Challenge – How many songs can we come up with cars in them?

[Barb van der Veen]

Harm and I were driving back from Barrie this afternoon and started thinking about how many songs there have been with cars either as the main theme or mentioned. A significant song for me is one that very few have heard of. Ballad of Ole’ Betsy is a song by the Beach Boys that was only released on their Little Deuce Coupe album in September of 1963. I’ve always liked it so much that I named my dog, Betsy, after the song! A few more songs to get this rolling are:
Little Deuce Coupe by the Beach Boys (deuce coupe and Thunderbird)
American Pie by Don McLean (drove my Chevy to the levy…)
Take It Easy by the Eagles (It’s a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford…)

[Barb van der Veen]

You can check out Ole’ Betsy on YouTube if you’ve never heard it!!

[Gary Freelen]

Check out this youtube. I have never seen this before – a song about AMC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Hbm–v1NU

[Mark&Joanne Legon]

Hi, I know this was a couple of months ago, but I eventually get caught up to things.
What about some – Johnny Cash One piece at a time, we actual had the cd and played it on the way down to Cleveland for the Nationals.
Jake -says the Beep Beep song.

[David Hall]

Yes… Beep Beep of course https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enqNl7tdLR4

I’ll also add Little Red Corvettee by Prince https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4OZgFYOP2A

Chrysler Cordoba – a funny one by Wally Pleasant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWG-4pqUpiA
I dedicate this one to our son Michael with his “’78 Churngampa” which we bought new soon after he was born and gave to him when he tuned 16.

Mustang Sally https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5TQtREyhSM and I enjoy this version from the movie The Commitments as well as the original and other versions by various performers.

Hot Rod Lincoln – this best known version is by Commander Cody https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R7l7nDuj1o

Robert Mitchum of all people sings The Ballad of Thunder Road https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdwUpxkfSJw

409 by the Beach Boys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frtVqCZub-0

Little GTO by Ronnie and the Daytonas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_FSicQWimU

Hey Little Cobra by the Rip Chords https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc6FmZCT0Zc

Another Beach Boys… Shut Down https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nll2r0h8rRE

Paul Revere and the Raiders did SS 396 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHevollKg9k

Jan and Dean – Deadman’s Curve https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukunx21UHCA , Three Window Coupe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRmOR2UhpNk , Rockin’ Little Roadster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axAftP_9d1A , Bucket T https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUPPz1he3sQ , Surfin’ Hearse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neiQmUI_nK8 and Little Old Lady From Pasadena https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXgVlRmziwQ

I Can’t Drive 55 by Sammy Hagar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvV3nn_de2k

I think I should stop here for now… Between me and my pal Terry who really knows the “oldies”… I could likely post many more.

David

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