Day #7 of 30 Day Music Meme - Song to Drive To

[shadowkat]

Kind of difficult since the last time I drove was roughly in 1999, maybe 2002. Not sure which. I don't drive any longer.

I don't remember what songs I drove to in the 1990s. In the 1980s, we drove to a mixed tape that my brother made me. I can't remember all the songs on it and the tape is long gone (cassettes never lasted long for me, I had a tendency to break them after a while.)

I thought of a lot of songs...Born to be Wild, 56th Street Song, Danger Zone, and a song that I can't find or remember the name of ..

So...here goes my selection...keeping in mind that I don't drive and hate riding in cars. And the last time I was actually in a car - was probably in December of 2019. I've been doing a lot of walking about.

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Comments

[cjlasky7]

Great song! (The Simpsons version always makes me smile....)

My selection: "Roadrunner"

Jonathan Richman isn't going to dazzle you with his vocals. He's the aural equivalent of a baby calf struggling to get on his feet. But he has so much energy, he sounds so innocent and sincere, that he carries you along with him.

A rock and roll classic.

https://youtu.be/UnmHgnPPkkQ

[shadowkat]

I don't know, there's not much to sell that song by. The lyrics are even bad. LOL! I listened to it twice...my ears, my ears. Maybe a Simpsons parody would save it? Or a better singer? How did it get produced? The mind boggles. I mean, my college boyfriend sounds better than he does and has written better lesser known songs. And that's saying something.

On Good Morning Starshine? I considered doing the Sesame Street version...I refused to do the Oliver version.

Sesame Street Version

[cjlasky7]

Maybe Joan Jett's version would be more to your taste....

https://youtu.be/RKZaVqVRjmM

[shadowkat]

Yeah, I've heard that version too - I have a lot of Joan Jett. And admittedly a better version. Apparently there's a ton of versions of it.

The appeal of this song is completely lost on me. Also a bit obvious as a driving song.


Commentator: How can anyone not like a song with the word Roadrunner in the title?
Me: Those of us with a modicum of taste? And were rooting for the Coyote, because the Roadrunner was annoying.