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(33,044 posts)Floyd R. Turbo
(26,634 posts)Eugene
(61,964 posts)A HERETIC I AM
(24,380 posts)"Pulled out of San Pedro late one night..."
San Pedro is near the Port of Long Beach
"The moon and the stars were shinin' bright, we was drivin' up Grape Vine Hill passin' cars like they were standin' still"
Castaic, CA which is arguably the bottom of the Grape Vine is roughly 65 miles as the crow flys from San Pedro. The way the song is sung, you would think it was 3 minutes from the pull out to the drivin' up!
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,647 posts)Floyd R. Turbo
(26,634 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(57,647 posts)Could be identical:
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,634 posts)TygrBright
(20,772 posts)Cars provided an endless stream of "novelty songs" during that era...
amusedly,
Bright
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(26,634 posts)randr
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(26,634 posts)brush
(53,918 posts)It was Ike Turner's group and Ike claimed the writing credits.
Brenston sang it.
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(26,634 posts)FSogol
(45,532 posts)Floyd R. Turbo
(26,634 posts)nocoincidences
(2,230 posts)Brand new super sport Dodge!
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(26,634 posts)MiltonBrown
(322 posts)nocoincidences
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(26,634 posts)williesgirl
(4,033 posts)Wish I still had it!
rsdsharp
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(26,634 posts)HopeAgain
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(26,634 posts)Tikki
(14,560 posts)Tikki
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(26,634 posts)dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)Floyd R. Turbo
(26,634 posts)KPN
(15,662 posts)Fast cars and a cheating girlfriend!
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(26,634 posts)Demoiselle
(6,787 posts)FM123
(10,054 posts)Floyd R. Turbo
(26,634 posts)mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)Alan Jackson
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(26,634 posts)mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)Kenny Chesney
mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)Beach Boys
VMA131Marine
(4,149 posts)Floyd R. Turbo
(26,634 posts)mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)Trace Adkins
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(26,634 posts)VMA131Marine
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(26,634 posts)longship
(40,416 posts)Floyd R. Turbo
(26,634 posts)red dog 1
(27,872 posts)(I'm unable to post video)
Dead Man's Curve by Jan & Dean
I was cruising in my Sting Ray late one night
When an XKE pulled up on the right
He pulled down the window of his shiny new Jag
And challenged me then and there to a drag
I said "You're on, buddy - my mill's running fine
Let's come off the line now at Sunset and Vine
But I'll go you one better, if you've got the nerve
Let's race all the way - to Dead Man's Curve"
Dead Man's Curve, is no place to play
Dead Man's Curve, you'd best keep away
Dead man;s Curve, I can hear 'em say
"Won't come back from Dead Man's Curve"
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,634 posts)VMA131Marine
(4,149 posts)Floyd R. Turbo
(26,634 posts)janterry
(4,429 posts)Floyd R. Turbo
(26,634 posts)sakabatou
(42,180 posts)Last edited Wed Jan 10, 2018, 07:11 PM - Edit history (1)
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,634 posts)sl8
(13,931 posts)Words by C.R. Foster and Music by Byron Gay
Verse 1: Now Henry Jones and a pretty little queen,
Took a ride one day in his big limousine,
The car kicked up and the engine wouldn't crank,
There wasn't any gas in the gasoline tank,
About that time along came Nord,
And he rambled right along in his little old Ford;
And he stole that Queen as his engine sang a song,
And his little old Ford just rambled right along.
Chorus 1: And his little old Ford it rambled right along,
And the little old Ford it rambled right along,
The gas burned out in the big machine,
But the darned little Ford don't need gasoline,
The big limousine had to back down hill.
The blamed little Ford is going up still,
When she blows out a tire just wrap it up with wire,
And the little Ford will ramble right along.
Verse 2: Now they ran over glass and they ran over nails,
And they ran over pigs and puppy dogs' tails,
They spotted a coupe and shot out of sight,
They rambled all day and they rambled all night,
They smashed up fences and telegraph poles,
They bumped into ditches and deep chuck holes,
They bumped into a preacher and the preacher took a ride,
And the Ford rambled on with Johnny [or Nord] and his bride.
Chorus 2: And the little old Ford it rambled right along,
And the little old Ford it rambled right along,
He swung around the corner and he bumped into a mule;
And the darned old jackass kicked like a fool;
He kicked and he kicked and he kicked the wheels,
But he had to quit kicking to save his heels,
When it runs out of dope just fill it up with soap,
And the little Ford will ramble right along.
Verse 3: You can smash the top and smash up the seat,
You can twist it out of shape till both ends meet;
Smash the body and rip out a gear;
Smash up the front and smash up the rear;
Smash up the fender and rip off the tires,
Smash up the lamps and cut out the wires,
Throw in the clutch and then forget the juice,
And the little old Ford will go to beat the deuce.
Chorus 3: And the little old Ford it rambled right along,
And the little old Ford it rambled right along,
Now cut that out you naughty tease,
'Tis a left hand driver and a right hand squeeze.
Patch it up with a piece of string,
Spearmint gum or any old thing,
When the power gets sick just hit it with a brick,
And the little Ford will ramble right along.
Verse 4: The street car company was making people stand,
There was room for a foot and a strap for a hand.
The poor suburbanites were standing in the street,
The language they were using wasn't very sweet.
Along came a Ford with a big white sign
That a nickel took you out to the end of the line;
It stole those people as the trolley came along.
And the little old Ford sang a five cent song.
Chorus 4: And the little old Ford, it rambled right along,
And the little old Ford, it rambled right along,
The street car ran with an empty house,
For everybody rode on the little "road louse,"
The street car people nearly had a fit,
But the blamed little Ford, it didn't care a bit,
When you want to get some graft,
Just load up your funny craft,
And the little Ford will ramble right along.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,634 posts)doc03
(35,386 posts)Floyd R. Turbo
(26,634 posts)doc03
(35,386 posts)moon wheels.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,634 posts)doc03
(35,386 posts)bouncing on the pin on an unopened section of I-70. There were 5 or six of us in the car. You couldn't pay me to do that now.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,634 posts)sl8
(13,931 posts)Words and music by Roger Taylor
The machine of a dream
Such a clean machine
With the pistons a-pumpin'
And the hub caps all gleam
When I'm holdin your wheel
All I hear is your gear
When my hands on your grease gun
Oh it's like a disease son
I'm in love with my car
Gotta feel for my automobile
Get a grip on my boy racer rollbar
Such a thrill when your radials squeal
Told my girl I'll have to forget her
Rather buy me a new carburetor
So she made tracks sayin'
This is the end now
Cars don't talk back
They're just four wheeled friends now
When I'm holdin' your wheel
All I hear is your gear
When I'm cruisin in overdrive
Don't have to listen to no run of the mill talk jive
I'm in love with my car
Gotta feel for my automobile
I'm in love with my car
String back gloves in my automolove
Songwriters: ROGER MEDDOWS TAYLOR
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,634 posts)doc03
(35,386 posts)I didn't hear any racist or foul language in this one.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,634 posts)Eugene
(61,964 posts)Floyd R. Turbo
(26,634 posts)Eugene
(61,964 posts)Floyd R. Turbo
(26,634 posts)Eugene
(61,964 posts)Floyd R. Turbo
(26,634 posts)Eugene
(61,964 posts)Floyd R. Turbo
(26,634 posts)Dyedinthewoolliberal
(15,592 posts)not really about the car-
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(26,634 posts)kacekwl
(7,022 posts)Always been my favorite car 55 Chevy.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,634 posts)cemaphonic
(4,138 posts)The Eagles version is a cover.
kacekwl
(7,022 posts)Thanks.
cemaphonic
(4,138 posts)kacekwl
(7,022 posts)Thanks again for that .
Eugene
(61,964 posts)Belvedere Cruisin'
and
Stop Draggin' My Car Around
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,634 posts)IcyPeas
(21,910 posts)Floyd R. Turbo
(26,634 posts)IcyPeas
(21,910 posts)Floyd R. Turbo
(26,634 posts)DBoon
(22,401 posts)Floyd R. Turbo
(26,634 posts)Paladin
(28,276 posts)Overtly sentimental piece of trash about a guy who checks out an ad for a "'66 Chevy for sale", which turns out to be a cherry-condition '66 Corvette. If that sounds familiar, it's because it's an old, old, old urban legend that you've probably heard of, before now. But in this song, instead of the Vette being the subject of an ugly divorce, it once belonged to a soldier who (sniffle) never came back from SE Asia. And to top it all off, the new owner eventually wrecks the Vette, and witnesses say they (gasp!) saw a young soldier pull him to safety. Worst car song, ever......
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(26,634 posts)Paladin
(28,276 posts)mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Floyd R. Turbo
(26,634 posts)MiltonBrown
(322 posts)Black and White Thunderbird- The Delicates
MiltonBrown
(322 posts)CanSocDem
(3,286 posts)BluesRunTheGame
(1,621 posts)cemaphonic
(4,138 posts)And if bikes count, Richard Thompson's classic "Vincent Black Lightning '52"
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,062 posts)retread
(3,764 posts)lastlib
(23,311 posts)IcyPeas
(21,910 posts)omg we all forgot about this one?