Songs about Cars and Driving
In the states, driving wasn't much of a thing until the Interstate highway system was initialized. Before then, you might tool about in your car in town but true cross-country travel happened only on a train. When the Interstate highway system was underway, it was the 1950s, and Americans had finally fallen in love with the car. Thus was born a whole generation who had grown up never knowing a world without cars, and the songs that came along with them.
All those cars had radios after awhile, too, so the music of driving and driving to the music went right together. Driving songs are an almost uniquely American phenomenon. Could be because the country spans a whole continent, and likes to spread out over wide distance. We have this car culture to thank today for our 2-hour commute to work and back, since building a society around the car makes cars necessary for everything. But at least we still have our driving music!
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409 Beach Boys"When I take her to the track she really shines
(Giddy up giddy up 409)
She always turns in the fastest times
(Giddy up giddy up 409)
My four speed dual quad posi-traction 409
(409, 409, 409, 409)" -
7500 OBO Tim McGrawGot an '06 stick shift dark blue F-150 in good condition
Got a 119,000 miles, only 5 on the new transmission
It's got leather seats, a sun roof, it's sittin' on
33s, it runs smooth, it'll get ya from
A to B -
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AKA Driver They Might Be GiantsHey Nyquil driver
It's Nyquil driving time
Hey Nyquil driver
Get outta my lane
Get outta my way -
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Behind the Wheel Depeche Mode"My little girl, drive anywhere
Do what you want, I don't care
Tonight, I'm in the hands of fate" -
Born To Run Bruce Springsteen"Chrome wheeled, fuel injected and steppin’ out over the line
Baby this town rips the bones from your back
It’s a death trap, it’s a suicide rap
We gotta get out while we’re young
`cause tramps like us, baby we were born to run" -
Brand New Cadillac Clash, The"Baby, baby drove up in a Cadillac
I said, "Jesus Christ! Where'd you get that Cadillac?"
She said, "Balls to you, Daddy."
She ain't never coming back!" -
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Calm After the Storm Common Linnets, The"Driving in the fast lane
Counting mile marker signs
The empty seat beside me
Keeps you on my mind" -
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Chevy Van Sammy Johns"I gave a girl a ride in my wagon
She crawled in and took control
She was tired as her mind was draggin'
I said get some sleep and dream of rock and roll" -
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Drive (For Daddy Gene) Alan Jackson"Just an old half ton shortbed ford
My uncle bought new in '64
Daddy got it right 'cause the engine was smoking
A couple of burnt valves and he had it going
He let me drive her when we'd haul off a load
Down a dirt strip where we'd dump trash off of Thigpen Road
I'd sit up in the seat and stretch my feet out to the pedals
Smiling like a hero that just received his medal" -
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Drivers License Olivia Rodrigo"I got my driver's license last week
Just like we always talked about
'Cause you were so excited for me
To finally drive up to your house
But today I drove through the suburbs" -
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Driving in My Car Madness"I’ve been driving in my car, it’s not quite a jaguar
I bought it in primrose hill from a bloke from brazil
It was made in fifty-nine in a factory by the tyne
It says morris on the door, the g.p.o. owned it before
I drive in it for my job, the governor calls me a slob
But I don’t really care, give me some gas and the open air" -
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Fast Car Tracy ChapmanYou got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere -
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Get Outta My Dreams (Get Into My Car) Billy Ocean"Get outta my dreams
Get into my car
Get outta my dreams
Get in the back seat baby" -
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Highway 20 Ride Zac Brown Band"So I'll drive
And I think about my life
And wonder why I'll slowly die inside
Everytime I turn that truck around, right at the Georgia line
and I count the days and the miles back home to you
on that Highway 20 ride" -
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Hot Rod Lincoln Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen"It's got a Lincoln motor and it's really souped up,
that Model-A body makes it look like a pup.
It's got eight cylinders and uses 'em all,
got overdrive that just won't stall." -
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I Got A Car George StraitSo, we let the wheels turn and the windows down
We let ourselves go all the way through town
She never said stop and I never asked her why -
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Little Deuce Coupe Beach Boys"Well I'm not braggin' babe so don't put me down
But I've got the fastest set of wheels in town
When something comes up to me he don't even try
Cause if (it) had a set of wiazngs man I know she could fly
She's my little deuce coupe
You don't know what I got" -
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Little Red Corvette PrinceLittle red corvette
Baby you're much too fast
Little red corvette
You need a love that's gonna last -
Little Red Rodeo Collin Raye"Oh, how fast can I go
Gotta catch that little red Rodeo
She drove off with my heart I got to let her know
Need the girl in that little red Rodeo
Texas plates, candy apple red Rodeo" -
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Love Shack B-52s"I got me a car, it's as big as a whale and we're headin' on down
To the Love Shack
I got me a Chrysler, it seats about 20
So hurry up and bring your jukebox money" -
Moonlight Drive Doors, The"On our moonlight drive, baby
Moonlight drive
Come on, baby, gonna take a little ride
Down, down by the ocean side" -
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No Particular Place to Go Chuck Berry"Ridin' along in my automobile
I was anxious to tell her the way I feel,
So I told her softly and sincere,
And she leaned and whispered in my ear
Cuddlin' more and drivin' slow" -
On The Road Again Willie Nelson"On the road again
Goin' places that I've never been.
Seein' things that I may never see again" -
One Headlight Wallflowers, The"But me & Cinderella
We put it all together
We can drive it home
With one headlight" -
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Paradise by the Dashboard Light Meat Loaf"Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night
I can see paradise by the dashboard light
Paradise by the dashboard light
You got to do what you can" -
Pink Cadillac Bruce Springsteen"I know it was her pink Cadillac
Crushed velvet seats
Riding in the back
Cruising down the street
Waving to the girls
Peeling out of sight" -
Prisoner of the Highway Ronnie Milsap"Diesel powers 18 wheels to rollin'
As I pull it on to the Interstate.
I've got thirteen hours to make my destination
And I don't want to stop to check my weight" -
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Road Movie to Berlin They Might Be GiantsWe're in a road movie to Berlin
Can't drive out the way we drove in
So sneak out this glass of bourbon
And we'll go -
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She Was Born to Run Brooks & Dunn"Through red taillights and a cloud of dust
We went flyin' through the night, it was all about us
Sittin' on the seat right next to me, we drove with a tank full of destiny" -
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Somewhere In My Car Keith Urban"I'm driving home tonight, catching all red lights
That's alright cause I don't want to be alone" -
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Take It Easy Eagles"...such a fine sight to see
It's a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed
Ford slowin' down to take a look at me
Come on, baby, don't say maybe" -
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Tonight is the Night I Fell Asleep at the Wheel Barenaked LadiesDriving home to be with you
The highway's dividing, the city's in view
As usual, I'm almost on time
You're the last thing that's on my mind -
Traffic Jam James TaylorDamn this traffic jam
How I hate to be late
It hurts my motor to go so slow
Damn this traffic jam -
Truckin Grateful Dead, TheTruckin', up to Buffalo. Been thinkin', you got to mellow slow
Takes time, you pick a place to go, and just keep truckin' on. -
Uneasy Rider Charlie DanielsI was takin' a trip out to L.A.
Toolin' along in my Chevrolet
Tokin' on a number and diggin on the radio
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