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

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 06:44 PM

Jan 2018

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......

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