A few months back, I asked you guys for the best songs about cars and driving.
You answered.
So many of you answered that I can't list them all, but I picked a few highlights.
For example, commenter Wolfwagen went with “Radar Love” by Golden Earring.
Predictable, perhaps, but so were most of the entries. And that's fine! The question focused on songs about driving, so of course it was going to be predictable and familiar.
For example, “I Can't Drive 55” by Sammy Hagar popped up from Lynchenstein and THX1136 contributed The Beatles' “Baby You Can Drive My Car”.
“Red Barchetta” by Rush made multiple appearances, of course. As did a song near and dear to my heart as a Chicagoan — “Lake Shore Drive” from Aliotta, Haynes, and Jeremiah. I can see the Drive from where I sit. The Offspring's “Bad Habit” got multiple noms, too.
Other songs that made at least one appearance include “Convoy”, “Panama” from Van Halen, The Doors' “L.A. Woman”, and “Hot Rod Lincoln”.
But wait, there's more! Songs such as “Ramblin' Man”, “Space Truckin”, and “Highway Star” all were recommended.
“Copperhead Road” by Steve Earle, a personal favorite of mine, got on the list, as did “Cars” (of course) and “On the Road Again.”
Perhaps befitting the 2024 Grammys, “Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman made the list, too.
Perhaps the most obscure one was “Papa Loved Mama” by Garth Brooks. That's a great tune in which I long misheard the lyric “he never hit the brakes and he was shifting gears” as “he never hit the brake while he was shifting gears.” That latter bit wouldn't make sense if you were driving a semi into a building. At least I know the correct wording now.
There were so many songs nominated that the best way to see them all is to simply click on the original piece.
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