Car cruisin' music

[bronzebird]

When the words to 'Hot Rod Lincoln' were posted today on the site it got me thinking about a play list of great car songs. I went through my I-Tunes play list and came up with a starter list of 25 songs. They either have to be written about cars or have some kind of mention of a car or driving in the lyrics.

Here are my 25.... I encourage you to disagree but better yet, add some to the list so I can broaden out my I-Tunes library.

Bronzebird

409 Beach Boys
The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena) Jan & Dean
Fun, Fun, Fun Beach Boys
Little GTO Ronnie & Daytonas
Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett
Boss Barracuda Surfaris
Little Deuce Coupe Beach Boys
Hot Rod City Super Stocks
Shut Down Beach Boys
Drag City Jan & Dean
Dead Man's Curve Jan & Dean
Little Cobra The Rip Cords
Hot Rod Lincoln Johnny Bond
Antique '32 Studebaker Dictator Coupe Ronnie & Daytonas
Darlington County Bruce Springsteen
Pink Thunderbird Gene Vincent
Radar Love Golden Earring
Long May You Run Neil Young
Copperhead Road Steve Earle
Built For Speed Stray Cats
Runnin Down A Dream Tom Petty
Peroxide Blonde In a Hopped Up Model Ford Brian Setzer
Hot Rod Heart John Fogerty
Mary Lou Ronnie Hawkins
Red Cadillac and Black Moustache Warren Smith

[ThunderBubba]

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Rick -- You should definitely add these to your list:

Mabeline -- Chuck Berry
Thunder Road -- Robert Mitchem or Jim & Jesse
Silver Thunderbird -- Marc Cohn or Jodee Messina
One Piece at a Time -- Johnny Cash
The Speedway at Nazareth -- Mark Knoppler
Five-O Ford -- Reverend Horton Heat
Suicide Doors -- Reverend Horton Heat
Hot Rod Race -- Jimmie Dolan

I'll have to give it some more thought but these came to mind right away.

[LeoFenderBender]

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Surf music would be perfect; some of the recent incarnations of surf:

The Eliminators
The Torquays
The Penetrators
The Aqua Velvets
The Blue Hawaiians
The Vara Tones
The Mermen
The Vanduras
Slack Tone
Daikaiju

In no particular order... these bands deliver.

[rerdmann17]

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This is dumb. Three discs in the changer is the Beach Boys. I'm looking for Jan and Dean as albums or tapes to burn. Borla exhaust went on today.

[JAB02LHS]

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"American Pie" - Don McLean
"Born To Be Wild" - Steppenwolf
"Free Ride" - Edgar Winter
"Get out of my dreams, get into my car" - Billy Ocean
"Highway Star” - Deep Purple
"Highway to Hell" - AC/DC
"Hollywood Nights" - Bob Seager
"I can't drive 55" - Sammy Hagar
"Jenny Take a Ride" - Mitch Ryder
"Jesus Built My Hot Rod" - Ministry
"Let It Ride" - Bachman Turner Overdrive
"Let Me Be Your Car" - Rod Stewart
"Life Is a Highway" - Rascal Flatts
"Little Red Corvette" - Prince
"Low Rider" - War
"Makin' Thunderbirds" - Bob Seger
"No Particular Place to Go" - Chuck Berry
"Panama" - Van Halen
"Paradise by the Dashboard Lights" - Meatloaf
"Rambling Man" - Allman Brothers
"Roadhouse Blues" - The Doors
"Rockin' down the Highway" - The Doobie Brothers
"Running on Empty" - Jackson Browne
"She Loves My Automobile" - ZZ Top
"Thunder Road" - Robert Mitchum
"Trampled Underfoot" - Led Zeppelin
"Truckin'" - The Grateful Dead
"Vehicle" - Ides of March

[Sweet T]

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Chrome:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kvtwfNT7sM&feature=fvst

455 Rocket:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll3ueYLkJiY

[austx]

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[quote=Sweet T;355675]Chrome:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kvtwfNT7sM&feature=fvst

Re. "Hey little girl, you wanna ride?" "Hell no, I wanna drive!"
Story of my life!!!

Tom

[bwlewis]

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Take It Easy - The Eagles

[BADOS]

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I like any car songs from the 60's and some surfing music. Actually, pretty much any 60's music will do. It brings me back to when times were simpler and hot rods ruled the streets. Every kid growing up back then could tell you the specs on any car. Good old Revere Beach Parkway, Richard's Diner and the Big S. Things change and I'm a hell of lot older now, but one thing hasn't changed...I'll still give you a great run at a set of lights and most likely beat your harse too!

[theflash]

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I like any car songs from the 60's and some surfing music. Actually, pretty much any 60's music will do. It brings me back to when times were simpler and hot rods ruled the streets. Every kid growing up back then could tell you the specs on any car. Good old Revere Beach Parkway, Richard's Diner and the Big S. Things change and I'm a hell of lot older now, but one thing hasn't changed...I'll still give you a great run at a set of lights and most likely beat your harse too!

And at The Adventure Car Hop, driving to the music on the radio that Woo Woo Ginsburg was playing, see http://leemichaelwithers.tripod.com/cruisin61.htm

[MATBird]

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For those who remember Arnie 'WooWoo' Ginsberg:

"As Ginsburg reached retirement age, he migrated north to Ogunquit, Maine (about 75 miles north of Boston). He had spent summers there in his younger years, and had developed a hometown affinity for this artists' colony and resort on the coast of southern Maine. Ogunquit residents came to recognize Ginsburg when he rode his moped into town during the warmer months, and in time he became a fixture in the community. He now lives in a small house near Perkins Cove, a small and picturesque area visited by many tourists throughout the year"

By the way, if you are ever in Perkins Cove, Maine, you can pick the 'Lobsta' of your choice, from their tank and they'll cook it for you, at Barnacle Billy's

[BADOS]

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And at The Adventure Car Hop, driving to the music on the radio that Woo Woo Ginsburg was playing, see http://leemichaelwithers.tripod.com/cruisin61.htm

Wow! That brought back memories. Woo woo always advertised the Adventure Car Hop in Saugus. I think he had a piece of it as well. I actually did go there on occasion since I lived in Revere at the time. I can remember being at the beach and listening to WMEX, which was tuned in on everybodies radios.

[BADOS]

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For those who remember Arnie 'WooWoo' Ginsberg:
"As Ginsburg reached retirement age, he migrated north to Ogunquit, Maine (about 75 miles north of Boston). He had spent summers there in his younger years, and had developed a hometown affinity for this artists' colony and resort on the coast of southern Maine. Ogunquit residents came to recognize Ginsburg when he rode his moped into town during the warmer months, and in time he became a fixture in the community. He now lives in a small house near Perkins Cove, a small and picturesque area visited by many tourists throughout the year"
By the way, if you are ever in Perkins Cove, Maine, you can pick the 'Lobsta' of your choice, from their tank and they'll cook it for you, at Barnacle Billy's

I've been to Perkin's Cove many times and is one of my favorite places. When I visit my daughter in MA each year, Ogunquit is one of my pilgrimages. Another one is Woodman's in Essex. Woodman's claims to be the inventor of the "fried clam."

[rmarshal]

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I'm always the last one to know, so I thought I'd post a CD I found recently to add to our Thunderbird Music Collection. It's the Thunderbird 50th Anniversary Collection, by EMI with 16 cross-section songs of the early 60s --
Fun, Fun, Fun, (of course)
The Wanderer
Travelin' Man
Summertime Blues (Eddie Cochran's original)
Surfin' Bird (the main reason I got it)
etc.

They're available at Walmart, Borders, Amazon, etc. for around $12.00.
Great fun.

[cliff.whatifcardesigner]

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Dont you dare forget the surf guitar legend, Dick Dale! 3 of his knockouts: The Scavenger, Hot Rod Racer, and Grudge Run! ....In fact any of his tunes will have your foot glued to the floor!