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Friday Coffee Break: Makes Of Cars

Posted at 8:51 AM on June 24, 2011 by Steve Seel (92 Comments)
Filed under: 9:30 Coffee Break

After MPR's Movie Maven Stephanie Curtis joined us this morning to talk bout Cars 2 (she liked it, by the way), we've got a topic idea for today's 9:30 Coffee Break: songs that mention specific models of cars. Not just songs about cars in general, but tunes that actually name check specific cars: GTO's, Mustangs, Corvettes ...

Songs played:

Commander Cody, "Hot Rod Lincoln"
Serge Gainsbourg, "Ford Mustang"
The Clash, "Brand New Cadillac"
Prince, "Little Red Corvette"
Bob Dylan, "From A Buick 6"
Janis Joplin, "Mercedes Benz"

Comments (92)

Mustang Sally -- Wilson Pickett

Bitchin' Camaro -- Dead Milkmen

And leave that Mercedes-Benz in the garage!!

Posted by lou | June 24, 2011 9:06 AM

Wishlist by Pearl Jam from their Yield album:
"I wish I was the full moon shining off a Camaro's hood!"

Posted by Jennifer Brown | June 24, 2011 9:08 AM

Stickshifts & Safetybelts - Cake
Love Shack - B-52s

Posted by dave | June 24, 2011 9:08 AM

Fun, Fun, Fun - Beach Boys

Posted by Angie | June 24, 2011 9:09 AM

K Car by Relient K

Posted by Sarah | June 24, 2011 9:11 AM

'92 Subaru- Fountains of Wayne

Posted by Jon | June 24, 2011 9:11 AM

hot rod lincoln

Posted by bill | June 24, 2011 9:11 AM

Prince - Little Red Corvette

Johnny Cash - One Piece at a Time

Trio - Da Da Da, doesn't mention a car, but is the unofficial VW theme song

Posted by Chris | June 24, 2011 9:11 AM

"Pink Cadillac" or "Cadillac Ranch" -- BRUCE!
"Look at That Cadillac" -- Stray Cats
"Little Red Corvette" -- Prince
"Hot Rod Lincoln" -- Commander Cody or ALL (Allroy's Revenge)
"Little Deuce Coupe" -- Beach Boys

Posted by (JL) | June 24, 2011 9:12 AM

Camaro - Kings of Leon

Posted by Jordan | June 24, 2011 9:12 AM

Pink Cadillac - Bruce Springsteen

Posted by cait | June 24, 2011 9:12 AM

One Piece at a Time - Johnny Cash

Posted by E | June 24, 2011 9:12 AM

little deuce coup - beach boys

Posted by dave | June 24, 2011 9:13 AM

Red Barchetta - Rush
Little Red Corvette - Prince

Posted by Sobhi | June 24, 2011 9:13 AM

Donovan - Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness) ... this one's a two-fer: Chevrolet AND Ford Mustang

Posted by Shaun | June 24, 2011 9:13 AM

"Hot Rod Lincoln" Commander Cody & others

Posted by Todd | June 24, 2011 9:13 AM

Cadillac Don Feat. J-money-Inside PeanutButter

Posted by James | June 24, 2011 9:13 AM

"Brand New Cadillac" - The Clash
"Cadillac Ranch" - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (RIP Big Man)

Posted by IndyR | June 24, 2011 9:14 AM

Where have all the cowboys gone by Paula Cole

Posted by Sarah | June 24, 2011 9:14 AM

Little Red Corvette - Prince

Parents Just Don't Understand - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

Little Deuce Coupe - Beach Boys

Pink Cadillac - Bruce Springsteen

Posted by Mellisa | June 24, 2011 9:14 AM

little red corvette-prince
pink cadillac-bruce springsteen version
silver thunderbird-marc cohn

Posted by harrison13 | June 24, 2011 9:14 AM

Johnny Cash - One Piece at a time

Posted by Alec in IL | June 24, 2011 9:14 AM

Oh yeah, "Hey Gyp" also mentions Cadillac.

Posted by Shaun | June 24, 2011 9:14 AM

'One Piece At A Time'
by
Johnny Cash.

I esp. love the the part where he mimicks his honey with
'take me for a spin.'

Great tune!
Listening from Barcelona, Spain!
Luis

Posted by Luis Fraguada | June 24, 2011 9:14 AM

One Piece At A Time- Johnny Cash!

I just love the combination of models of Cadillacs

Posted by Ben Chorn | June 24, 2011 9:15 AM

500 by Lush
(c'mon, Fiat is one of your sponsors)

Oh, perhaps Little Red Corvette by Prince?

Posted by monica | June 24, 2011 9:15 AM

Dodge Veg-o-matic - Jonathan Richman
Joe Stalin's Cadillac - Camper Van Beethoven

Posted by Erin | June 24, 2011 9:15 AM

Short Skirt / Long Jacket - Cake
"She's trading her MG for a white Chrysler Labaron"

Posted by double-e-verman | June 24, 2011 9:15 AM

"Parents just don't understand" by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince

Posted by Natalie | June 24, 2011 9:16 AM

Roadrunner - Modern Lovers
any number of Beach Boys songs
White Lexus - Mike Doughty

Posted by Derek | June 24, 2011 9:16 AM

"El Camino" by Ween

Posted by Breanne | June 24, 2011 9:16 AM

Blinded by the Light" Bruce Springsteen
"hot rod lincoln" Johnny Bond
"life's been good" Joe Walsh

Posted by Maize | June 24, 2011 9:16 AM

Red Barchetta - Rush

Posted by Mike | June 24, 2011 9:17 AM

Dodge vegamatic-- J. Richman and the Modern Lovers

Posted by Leslie | June 24, 2011 9:17 AM

"409" Beach Boys

Posted by Todd | June 24, 2011 9:17 AM

"Brand New Cadillac" The Clash
"Jaguar and Thunderbird" Chuck Berry
"Little Red Corvette" Prince

Posted by Rachel Ahrndt | June 24, 2011 9:17 AM

GTO - Ronnie & The Daytonas

Posted by Scott | June 24, 2011 9:17 AM

Also,
"Black Cadillacs" by Modest Mouse

Posted by Ben Chorn | June 24, 2011 9:17 AM

why not the Geardaddies' version of Little Red Corvette?

Posted by m | June 24, 2011 9:17 AM

Camaro - Kings of Leon
Go Lil Camaro Go - The Ramones
Caravan - Van Morrison
My Caravan - Hoodoo Gurus
Hard Charger - Porno for Pyros
Beatle Greetings - The Beatles
Corvette - Golden Smog

Posted by ken | June 24, 2011 9:17 AM

Red Barchetta - Rush
Little Red Corvette - Prince
Mustang Sally - Wilson Picket
Cadillac Ranch - Bruce
One Piece at a Time - Johnny Cash

Posted by Pete | June 24, 2011 9:18 AM

Chevy Van - Sammy Johns

Posted by Adam | June 24, 2011 9:18 AM

Delta 88 - X
Making love in a Subaru - Weird Al Yankovic

Posted by loran | June 24, 2011 9:19 AM

B52s - Planet Claire
Joe Walsh - Life is Good
Marc Cohn - Silver Thunderbird

Posted by mike | June 24, 2011 9:19 AM

another vote for Johnny Cash!
and Cadillac Ranch - Bruce Springsteen
Carl Perkins Cadillac-Drive By Truckers

Posted by Ann | June 24, 2011 9:19 AM

"Broom People" by the Mountain Goats: "'36 Hudson in the garage..."

Also, I second "Hot Rod Lincoln" and "One Piece at a Time."

Posted by Matt | June 24, 2011 9:19 AM

Galaxy- Blind Melon
Chevy Van- Sammy Johns

Posted by matt | June 24, 2011 9:20 AM

Summertime - Will Smith

Posted by Mike | June 24, 2011 9:21 AM

MERCEDES BENZ... Janis Joplin

Posted by Barbara | June 24, 2011 9:21 AM

Little Honda - Yo La Tengo

Posted by C | June 24, 2011 9:21 AM

american pie--don mclean

bitchin' camero--dead milkmen

thunder road--bruce ("in the skeleton frames of burned out chevrolets"

Posted by kim | June 24, 2011 9:23 AM

Bitchin' Camaro - The Dead Milkmen

Posted by loran | June 24, 2011 9:23 AM

Rock-n-roll Highschool - the Ramones
Bonneville - Trip Shakespeare

Posted by Robyn | June 24, 2011 9:24 AM

Racing in the Street. Springsteen
I got a 69 Chevy with a 396 fuely heads....

Posted by McMullan | June 24, 2011 9:24 AM

Terraplane Blues -- Robert Johnson
(Terraplane was a make of car by Hudson motors in the 1930s)

Posted by Carey | June 24, 2011 9:24 AM

* adding a request for "hot rod Lincoln" in honor of my almost one-year-old son Lincoln
* Mustang Sally
* See the USA in your Chevrolet (maybe Dinah Shore??) -- reminds me of my great uncle who used to sing it EVERY time we got in the car

Posted by Shelly D | June 24, 2011 9:25 AM

"One peice at a time" Jonny Cash!

Posted by Dave Russell | June 24, 2011 9:26 AM

Little Red Corvett, but the Gear Daddies version.

Posted by Chris Johnson | June 24, 2011 9:26 AM

"409" by the Beach Boys

Posted by Tegan | June 24, 2011 9:27 AM

Pink Cadillac–Bruce Springsteen

American Pie-Don McLean

Jaguar-The Who

Bitchin’ Camero–Dead Milkmen

Mercedes Benz-Janis Joplin

Posted by C | June 24, 2011 9:27 AM

One Piece At A Time - Johnny Cash
You did say makes of cars, as in plural.

Posted by wa6ic | June 24, 2011 9:27 AM

Five-O Ford by Reverend Horton Heat

Posted by Crystal | June 24, 2011 9:27 AM

Get Myself Arrested - Gomez
"got some friends in my BMW, gonna get myself arrested"

Posted by jason | June 24, 2011 9:27 AM

Vanilla Ice "Ice Ice Baby"
"Rollin' in my 5.0
with my rag top down so my hair can blow"

Posted by Shannon | June 24, 2011 9:27 AM

Malibu - Hole
Waitress in the Sky - The Mats (Saturn has a car called Sky)

Posted by ken | June 24, 2011 9:27 AM

'Brand New Cadillac' - The Clash
'Maybelline' - Chuck Berry
'Roadrunner' - Modern Lovers

Posted by Andrew | June 24, 2011 9:27 AM

How About "Rocket 88" by Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats - Oft considered the first Rock N' Roll Song

Posted by John | June 24, 2011 9:28 AM

Bonneville--Trip Shakespeare

Posted by Karen | June 24, 2011 9:28 AM

paul revere and the raiders: ss 396

Posted by Bob Seabold | June 24, 2011 9:28 AM

El Camino- Ween

Posted by Kristen | June 24, 2011 9:29 AM

Little Red Corvette by:Prince

Posted by Page | June 24, 2011 9:29 AM

One more vote for "Pink Cadillac"!

Posted by Aaron | June 24, 2011 9:29 AM

El Camino- Ween

Posted by Kristen | June 24, 2011 9:30 AM

My Bloody Yugo- Legendary Jim Ruiz Group
It's What You Value- George Harrison
(mentions Mercedes 350)

Posted by mike | June 24, 2011 9:30 AM

Chevette - Audio Adrenaline
Zuckuss' Prius - MC Chris

Posted by ken | June 24, 2011 9:31 AM

Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good
Modest Mouse - Black Cadillacs
Kings of Leon - Camaro
Pearl Jam - Wishlist

Posted by Matt | June 24, 2011 9:31 AM

Taxi by Harry Chapin-please play! It's a great story song!

Posted by Michelle | June 24, 2011 9:31 AM

Lonely Island and their epic theme "Jizz in my Pants."
Thanks!

Posted by Ricky | June 24, 2011 9:33 AM

Bitchin' Camaro

Posted by wa6ic | June 24, 2011 9:34 AM

Romance in Durango - Bob Dylan

Posted by ken | June 24, 2011 9:34 AM

"Handcuffed to a Fence in Missisippi" by Jim White, from the Album No Such Place. The refrain includes the line "my Trans Am is missing."

Posted by Jim Haas | June 24, 2011 9:35 AM

455 Rocket - Kathy Mattea

Posted by Megan | June 24, 2011 9:36 AM

Pinto - Gob

Posted by ken | June 24, 2011 9:36 AM

car song - elastica

Posted by tim | June 24, 2011 9:39 AM

Amy Correia~ Powder Blue Trans Am
Fun Song!

Posted by Jackie | June 24, 2011 9:40 AM

Stick Shifts & Safety Belts - Cake

mentions his Malibu... :)

Posted by mcosita | June 24, 2011 9:40 AM

Marc Cohn ...sivler thunderbird

Posted by Jackie | June 24, 2011 9:42 AM

once in a while you people play a song that makes you look cool like that Serge Gainsbourg one but you are all really losers...hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Posted by Sonya Carr | June 24, 2011 9:42 AM

Beautiful Car - M. Ward ("It was a '52 Roadstar. It was a beautiful car.")

Posted by Tom K | June 24, 2011 9:46 AM

Oh my... Love the show, but I'm not sure about this new buzzer sound effect. It's a bit Morning Zoo, isn't it? :-)

Posted by Shaun | June 24, 2011 9:47 AM

You have to include the classic Dr. Demoto piece "Peep Peep" about a Cadalliac being passed by a Nash.

Posted by John | June 24, 2011 9:53 AM

Dang...is it too late to get Adam Sandler's "Piece of Sh*t Car" on?

Posted by Scott | June 24, 2011 9:56 AM

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