"Car" Music

[GPModJ]

I'd like to put together a CD or DVD with "car" music on it. Anyone care to help out? I'm thinking of any songs or music related in any way to cars. Here are some titles & reasons they're related to cars:

* Lil' GTO - obvious reasons
* Green Onions - accompanies American Grafitti drag race scene
* Deadman's Curve - obvious reasons
* Radar Gun - Obvious reasons
* Shake it up - It's done by the Cars
* The Throb - track from Gone in 60 Seconds
* Mississippi Queen - from soundtrack of Vanishing Point

And so on. . .

[Unknown_Authority]

I'd like to put together a CD or DVD with "car" music on it. *Anyone care to help out? *I'm thinking of any songs or music related in any way to cars. *Here are some titles & reasons they're related to cars:

* Lil' GTO - obvious reasons
* Green Onions - accompanies American Grafitti drag race scene
* Deadman's Curve - obvious reasons
* Radar Gun - Obvious reasons
* Shake it up - It's done by the Cars
* The Throb - track from Gone in 60 Seconds
* Mississippi Queen - from soundtrack of Vanishing Point

And so on. . .


I think you mean "Radar Love" by Golden Earring...

[GPModJ]

No "Radar Gun" by the Bottle Rockets :)

"I'm mak'n money and I'm hav'n fun with my radar gun, radar gun"

[GTO_AL]

I have a CD that I bought at a swap meet, here are some of the titles on it, called (Surf & Drag Vol 2)
* #1. * Four In The Floor (The shutdowns)
* #4. * Go Go GTO (Carol and Cheryl)
* #5. * I Gotta Drive (the Matadors)
* #11. GeeTO Tiger (The Tigers)
* #15. Hot Rod City (The Customs)
* #16. '54 Corvette (The Customs)
* and many more on the CD

Others that I can think of;
* GTO "Big Red GTO" (Sinita) .. refers to a Farrari GTO
* 409 (Beach Boys)
* Billy's got a Goat (unknown, never heard it, anyone?)
* Little Duece Coupe (Beach Boys)
* Red Dirt Road (Brooks and Dunn) New, drives a
* black '66 "shackled up GTO" in the video and mentions it too
* Little Old Lady from Passadena (flip side of My Mighty GTO)
* My Mighty GTO (Jan and Dean)
* Mustang Sally
* Little Cobra
* Fun Fun Fun "Till Daddy takes the T-Bird away"
* Hot Rod Lincoln
*
and I'm sure I could come with more on my albums, mainly my Beach Boys album "Little Duece Coupe" *I have both the US and Canadian Versions. *You can also search the internet for "car songs" and come up with tons.

Ever noticed lately how many GTOs (and LeMans') are being used in music videos?
* Red Dirt Road (Brooks & Dunn) Black '66 GTO
* I Just Want to be Mad (Terri CLark) Gold '67 LeMans convert
* Big Star (Kenny Chesney) 'Blue '67 GTO
* Naughty Girls Need Love Too (Samantha Fox) red '67 GTO cv

Plus the GTOs being used in Movies
* xXx *'67 GTO
* Bandits '67 GTO
* Charlies Angels II *'67 GTO (nope my GTX didn't get in the
* movie) *the GTO is for sale on eBay right now too
* just to name a few.

I know I know, much more than the reply was asking for but hey, too bad * * ;D

[GPModJ]

I know I know, much more than the reply was asking for but hey, too bad ;D

Searching for titles on Google is a great idea. I'll do that. However, you may not get some connections like "Green Onions" since it isn't really a car tune, except for its connection with the drag race scene. So, I'm still interested in hearing from people if they're interested in spending the time on some feedback.

Hey, I'm interested in the "more." It seems like you might have forgotten more than I know about car tunes.

[LonnieS]

Jackson Browne - "Runnin' on Empty" (okay, arguably not about cars - but used in several Hollywood film soundtracks during car drives.)

Sammy Hagar - "I Can't Drive 55"

Fog Hat - "Slow Ride"

War - "Low Rider"

Chuck Berry - "I Wanna Be Your Driver"

Chuck Berry - "No Particular Place to Go"

Chuck Berry - "You Can't Catch Me"

Here's one for Mike: "Muscle Machine" - by South of Heaven! ;D

[Mitch67htp]

Rush;Red Barchetta.

[GTO_AL]

Another new song by Montgomery Gentry is "Speed". about a guy buying a muscle car (440 6-pac car in the video) to 'speed' away from his memories of a girl.

[THOR]

Ride on Josephine----George Thorogood and the Destroyers

Low Rider---War 8) Try the mix version too

Mustang Sally---Wilson Pickett

[THOR]

Oops, I mentioned some already highlighted, oh well :D

[REED_RACING]

FUEL BY METALLICA ;D

[Dirty_Eds_Flagger]

John's top 5 car tunes:

<begin drum roll>

#5) "The car won't start", Tony Petra.

#4) "Loose nut behind the wheel", Bauphluff.

#3) "I Got Stuck Behind Bu-ford", Greg Trafidlo.

#2) "Who Taught These Idiots To Drive?", Arnold & Gretz.

... and my #1 car tune suggestion:

<drum roll stall>

"Twenty Naked Pentecostals in A Pontiac", Cornerstone.

<Ba dumpppp bump Tishshhhs>

[Unknown_Authority]

No "Radar Gun" by the Bottle Rockets *:)

"I'm mak'n money and I'm hav'n fun with my radar gun, radar gun"

Cool!! I'll have to check that one out ;)

Some other ones :
Trampled Underfoot - Zeppelin
Catch Me If You Can - The Scream
Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf
Highway Star - Deep Purple
Crosstown Traffic - Hendrix
Bad Motor Scooter - Argent/Sammy Hagar
Drive my Car - The Beatles
Souped Up Ford - Rory Gallagher
Gypsy Road - Cinderella
Speed Demon - Micheal Jackson
Helen Wheels - Wings
Truckin' Man - Moby Grape
I'm in Love With My Car - Queen?

[LonnieS]

Here's some major hits that will really score some chicks... ;)


Aretha Franklin - "Freeway of Love" *;D *;D *

Adam Sandler - "Ode to My Car" * ;D * ;D *

Bruce Springsteen - "Pink Cadillac" *;D * ;D *

Sir Mix-A-Lot - "My Hooptie" * ;D * ;D *

Kroft Superstars - "Wonderbug" * ;D * ;D *

Limp Bizkit - "Rollin" *;D * ;D *

All right guys - lets crank this list up and break 100. There's gotta be more songs out there! * ;)

[GPModJ]

Here are a few more:

Paradise by the dashboard lights - Meatloaf
American Pie - Don McLean (drove my Chevy to the levee)
Last kiss - Pearl Jam
Long may you run - Neil Young (song about one of his cars)
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
Route 66 - Nat King cole / Rolling Stones
King of the Road - Roger Miller
Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin
Running on Empty - Jackson Brown
Chicks cars and the third world war - Colin James
Steve McQueen - Sheryl Crow
Rocket 88 - Ike Turner

[Mitch67htp]

Little Red Corvette,by the artist who used to be knowm as Prince ,or is it back to prince now?

[Icelander]

Artist: Brian Setzer's '68 Comeback Special
Album: Ignition
Track: 11
Title: Who Would Love This Car But Me

It's the theme song for my LeMans... :)

[Icelander]

Gary Newman
Cars

[triple66]

Ballad of Ol Betsy
My Old Yellow Car Dan Seals
Hot Rod Lincoln Asleep at the Wheel

What about : Transfusion by Nervous Norvus? 8)

[triple66]

Wait. Here's the real ultimate car song:

Money (that's what I want) by Barrett Strong

LOL ;D

[GTO_AL]

OK, so I dragged out all my albums with car tunes on them, ready?

* Beach Boys "Little Duece Coupe" album:
Don't back Down, Little Honda, Drive-In, Cherry Cherry
Coupe, This Car of Mine, Car Crazy Cutie, Our Car Club,
Custom Machine, Ballad of Ole' Betsy, Spirit of America,
No Go Showboat, A Young Man is Gone. (plus the others
I've already mentioned)
* The Surfaris' "Hit City 64" album
Wax Board and Woodie, Scatter Shield,
* The Darts "Hollywood Drags" album
Corn Pone, Hippy's Delight, Street Machine, Eliminator,
Alky Burner, Detroit Iron, Slauson and Soto, Cruisin,
and Monkey Do
*The Original Sound Track from the movie "Grand Prix" multiple
songs listed. Including: Theme from "Grand Prix", The
Zandvoort Race,The Claremont Race, & The Lonely Race
Track
* Eagles "Greatest Hits", Take It Easy, and probably more
* Billy Ocean, Driving in My Car
* Don Henley, Driving with My Eyes Closed
* Roger Miller, "You Can't Roller Skate In a Buffalo Herd"
(Makes reference about a "Tiger In Your Tank")
* Eddie Rabbit, "Driving My Life Away"

[GPModJ]

Here's a few more:

Thousand dollar car - Bottle Rockets
Bright White Sports Car - Trooper
Black Cars - Gino Vannelli
Roll on down the Highway - Bachman Turner Overdrive
Life is Good - Joe Walsh (My Masarati does 185)
Life is a Highway - Tom Cochrane
Highway to Hell - AC/DC
Workin at the Car Wash Blues - Jim Croce
Car Wash - Rose Royce
Belly of the Sun - Barney Bentall (and we go riding into the belly of the sun)
Panama - Van Halen

Wow, that's great Al!

The down side of all this is I'm goning to have to go out and buy all the ones I don't have. :)

[GPModJ]

By my count we're already at 112 car tunes!!! ;D

[THOR]

Rhino Records has a pretty cool CD compilation set called Hot Rods and Custom Classics, it's a boxed set. Anyway, I picked this up a while ago and I heard songs I've never heard before, including a Ramones tune that I think is called Go Camaro Go.
Lotsa these tunes are from the 50's though and a little ancient for my tastes. Some of 'em are pretty danged QOOL though, including one tune about a guy in a cadillac getting his doors blown off by a guy in a rambler that can't get his car outta second gear ;D

[REED_RACING]

How about, Bitchin Camaro by The Dead Milk Man, Jesus built my Hotrod by Ministry, Let me ride by DR. Dre or Five-o-ford by The Reverend Horton Heat.

[theJUDGE]

I'm off subject here but for me the following stuff brings mandatory high speeds whenever I hear it:

I call it: "South King County Music"

*RUSH
*AC/DC especially Bon Scott stuff
*Van Halen
*Sammy Hagar/Montrose
*ZZ Top

[GPModJ]

I'm gonna have to see if I can get that CD box set.

I agree about the bands that turn a drive into a cruise. I'd add Led Zeppelin to that list.

[THOR]

Doh !!
Mark, you're right, how could we forget Ronnie Montrose's "Bad Motor Scooter" ;D

[lemagoat]

ZZ top bad girl says "I know a girl with a GTO, she's the one that can go cat go" also red barchetta is one of the best songs of all time! I vision that part where down in his uncles barn, is a brilliant red GTO instead of a red barchetta. also had a dream one time where a herd of goat were driving down the road and ted nugents "homebound was the background music. also i remember years ago laying 30 foot patches of rubber ( single tires ones lol!) to foghats fool for the city. that's my donations since everyone else pretty much covered everything else.

[canonbkr]

Don't forget the twisted tunes...

Bob Rivers - Highway to Belevue and I Can't Drive, I'm 65!!!

;D

[thegr8one1969]

Hey,
How about Hiway Star by Deep Purple and TransAm by Sammy Hagar?

And speaking about 70's rock bands has anyone heard the new CD by Styx? AWESOME!

[lemagoat]

awwwww good one forgot bout machine head album! space truckin too! train train by blackfoot, the first scene in dazed and confused movie with the 70 judge to sweet emotion!

[THOR]

Let's not mention any tunes by Billy Ocean, I may have to put goat leggings on and beat him with a hurst t-handle shifter ;D

Hey, what about Steppenwolf's Magic Carpet Ride ?

Good suggestions, CanonBkr, I love twisted tunes !!

[Rick]

I didn't see "Thunder Road" by Robert Mitchum on anyones list;

Artist/Band: Mitchum Robert
Song: Thunder Road

THE BALLAD OF THUNDER ROAD
BY ROBERT MITCHUM

NOW LET ME TELL THE STORY, I CAN TELL IT ALL

ABOUT THE MOUNTAIN BOY WHO RAN ILLEGAL ALCOHOL

HIS DADDY MADE THE WHISKEY, SON, HE DROVE THE LOAD

WHEN HIS ENGINE ROARED,

THEY CALLED THE HIGHWAY THUNDER ROAD.

SOMETIMES INTO ASHVILLE, SOMETIMES MEMPHIS TOWN

THE REVENOORS CHASED HIM BUT THEY COULDN'T RUN HIM

DOWN

EACH TIME THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD HIM,

HIS ENGINE WOULD EXPLODE

HE'D GO BY LIKE THEY WERE STANDIN' STILL ON THUNDER

ROAD.
CHORUS

AND THERE WAS THUNDER, THUNDER OVER THUNDER ROAD

THUNDER WAS HIS ENGINE, AND WHITE LIGHTNING WAS HIS

LOAD


THERE WAS MOONSHINE, MOONSHINE TO QUENCH THE DEVIL'S THIRST

THE LAW THEY SWORE THEY'D GET HIM, BUT THE DEVIL GOT

HIM FIRST.

ON THE FIRST OF APRIL, NINETEEN FIFTY-FOUR

A FEDERAL MAN SENT WORD HE'D BETTER MAKE HIS RUN NO

MORE

HE SAID TWO HUNDRED AGENTS WERE COVERIN' THE STATE

WHICHEVER ROAD HE TRIED TO TAKE, THEY'D GET HIM SURE AS FATE.

SON, HIS DADDY TOLD HIM, MAKE THIS RUN YOUR LAST

YOUR TANK IS FILLED WITH HUNDRED-PROOF,

YOU'RE ALL TUNED UP AND GASSED

NOW, DON'T TAKE ANY CHANCES, IF YOU CAN'T GET THROUGH

I'D RATHER HAVE YOU BACK AGAIN THAN ALL THAT MOUNTAIN DEW

CHORUS

ROARIN' OUT OF HARLAN, REVVING' UP HIS MILL

HE SHOT THE GAP AT CUMBERLAND,

AND SCREAMED BY MAYNORDSVILLE

WITH G-MEN ON HIS TAILLIGHTS, ROADBLOCKS UP AHEAD

THE MOUNTAIN BOY TOOK ROADS THAT EVEN ANGELS FEARED TO TREAD.

BLAZING' RIGHT THROUGH KNOXVILLE, OUT ON KINGSTON PIKE

THEN RIGHT OUTSIDE OF BEARDON, THEY MADE THE FATAL

STRIKE

HE LEFT THE ROAD AT NINETY, THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO SAY

THE DEVIL GOT THE MOONSHINE AND THE MOUNTAIN BOY

THAT DAY.

[GPModJ]

Thunder Road--reminds me of Copperhead Road by Steve Earle.

[lemagoat]

how about midnight blue by lou grahm. i remember seeing an interview with him on mtv and said the song was about a man deciding between a cherry red GTO or the love between a woman under the moon, midnight blue. the video had a 67 GTO convt red of course. lou has a few GTO's or did have anyway. he didnt look to well the last time i seen him on the foreigner behind the music. anybody remember that video?

[LonnieS]

Bravo, Rick! Now I want you to sing it at our next meeting! ;D