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A car song is a song with lyrics or musical themes pertaining to car travel. Though the earliest forms appeared in the 1900s, car songs emerged in full during the 1950s as part of rock and roll and car culture, but achieved their peak popularity in the West Coast of the United States during the 1960s with the emergence of hot rod rock as an outgrowth of the surf music scene.
The song features Love singing lead vocals. It was originally released as the B-side of the single "Surfin' Safari" (1962). [3] It was later released on their 1962 album Surfin' Safari, and appeared again on their 1963 album Little Deuce Coupe. The song is credited for initiating the hot rod music craze of the 1960s. [1]
"Hey Little Cobra" is a song released in 1963 by The Rip Chords about the Shelby Cobra. The song was produced by Terry Melcher and Bruce Johnston, who also sang vocals. [2] The song spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 4, [3] while reaching No. 5 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade [4] and No. 3 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit ...
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A car crash turned a kid's hair "from black into bright white" because "the cars had smashed so hard." "Motorcrash" The Sugarcubes: 1988: From the album Life's Too Good "Motorist" Jawbox: 1994 [4] "Mr. Ambulance Driver" The Flaming Lips: 2006: From the album At War With the Mystics. Frontman Wayne Coyne has described the song as a "teenager car ...
"G.T.O." is a song written by John Buck Wilkin and first recorded as the 1964 debut single of his band, Ronny & the Daytonas. It was also featured on their album of the same name. The single reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 26, 1964, [2] and sold over one million copies, which resulted in it being awarded a gold disc. [3]
"Hot Rod Lincoln" is a song by American singer-songwriter Charlie Ryan, first released in 1955. It was written as an answer song to Arkie Shibley 's 1950 hit " Hot Rod Race " (US #29). It describes a drive north on US Route 99 (predecessor to Interstate 5 ) from San Pedro, Los Angeles , and over " Grapevine Hill " which soon becomes a hot rod ...
"Little Honda" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1964 album All Summer Long. Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, it pays tribute to the small Honda motorcycle and its ease of operation, specifically the Honda 50.