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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
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.
Sam Hummer is a local truck driver from Tucson, Arizona who works for a Tucson-based produce-shipper called "Red River". His driving partners are Duane Haller and "Pops" Dinwiddie.
NME magazine listed "Fever" as the 96th best song of the 1950s. [6] In his The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made list published in 1989, critic Dave Marsh ranked "Fever" at the position of 109. [12] The song was included on the greatest hits albums Fever: The Best of Little Willie John (1993) and The Very Best of Little Willie John (2001). [13] [14]
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
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.
The band supplied six songs for the soundtrack as well. As the band was about to film their cameo, however, drummer Pete Gill was fired and Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor rejoined after having quit in 1984. In his autobiography White Line Fever, Lemmy states the sacking of Gill was a long time coming:
No Remorse is a compilation album by English rock band Motörhead, released in September 1984.The album provides an overview of the band's time with Bronze Records and also includes four newly recorded tracks.