway like a big old dinosaur

James Dean in that Mercury '49
Junior Johnson runnin' thru the woods of Caroline
Even Burt Reynolds in that black Trans-Am
All gonna meet down at the Cadillac Ranch

Cadillac, Cadillac
Long and dark, shiny and black
Open up them engines let 'em roar
Tearing up the highway just a big old dinosaur

Hey, little girlie in the blue jeans so tight
Drivin' alone through the Wisconsin night
You're my last love baby you're my last chance
Don't let 'em take me to the Cadillac Ranch

Cadillac, Cadillac
Long and dark, shiny and black
Pulled up to my house today
Came and took my little girl away

[idgiehkt]

8. lol

I was getting ready to go hunt for that one, GMTA. :)

[bridgit]

9. still morning here, so it's a coffee & donut for you...

:hi: :donut:

[idgiehkt]

11. thanks! here's a video of a live performance

this is one of my favorite songs of his, it's so joyful :) The chorus can brighten any dark mood.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfKhDz679ZQ

[bridgit]

12. suuu-eeet!!

:bounce:

[idgiehkt]

10. One Piece at a Time - Johnny Cash

A great, funny song. Having worked in a few factories I can relate to this. I don't know of anyone assembling a whole car this way but I've heard of people doing the 'one piece at a time' thing with smaller items like table saws, lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1-zzJnKtDg&mode=related&search=

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.

CHORUS
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.

CHORUS
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.

(Spoken) 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?

[bridgit]

13. also toot-sweet, darlin...

"It's a 49, 50, 51, 52...53, 54, 55, etc..." :bounce: :rofl:

[idgiehkt]

14. the car in the video

is pretty close to how they describe it in that song, two headlights on one side, one on the other, etc. I bet they had a blast putting it together. :hi: :rofl:

[bridgit]

16. funny stuff fer sher...

:pals:

[mark414]

15. this guy is much more suited for a train thread (i can't believe i missed that)

but here's some Woody Guthrie:

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 boars 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.

[Joe Fields]

17. I have that, and a bunch more Woody downloaded...

That one was for his son, I believe...

[mark414]

18. one of many

he has a couple of albums of children's songs...the first one was inspired by his first daughter (with his second wife) before she died tragically in a house fire...he was never quite the same after that :cry:

[BrotherBuzz]

20. LOL, Jinx!

:thumbsup:

[BrotherBuzz]

19. Car song - by Woody Guthrie

Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brm, brrrm brm, brrrm,
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brrrm brm brrrm,
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brrrm brm 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 boars 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.

[taterguy]

21. Maybelline

[wildhorses]

37. ----

check your pm

[Left Is Write]

22. Mercury Blues.

[Joe Fields]

33. goin' to buy me a Mur-cray......

[idgiehkt]

23. Mustang Sally

Wilson Pickett version (fanvid)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7upBJ63qGwY

[wildhorses]

24. glad you liked it, it was fun!! my little gto

:hi:

i will post the youtube link and lyrics later, kay?

[wildhorses]

26. we're going riding in a pink cadillac -- aretha, right?

also i think the boss does one

[idgiehkt]

27. yep, he wrote it.

correction, Aretha covered a song that mentioned a pink Cadillac, Freeway of Love "we're going riding on the freeday of love in a pink cadillac" and Natalie Cole covered the Boss's version
of Pink Cadillac. Somehow I don't think they were talking about an actual car though, lol.
:hi:

Speaking of a car songs that aren't really about cars
Little Red Corvette - Prince (fanvid)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi_ZadfdGLs

[Joe Fields]

31. hmmmm...I wonder what it might possibly be about???????

Never mind....

[Joe Fields]

30. later? waaaauuughhhh!

Okay, I'm better now. Sorry. Got all these songs running through my head at the same time.

Need a traffic cop...

[Oeditpus Rex]

25. Little GTO

You're really lookin' fine
Three deuces and a four-speed, and a 389
Listen to her tachin' up, now, listen to her whi-i-ine
C'mon and turn it on, wind it up, blow it out, GTO

Yeah, yeah, little GTO
Yeah, yeah, little GTO
Yeah, yeah, little GTO
Yeah, yeah, little GTO
Waaaaaaaaa, little GTO

Y'oughta see her on a road course or a quarter mile
This little modified Pon-Pon has got plenty of style
She beats the gassers and the rail jobs, really drives 'em wi-i-ild
C'mon and turn it on, wind it up, blow it out, GTO

Yeah, yeah, little GTO
Yeah, yeah, little GTO
Yeah, yeah, little GTO
Yeah, yeah, little GTO
Waaaaaaaaa, little GTO

Gonna save all my money and buy a GTO
Get a helmet and a roll bar and I'll be ready to go
Take it out to Pomona and let 'em know, yeah, yeah
That I'm the coolest thing around
Little buddy, gonna shut you down
When I turn it on, wind it up, blow it out, GTO

Yeah, yeah, little GTO
Yeah, yeah, little GTO
Yeah, yeah, little GTO
Yeah, yeah, little GTO
Waaaaaaaaa, little GTO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44kg0IENTPU

:headbang:

(The video shows a TH-400 automatic shifter when the lyric is "and a four-speed.") :eyes:

[wildhorses]

35. thanks, man!! ---see my post #24 in this thread

:hug:

:hi:

[Oeditpus Rex]

45. Just found this one

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 Sting Ray and a 413
Revvin' up our engines and it sounds real mean

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

Declinin' numbers at an even rate
At the count of one we both accelerate
My Sting Ray's light, my slicks are startin' to spin
But the 413's really diggin' in

Gotta be cool now, power shift, here we go

Super stock Dodge is windin' out in low
But my fuel-injected Sting Ray's really startin' to go
To get the traction I'm ridin' the clutch
My pressure plate's burning, my machine's too much

Pedals to the floor, hear his dual quads drink
And now the 413'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

Shut it off, shut it off, buddy, gonna shut you down
Shut it off, shut it off, buddy, gonna shut you down
Shut it off, shut it off, buddy, gonna shut you down
Shut it off, shut it off, buddy, gonna shut you down

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykmekz9--t8

[hellbound-liberal]

28. The ultimate car/driving song: Radar Love by Golden Earring

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjanshQYr0U

[Joe Fields]

32. I won't listen to it, unless I'm riding in a car...

[wildhorses]

36. that is MY song for reasons that must remain private to me

thanks for posting it...

it has a place in my heart like no other song ever could

[u4ic]

29. Life is a Highway - Tom Cochrane

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCPbL4yA7ik

Filmed in southern Alberta - Drumheller & area. I used to live near by.

[hellbound-liberal]

34. How about Highway Star by Deep Purple? Here's the original version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgZSnAkQc4c

One of the best driving songs of all time, IMO. Have to watch my speed when I'm listening to this one.

[Joe Fields]

39. damned straight. awesome song, great clip...

[Joe Fields]

43. This is not exactly a car song, but it is another great driving song...

L.A. Woman, by the Doors

[Oeditpus Rex]

52. For a Deep Purple driving song

I'd go with "Space Truckin'" or "Burn."

In the 20 minutes of the "Made In Japan" version of "Space Truckin'," you could cover... oh, maybe 75 miles. :D

[hellbound-liberal]

64. Made in Japan is one of my favorite all time albums!

"Lazy" gets cooking after a while too though it doesn't last long enough.

[Oeditpus Rex]

68. I love that song

8/4 blues with great keyboard by Jon Lord.

The live version of "Space Truckin'" is probably the best hard-rock jam I've ever heard. :headbang:

[TommyO]

38. 455 Rocket by Kathy Mattea

The chorus:

She had a 455 Rocket
The biggest block alive
I couldn't hardly wait just to take my turn
She was made for the straight aways
She grew up hatin' Chevrolets
She's a rocket, she was made to burn

[dajoki]

40. Hot Rod Lincoln

:hi:

[rocktivity]

41. "Jesus Built My Hot Rod" by Ministry

Anyone who simply HAS that song in their car should automatically get a speeding ticket.

________________________________

rocknation

[Coventina]

42. Behind the Wheel by Depeche Mode

Well, maybe that's not really a CAR song....or is it?

[GenDem]

44. The Eagles -- Take it Easy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd9WBhum_oc

Well, I’m running down the road
Tryin’ to loosen my load
I’ve got seven women on
My mind,
Four that wanna own me,
Two that wanna stone me,
One says she’s a friend of mine
Take it easy, take it easy
Don’t let the sound of your own wheels
Drive you crazy
Lighten up while you still can
Don’t even try to understand
Just find a place to make your stand
And take it easy
Well, I’m a standing on a corner
In winslow, arizona
And such a fine sight to see
It’s a girl, my lord, in a flatbed
Ford slowin’ down to take a look at me
Come on, baby, don’t say maybe
I gotta know if your sweet love is
Gonna save me
We may lose and we may win though
We will never be here again
So open up, I’m climbin’ in,
So take it easy
Well I’m running down the road trying to loosen
My load, got a world of trouble on my mind
Lookin’ for a lover who won’t blow my
Cover, she’s so hard to find
Take it easy, take it easy
Don’t let the sound of your own
Wheels make you crazy
Come on baby, don’t say maybe
I gotta know if your sweet love is
Gonna save me, oh oh oh
Oh we got it easy
We oughta take it easy

[cmd]

46. Beep Beep

Beep Beep (Little Nash Rambler)



cho: Beep beep (beep beep),
Beep beep (beep beep),
His horn went beep beep beep (beep beep).

While riding in my Cadillac, what to my surprise,
A little Nash Rambler was following me, about one-third my size.
The guy must have wanted to pass me out
As he kept on tooting his horn (beep beep).
I'll show him that a Cadillac is not a car to scorn.

cho:

I pushed my foot down to the floor to give the guy the shake,
But the little Nash Rambler stayed right behind, he still had
on his brake.
He must have thought his car had more guts,
As he kept on tooting his horn (beep beep).
I'll show him that a Cadillac is not a car to scorn.

cho:

My car went in to passing gear and we took off with gust,
And soon we were doing ninety, must have left him in the dust.
When I peeked in the mirror of my car, I couldn't believe my eyes.
The little Nash Rambler was right behind, you'd think that
guy could fly.

cho:

Now we're doing a hundred and ten, it certainly was a race,
For a Rambler to pass a Caddy would be a big disgrace.
The guy must have wanted to pass me out as he kept on tooting his horn.
I'll show him that a Cadillac is not a car to scorn.

cho:

Now we're doing a hundred and twenty, as fast as I could go.
The Rambler pulled alongside of me as if we were going slow.
The fellow rolled his window down and yelled for me to hear:
"Hey, buddy, how can I get this car out of second gear?"+
"

[cmd]

47. Seven little girs sittin' in the back seat

Dee doody doom doom, dee doody doom doom)
(Dee doody doom doom, DOOM)

Seven little girls sittin' in the back seat
Huggin and a'kissin with Fred
I said "why don't one of you come up and sit beside me?"
And this is what the seven girls said

CHORUS
(All together now, one, two, three)
(Keep you mind on your drivin')
(Keep you hands on the wheel)
(Keep your snoopy eyes on the road ahead)
(We're havin' fun sittin' in the back seat kissin' and a'huggin with Fred)
(Dee doody doom doom, dee doody doom doom)
(Dee doody doom doom, DOOM)

Drove through the town, drove through the country
Showed 'em how a motor could go
I said "how do you like my triple carburetor?"
And one of them whispered low

CHORUS

Seven little girls smoochin' in the back seat
Every one in love with Fred
I said "you don't need me, I'll get off at my house"
And this is what the seven girls said

(All together now, one, two, three)
(Keep you mind on your drivin')
(Keep you hands on the wheel)
(Keep your snoopy eyes on the road ahead)
(We're havin' fun sittin' in the back seat kissin' and a'huggin with Fred)

All of them in love with Fred
(Dee doody doom doom)
Kissin' and a'huggin with Fred
(Dee doody doom doom)
Wish that I could be like Fred
(DOOM)

[Oeditpus Rex]

72. Gah!

That's one of the first songs I remember knowing! Details, please! :bounce:

[cmd]

73. Better than my first song memory

Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
And they swam and they swam all over the dam


From Three Little Fishies


Details? I'm married to Fred.

[blue neen]

48. "Little Red Corvette"

Well, at least the title implies that it's about a car!

Prince - Little Red Corvette Lyrics


I guess I should’ve known by the way U parked your car sideways
That it wouldn't last
See, U're the kinda person that believes in makin' out once
Love 'em and leave 'em fast
I guess I must be dumb cuz U had a pocket full of horses
Trojan and some of them used
But it was Saturday night, I guess that makes it all right
And U say - "What have I got 2 lose?"

And honey, I say Little Red Corvette
Baby, U're much 2 fast (Oh)
Little Red Corvette
U need a love that's gonna last

I guess I should've closed my eyes when U drove me 2 the place
Where your horses run free
Cuz I felt a little ill when I saw all the pictures
Of the jockeys that were there before me
Believe it or not, I started 2 worry
I wondered if I had enough class
But it was Saturday night, I guess that makes it all right
And U say - "Baby, have U got enough gas?"
Oh yeah!

Little Red Corvette
Baby, U're much 2 fast (Yes U are)
Little Red Corvette
U need 2 find a love that's gonna last (Oh, oh)

A body like yours oughta be in jail
Cuz it's on the verge of bein' obscene
Move over, baby, gimme the keys
I'm gonna try 2 tame your little red love machine

Little Red Corvette
Baby, U're much 2 fast
Little Red Corvette
Need 2 find a love that's gonna last, hey hey

Little Red Corvette
Honey, U got 2 slow down (Got 2 slow down)
Little Red Corvette
Cuz if U don't, U’re gonna run your little red corvette right inthe ground
(Little Red Corvette)
Right down 2 the ground (Honey, U got 2 slow down)
U, U, U got 2 slow down
(Little Red Corvette)
U're movin' much 2 fast, 2 fast
Need 2 find a love that's gonna last!

Girl, U got an ass like I never seen, ow!
And the ride...
I say the ride is so smooth, U must be a limousine

Ow!
Baby, U're much 2 fast
Little Red Corvette
U need a love, U need a love that's, uh, that's gonna last
(Little Red Corvette)
Babe, U got 2 slow down (U got 2 slow down)
Little Red Corvette
Cuz if U don't, cuz if U don't
U’re gonna run your body right into the ground (Right into theground)
Right into the ground (Right into the ground)
Right into the ground (Right into the ground)

Little Red Corvette, oh

[Joe Fields]

49. She Loves My Automobile

ZZ Top

[Tikki]

62. She Loves My Car....

Ronnie Milsap

[Ptah]

50. 409

She's real fine my 409
She's real fine my 409
My 409

Well I saved my pennies and I saved my dimes
(Giddy up giddy up 409)
'fore I knew there would be a time
(Giddy up giddy up 409)
When I would buy a brand new 409
(409, 409)
Giddy up giddy up giddy up 409
(Giddy up giddy up 409)
Giddy up 409
(Giddy up giddy up 409)
Giddy up 409
(Giddy up giddy up 409)
Giddy up 40...

Nothing can catch her
Nothing can touch my 409
409 ooooo
(Giddy up giddy up oooo)
(Giddy up giddy up oooo)
(Giddy up giddy up oooo)
(Giddy up giddy up)

When I take her to the track she really shines
(Giddy up giddy up 409)
She always turns in the fastest times
(Giddy up giddy up 409)
My four speed dual quad posi-traction 409
(409, 409, 409, 409)

Giddy up giddy up giddy up 409
(Giddy up giddy up 409)
Giddy up 409
(Giddy up giddy up 409)
Giddy up 409
(Giddy up giddy up 409)
Giddy up 40...

Nothing can catch her
Nothing can touch my 409
(409 409 409 409)
Giddy up 409
(409 409 409 409)
Giddy up 409
(409 409 409 409)



Bonus youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt702Hga8SU

Little Deuce Coupe, 409, Shut Down, I Get Around

[Ryano42]

102. The 409 was a real engine...

It went VRRROOOOOOOM!!!! :)

[peacefreak]

51. Plastic Jesus always works for me...

Well, I don't care if it rains or freezes,
Long as I have my plastic Jesus
Riding on the dashboard of my car
Through all trials and tribulations,
We will travel every nation,
With my plastic Jesus I'll go far.

CHORUS
Plastic Jesus, plastic Jesus
Riding on the dashboard of my car
Through my trials and tribulations,
And my travels thru the nations,
With my plastic Jesus I'll go far.

I don't care if it rains or freezes
As long as I've got my Plastic Jesus
Glued to the dashboard of my car,
You can buy Him phosphorescent
Glows in the dark, He's Pink and Pleasant,
Take Him with you when you're travelling far

I don't care if it's dark or scary
Long as I have magnetic Mary
Ridin' on the dashboard of my car
I feel I'm protected amply
I've got the whole damn Holy Family
Riding on the dashboard of my car

You can buy a Sweet Madonna
Dressed in rhinestones sitting on a
Pedestal of abalone shell
Goin' ninety, I'm not wary
'Cause I've got my Virgin Mary
Guaranteeing I won't go to Hell

I don't care if it bumps or jostles
Long as I got the Twelve Apostles
Bolted to the dashboard of my car
Don't I have a pious mess
Such a crowd of holiness
Strung across the dashboard of my car

ALT CHORUS
No, I don't care if it rains or freezes
Long as I have my plastic Jesus
Riding on the dashboard of my car
But I think he'll have to go
His magnet ruins my radio
And if we have a wreck he'll leave a scar

Riding through the thoroughfare
With his nose up in the air
A wreck may be ahead, but he don't mind
Trouble coming, he don't see
He just keeps his eyes on me
And any other thing that lies behind

ALT CHORUS

[Connonym]

53. "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road"

by Lucinda Williams

[Lyric]

54. The One I Loved Back Then - George Jones

I stopped off at the Quicksack for some beer and cigarettes
The old man took my money as he stared at my Corvette
He said, I had one just like her son, a 1963
'Til the man down at the bank took her from me

Oh, she was hotter than a two dollar pistol
She was the fastest thing around
Long and lean, every young man's dream
She turned every head in town
She was built and fun to handle, son
I'm glad that you dropped in
She reminds me of the one I loved back then

Then I handed him my keys and said, here take her for a spin
The old man scratched his head, then he looked at me and grinned
He said Son you just don't understand, it ain't the car I want
It's the brunette in your 'vette that turns me on

I had one that was hotter than a two dollar pistol
She was the fastest thing around
Long and lean, every young man's dream
She turned every head in town
She was built and fun to handle, son
I'm glad that you dropped in
She reminds me of the one I loved back then

Lord she was hotter than a two dollar pistol
She was the fastest thing around
Long and lean, every young man's dream
She turned every head in town
She was built and fun to handle, son
I'm glad that you dropped in
She reminds me of the one I loved back then

She reminds me of the one I loved back then

[Strawman]

55. Five-O Ford - Reverend Horton Heat

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6T0JiDcASPk&mode=related&search=

[ghostsofgiants]

56. "No Cars Go" by Arcade Fire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJRSG95-WEU

"Keep The Car Running" by them too.

Would "Dale Earnhardt's Seatbelt" by The Bled count?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5u1u6z6r4Q

[Little Star]

57. Chuck Berry: "No Particular Place to Go"

Riding along in my automobile
My baby beside me at the wheel
I stole a kiss at the turn of a mile
my curiosity running wild
crusin' and playin' the radio
with no particular place to go.

[HuskerDU]

58. A few more:

Fast Cars by the Buzzcocks 'Sooner or later you will listen to Ralph Nader- I hate fast cars'

Little Red Corvette by Prince

Red Barchetta (sp) by Rush

Long White Cadillac by the Blasters

[Little Star]

59. Dinah Shore: "See the USA in Your Chevrolet"

See the USA in your Chevrolet
America is asking you to call
Drive your Chevrolet through the USA
America's the greatest land of all
On a highway or a road along a levee
Performance is sweeter, nothing can beat her
Life is completer in a Chevy
So make a date today to see the USA
And see it in your Chevrolet.

[Joe Fields]

63. I remember those commercials. lol

[Little Star]

74. Sad to say, Me Too!!

[Little Star]

60. Bruce Springsteen: "Pink Cadillac"

I love you for your pink Cadillac
Crushed velvet seats
Riding in the back, oozing down the street
Waving to the girls
Feeling out of sight
Spending all my money on a Saturday night.

[Tikki]

61. It takes a fast car lady to lead a "Double Life".....The Cars.

Tikki

[SOteric]

65. Tracey Chapman, 'Fast Car'

[SOteric]

66. Gary Numan, 'Cars'

[Eagle_Eye]

67. "Autobahn" by Kraftwerk

[Kat45]

69. The Doors' "Roadhouse Blues"

"Keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel...

[Jade Fox]

70. "Ford Econoline" Nanci Griffith

She drove west from Salt Lake City to the California coastline
She hit the San Diego Freeway doing sixty miles an hour
She had a husband on her bumper
She had five restless children
She was singing sweet as a mockingbird in that Ford Econoline


She's the salt of the earth
Straight from the bosom of the Mormon church
With a voice like wine
Cruising along in that Ford Econoline

Now her husband was a gambler, he was a Salt Lake City rambler
He built a golden cage around his silver-throated wife
Too many nights he left her crying with his cheating and his lying
But his big mistake was him buying her that Ford Econoline



Now she sings her songs around this country
From Seattle to Montgomery
Those kids are grown and that rounder knows
You cannot cage your wife
Along the back roads of our nation, she's become a living legend
She drives a Coupe DeVille but her heart rides still
In that Ford Econoline
She drives a Coup DeVille but her heart rides still
In that Ford Econoline

[bbernardini]

71. "The Car Song" - Mike Keneally (former Zappa stunt guitarist) (lyrics inside)

Originally from the album "hat.", recently remastered and re-released in a special bonus edition that includes a DVD of interviews, performances, etc. related to the making of the album.

Never seen you try so hard,
never really wanted.
Why'd you have to sell that car?
What's the big idea?
If you were a stupid man
I might understand your plan
As it is, I've got to say
I'm screwed without a notion.

Not as though you're deep in debt,
(not unless you're lying)
I can understand the jet, but why'd you sell the car?
Should've kept an eye on you
Should've called the police too
For all you know the jerk who bought it
drove it in the ocean.

I really wanted your car.

Never seen you try so hard.
Drive your buddy crazy.
Rammahamma dibs on car
Now I'm getting mad!
Take it from a man who's pissed
I could hit you with my fist
Break in half your lava-lamp
Drown you in its lotion

I really wanted your car.

I really wanted your car.

I really wanted your car.

Never seen you try so hard.
Drive your buddy crazy.
Where's the justice? Where's the love?
Where's the nearest gun?
It's the finest car in town.'d you sell it to that clown?
He could be a---what's that sound?
It was an explosion.

I really wanted your car.

[Little Star]

75. Kissing and a-hugging with Fred

Seven little girls, sitting in the backseat,
Kissing and a-hugging with Fred,
I said "Hey, would one of you come up and sit beside me?"
And this is what the seven girls said:


"Keep your mind on your driving, keep your hands on the wheel,
Keep your snoopy eyes on the road ahead,
We're having fun, sitting in the backseat,
Kissing and a-hugging with Fred!"

**???**

Drove through the town, drove through the country,
Showed them how a motor could go,
I said, "Would one of you like to see my dual carbureator?"
And the seven girls whispered low...
One, two...



**???**

All of them in love with Fred
Kissing and a-hugging with Fred

Wish that I could be like Fred.

[bertha katzenengel]

76. "Me and My Arrow"

[Little Star]

77. Beep Beep by the Playmates

While riding in my Cadillac,

What to my surprise.

A little Nash Rambler was following me -

About one third my size.

The guy must’ve wanted to pass me up

As he kept on tooting his horn. Beep! Beep!

I’ll show him that a Cadillac

Is not a car to scorn.

Beep beep. Beep! Beep! Beep beep. Beep! Beep!

His horn went beep beep beep. Beep! Beep!



I pushed my foot down to the floor

To give the guy the shake.

But the little Nash Rambler stayed right behind;

He still had on his brake.

He must have thought his car had more guts

As he kept on tooting his horn. Beep! Beep!

I’ll show him that a Cadillac

Is not a car to scorn.

Beep beep. Beep! Beep! Beep beep. Beep! Beep!

His horn went beep beep beep. Beep! Beep!



My car went into passing gear

And we took off with gust.

Soon we were doing ninety -

Must’ve left him in the dust.

When I peeked in the mirror of my car,

I couldn’t believe my eyes:

The little Nash Rambler was right behind -

I think that guy could fly.

Beep beep. Beep! Beep! Beep beep. Beep! Beep!

His horn went beep beep beep.



Now we’re doing a hundred and ten -

This certainly was a race.

For a Rambler to pass a Caddy

Would be a big disgrace.

The guy must’ve wanted to pass me up

As he kept on tooting his horn.

I’ll show him that a Cadillac

Is not a car to scorn.

Beep beep. Beep! Beep! Beep beep. Beep! Beep!

His horn went beep beep beep.



Now we’re doing a hundred and twenty -

As fast as I could go.

The Rambler pulled along side of me

As if we were going slow.

The fellow rolled down his window

And yelled for me to hear,

“Hey, Buddy, how can I get this car

Out of second gear?!”

Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!

[Karenina]

78. "Too Young to Die" Jimmy Webb

[Joe Fields]

79. Sedan Delivery, by Neil Young

[Joe Fields]

80. Taxi, by Harry Chapin

[Joe Fields]

81. Hey Little Cobra, by the Rip Chords

[Little Star]

96. Ok, now I have an ear worm!!!

:silly:

[Joe Fields]

82. Rocket 88, by Ike Turner

[flvegan]

83. "Bitchin Camaro" by the Dead Milkmen

Can't believe I'm the first to post this one.

Bitchin' Camaro

Rod - Hey Jack, what's happenin'?
Joe - Oh, I don't know.
Rod - Well, rumor around town says you think you might be heading down to the shore.
Joe - Uh, yeah, I think I'm goin' down to the shore.
Rod - Whatcha gonna do down there?
Joe - Uh, I don't know, play some video games, buy some Def Leppard t-shirts.
Rod - Hey, don't forget to get your Motley Crue t-shirt, y'know, all proceeds go to get their lead singer out of jail.
Joe - Uh huh.
Rod - Hey, you gonna check out the Sandbar while you're there?
Joe - Uh, what's the Sandbar?
Rod - Oh, it's this place that lets sixteen year-old kids drink.
Joe - Oh, cool.
Rod - Y'know who's gonna be there?
Joe - Uh, who?
Rod - My favorite cover band, Crystal Shit.
Joe - Oh.
Rod - Yeah, they do a Doors show, you'd be really impressed, in fact, it goes a little like this:

Love me two times baby
Love me twice today
Love me two times girl
Cause I got AIDS
Love me two times baby, once for tomorrow, once cause I got AIDS

Joe - Wow, Pretty good Jim Morrison impersonation there.
Rod - Yeah, I hope those guys have a good sense of humor and don't take us to court.
Joe - Uh, what's the court?
Rod - Never mind that,
Joe - Oh, you mean like the People's Court?
Rod - Well, that's another story; the important thing here is you gotta ask me how I'm gonna get down to the shore.
Joe - Uh, how you gonna get down to the shore?
Rod - Funny you should ask, I've got a car now.
Joe - Oh wow, how'd you get a car?
Rod - Oh my parents drove it up here from the Bahamas.
Joe - You're kidding!
Rod - I must be, the Bahamas are islands, okay, the important thing now, is that you ask me what kind of car I have.
Joe - Uh, what kinda car do ya' got?
Rod - I've got a BITCHIN CAMARO!

BITCHIN CAMARO, BITCHIN CAMARO
I ran over my neighbors
BITCHIN CAMARAO, BITCHIN CAMARO
Now it's in all the papers.
My folks bought me a BITCHIN CAMARO with no insurance to match;
So if you happen to run me down, please don't leave a scratch.
I ran over some old lady one night at the county fair;
And I didn't get arrested, because my dad's the mayor.
BITCHIN CAMARO, BITCHIN CAMARO
Doughnuts on your lawn
BITCHIN CAMARO, BITCHIN CAMARO
Tony Orlando and Dawn
When I drive past the kids, they all spit and cuss,
Because I've got a BITCHIN CAMARO and they have to ride the bus.
So you'd better get out of my way, when I run through your yard;
Because I've got a BITCHIN CAMARO;
And an Exxon credit card.
BITCHIN CAMARO, BITCHIN CAMARO
Hey, man where ya headed?
BITCHIN CAMARO, BITCHIN CAMARO
I drive on unleaded.

[VenusRising]

84. Silver Thunderbird by Marc Cohn

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK9GOfSBI7s

[hellbound-liberal]

85. Souped Up Ford- Rory Gallagher

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BXsHNeUEMU

[Danger Mouse]

86. Killer Cars by Radiohead

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4inS8uNxmsE
there are several versions of this song, but this version is my favorite. the fan-made video seen here is kickass.
The words:
too hard on the breaks again
what if these breaks just give in?
what if they don't get out of the way?
what if there's someone overtaking?
i'm going out for a little drive
it could be the last time you see me alive
there could be an idiot on the road
the only kick in life is pumping his steel

they wrap me up in the back of the trunk
packed with foam and blind drunk
they won't ever take me alive
cause they all drive killer cars

don't die on the motorway
the moon would freeze
the plants would die
i couldn't cope if you crashed today
all the things i forgot to say
i'm going out for a little drive
could be the last time you see me alive
what if the car loses control
what if there's someone overtaking?
(Thom Yorke doesn't like cars very much) :)

[Tikki]

87. King of the Wheels.......Bobby Fuller Four

Tikki

[NMDemDist2]

88. this car song always cracks me up, but I can't remember which country guy did it

he brought home parts from the factory and had a car from several different years when it was all done

:shrug:

[idgiehkt]

92. that's "One piece at a time"

by Johnny Cash.

I posted it up thread
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=6503448&mesg_id=6503489

:hi:

[steelemagnolia]

89. Totally '70's - Chevy Van

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh takes me back!

[Ptah]

90. Oh, why not: The Surrey With The Fringe On Top Lyrics

Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry
When I take you out in the surrey,
When I take you out in the surrey with the fringe on top!
Watch that fringe and see how it flutters
When I drive them high steppin' strutters.
Nosey pokes'll peek thru' their shutters and their eyes will pop!
The wheels are yeller, the upholstery's brown,
The dashboard's genuine leather,
With isinglass curtains y' can roll right down,
In case there's a change in the weather.
Two bright sidelight's winkin' and blinkin',
Ain't no finer rig I'm a-thinkin'
You c'n keep your rig if you're thinkin' 'at I'd keer to swap
Fer that shiny, little surrey with the fringe on the top!
All the world'll fly in a flurry
When I take you out in the surrey,
When I take you out in the surrey with the fringe on top!
When we hit that road, hell fer leather,
Cats and dogs'll dance in the heather,
Birds and frogs'll sing all together and the toads will hop!
The wind'll whistle as we rattle along,
The cows'll moo in the clover,
The river will ripple out a whispered song,
And whisper it over and over:
Don't you wisht y'd go on forever?
Don't you wisht y'd go on forever?

[wildhorses]

91. here'e something for all these cars to run on --

'fuel for thought' heehee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mguzKze1sYo

[Joe Fields]

93. you.....you.........trumped me, dammit!

Take a well deserved bow.

[wildhorses]

94. me?? what did i do?

:shrug:

:P

:hug:

[Joe Fields]

95. punny...very punny!!

:hug:

[MissMillie]

97. Queen: I'm in Love with my Car

right?

[kwassa]

98. Fun, fun, fun till her daddy took the T-bird away!!!!!!

Beach Boys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSELXYCHc1w

[kwassa]

99. Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?

Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin

Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends,
So Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?

Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a color TV ?
Dialing For Dollars is trying to find me.
I wait for delivery each day until three,
So oh Lord, won’t you buy me a color TV ?

Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a night on the town ?
I’m counting on you, Lord, please don’t let me down.
Prove that you love me and buy the next round,
Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a night on the town ?

[kwassa]

100. Long White Cadillac - Dwight Yoakam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTPA2n3fvqE

[kwassa]

101. Little GTO - Ronny and the Daytonas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44kg0IENTPU

Little GTO, you're really lookin' fine
Three deuces and a four-speed and a 389
Listen to her tachin' up now, listen to her why-ee-eye-ine
C'mon and turn it on, wind it up, blow it out GTO

Wa-wa, (mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO") wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
(mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO")
Wa-wa, (mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO") wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
(mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO")
Wa-wa (mixed with "Ahhh, little GTO") wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa

You oughta see her on a road course or a quarter mile
This little modified Pon-Pon has got plenty of style
She beats the gassers and the rail jobs, really drives 'em why-ee-eye-ild
C'mon and turn it on, wind it up, blow it out GTO

Wa-wa, (mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO") wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
(mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO")
Wa-wa, (mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO") wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
(mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO")
Wa-wa (mixed with "Ahhh, little GTO") wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa

Gonna save all my money (turnin' it on, blowin' it out) and buy a GTO (turnin' it on,
blowin' it out)
Get a helmet and a roll bar (turnin' it on, blowin' it out) and I'll be ready to go
(turnin' it on, blowin' it out)
Take it out to Pomona (turnin' it on, blowin' it out) and let 'em know (turnin' it on,
blowin' it out), yeah, yeah
That I'm the coolest thing around
Little buddy, gonna shut you down
When I turn it on, wind it up, blow it out GTO

Wa-wa, (mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO") wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
(mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO")
Wa-wa, (mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO") wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
(mixed with "Yeah, yeah, little GTO")
Wa-wa (mixed with "Ahhh, little GTO") wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa