6 obscure car songs to liven up your next cruise | Hagerty Media

[Hagerty]

If you have fuel in your veins, chances are you've read articles about car songs. Heck, you've probably read one or two on this website! But generally they tend to be the same, old same-old that are overplayed at local car cruises.
https://www.hagerty.com/media/music/6-obscure-car-songs-to-liven-up-your-next-cruise/

[Gw88champs]

I own a red 1980 corvette and I love the song “Little red corvette “ by Prince

[Mags]

Great stuff, love the old garage and punk band song. Check out "Pontiac" by Fred Eaglesmith from the "Lipstick, Lies, and Gasoline" album.

[Duane1]

Driving Wild (My Invader) - Teenage Head

[Zephyr]

"Do you want to ride in my Mercedes boy?"

[DUB6]

Made me think of Janis Joplin - "Mercedes Benz" - short, but great.  And at least by radio=play standards, pretty doggone obscure, but I suppose for Janis fans, not so much.

[Figuero]

"One Piece at a time" Johnny Cash's last #1 Billboard Hit.

[Jackrambler]

Nice, but when Aretha sang "We're riding on the highway of love in my pink Cadillac" she wasn't singing about driving an automobile. Use your imagination. Jackrambler

[Gw88champs]

Another great driving song from the movie National Lampoon vacation “Holiday road “ by Lindsay Buckingham ... the movie clip video is fantastic https://youtu.be/IbL3NfWJUQs

[Gw88champs]

Cars by Gary numan
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Im3JzxlatUs&feature=share

[sclin10]

I always loved this tune..weird, just like the artist!

[Figgy308]

Radio Birdman are awesome. I was going to offer Wide open road by Th Triffids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N5akOOlGTI
But for obscure I can't go past TISM and their ode to a road safety ad Greg! the stop sign
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwI2NrVYqIE

[Dutch]

Hadden Sayers Band
"Flat Black Automobile"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORYULEw49fc

[sorrktm]

Not obscure by any means but two fav's by the Beach Boys ....'409' and 'Little Deuce Coupe'. Thank goodness these six in the article ARE obscure!

[dhomuth]

"Tough Little Buddy - My little Corvair"

[67Bird]

Bitchin Camaro .. The Dead Milkmen

[Firebird1]

Firebird by Ohio express

[edmg]

Sammy Hagar I can't drive 55 followed by Johnny Cash One piece at a time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18cW_yHo3PY

[Phil1952]

How about some of these: George Jones - Corvette Song, David Allen Coe - 59 Cadillac, 57 Chevrolet, Ry Cooder - from IFLATHEAD, Drive like I never been hurt, Fernando sez, Tom Waits - The Pontiac, Dale Watson - Chevy Van

[Rust-aholic]

Led Zeppelin-trampled under foot it doesn’t get better than that!

[1969mach1]

My favorite one to cruise by is 8 miles to the gallon by Scott Miller and the Commodores

[Lou53]

A Classic...Stevie Ray Vaughn...Willie the Wimp and his Cadillac Coffin!!

[Hagerty Fan]

"Driven While Blind" ZZ TOP

[Hagerty Fan]

Crazy bout a Mercury? Artist escapes me.

[Jmullee]

Can't forget Patsy Cline" I love you honey"

[ChrisGo]

https://youtu.be/BsgtxIWZndI
Rory was a Ford guy thru and thru
https://youtu.be/QdI5o0HwJKs
Nuff said for some rockin rollin car tunes.
Best music is to be found, and here you go

[Hagerty Fan]

"Maybelline" The Late Great Chuck Berry.

[Hagerty Fan]

"Driven While Blind" ZZ TOP

[Hagerty Fan]

"Crazy Bout A Mercury" The artist escapes my memory.

[Hal]

I know it’s my age but for absolute joy of cruising my favourite is Nelson Riddle’s Route 66. An instrumental from the show of the same name.

[DUB6]

To a pimply kid with a black and white RCA TV, that show was kind of nirvana.  So much so that I bought that Nelson Riddle album, just for that song.  Still have it.

[farna]

"Sausalito Summer Nights" by Diesel. Features a Rambler that is (from my personal experience with old Ramblers in my youth!) well worn and poorly maintained. "We left for Frisco in your Rambler,
The radiator running dry..." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF1Rsu8IYxg

[BPatLeMays]

I don't see this one listed: Corvair baby by Paul Revere and the Raiders:
https://youtu.be/xbhY-0u1TnU
Sounds like an ad to me.

[JagManBill]

not obscure, but Queen "I'm in love with my car"

[240ZV8]

My comment too.
Seriously, listen to it. Only song written by Drummer Roger Taylor, vocals too. This was my badge of honor in High school
https://youtu.be/_7GJIloc1VQ

[Diego]

Roger Taylor has a bunch of songwriting credits with Queen. This is not his only one.

[Longbranch]

Not at all obscure, like the elephant in the room..

Drive my Car..beep beep ya... 

[Guitar74]

What about "Race With the Devil" from the obscure metal band from 1988 called Roxx Gang?

[Diego]

I thought maybe it was the same song originally done by Gun, but it's a different song.

[Guitar74]

Race with the Devil by Roxx Gang:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz_DXY_2j1I

And Al Mi Meola (how's that for obscure!) with "Race With The Devil On A Spanish Highway"
here's the link to Al's jazz/rock fusion genious:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0aMCpRZPZE

[SuperDeLuxe]

'69 El Camino- Southern Culture on the Skids

[roadio55]

All the talk of trucking songs reminded me of Garth Brooks' "Papa Loved Mama". Check it out if you're haven't already. An incredible animated video of cars and women is "Do I Wanna Know?" by Arctic Monkeys. The song never mentions them but the art is all about hot rods. Meanwhile, I'll head out to my "Ol '55" courtesy of Tom Waits and The Eagles.

[roy282]

The band,
Jet Black Stare
The song,
Ready To Roll
Check it out hot girls! hot cars!

[5alive]

Cool Guy With a Car by Wally Pleasant

[Buckshot]

My Old Car by Lee Dorsey! Reminds me of the cars I had as a kid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjadGDiHqY4

[Bullit]

Well 🤔...Umm..NO! LOL, Although the Oldsmobile tune was pretty good. I do love the 455-SD as a great name for a song 🤔...I think The Red Rocker should give it whirl, maybe a musical upgrade with Sammy's Vocals/Guitar expertise, how bout it Hagar, look'n for another smash hit?

[kenkros]

'Souped Up Ford' by Rory Gallagher

[janedon]

I can't remember the title or Artist--(It might have been Don Williams) but part goes like this-My hands are Dirty but my windshield's clean-

[RadioWaves]

455 Rocket - Kathy Matea

[Meporsche]

Bitchin' Camaro IS a good choice. Driver's Seat by Sniff and The Tears is a little more suitable for mixed company tho. And the 1955 original Hot Rod Lincoln by Charlie Ryan. And Four Wheel Drive by Racing Cars.

[260Z-1974]

Ziggy Blues by Anni Clark. She's a Maine singer/songwriter and released this song about driving an old VW Beetle after a break-up with her boyfriend on her first CD