Songs about fast cars and motorbikes, racing, speed, etc. (1 Viewer)

[BigSteelThrill]

It can be 100% or just partially about the subject matter.



Leading off... Motorbreath by Metallica.

 

[rockaction]

Precision Auto - Superchunk

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Billy Idol- Motorbikin'

 

[NotSmart]

Fast Cars and Freedom

 

[DaVinci]

Bicycle Race

 

[wikkidpissah]

I actually preferred Tracy Chapman's followup to her big hit:

You got a bad car

Almost faster than a one-horse sleigh

We gotta make a decision

Get out and push or put in oil each day

 

[Stoneys]

Maybelline - Chuck Berry

Hot Rod Lincoln - Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen

 

[-OZ-]

Some low hanging fruit:

Sammy Hagar, can't drive 55

Cake, going the distance

Primus, Jerry was a race car driver

Ozzy, crazy train

Arlo Guthrie, the city of New Orleans

 

[Buckychudd]

Red Barchetta - Rush

 

[Stoneys]

Little Deuce Coupe - The Beach Boys

409 - The Beach Boys

Kickstart My Heart - Mötley Crüe

 

[Sinn Fein]

Little Red Corvette    (not really, but...)

Greased Lightning

 

[Sinn Fein]

Born to be wild

 

[Cowboysfan8]

Slick Black Cadillac - Quiet Riot

 

[Sinn Fein]

Mustang Sally

 

[E Street Brat]

Speedway at Nazareth.

 

[zamboni]

Billy Idol- Motorbikin'

From the same album: Blue Highway

 

[zamboni]

Bicycle Race

I'm In Love With My Car

 

[Sabertooth]

Little Deuce Coupe - The Beach Boys

409 - The Beach Boys

Kickstart My Heart - Mötley Crüe

Loved this songs a kid.  Best concert of my youth when they played at Alpine Valley, Wi.  

 

[Keith R]

Shut up and Drive- Rihanna

 

[zamboni]

Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

Jesus built my car
It's a love affair
Mainly Jesus and my hot rod

 

[Rhythmdoctor]

Radar Love - Golden Earing

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Radar Love - Golden Earing

Radar Love - White Lion

 

[zamboni]

One of the granddaddy driving songs of all time: Deep Purple - "Highway Star"

 

[Rhythmdoctor]

Motorcycle Mama - Neil Young

 

[Ilov80s]

409 by The Beach Boys

 

[Hov34]

Cake - The Distance

 

[rockaction]

Roadrunner - Modern Lovers 

 

[Nugget]

Alabama - I'm in a Hurry

Can't recall which reliever for the Royals used this as his intro song in the early 90's.

 

[Don Quixote]

Bo Diddley has a couple of them, at least... Roadrunner and Ride on Josephine.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Eddie Rabbit - Drivin' My Life Away

CW McCall - Convoy

The Struts - My Machine

Gino Vanelli - Black Cars (okay, this one might be about an old woman or a transvestite but it's still a cool song)

Poison - Ride The Wind

AC/DC - Heatseeker

Vanity Care - Hitchin A Ride

The Blues Image - Ride Captain Ride

Sammy Hagar - I Can't Drive 55

Pearl Jam - Rearviewmirror

Tom Petty - Runnin' Down A Dream

Jane Weidlin - Rush Hour

The Who - Goin' Mobile

Quiet Riot - Slick Black Cadillac

Johnny Cash - I've Been Everywhere

Roger Miller - King Of The Road

America - Ventura Highway

 

[Foosball God]

The Beach Boys have a whole album that qualifies

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Deuce_Coupe

Shut Down was my personal favorite.

 

[=Smackdown=]

Highway Star - Deep Purple

 

[Bull Dozier]

Pearl Jam - Rearviewmirror

That's a stretch.

My two (from different ends of the spectrum):

Beep Beep by the Playmates

Metal Thrashing Mad - Anthrax

 

[Andy Dufresne]

That's a stretch.

Hellloooo?...Etcetera?

"I took a drive today..."

"I gather speed..."

 

[trogg78]

The dictators-I live for cars and girls

 

[Epic Problem]

Jesus built my car
It's a love affair
Mainly Jesus and my hot rod

 

 

[Bull Dozier]

Hellloooo?...Etcetera?

"I took a drive today..."

"I gather speed..."

OK, well maybe I was taking it too literally.  While there are a couple of references to driving, that certainly isn't what the song is about.  Carry on.

 

[rockaction]

Corvair Baby - Paul Revere and The Raiders 

 

[rockaction]

Galaxy 500 - The Reverend Horton Heat

 

[brun]

American Pie - Don McLean

Low Rider - War

 

[trident]

Ministry - "Jesus Built My Hotrod"

Rob Zombie - "Dragula"

 

[rockaction]

Beach Boys were mentioned already, but I remember Spirit of America and Little Honda off of other albums. 

Beatles - Drive My Car

The Who - Jaguar (this might be the finest car song/jingle I've ever heard.)

 

[Epic Problem]

Son Of Mustang Ford - Swervedriver

 

[rockaction]

cover song by the Sex Pistols of Route 66 was a winner, IIRC. I'm not sure they ever released it proper, but it was in a commercial about a decade ago or so.  

 

[Apple Jack]

Jaguar is awesome. As is Little Honda, including Yo La Tengo's cover of it.

 

[rockaction]

Jaguar is awesome. As is Little Honda, including Yo La Tengo's cover of it.

Cueing...

 

[rockaction]

Hot Rod Rally - Supersuckers

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I hope this one fits the thread.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz-yW5ASAPg

 

[Hot Diggity Dog]

Panama- Van Halen