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White line fever may refer to: Highway hypnosis, an altered mental state induced by driving great distances; White Line Fever, a 1975 American film "White Line Fever", a 1977 song by Motörhead from their debut album Motörhead; White Line Fever, an Australian-rules football show; White Line Fever, a 2002 autobiography by Lemmy
An instrumental version was used in the movie White Line Fever (1975), as was another David Nichtern song, "Drifting and Dreaming of You". It was performed in American Pie at the prom. The song is sung by the singer from the lounge band in Bob Harris's (Bill Murray) hotel room shower in Sofia Coppola's film Lost in Translation.
Highway hypnosis, also known as white line fever, is an altered mental state in which an automobile driver can drive lengthy distances and respond adequately to external events with no recollection of consciously having done so.
The song's lyrics plead with a lover to reconsider ending a romance. The singer recalls their first winter together, when they lived in a poorly heated place, with their only entertainment watching the "Late, Late Show", featuring films such as Casablanca and Key Largo, the latter of which starred Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.
The song was initially recorded by Paul Davis (not the same as the better known singer-songwriter, full name Paul Lavon Davis) and released in 1961 on the Bulletin label. In 1963 , the song became a major hit when released by Dudley, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and cracking the Top 40 (#32) on the Hot 100 , leading to ...
2 - Preacher Man/White Line Fever/Nacogdoches Gumbo/East Texas Freezeout/San Angelo Release/Rollin' to Killeen/Blowout/Devil's Highway/Midnight Standoff/Marchin' for Abilene (13:30) 3 - Hico Killer/Long Mile to Houston (4:46) Recorded (June 1987) and mixed (August 1987) by Don Hünerberg at NBC Radio City Studios, New York City
In his autobiography White Line Fever, Lemmy claims that he wrote the words to "Metropolis" "in five minutes" after seeing the movie of the same name at the Electric Cinema in Portebello Road, and also claims that he always wanted Tina Turner to record "I'll Be Your Sister", insisting: "I like writing songs for women.