Songs you cranked up on the car radio

Great timimg with this thread Rick!


Just this evening my wife and (nearly) 3 year old daughter picked me up from work and on the way home "Fat Bottom Girls" came on the radio and I just had to crank it up LOUD. It really hit the spot and both me and my wife were really re-invigorated after that (it's been a tough week - I have a load of work on and she's nearly 8 months pregnant ).

I'm not sure what my daughter thought - she likes loud music in the car but she's more into the Monkees and The Beach Boys at the moment.......

 

The Hugh Masakela instrumental version was the original, a top ten single on UNI Records, and came out in the summer of 1968.

The Friends of Distinction vocal version came out ONE YEAR LATER in 1969.

 

You have certainly heard it! It's a mid-tempo, had a prominent piano and jazz guitar, and is very trumpet driven, has a jazzy feel, and had a cowbell throughout the tune. The tune starts out with a cowbell.

 

"Don't Look Back"- Boston
"Jet Airliner"- Steve Miller

Guess you can tell when I got my license

 

It Will Stand by the Showmen!

Was 16 years old and had a 56 Ford Fairlane Orange and White!

 

The Kings "This Beat Goes On/Switchin To Glide'. Automatic volume adjustment required.
REM "What's The Frequency, Kenneth". The only REM song I really like. Great opening power chords gets a turn upto 11 from me every time.

 

1st song I thought of.
A few more:
Funk 49
Poke Salad Annie
Rock and Roll Hoochiekoo

 

Yeah....DOWN!
Sorry, but that song gets played to death over here in Toronto. If I die never hearing it again, I'll have a smile on my face!

 

Rockaway Beach - The Ramones.

I've lately seen the light and having been buying up Ramones albums. Driving home after having just picked up the Rocket to Russia CD I just had to turn the volume up to eleven. It was a warm summery fall day (rare in Toronto except for this year it seems), the windows were down, the sunroof was wide open and it was PERFECT!

 

Nazareth's "Hair of the Dog". Loved the cow bell beginning. Not a favorite anymore, but cool in my high school days.

 

Funk 49 - James Gang

Stay With Me - Faces

Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy

 

"Jailhouse rock" by Elvis Presley
"I Fought The Law" by The Bobby Fuller Four

On the opposite end, a song that makes me turn it down, turn it off, or change the station:

"Seasons In The Sun" Terry Jacks

 

"Paradise By The Dashboard Light" - Meatloaf

And any pre-"Pet Sounds" Beach Boys cuts.

JEFF!

 

Up Around the Bend - CCR
Cinnamon Girl - Neil Young

James

 

What the ???? C'mon Daved. If you don't recognize a Canadian classic, who needs ya!

 

YES!! A masterpiece.

"Enter Sandman" gets the volume cranked immediately in my car. That intro is so intense.

 

Take It Easy - The Eagles
Maggie May - Rod Stewart
Let's Work Together - Canned Heat
No Matter What - Badfinger

 

Rocky Mountain Way-Joe Walsh

 

Not the car radio, but the car STEREO...

I have definite memories of being back in High School, in the back seat of a buddie's '73 Cutlass completely baked out of my mind and hearing Brian Johnson scream of "FIRE!" echoing over and over toward the end of AC/DC's "For Those About To Rock." And the cannons! "Whoa dude!"

Same with "Inject The Venom" from the same album...on cassette!

I don't think I've ever heard it sound better...

 

The DJ on Q107 here hates it so much that one time they played it and he said "ONE MORE TIME" right after it finished.

 

Me too, great track!!

Also:
Layla - Derek and the Dominoes
Gimme Shelter - Stones
Lights Out - UFO
Hocus Pocus - Focus
Conquistador - Procol Harem
Surrender - Cheap Trick
50 Mission Cup - Tragically Hip (Canadian Content)
This Flight Tonight - Nazareth

 

A rock & roll ANTHEM if there ever was one!!!

Others I used to blast:

Rain / Nowhere Man - Beatles

Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow - Rivingtons

One Fine Day - Chiffons

Peter Gunn Theme - Duane Eddy

At Christmastime, Boney M.'s version of Feliz Navidad (which ironically I don't care for that much by Jose)

Hold On Tight - ELO

Under My Thumb - Rolling Stones

 

"Jailhouse rock" by Elvis Presley
"I Fought The Law" by The Bobby Fuller Four are two that make me turn it UP!

On the opposite end, a song that makes me turn it down, turn it off, or change the station:

"Seasons In The Sun" Terry Jacks

 

ZZ Top - La Grange

 

Stones - "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
CCR - "Bad Moon Rising"
Mountain - "Mississippi Queen"
Beatles - "Hey Jude" and "Revolution"
And...many, many more!