Show 75, “Songs about cars,”

15/06/2019 59 min
Show 75, “Songs about cars,”

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Episode Synopsis

Show 75, “Songs about cars,” uses 18 recordings to explore the complex relationship between humans and automobiles. Topics include breakdowns, speeding, hot dates that wound up going nowhere, muddy roads, a fantasy Cadillac, parking problems, and a honeymoon in a Buick. Performers include Patti Page, Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, and Chuck Berry.  




Show 75
Songs about Cars




Playlist





1
My Buick My Love and I
Giselle MacKenzie and Gordon MacRae



2
I Love You Honey
Patsy Cline



3
Parking Worries
Ted West



4
Six Jerks in a Jeep
The Andrews Sisters



5
The Stanley Steamer
Jo Stafford



6
No Wheels
The Chordettes



7
I Gotta New Car
Big Boy Groves



8
No Money Down
Chuck Berry



9
Car Trouble (on a lonely road)
The Eligibles



10
Detour
Patti Page



11
Lost Highway
Hank Williams



12
Transfusion
Nervous Norvus



13
Wreck on the Highway
George Jones



14
Won’t You Ride in My Little Red Wagon
Hank Penny



15
Somethin’ Else
Eddie Cochran



16
Oh Oh Get Out of the Car
Richard Berry



17
Seven Little Girls in the Back Seat
Paul Evans



18
There’s no Room to Rhumba in a Sports Car
Elvis Presley



19
Forty Miles of Bad Road
Duane Eddy



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