best car songs?

Cano · Jan 29, 2010

Help me out people. An article about car songs is coming up in the mag I work for, and guess who has to compile-write something about it?

So, I'm listening. I already have contemplated "Little Deuce Coupe", "Mercedes Benz", "Sleeper (by Blazing Halley, coolest hot rod song ever)", "Dead Man's Curve", "Lowrider", "Mustang Sally", "Hot Rod Lincoln", and a couple of mexican tracks to give some space to local stuff, but heck, there are SO MANY from where to choose... of course, I'd favor street racing, relentless driving and high horsepower songs, as the mag is about modified cars. Metallica's "Fuel"? Sprinsgteen's "Racing in the streets"? "Maybelline?" "Red Barchetta"? I hear you people. Show me some light.

JCE · Jan 29, 2010

Hot Rod Herman's remix of Rob Zombie's Dragula. I dare anyone to listen to that and not drive a bit more spiritedly. A specific favorite of mine is Filter Hey Man Nice Shot. I've got a ton but I'll leave it at that.

mustangGT90210 · Jan 30, 2010

Sound Of Madness by Shinedown
What I Got by Sublime
8 Second Ride by Jake Owen
Crazy Rap (Colt 45 and 2 Zig Zags) by Afroman
Too Drunk by Buckcherry
Crazy Bitch by Buckcherry
Turn The Page by Metallica
Boondocks by Little Big Town
Bonfire by Craig Morgan

There's some of mine

buickgnx88 · Jan 30, 2010

I think he's looking more for songs about cars (or ones with car names in the titles).

Eric Demory · Jan 30, 2010

Joey D · Jan 30, 2010

Panama by Van Halen, apparently it's about David Lee Roth's car.

mustangGT90210 · Jan 30, 2010

So that's what kids used to call it back in the day 💡

Adamgp · Jan 30, 2010

You may want to check out this link:

http://www.catechnologies.com/blog/carsongs.html

Milliethemutt · Jan 30, 2010

Rear View Mirror by Pearl Jam? Not sure it's a song about cars as such though.

Rue · Jan 30, 2010

Thomas Dolby - The key to her Ferrari (My first album)

Sinitta - GTO (Pure cheese)

Jerry Lee Lewis - Pink Cadillac

daan · Jan 30, 2010

Songs about cars?

Chris Rea - Daytona

White Zombie - Black Sunshine

Cano
"Red Barchetta"?

Red barchetta, real racing footage, and GT3 footage. Does it get any better?

CarBastard · Jan 30, 2010

*"I'm in love with my car" - Queen.
*"Don't stop me now" - Queen.
*"Born to be wild" - Steppenwolf.
*"Born to be wild (Cover) - Hinder.
*Highway star" - Deep Purple.
*"Going Mobile" - The Who.
*"Radar love" - Golden Earring.
*"Fast cars" - Bon Jovi.
*"Free whel burning" - Judas Priest.
*"Turbo lover" - Judas Priest.
*"Bat out of hell" - Meat Loaf.
*"Red Barchetta" - Rush.

Well, those are the ones in my iPod. Good luck with your work to do Cano.

Eric Demory · Jan 30, 2010

And I find this David Bowie hit to be a great song while driving.

Apok · Jan 30, 2010

Snap you beat me to posting Gary Numan's Cars. That song is great.

homeforsummer · Jan 30, 2010

Can't believe nobody has mentioned...

...yet :lol:

orimarc · Jan 30, 2010

Discovered it thanks to Brütal Legend:

Road Racin' by Riot

buickgnx88 · Jan 30, 2010

Cano · Jan 31, 2010

dang, intresting ones so far!! I did not know a lot of what has been posted here!!! keep them coming guys, i'll post my entire list when it's ready :0

NotThePrez · Jan 31, 2010

Dangit! Someone beat me to Gary Numan. Oh well this is what I've got...

Stay With Her Johnny By Richie Kavanagh

Driving down the block - kidz in the hall (More of a song for crusing)

Bones Brigade · Jan 31, 2010

daan
Songs about cars?

White Zombie - Black Sunshine

yes.

R390GT1'97 · Feb 8, 2010

Joey D
Panama by Van Halen, apparently it's about David Lee Roth's car.

They actually used Eddie's Lamborghini when you can hear the car revving during the quiet bit. For me though all Feeder, Van Halen and Led Zeppelin Songs are driving songs for me.

Small_Fryz · Feb 8, 2010

no one has said this one yet???

Gil · Feb 8, 2010

Sammy Hagar: Heavy Metal and I can't drive 55
Beach Boys: Fun, Fun, Fun, Shutdown, I get around
Jan and Dean: Deadman's Curve
Foreigner:Rev on the Redline

Cano · Feb 9, 2010

Ok people, I have the entire list now, it reads, in no particular order, as follows:

-Beach Boys - Little Deuce Coupe
-Thomas Dolby - The key to her Ferrari (thanks Rue, wicked tune)
-Jan & Dean - Dead Man's Curve
-Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz
-Yucatán A-Go-Go - Alma de Acero ("Steel Soul", mexican rock song about a fire-breathing, Porsche-eating, turbocharged, nitroused, big-blocked Camaro)
-Beto Quintanilla - Le compré la muerte a mi hijo ("I bought death to my son", mexican northern folk song about a father who buys his son a LS1 Camaro and the 15-year-old brat crashes and dies)
-Mustang Sally - Bonny Rice
-Red Barchetta - Rush
-Bruce Springsteen - Cadillac Ranch (no list of mine could be complete without abandoned cars rusting to the ground)
-Lowrider - War

Many songs in here were considered but not included because they were almost impossible to translate to spanish without them sounding like complete crap, and also because some of them were not literally about cars and I already had my not literally about cars song -mercedes benz- but I indeed apreciate all the stuff you guys mentioned, I found some cool music while I was at it too!

I'll update this post when the article comes out and will post scans of it, along with the drawings I'm doing for each of the songs. This, of course, when it all appears. Until then, many thanks again GTP, you helped to save my ass (:

Gil · Feb 9, 2010

Cano
Ok people, I have the entire list now, it reads, in no particular order, as follows:

-Beach Boys - Little Deuce Coupe
-Thomas Dolby - The key to her Ferrari (thanks Rue, wicked tune)
-Jan & Dean - Dead Man's Curve
-Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz
-Yucatán A-Go-Go - Alma de Acero ("Steel Soul", mexican rock song about a fire-breathing, Porsche-eating, turbocharged, nitroused, big-blocked Camaro)
-Beto Quintanilla - Le compré la muerte a mi hijo ("I bought death to my son", mexican northern folk song about a father who buys his son a LS1 Camaro and the 15-year-old brat crashes and dies)
-Mustang Sally - Bonny Rice
-Red Barchetta - Rush
-Bruce Springsteen - Cadillac Ranch (no list of mine could be complete without abandoned cars rusting to the ground)
-Lowrider - War

Many songs in here were considered but not included because they were almost impossible to translate to spanish without them sounding like complete crap, and also because some of them were not literally about cars and I already had my not literally about cars song -mercedes benz- but I indeed apreciate all the stuff you guys mentioned, I found some cool music while I was at it too!

I'll update this post when the article comes out and will post scans of it, along with the drawings I'm doing for each of the songs. This, of course, when it all appears. Until then, many thanks again GTP, you helped to save my ass (:

I'd like a little byline action! :lol:

If this were Nashville, co-writers are in for a a third....👍

Rue · Feb 9, 2010

Cool song list and Cano's artwork looks AMAZING!!! Trust me on that.

motortrend · Feb 12, 2010

doGG Turismo - Snoop dogg's GT song

Cano · Feb 13, 2010

Gil
I'd like a little byline action!
If this were Nashville, co-writers are in for a a third....👍

hahaha sorry dude Dead Man's Curve was already in when I came to GTP to complete it, haha!

but hey, you can have a big version of the drawing I'm doing for that one (:

Slicks · Feb 14, 2010

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