Radar Love! that song was made for motoring
How about "I can't drive 55" by Van Halen

 

>>Anyone find Marvin Pontiac? I think that one is made up!!


I didn't make it up - it's a cool song!

Website with info on Small Car by Marvin Pontiac

 

>>I didn't make it up - it's a cool song!
>>
>>Website with info on Small Car by Marvin Pontiac

Fishing with John...the one with Tom Waits is a classic. Thanks for the info
and the link. I'll quick click buy.....

 

>>Ah, Frank Zappa, one of the best musicians of all time. I will be sure to check out that track. Hey man, maybe you're the perfect person to ask...Zappa had one tune I heard years ago, but I haven't heard it since. I loved the tune but cant remember the name. All I know about it was the lyric "The girls got a very large mouth but her teeth look OK". Does that particular lyric ring a bell?

Ha! Funny that Zappa comes up in a thread today. I was listening to Sheik
Yerbouti today with the windows down, and didn't realize how loud I was singing
along to "Jewish Princess" until I stopped at a traffic light and the people next
to me were giving me some strange looks... Whoops!

-Pete

 

Pittsburgh Mark,

Try "Sleep Now In The Fire" by Rage Against the Machine. It's one of my favorite songs. Really gets your juices moving.

PS: Moving to Pittsburgh this June. Looking to move into the North Hills. Hope to see you and others at a mini meet sometime next year!

Motor On

 

>>Ah, Frank Zappa, one of the best musicians of all time. I will be sure to check out that track. Hey man, maybe you're the perfect person to ask...Zappa had one tune I heard years ago, but I haven't heard it since. I loved the tune but cant remember the name. All I know about it was the lyric "The girls got a very large mouth but her teeth look OK". Does that particular lyric ring a bell?

Yes!! That's one of my favorites too!!
That's "Charlies Mouth"!! And that's Steve Vai and Zappa playing together!! Awsome track! I just had a shiver run down my spine just thinking about it!
You will definately love Jazz from Hell! It's legendary. There's parts so odd you will have to roll up the windows!!
:smile:

 

Oh!! Anyone here ever heard of Vanillia Fudge??
Where aaarr arrrr, Is My Miiiii Miiiii mind!
and "Keep Me Hangin On"

Man, that guy could play the organ!

Bang Bang - Written by Sonny Bono. A real depressing track!

Vanillia Fudge will bend your mind!!!

 

I know it' is hokey but "Skidmarks on my heart" by the GO GO's should be on the list. I also included "Riding on the metro" by Berlin. Add a dash of Paul Simon's "Late in the evening" and you will never want to stop motoring!

 

For a "can't miss" driving tune how about some old school...
Bohemian Rapsody - Queen

pehaps even...
God Save the Queen - Sex Pistols

Road to Ensenada - Lyle Lovett (how'd that get in there?)

Love will tear us apart - Joy Division

Mercury Blues - David Lindley

Story of my Life - Social Distortion

(and something from Miles - Sketches of Spain, or Kind of Blue)

 

Another one I forgot. "Die Alright" by the Hives. Very catchy tune.

 

My Top 5 Motoring tunes (right now)

"Sunshine Pig" by Chris and Tad
"The Face of the Earth " by The Dismemberment Plan
"I'll Drink to That" by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
"Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" by The White Stripes
"Dancin' Fool" by Frank Zappa (had to throw that in, been on a Sheik Yerbouti
kick lately.)

Also, just picked up the "Source Tags & Codes" album by
And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead... great album, will get lots
of play time in the MINI. Just got turned on to those guys, they rock.

-Pete

 

Cheers!
Clover

 

Just saw that "Bohemian Rhapsody" was voted the best song ever...
What a joke. Worse than baseball fans voting Cal Ripken's
streak as the #1 baseball moment. (Sorry to Baltimore fans, but c'mon...)

Everyone knows that the best song ever was "Me So Horny" by the
2 Live Crew, just no one else will come out and admit it.

-Pete

 

Outkast: B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)

The Roots: Things Fall Apart, Act Too (Love of my Life)

Bad Brains: Any song from them off of any album.

De La Soul: Pony Ride, Stakes is High, Eye Know

 

Stand in front of your car and look at it.
Jerry Lee Lewis...
"Great ***** of Fire."

 

I can't believe no one has mentioned David Bowie!!
Ground Control to Major Tom!!!
And that was Rick Wakeman playing the Mellotron!

 

" I can't believe no one has mentioned David Bowie!!
Ground Control to Major Tom!!!
And that was Rick Wakeman playing the Mellotron! "

Zappa, I completely agree! I love that song. I rented Mr. Deeds the other night and that song was featured in a HILARIOUS scene. Great motoring tune.

My two cents:
- Anything by Led Zeppelin, particularly "Fool in the Rain" & "Kashmir", Jimmy Page is a musical GOD, (make sure these songs are up loud enough to make your teeth hurt. GREAT motoring song). I can't tell you how many times I've been pulled over for speeding while listening to Zeppelin. Something about that music just makes my right foot heavy.

Other great tunes for motoring:
- Steve McQueen - Sheryl Crow
- Radar Love - Golden Earring
- Let's Go - The Cars
- Dirty Deeds, Back in Black & Highway to Hell - AC/DC
- Low Rider - WAR
- New York Groove - Ace Frehley
- American Girl - Tom Petty
- The latest CDs from The White Stripes and The Strokes
- Steeley Dan's Aja CD
- Dark Side of the Moon CD - Pink Floyd
- ANYTHING by Cake (these guys love cars as much as they love music and it shows in their lyrics. GREAT for motoring)!
- Anything by Prince
- Southern Cross by CSN - cover version by Jimmy Buffett (always makes me want to open my sunroof, not matter what the weather is outside). Hell, ANYTHING by Buffett is great while motoring.

My Guilty Pleasures/Great Sing-along tunes:
- Escape - Rupert Holmes
- Thunder Island - Jay Ferguson
- These Boots are Made For Walkin - Nancy Sinatra
- Any cheesy one-hit-wonder from the 80's
(OK, I sing these with my windows UP and the sunroof CLOSED but they are still fun while motoring)!

 

>>- ANYTHING by Cake (these guys love cars as much as they love music and it shows in their lyrics. GREAT for motoring)!
>>- These Boots are Made For Walkin - Nancy Sinatra
>>- Any cheesy one-hit-wonder from the 80's
>>(OK, I sing these with my windows UP and the sunroof CLOSED but they are still fun while motoring)!

Did someone say eclectic???
Cake and Nancy Sinatra in the same post.......
A definite Mini driver here.....

 

thicke - when i get you alone
king changó - champion sound
bran van 3000 - me go shopping
manu chao - king of bongo bong
king africa - carnavalito

all great bassy songs, great for motoring!

 

Push the outside of the envelope and try everything written by Frank Zappa. Eons before most of your time, but eons to meet his revile. He's brilliant, simplely brilliant.

Or mellow out with some Dred Zepplin, Mr Bungle or Psychefunkapus. Warren Zevon winds my clock.

And let's not forget, all Pink Floyd at 103 dB is better than rap.

 

Tool. And more Tool. Lots of bass, good for driving. Especially (on their latest album)Disposition, Reflection, Parabol, and The Grudge. And Schism. Nirvana is also really good, and if you don't have any of their CDs, the greatest hits one outlines them. And Ani DiFranco, and The Sex Pistols, and Pink Floyd.

 

sndwave wrote:

>>Push the outside of the envelope and try everything written by Frank Zappa. Eons before most of your time, but eons to meet his revile. He's brilliant, simplely brilliant.
>>
>>Or mellow out with some Dred Zepplin, Mr Bungle or Psychefunkapus. Warren Zevon winds my clock.
>>
>>And let's not forget, all Pink Floyd at 103 dB is better than rap.
>> <<

sndwave: did you see Warren Zevon on Letterman last week? He was basically THE SHOW! Warren's dying of lung cancer...and was cracking jokes about his situation! It was a great, great show! He sang 3 tunes...such a great songwriter! And, YES to Zappa!

Cheers!
Clover

 

Gotta put some Rush on the list ... someone told me that if you turn the fader so all the sound come out the back speakers, you can drive faster than ever ... just to try and get away from Geddy Lee's voice!

 

>>Gotta put some Rush on the list ... someone told me that if you turn the fader so all the sound come out the back speakers, you can drive faster than ever ... just to try and get away from Geddy Lee's voice!

Actually on the way home tonight I was playing "Red Sector A" and "Kid Gloves" from Grace Under Pressure about 8 times tonight! I love Geddy's voice, in fact you couldn't tell the difference between his and mine...

 

"she's going the distance" cake
"trans fatty acid" lamb (kruder and dorfmeister remix)
anything by jurrasic 5
enjoy