Songs about cars

Here in the dying days of the American Empire, we don’t hear much celebration of the automobile anymore, but back in the days of rock ‘n roll, the car was a theme songwriters rarely tired of. Here are some tunes about cars that I really love.

The tune many consider to be the first rock ‘n roll song was about a car, a Rocket 88. Here’s the James Cotton Band showing how it’s done. Man, that was one hot band, wasn’t it?

Then there was soul man Wilson Pickett and Mustang Sally. I love those choreographed horns!

How about The Beach Boys – Little Deuce Coup? I’m not braggin’ babe so don’t put me down.

All my friends know the low rider
The low rider is a little higher
Low rider drives a little slower
Low rider is a real goer
Low rider knows every street yeah! This means War.

Oh Lord won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz.

I’m a rollin stone all alone and lost….Lost Highway.

Of course you can’t always be driving. The Passenger.

Let’s not forget Willie Nelson: On the Road Again.

While we’re in Texas, let’s head on down to Lamesa and hear Don Walser: Hot Rod Mercury.

I’ll finish my list with Chuck Berry, No Particular Place to Go, but it doesn’t end here.

Your mission: add to the list. Let’s see how many songs about cars we can come up with.