JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE, RUSH, SAMMMY HAGAR Make Autopia's 10 Best Songs About Cars List
November 25, 2008, 15 years ago
Autopia has compiled a list of the 10 Best Songs About Cars. The more hard rock/metal friendly inclusions (with commentary) are as follows:
9. RUSH - 'Red Barchetta'. Lyricist and drummer extraordinaire Neil Peart is a hardcore motorcycle fanatic, but he's clearly spent some time behind the wheel. This track from 1981's Moving Pictures, which perfectly captures the imagery of tearing up the countryside in a vintage Ferrari.
8. SAMMY HAGAR - 'I Can't Drive 55'. The national anthem of Gearhead Nation and a song that only sounds good blaring through a pair of 6x9 speakers. Bonus points because the video for this track, from 1984's VOA, featured a Ferrari.
5. THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE - 'Crosstown Traffic'. A great song that uses a car as a metaphor, in this case for a girlfriend who's tying ol' Jimi down -- "just like crosstown traffic, all you do is slow me down." This track from 1969's Electric Ladyland is packed with metaphors, our favorite being "tire tracks all across your back, I can see you've had your fun." Ouch.
The complete list can be found here.
Rush - 'Red Barchetta' from Exit Stage Left:
Sammy Hagar's 'I Can't Drive 55' from 1985's Farm Aid:
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 'Crosstown Traffic':
