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It describes the narrator's trip to a drag racing strip and borrows heavily from an earlier Jan and Dean song "Surf City," also co-written by Berry and Wilson. "Drag City" was released as the title track from the album of the same name. It was the first of the duo's seven hit songs in 1964, and charted in the top ten in January. [2]
"This Is L.A." by The Briggs (Used as the team song for the Los Angeles Galaxy) "This Is L.A." by Delinquent Habits "This Is L.A." by Lemon D "This Is Los Angeles" by WC "This Is My Hollywood" by 3 Colours Red "This Is Why I Came to California" by Leon Ware "This Is Why I'm Hot" by Mims (rapper)
"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 song also ...
The closing of Irwindale Speedway leaves a massive void in the Southern California racing scene, ... a drag strip and a 6,500-seat grandstand. And its location in the armpit of the 605 and 210 ...
Big Stick is an American musical duo formed in New York in 1985 by John Gill (guitar, vocals) and Yanna Trance (vocals, percussion, keyboards). Known mostly for their unconventional approach to songwriting and recording, Big Stick's music varies and jumps through different genres and categories, touching on punk rock, industrial music, and art rock and brutally simple performance style.
The song is sung from the perspective of the driver of the Sting Ray who brags that he will "shut down" the 413. (In hot rod racing slang, to "shut down" someone means to beat that person in a race.) While the implication is that the Sting Ray will win the race, the song ends before the end of the race with the 413 still in the lead, with the ...
In the 1960s and '70s, Mazmanian became a well-known name in Southland racing circles, largely due to his promotions for gasser and funny car competitions at local drag strips every weekend. [ 2 ] In "Billy the Mountain," a song rich with inside jokes about Southern California, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention mention a Mazmanian funny ...
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