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The Mercedes-Benz 600 is one of the inspirations for the song lyrics. The song's lyrics were written down at Vahsen's, a Port Chester, New York bar, on August 8, 1970, during an impromptu poetry jam between Joplin and songwriter Bob Neuwirth. [2] The lyrics are from by a poem written by the San Francisco beat poet Michael McClure, "Mercedes Benz."
Robert John Neuwirth (June 20, 1939 – May 18, 2022) was an American folk singer, songwriter, record producer, and visual artist. He was noted for being the road manager and associate of Bob Dylan, as well as the co-writer of Janis Joplin's hit song "Mercedes Benz".
The Goose Creek Symphony is an American rock band with roots in Arizona and Kentucky. It was formed in 1968 [1] in Phoenix, Arizona, as an outlet for the songs of Charlie Gearheart (A.K.A. Ritchie Hart) and was best known for its 1972 cover of the Janis Joplin song "Mercedes Benz."
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The artist's personal vehicle is not related to this song. Joplin wrote a song about a Mercedes Benz. In no way does she reference her own vehicle within the lyrics, and a Porsche being an "expensive foreign car" does not create relevance for her personal vehicle to this song. AldezD 23:24, 29 December 2014 (UTC)