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[Darrell Gwinn]

Hey, just curious to see what car songs you guys like, plus it'll help me out since I'm in charge of the music for a car show in my town next month.

[samdiego]

Mustang Sally, My favorite version is from the Commitments Soundtrack; Highway Star, Deep Purple; Trans Am, Sammy Hagar, OK to segue this into Bad Motor Scooter technically a bike song but the car people dig it. You may as well throw in the anthem I Can't Drive 55 (or 65, depends on the decade); Baby's got a Brand New Cadillac and Drive Like Lightning, Crash Like Thunder, The Brian Setzer Orchestra; Pink Cadillac, Bruce Springsteen
You may be lynched if you don't have a bunch of Beach Boys and Jan and Dean, just pick by title.

Edited by samdiego, 02 June 2008 - 03:16 PM.

[MonoPed]

Red Barchetta by Rush

[James W]

Stay Cats; Hot Rod Gang, Built for Speed, Rev It Up and Go, Look at That Cadillac, 18 Miles from Memphis.
Brian Setzer; Switchblade 327.
George Thorogood; Ride on Josephine.
David Lindley; Mercury Blues... this version is particularly tasty, it can be found on 'Hot Rods & Custom Classics' from Rhino Records. Of course if you find this collection, your troubles are over.

Edited by James W, 02 June 2008 - 04:28 PM.

[m408]

I'm old school cause I'm old. Anything 50s. Beach boys, Jan and Dean etc...

[Roadkill2525]

Throphy Machine and Hey Little Cobra by The Rip Chords
409, Shut Down, Little Deuce Coupe and Fun, Fun, Fun by The Beach Boys
Beep, Beep by The Playmates
No Particular Place to Go and Maybellene by Chuck Berry
Cars by Gary Numan
Born to Be Wild and Magic Carpet Ride by Steppenwolf
Slow Ride and Drivin' Wheel by Foghat
Space Truckin' and Highway Star by Deep Purple
Heading Out to the Highway and Turbo Lover by Judas Priest
Under My Wheels by Alice Cooper
Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull
Low Rider by War

Edited by El Destructo Inc, 02 June 2008 - 05:00 PM.

[FactoryStock54]

Mercury Blues by Alan Jackson
I'm In Love With My Car by Queen
Fun Fun Fun, Shut Down and Little Deuce Coupe by the Beachboys
Mustang Sally
Hotrod Lincoln
etc etc etc

[Lagib]

Jesus Built My Hot Rod by Ministry. Great video too!

[CaseyG83]

My all-time fav is LITTLE GTO by Ronnie and the Daytona's, then any of the Brian Setzer/Stray cats car songs: who could love this car but me, 49 mercury blues, built for speed, switchblad 327, drive like lightning.....

[Joe Handley]

Beep Beep is one of my favorites.

[lordairgtar]

Antique '32 Studebaker Dictator Coupe.....Ronnie and the Dayonas
Little Forty Ford.......................................Leon Smith
41 Ford...................................................Grand Prix
55 Chevy................................................Hoyt Stevenson
Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Backseat...Paul Evans
Automobiles............................................Spaniels
Beep Beep..............................................Playmates
Buick 59.................................................Vernon Green & The Medalions
Why The Car Won't Go.............................Charlie Calhoun
Chrysler 300...........................................T-bone Singleton
The Corvette Song..................................George Jones
Little GTO...............................................Ronnie and the Daytonas
Hot Dang Mustang...................................Alexander and The Greats
Hot Rod..................................................Collins Kids
Hot Rod Henry.........................................Lola Dee
Hot Rod Man............................................Tex Rubinowitz
Jaguar And Thunderbird............................Chuck Berry
Flat Tire..................................................Del Vikings
Grudge Run.............................................Dick Dale and his Del-tones
Loud Mufflers...........................................Robert Williams
Mustang Sally..........................................Wilson Picket
No Wheels..............................................Chordettes
Pink Cadillac...........................................Rusty Draper, Bruce Springstein, Aretha Franklin
Rock And Roll Thunderbird.......................Burt Sisters
Red Thunderbird.....................................Lynn Howard & the Accents
Road Hog...............................................John D Loudermilk
A Hotrodders Dream...............................Ray Burden
Speedin'.................................................Vernon Green & the Medallions
Transfusion............................................Nervous Norvus
V8 Ford Boogie.......................................Ronnie Dawson
Missed The Workhouse............................Bill Watkins
49 Mercury.............................................Billy Bacon & the Forbidden Pigs
64 Ford..................................................Phranc
Big Machine............................................Gene Savage
Black and White Thunderbird...................Delicates
Buy A Car..............................................Jackie Lee Cochran
Corvette Baby........................................Bob Cass
Dig That Ford.........................................Doug Harden
Drag race..............................................Don Pearly
Every Woman I know.............................Billy The Kid Emerson
Hey Hotrod............................................Hermy Herman
Hopped Up Mustang................................Arlen Sanders
Hot Rod.................................................Stripes
Hot Rod Baby.........................................Rocky Davis
Hot Rod Car............................................Bill Johnson
Hot Rod Kelly..........................................Sabres
Hot Rod Is Her Name...............................Tom Tall
Hot Rod Mama........................................Ramblin' Jimmy Dolan
Hot Rod Queen.......................................Deke Deckerson & the Ecco-Phonics
Hot Rod Rag...........................................Paul Westmoreland
Hot Rod Susie.........................................Manin Brothers
I Wish I Was A Car.................................Peter Hayes and Mary Healy
Juke Box Drive.......................................Mitch Woods & his Rocket 88s
Hot Rodder's Lament...............................Deke Deckerson & the Ecco-Phonics
Mercury Blues........................................David Lindley & El Rayo X (not the same as the Alan Jackson song)
No Money Down.....................................Chuck Berry
Take A Ride With Me..............................Johnny Redd
Rocket 88.............................................Bill Haley & the Saddlemen
My Woodie............................................Trashmen

Now, providing music for car shows should only be attempted by professional car show DJs. Not wedding DJs. Hire me and I will make your show rock. My usual fee + gas + lodging.

[Brendan]

Red Barchetta by Rush

Driven by Rush

[Darrell Gwinn]

Now, providing music for car shows should only be attempted by professional car show DJs. Not wedding DJs. Hire me and I will make your show rock. My usual fee + gas + lodging.

Haha... maybe next year.... lol

[Darrell Gwinn]

Would anyone happen to know of a place where I can download tracks from The Super Stocks? Limewire doesnt have anything... nor does Rhapsody.

[ramonesblues]

Dead Skunk by Louden Wainright the 3rd, Race with the devil, 409, and that whole list from Lordairguitar.

[Crazy Ed]

Long May Yor Run by Neil Young

Ed Erbeck Jr.

[LUKE'57]

Beach Boys "409" with one of the guys father's 352 FORD engine recorded in their driveway doubling for the Chevy.

Beach Boys "Fun, Fun, Fun" with the guitar opening riff stolen from Chuck Berry

And Robert Mitchum's "The Ballad of Thunder Road" for obvious reasons including, but not limited to, one of the best rockabilly guitar backups in a movie.

[novadose71]

I'll add.............

Steve Miller- Mercury Blues
ZZ TOP-Chevrolet

And you gotta play Hot Rod Lincoln at least a couple times

[Harry P.]

Bob Seger, Makin' Thunderbirds.