Whats your favorite Hotrod song?

*Racin' In The Streets*.....by another Jersey Guy, and another Bruce.........Springsteen!

Brucie

 

The Beach Boys' "Shut Down". I never get tired of hearing that.

 

I didn't see anybody mention Roadrunner by Bo Diddley, that's got to be the all time classic in my book.

 

Two Lane Blacktop by Rob Zombie, and yes the song is about the movie.
502 by megadeth.

 

I love all the classic stuff, I was in my early teens when The Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, and The Trashmen first hit the music scene, and hotrod and surf music blended.

In the 70's a very popular Aussie group named 'Skyhooks' appeared on the mucis scene, and while most of their music was pure pop, this song made it onto a 'best of' album called 'The Skyhooks Tapes' from the lyrics, they knew what they were talking about!

Cheers, Glen.



Hot Rod James (G.Macainsh)


Life is just a V8 with extractors plated in chrome
It helps you get there faster
But it's no help if you're alone
Life is like a hot rod with a custom built front end
But you'll spin out on the corners if you don't have a friend

James was working in his garage
Late one summers night
On a chopped 32 three window coupe
That machine was such a beautiful sight

It had a 392 Chrysler V8
Injected and chromed all over
Four inch tubes and Cragar mags
It's a pity that James never drove her

Hot Rod James Hot Rod James
The road is waiting for you
Spent all your money on an automobile
But no one ever knew

James never thought about girls
He only thought about cars
Never went to the drive in
Or worried about singles bars
So it was after midnight
When he finally put down his wrench
Then in the dim light he saw her
Leaning against the bench

She said "James I have been waiting
For you to finish this car
It's taken you six years
To even get this far
All those nights I sat at home
Hopin' that you'd call
And take me to the movies
But now I have to crawl
On my hands and knees to make you see
That life is passing us by
Come on press the starter James
Come on give it a try"

Hot Rod James Hot Rod James
The road is waiting for you
The freeway wants to see you
And the girl in the chopped 32

James he was speechless
As he turned the key
And the motor purred so sweetly
Her hand was on his knee
He leaned back in those bucket seats
And saw those city lights
And thought about the girl
And those long hot summer nights

Hot Rod James Hot Rod James
The world is waiting for you
Life cries out to meet you
And the girl in the chopped 32

Life is like a camshaft
It has its ups and downs
Now James and the girl are happy
And they go out on the town
Now life may be a tune up
For the real thing
But James and the girl are happy
'Cos you can hear them sing

Hot Rod James Hot Rod James
The road is waiting for you
The freeway wants to see you
And that three window chopped 32

 

Great Balls of Fire's the perfect driving song.

 

Chuck Berry- No Money Down
http://www.musicsonglyrics.com/C/chuckberrylyrics/chuckberrynomoneydownlyrics.htm

 

Kings of Nuthin----Godamn Nailhead (?)

 

"Rev It Up And Go" By The Stray Cats.

 

Anything ZZTop

 

"race with the devil" - gene vincent
cant beat the lyrics......"Well, goin pretty fast, looked behind
A-hear come the the devil doin ninety-nine"

 

almost forgot. My buddies band feed the flame. kinda have their own sound
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=18574749

 

How about "Catfish and Collard Greens" and Freeborn man by Junior Brown. I also like "Bails of cocaine" by Rev. Horton Heat.

 

Anyone up for some TOTO?.... ...... JUST KIDDING

 

I always like that song by him called "Im on fire"

 

Rocket 88 is an easy choice for me.

Born to run is another good car song (actually written about a car). Deadman's Curve. I also really like 409 and Little Duece Coupe.

 

Highway Star, Deep Purple

 

However i do love my metal and any of these will do when i really want to piss the cops off :
VanHalen
Metallica
The Hated
Primus
etcs..

 

Oh yea i cant forget PINK FLOYED

 

I am with the industrial ministry thing awesome.But I do like the rockabilly the darts are great
Bart

 

I always loved the Sanford and Sons theme....lol

 

Any Jan&Dean song

 

Anything off the Mad Fabricators Society Volume I CD.

Motorbreath - Metallica

 

hotrod lincoln. i dont who does it but there is a kinda punkrockabilly version.

 

1-9-6-5 GTO - the Amazing ROYAL Crowns

 

V-12 Ford by Blazing Haley, I'm in love with my car by Social Distortion.

 

Prolly hotrod heart by the Belmont Playboys or Greased Lightning by the Twistin tarantulas or probably my first fav from 1st grade " Hunk Of Tin " still sing it when I work on the ford. lol , that's all folks.

 

I am surprised that no one mentioned Tom Petty's "Running Down A Dream" at least I didn't see it.

There was a parody song called "Upholstery", written by Paul Williams for a movie, that started out- "Carburetors, man, that's what life is all about.."


Upholstery

Carburetors man, that's what life is all about
That's what life is all about
That’s what life is all about
That's what life is all about
That’s what life is all about

I was not myself last night
Lost a fight, my woody barely running
By a dude I should have beat
And on the street a blow like that is stunning

I finally lost control
And tore my tuck-n-roll
Upholstery - Where my baby sits up close to me
That's supposed to be what our life is all about
Upholstery where my baby sits up close to me
That's supposed to be what our life is all about

Of all life's mysteries the greatest one I've seen
My short runs better when it's clean

I was not myself last night
Ran a light without my registration
Where the cops were bound to see
And you know me already on probation
I wound up on parole
I tore my tuck-n-roll
Upholstery - Where my baby sits up close to me
That's supposed to be what our life is all about
Upholstery where my baby sits up close to me
That's supposed to be what our life is all about

<!-- main content end -->

 

Eddie Cochran "Somethin' Else" ,Gene Vincent "Why don't you people learn to drive", the CD "Dirt Track Date" by Southern Culture on the Skids (Voodoo Cadillac) Bob Seger's "Makin' Thunderbirds"

 

Greetings, newbie here, first post of course has to be about music and cars!

Not it any particular order, and not all "hot rod" songs but...
Tiger Army - Temptation
Setzer - Drive Like Lightning
Reverend Horton Heat's Big Blue Car
Highwaymen - Highwayman
Dick Dale - Riders In The Sky
Dave Dudley - Six Days On The Road
Ramblin Jimmie Dolan - Hot Rod Race
George Jones - White Lightning
Cash - One Piece At a Time - check out the video on youtube if you haven't already seen it.
Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls
of course I can't not mention Sabbath - Paranoid
Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion

Theres much more and I could go on but I will stop here.