Car Tunes: Songs About Wheels, Rides, Shorts, Clunkers, Beaters, Jalopies, Chariots.......

[Floyd R. Turbo]

[Ptah]

1. Hot Rod Lincoln

[Floyd R. Turbo]

3. Hell yes! 👍🏻

[Eugene]

77. That was an answer song to Hot Rod Race

[A HERETIC I AM]

91. I've always had a problem with the geographic reference at the beginning

"Pulled out of San Pedro late one night..."

San Pedro is near the Port of Long Beach

"The moon and the stars were shinin' bright, we was drivin' up Grape Vine Hill passin' cars like they were standin' still"

Castaic, CA which is arguably the bottom of the Grape Vine is roughly 65 miles as the crow flys from San Pedro. The way the song is sung, you would think it was 3 minutes from the pull out to the drivin' up!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. If bicycles are allowed, "Daisy," from 2001, a Space Odyssey

[Floyd R. Turbo]

4. Cool! 👍🏻

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. In My Merry Oldsmobile

Could be identical:

[Floyd R. Turbo]

6. Nice! 👍🏻

[TygrBright]

7. Beep-beep: The Little Nash Rambler

Cars provided an endless stream of "novelty songs" during that era...

amusedly,
Bright

[Floyd R. Turbo]

13. Yep! 👍🏻

[randr]

8. Any song by the Cars, especially

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[Floyd R. Turbo]

14. Excellent! 👍🏻

[brush]

56. Rocket 88 - Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats. The first rock and roll song.

It was Ike Turner's group and Ike claimed the writing credits.

Brenston sang it.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

58. Nice!

[FSogol]

9. Roadrunner by Jonathan Richmond and the Modern Lovers (1974)

[Floyd R. Turbo]

15. Great one! 👍🏻

[nocoincidences]

10. The Little Old Lady from Pasadena--Jan and Dean

Brand new super sport Dodge!

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[Floyd R. Turbo]

16. Go granny! 👍🏻

[randr]

11. The Grandaddy of all car songs

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[Floyd R. Turbo]

17. YES!👍🏻

[MiltonBrown]

86. Cadillac Boogie by Jimmy Liggins is Daddy of Rocket 88

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[nocoincidences]

12. Little GTO--Ronnie and the Daytonas

[Floyd R. Turbo]

18. Sweet!👍🏻

[williesgirl]

60. Love this! My 1st car was a brand new 69 GTO.

Wish I still had it!

[rsdsharp]

19. 409

[Floyd R. Turbo]

20. Oh yea! 👍🏻

[HopeAgain]

21. One Piece at a Time - Johnny Cash

[Floyd R. Turbo]

23. Indeed! 👍🏻

[HopeAgain]

22. She Loves my Automobile - ZZ Top

[Floyd R. Turbo]

24. Absolutely! 👍🏻

[Tikki]

25. She Loves My Car......Ronnie Milsap (1984)

Tikki

[Floyd R. Turbo]

28. Cool! 👍🏻

[dewsgirl]

26. Little red Corvette Prince

[Floyd R. Turbo]

29. Nice! 👍🏻

[KPN]

27. Maybelline by Chuck Berry.

Fast cars and a cheating girlfriend!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

30. Classic! 👍🏻

[Demoiselle]

80. YES! YES YES YES.

[FM123]

31. "Brand New Cadillac " by the Clash

https://m.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

32. Hell yes! 👍🏻

[mainstreetonce]

33. Drive

Alan Jackson

[Floyd R. Turbo]

34. Very good! 👍🏻

[mainstreetonce]

35. She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy

Kenny Chesney

[mainstreetonce]

36. Little Deuce Coup

Beach Boys

[VMA131Marine]

37. Red Barchetta - Rush

[Floyd R. Turbo]

39. Love it! 👍🏻

[mainstreetonce]

38. Chrome

Trace Adkins

[Floyd R. Turbo]

40. Indeed! 👍🏻

[VMA131Marine]

41. Automotive Engineering - Jethro Tull

[Floyd R. Turbo]

42. Excellent! 👍🏻

[longship]

43. Transfusion -- Nervous Norvus!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

46. Wow! 👍🏻

[red dog 1]

44. Dead Man's Curve

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Dead Man's Curve by Jan & Dean


I was cruising in my Sting Ray late one night
When an XKE pulled up on the right
He pulled 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 running 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"

Dead Man's Curve, is no place to play
Dead Man's Curve, you'd best keep away
Dead man;s Curve, I can hear 'em say
"Won't come back from Dead Man's Curve"

[Floyd R. Turbo]

47. One of the greatest! 👍🏻

[VMA131Marine]

45. Heavy Metal - Don Felder

[Floyd R. Turbo]

48. As good as it gets! 👍🏻

[janterry]

49. NRBQ "Ridin' In My Car

[Floyd R. Turbo]

51. Like it! 👍🏻

[sakabatou]

50. War - Low Rider

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[Floyd R. Turbo]

52. Damn straight! 👍🏻

[sl8]

53. The Little Ford Rambled Right Along

The Little Ford Rambled Right Along
Words by C.R. Foster and Music by Byron Gay

Verse 1: Now Henry Jones and a pretty little queen,
Took a ride one day in his big limousine,
The car kicked up and the engine wouldn't crank,
There wasn't any gas in the gasoline tank,
About that time along came Nord,
And he rambled right along in his little old Ford;
And he stole that Queen as his engine sang a song,
And his little old Ford just rambled right along.

Chorus 1: And his little old Ford it rambled right along,
And the little old Ford it rambled right along,
The gas burned out in the big machine,
But the darned little Ford don't need gasoline,
The big limousine had to back down hill.
The blamed little Ford is going up still,
When she blows out a tire just wrap it up with wire,
And the little Ford will ramble right along.

Verse 2: Now they ran over glass and they ran over nails,
And they ran over pigs and puppy dogs' tails,
They spotted a coupe and shot out of sight,
They rambled all day and they rambled all night,
They smashed up fences and telegraph poles,
They bumped into ditches and deep chuck holes,
They bumped into a preacher and the preacher took a ride,
And the Ford rambled on with Johnny [or Nord] and his bride.

Chorus 2: And the little old Ford it rambled right along,
And the little old Ford it rambled right along,
He swung around the corner and he bumped into a mule;
And the darned old jackass kicked like a fool;
He kicked and he kicked and he kicked the wheels,
But he had to quit kicking to save his heels,
When it runs out of dope just fill it up with soap,
And the little Ford will ramble right along.

Verse 3: You can smash the top and smash up the seat,
You can twist it out of shape till both ends meet;
Smash the body and rip out a gear;
Smash up the front and smash up the rear;
Smash up the fender and rip off the tires,
Smash up the lamps and cut out the wires,
Throw in the clutch and then forget the juice,
And the little old Ford will go to beat the deuce.

Chorus 3: And the little old Ford it rambled right along,
And the little old Ford it rambled right along,
Now cut that out you naughty tease,
'Tis a left hand driver and a right hand squeeze.
Patch it up with a piece of string,
Spearmint gum or any old thing,
When the power gets sick just hit it with a brick,
And the little Ford will ramble right along.

Verse 4: The street car company was making people stand,
There was room for a foot and a strap for a hand.
The poor suburbanites were standing in the street,
The language they were using wasn't very sweet.
Along came a Ford with a big white sign
That a nickel took you out to the end of the line;
It stole those people as the trolley came along.
And the little old Ford sang a five cent song.

Chorus 4: And the little old Ford, it rambled right along,
And the little old Ford, it rambled right along,
The street car ran with an empty house,
For everybody rode on the little "road louse,"
The street car people nearly had a fit,
But the blamed little Ford, it didn't care a bit,
When you want to get some graft,
Just load up your funny craft,
And the little Ford will ramble right along.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

54. So cool! 👍🏻

[doc03]

55. Mercury Blues Alan Jackson

[Floyd R. Turbo]

57. Outstanding! 👍🏻

[doc03]

63. That was the car in the early 50s chopped, channeled, fender skirts and

moon wheels.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

68. Sweet ride! My first car was a 63 Marauder!

[doc03]

72. My buddy had a 56 with overdrive, we got it up over 130 MPH with the needle

bouncing on the pin on an unopened section of I-70. There were 5 or six of us in the car. You couldn't pay me to do that now.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

74. Wow!

[sl8]

59. I'm In Love With My Car

I'm In Love With My Car
Words and music by Roger Taylor

The machine of a dream
Such a clean machine
With the pistons a-pumpin'
And the hub caps all gleam

When I'm holdin your wheel
All I hear is your gear
When my hands on your grease gun
Oh it's like a disease son

I'm in love with my car
Gotta feel for my automobile
Get a grip on my boy racer rollbar
Such a thrill when your radials squeal

Told my girl I'll have to forget her
Rather buy me a new carburetor
So she made tracks sayin'
This is the end now
Cars don't talk back
They're just four wheeled friends now

When I'm holdin' your wheel
All I hear is your gear
When I'm cruisin in overdrive
Don't have to listen to no run of the mill talk jive

I'm in love with my car
Gotta feel for my automobile
I'm in love with my car
String back gloves in my automolove

Songwriters: ROGER MEDDOWS TAYLOR

[Floyd R. Turbo]

61. Brilliant! 👍🏻

[doc03]

62. The Ride / David Allen Coe

I didn't hear any racist or foul language in this one.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

65. Love that! 👍🏻

[Eugene]

64. 1000 Dollar Car

[Floyd R. Turbo]

67. Damn good! 👍🏻

[Eugene]

66. Hey Little Cobra - The Rip Chords

[Floyd R. Turbo]

69. Pure classic! 👍🏻

[Eugene]

70. S.U.V. - Mem Shannon

[Floyd R. Turbo]

71. Cool! 👍🏻

[Eugene]

73. Look at that Cadillac - Stray Cats

[Floyd R. Turbo]

75. Hot damn! 👍🏻

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

76. Albert King- Cadillac Assembly Line

not really about the car-

[Floyd R. Turbo]

90. Cool however! 👍🏻

[kacekwl]

78. My Old 55 by the Eagles

Always been my favorite car 55 Chevy.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

93. Indeed! 👍🏻

[cemaphonic]

94. The song itself is by Tom Waits.

The Eagles version is a cover.

[kacekwl]

104. I didn't know that.

Thanks.

[cemaphonic]

107. Off of one of his earliest albums

[kacekwl]

110. Just listened, great

Thanks again for that .

[Eugene]

79. Two from Weird Al Yankovic

Belvedere Cruisin'

and

Stop Draggin' My Car Around

[Floyd R. Turbo]

96. Love em! 👍🏻

[IcyPeas]

81. Gary Numan - Cars

[Floyd R. Turbo]

97. Excellent! 👍🏻

[IcyPeas]

82. Tracy Chapman - Fast Car

[Floyd R. Turbo]

98. Great song! 👍🏻

[DBoon]

83. Bitchen Camero - The Dead Milkmen

[Floyd R. Turbo]

99. Nice beat! 👍🏻

[Paladin]

84. Heard a real piece of shit, today: "Riding With Private Malone."

Overtly sentimental piece of trash about a guy who checks out an ad for a "'66 Chevy for sale", which turns out to be a cherry-condition '66 Corvette. If that sounds familiar, it's because it's an old, old, old urban legend that you've probably heard of, before now. But in this song, instead of the Vette being the subject of an ugly divorce, it once belonged to a soldier who (sniffle) never came back from SE Asia. And to top it all off, the new owner eventually wrecks the Vette, and witnesses say they (gasp!) saw a young soldier pull him to safety. Worst car song, ever......

[Floyd R. Turbo]

100. Ill take your word for it! 👍🏻

[Paladin]

101. You're welcome!

[mr_lebowski]

85. This car could be SYSTEMATIC ... HYDROMATIC ... ULTRAMATIC

[Floyd R. Turbo]

102. Nice! 👍🏻

[MiltonBrown]

87. Model A Ford- Charlie Thompson

Black and White Thunderbird- The Delicates

[MiltonBrown]

88. Collins Kids- Hot Rod

[CanSocDem]

89. Gotta have one from the 'real' road knights...

[BluesRunTheGame]

92. "Car and Driver" - Bill Morrissey

[cemaphonic]

95. Daddy's Cup by Drive-By Truckers

And if bikes count, Richard Thompson's classic "Vincent Black Lightning '52"

[50 Shades Of Blue]

103. Drive My Car - The Beatles

https://m.

[retread]

105. Car Wheels on a Gravel Road -- Lucinda Williams, One Piece at a Time -- Johnny Cash

[lastlib]

106. "Making Love In A Subaru"!

[IcyPeas]

108. Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz

omg we all forgot about this one?

[ailsagirl]

109. Baby You Can Drive My Car - Beatles