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"Dead Man's Curve" is a 1964 hit song by Jan and Dean whose lyrics detail a teen street race gone awry. It reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number 39 in Canada. [3] The song was written and composed by Brian Wilson, Artie Kornfeld, Roger Christian, and Jan Berry at Wilson's mother's house in Santa Monica.
"Racing in the Street" contains two clear homages: the title and chorus refer to Martha and the Vandellas' 1964 hit "Dancing in the Street", [13] while the instrumental break after the second verse and chorus is an allusion to the Beach Boys' 1964 song "Don't Worry Baby", itself about the emotional aspects of drag racing. [14]
The video was shot at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, and thus features a racing motif with cameo appearances by NASCAR drivers Denny Hamlin and Bubba Wallace. [6] The video also features drummer Tommy Lee, who drives Malone around the track in a custom convertible. Lee's band, Mötley Crüe, serve as the song's titular inspiration.
"Jerry was a race car driver/22 years old/Had one too many cold beers one night/And wrapped himself around a telephone pole" "Jock-O-Rama (Invasion of the Beef Patrol)" Dead Kennedys: 1985: Contains the line: Another Trans-Am wrapped itself around a telephone pole "I ain't drunk, officer, I just fell gettin' out of my car" "In the Kingdom #19 ...
In January 2020, PnB Rock became involved in a street race in Burbank, California, and crashed his car into other parked vehicles, injuring two people in the process. [1] [2] He was arrested for driving under the influence and reckless driving. [2] American rapper Pop Smoke released his sophomore mixtape Meet the Woo 2 on February 7, 2020. [1]
"Hot Rod Race" is a Western swing song about a fictional automobile race in San Pedro, California, between a Ford and a Mercury. First recorded by Arkie Shibley , and released in November 1950, it broke the ground for a series of hot rod songs recorded for the car culture of the 1950s and 1960s. [ 1 ]
The music video for "Number 2" was co-directed by Troy Roscoe and Nayip Ramos. [11] It premiered on KSI's YouTube channel on 26 July 2021 at 19:45 BST . [ 15 ] The futuristic video alternates between shots of the three rappers playing an online car racing video game in their respective homes and in-game footage of the trio racing through a ...
Getaway in Stockholm is a Swedish film series about illegal street racing filmed using mainly car mounted cameras along with some cameramen alongside the route. The videos are all shot in the streets of Stockholm, Sweden and have developed a worldwide underground cult reputation in the street racing scene. [citation needed]