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The song poked fun at the trials and tribulations of the average young car owner of the 1910s, especially when he wanted to get down to some serious "sparking" with his female passenger. [citation needed] The song also inspired a 1920 silent comedy, "Get Out And Get Under", starring Harold Lloyd and directed by Hal Roach for Pathe Films. [4]
Come Josephine In My Flying Machine is a popular song with music by Fred Fisher and lyrics by Alfred Bryan. [1] First published in 1910, the composition was originally recorded by Blanche Ring and was, for a time, her signature song. [2] Ada Jones and Billy Murray recorded a duet in November 1910, which was released the following year.
D. Daddy Never Was the Cadillac Kind; The Day That She Left Tulsa (In a Chevy) Dead Man's Curve (song) The Distance (Cake song) Don't Worry Baby; Drag City (song)
Author Stephen Davis described the song as "a rollicking R&B number." [2] Tony Orlando claims to have been particularly struck by the song. [6] Taylor later rerecorded "Night Owl," along with several other songs he wrote for the Flying Machine, such as "Knocking 'Round the Zoo," for his self-titled solo debut album on Apple Records. [5]
"In My Merry Oldsmobile" is a popular song from 1905, with music by Gus Edwards and lyrics by Vincent P. Bryan. The song's chorus is one of the most enduring automobile-oriented songs. The verses, which are slightly suggestive (by 1905 standards) tell of a couple who court and fall in love during a trip with
"Knocking 'Round the Zoo" is a song written by James Taylor that was originally released on his 1968 debut album on Apple Records. He had previously recorded the song in 1966 with his band the Flying Machine, but that recording was not released until 1971 on James Taylor and the Original Flying Machine. It was also released by Apple as a single ...
The songs on the album were recorded with Taylor's band The Flying Machine in a late 1966 three-hour session in New York City's Select Sound Studios. [5] They were produced by Chip Taylor, who had been involved in some recent pop hits, and Al Gorgoni, who also added harpsichord to the band's sound. [5]
The song is dedicated to him, with the liner notes mentioning, "Dedicated to Johnathan Harris, boy racer to the end". When it came down to releasing the album's first single, Taylor was so fond of his song that he locked himself in a cupboard until it was agreed that it would be the b-side to the album's first single, "Bohemian Rhapsody". [4]