indy mike's "pick one tune per hour" topic of the week: Rollin' along...

Get yer sordid dope fiend minds/hormones raging thoughts outta the sewer - not THAT kind of rollin'!!! I'm talking about tunes that gots transportation as a theme: motorvatin', ridin' the rails, just flew in from Cleveland and boy are my arms tired kinda tunes... The rules we play by: pick ONE tune per hour (we go by on the hour, so if you post at 3:33, wait until 4:00 hits and do it again) - don't post a list a mile long, as everybody likes to get into the act. Help us out by listing a good sounding source for the rest of the nice folks here, so they can groove to the tunes you love...

I'll start with a rockabilly whomper/stomper: Billy Carroll's Big Green Car on Fascination (miniscule label outta the Detroit area) is waaaaaaay cool, dad - the needle drops, and yer greeted with a tree-men-dous car horn blastin' away, then the drums kick in with the BIG BEAT the rockin' set digs. Billy clues us in on the big green bomb with a cute kitten at the controls - heavenly sounds, brothers and sisters. This un' shows up on some Ace comps and Rhino's Fast, Loud and Outta Control sets - peel out and grab this one!!!!

 

Get Out of Denver--Bob Seger. A Chuck Berry riff, played at double speed. "You look just like a Commie and you might just be a member baby/get out of Denver baby, go!"

 

Hey, is interplanetary travel included here? If so, my pick goes for Billy Thorpes "Children Of The Sun". A really great rock story.

 

Space Truckin'- Deep Purple

 

The Who: Goin' Mobile

 

By The Time I Get To Phoenix -- any version, but I'm thinking of Isaac Hayes' in particular.

 

"...comin' into Los Angeleeez" by Arlo Guthrie

A song about flying *and* rollin' some...

 

Radar Love Golden Earring

 

Wolf Creek Pass-CW McCall

 

Train Kept A Rollin'-The Rock & Roll Trio

 

City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie finds a great tune and puts his stamp onnit...

 

Bruce Springsteen - State Trooper

("Mister state trooper, please don't stop me...please don't stop me, please don't stop me...)

 

Travelin' Band--CCR. Another Chuck Berry rip, this one a triple speed!

 

Keep On Truckin' by Eddie Kendricks

OK, it's not about driving, but it's a cool title.

 

Can't believe no one's said Drivers Seat, Sniff N' The Tears

 

Chuck Berry - No particular place to go

All the best - Andrew

 

"Traveling Mood," by Racing Cars.

(Anyone else ever heard this song, or heard of this band? Journeyman stuff for the most part, but this song is pretty great.)

 

Bachman, Turner, Frank & Reynolds - izzn't that yer law firm???

I thought fer sure you'da picked Little GTO by Ronnie and the Daytons...

 

Apologies in advance to indy.

Back in the USSR - more modern airborne transportation and I'm getting the Beatles in.

 

Hi, no Beatles disclaimers on this thread for once (heckfire, don't the Fabs get enough press here)????

 

Boss Hoss - The Sonics; tub thumpin' Northwest garage growler is a fave at the old ranch; best source is Required Etiquette on Ace (must grab comp of Etiquette label stuff), where it's in twin guns a' blazin' stereo for you folks with 2 ears!!!

 

Crosstown Traffic - Jimi Hendrix Experience

 

2-4-6-8 Motorway--Tom Robinson Band. Huge UK hit, less well known on this side of the pond.