Question of the Day: What’s Your Favorite Song about Cars?

Benard February 29th, 2008 6:47 PM Link

Has to be Little Red Corvette

RG February 29th, 2008 7:01 PM Link

I have to add a couple
Little Deuce Coupe by the Beach Boys
Slick Black Cadillac by Quiet Riot

justin February 29th, 2008 7:03 PM Link

Radar Love - Golden Earing - not exactly about cars, but great driving song.
Cars - Gary Newman

RG February 29th, 2008 7:04 PM Link

Though a specific car is not mentioned
I Can’t Drive 55 by Sammy Hagar

VMMVMMM February 29th, 2008 7:04 PM Link

Pride and Joy by Stevie Ray Vaughan. Not sure if anyone has ever confirmed that the song is specifically about a car, but that is the rumor, and that’s what I like to think.

RG February 29th, 2008 7:06 PM Link

Red Barchetta by Rush

Zander February 29th, 2008 7:21 PM Link

Driver’s Seat - Sniff & The Tears

Trinks February 29th, 2008 7:42 PM Link

I’m In Love With My Car by Queen

jeff February 29th, 2008 7:43 PM Link

rush - “red barchetta”

Michael February 29th, 2008 8:38 PM Link

Hot Rod Lincoln

The Little Old Lady From Pasadena

Richard February 29th, 2008 8:50 PM Link

Tied between Cadillac Ranch by Bruce Springsteen and Two Seater by Bowling for Soup

texan February 29th, 2008 9:12 PM Link

Gary Numan - Cars

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP2h16m8X1Y&feature=related

me duh February 29th, 2008 9:27 PM Link

open road song - eve six

Jonathan Fung February 29th, 2008 9:30 PM Link

Although it’s not really about a car, it involves driving, so I’m going to go with the more contemporary answer and go with Rihanna’s “Shut Up and Drive.”

X3 SoB February 29th, 2008 9:31 PM Link

Mustang Sally! And I don’t even like Fords.

X3 SoB February 29th, 2008 9:31 PM Link

American Pie.

southern February 29th, 2008 9:31 PM Link

Beach Boys - Little Deuce Coupe
Hot Rod Lincoln

and the #1…….

Maybelline by Chuck Berry!

M. Dillon February 29th, 2008 10:03 PM Link

I don’t have a,”top car song”;but,the following I do file under,”various”:

“Lady Cab Driver”,by Prince:”…THIS is for,the greedy,not all of them,just the ones,who don’t know how to give…”(One of my favorite lines,ever…sorry,lol…)

“Drive”,by The Cars

“Terra Plain Blues”,by Robert Johnson(Great Song;plus,I’m from Robert Johnson’s hometown…Clarksdale,MS.)

“Pull Up To The Bumper”,by Grace Jones(…pull up,to my bumper baby,in your long black LIMOUSINE…)

“Cars”,by Gary Newman(First Video I’ve ever seen on MTV…and yes,I KNOW the first video on MTV is,”Video Killed The Radio Star”,by the Buggles,lol..)

Dustin B. February 29th, 2008 10:06 PM Link

JOE WALSH - LIFE’s BEEN GOOD TO ME

“My Maserati does 185,
I lost my license so now I don’t drive…”

Awesome song that references cars.;)

Dustin B. February 29th, 2008 10:08 PM Link

And it wasn’t until I was an adult that I figured out “little red corvette” wasn’t about cars at all. LOL.

Brett February 29th, 2008 10:11 PM Link

LOL?! What are you, 13 years old?

Jeff February 29th, 2008 10:22 PM Link

“Hot Rod Lincoln” written by Charlie Ryan in 1955 and performed best by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen. Charlie owned the car he wrote about, so he got it right. Ronnie and the Daytona’s “Little GTO” wasn’t bad either, but the song was actually written by Pontiac’s ad agency so was more of a long commercial than a song.

bgd73 February 29th, 2008 10:50 PM Link

nobody is gonna touch my car, its gonna break the speed of sound.
409. 409.saved up my pennies and saved up my dimes. 409. 409. blah blah blah
“chasin cars” is a modern one…if not about cars, I made pretend it was, as it doesn’t make much sense anyway.
and there is the other classics…
little deuce coupe.
and on and on and on…
can;t forget that song about the 35million dollar 1987 dual range subaru. oh wait. THERE WASN’T ONE.

dante February 29th, 2008 10:59 PM Link

She’s My Baby - Faithless. The second verse is about a car.

Larry February 29th, 2008 11:01 PM Link

Add my vote for Maybelline!

2002fb February 29th, 2008 11:13 PM Link

Fuel by Metallica. There is no other song I would rather be flogging my car to. I cannot express the feeling of listening to that song and doing things with vehicles that would usually get you arrested, if you were caught. Definately a song to drop the hammer to.

almatic March 1st, 2008 12:38 AM Link

Hey, Little Cobra, don’t you know
you’re gonna to shut ‘em down

I took my Cobra down to the track,
hitched to the back of my Cadillac,

Everyone was there just a waiting for me
There were plenty of Stingrays and XKEs,

Spring little Cobra getting ready to strike
Spring Little Cobra with all your might
Spring little Cobra getting ready to strike
Spring Little Cobra with all your might

Hey, Little Cobra, don’t you know
you are going to shut them down

When the flag went down, you could hear rubber burn,
The Stingray pulled me going into the turn

I hung a big shift, and I got into high,
When I when I flew by the Stingray, I waved bye bye.

Spring little Cobra getting ready to strike
Spring Little Cobra with all your might
Spring little Cobra getting ready to strike
Spring Little Cobra with all your might

Hey, Little Cobra, Don’t you know
you are going to shut ‘em down

Around the turn into the straight away
I was blowing off everything that got in my way,

Stingrays and Jags were so far behind
I took my Cobra out of gear and let it coast to the line.

Spring little Cobra getting ready to strike
Spring Little Cobra with all your might
Spring little Cobra getting ready to strike
Spring Little Cobra with all your might

Hey, Little Cobra, Don’t you know
you are going to shut ‘em down

Shut’em down, shut’em down, shut’em down…

Got to love that song!

nosirrahg March 1st, 2008 12:43 AM Link

“Let Me Be Your Car” by Rod Stewart

FPF422 March 1st, 2008 2:04 AM Link

Janis Joplin’s Mercedes Benz…..

Wes March 1st, 2008 3:16 AM Link

Get your kicks on Route 66. I think it was redone by Depeche Mode.

Justas B. March 1st, 2008 7:46 AM Link

Mylo - Muscle Car

CARSON44 March 1st, 2008 7:46 AM Link

I was cruisin’ in my Stingray late one night
When an XKE pulled up on the right
And rolled down the window of his shiny new Jag
And challenged me then and there to a drag
I said, “you’re on, buddy, my mill’s runnin’ fine
Let’s come off the line, now, at Sunset and Vine
But I’ll go you one better if you’ve got the nerve
Let’s race all the way
To

“Dead Man’s Curve”

Jan and Dean

BG March 1st, 2008 9:40 AM Link

Showing my age but “Thunder Road” was a damn good road song.

Tim March 1st, 2008 10:37 AM Link

I feel you creepin’, I can see you from my shadow.
Wanna jump up in my Lamborghini Gallardo.

That’s about cars!

Jason March 1st, 2008 12:19 PM Link

Another vote for Red Barchetta by Rush.

And I’m surprised the nobody has mentioned Primus’ “Jerry Was a Race Car Driver”.

Fordfan March 1st, 2008 12:38 PM Link

White Zombie’s “Black Sunshine”
400 horsepower piercing the night
this is Black Sunshine
Iggy Pop Intro and Outro really set this up…

Dman March 1st, 2008 12:56 PM Link

Kraftwerk - Autobahn

Little Red Corvette wasn’t really about a car ya know.

Ducati Minor March 1st, 2008 3:52 PM Link

Here’s another to “I Can’t Drive 55.”

Iwannagofast March 1st, 2008 7:16 PM Link

keak da sneak feat. e40 - muscle cars

ford’s don’t smoke chevys, muscle cars
general motors on my dash, muscle cars
70’s cutless, stangs, cudas, in traffic
chevy, 90’s chevelles, muscle cars!

bay area slap

PW March 2nd, 2008 11:54 AM Link

Nothing will ever beat Little Deuce Coupe.

But, having been born in 1977…

Does Black Sunshine Count? White Zombie.

The wheels of his Mustang exploding on the highway like a slug from a .45
True death: 400 horsepower of maximum performance piercing the night
This is black sunshine.

Brock March 2nd, 2008 2:54 PM Link

Little GTO. It was so good, VeeDub even did a knockoff commercial with the same meleody called Kleine GTI.

steve March 3rd, 2008 1:19 AM Link

ONE PIECE AT A TIME - JOHNNY CASH

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59H4S-a8Wj4

JDG March 3rd, 2008 1:08 PM Link

“Baby you can drive my car”- Beatles
“WIPEOUT” (who did that one?)
“Highway to Hell”- ACDC