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A car song is a song with lyrics or musical themes pertaining to car travel. Though the earliest forms appeared in the 1900s, car songs emerged in full during the 1950s as part of rock and roll and car culture, but achieved their peak popularity in the West Coast of the United States during the 1960s with the emergence of hot rod rock as an outgrowth of the surf music scene.
The Free Press in 2017 described the band’s sound as lots of swagger and blue-collar garage rock, “but also bits of rollicking 1950s R&B, slick ‘60s surf rock and some post-punk nerviness.”
Take a trip down memory lane as you try to identify these iconic '60s songs based on snippets of their lyrics. From rock legends like Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles to folk icons like Bob Dylan ...
"Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" is a popular rhythm and blues song, composed in 1946 by American songwriter Bobby Troup. The lyrics relate a westward roadtrip on U.S. Route 66, a highway which traversed the western two-thirds of the U.S. from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California.
Song based on a real-life drunk driving crash [9] and the impact of a subsequent organ donation. "Lights on the Hill" Slim Dusty: 1973: The song describes a trucker driving at night with a heavy load being blinded by lights on the hill, hitting a pole, falling of the edge of a road and realising his impending death. "Limousine" Brand New: 2005
No one can count all the songs about driving and cars, so no list can be complete. We got dozens of suggestions, so for July 4, and the rest of the summer, here are 24 more ideas: 'On the Road ...
Sixties Power Ballads - The Greatest Driving Anthems in the World... Ever! is an edition in The Greatest Driving Anthems in the World... Ever! series, which is a part of The Best... Album in the World...Ever! brand.
"Six Days on the Road" is an American song written by Earl Green and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio songwriter Carl Montgomery, made famous by country music singer Dave Dudley. The song was initially recorded by Paul Davis (not the same as the better known singer-songwriter, full name Paul Lavon Davis ) and released in 1961 on the Bulletin label.