I keep noticing that in a lot of classic rock songs (but not limited to classic rock songs of course), that the songs are often about how women are like cars, described like a car, or somehow compared to an automobile and how it runs.

Here are a few examples....

Deep Purple's Highway Star

Nobody gonna take my car
I’m gonna race it to the ground
Nobody gonna beat my car
It’s gonna break the speed of sound
Oooh it’s a killing machine
It’s got everything
Like a driving power big fat tyres
And everything

I love it and I need it
I bleed it yeah it’s a wild hurricane
Alright hold tight
I’m a highway star

Nobody gonna take my girl
I’m gonna keep her to the end
Nobody gonna have my girl
She stays close on every bend
Oooh she’s a killing machine
She’s got everything
Like a moving mouth body control
And everything

I love her I need her
I seed her
Yeah she turns me on
Alright hold on tight
I’m a highway star

and.....

T. Rex's Get It On (Bang a Gong)

Well you're built like a car
You've got a hub cap diamond star halo
You're built like a car, oh yeah
Well you're an untamed youth
That's the truth with your cloak full of eagles
You're dirty sweet and you're my girl

Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on - oh

Well you're windy and wild
You've got the blues in your shoes and your stockings
You're windy and wild, oh yeah
Well you're built like a car
You've got a hub cap diamond star halo
You're dirty sweet and you're my girl

Led Zeppelin's Trampled Underfoot

Greasy slicked down body, groovy leather trim
I like the way you hold the road, mama, it ain't no sin

Talkin' 'bout love (X3)

Trouble-free transmission, helps your oil's flow
Mama, let me pump your gas, mama, let me do it all

Talkin' 'bout love (X3)

Dig that heavy metal underneath your hood
Baby, I could work all night, believe I've got the perfect tools

Talkin' 'bout love (X3)

A model built for comfort, really built with style
Specialist tradition, mama, let me feast my eyes

Talkin' 'bout love (X3)

Factory air-conditioned, heat begins to rise
Guaranteed to run for hours, mama it's a perfect size

Talkin' 'bout love (X3)

Groovin' on the freeway, gauge is on the red
Gun down on my gasoline, I believe I'm gonna crack a head.

Talkin' 'bout love (X3)
I can't stop talkin' about...

Come to me for service every hundred miles
Baby, let me check your points, fix your overdrive

Talkin' 'bout love (X3)

Fully automatic, comes in any size
Makes me wonder what I did, before we synchronized

Talkin' 'bout love (X3)

Feather-light suspension, coils just couldn't hold
I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors

Talkin' 'bout love (X3)

Oh, I can't stop talkin' about love.



Feel free to add more. I'm sure there are tons!

Little Red Corvette, of course.

GlitterStream said:

I totally forgot about that one.

Wait, that's right...this is a Prince site!

LOL at LRC!!

Isnt there a ZZ Top song that is like that....?

susannah said:

Yeah, just about every one of their songs actually...

here's one example:

ZZ Top's I Wanna Drive You Home

She is an American car,
She isn't legal so she can't go far.
She got her mind stuck up in second gear,
Where she going ain't exactly clear.
Baby please, baby please, I wanna drive you home.

Low mileage without a pink slip,
Clean upholstery and it ain't been ripped.
She stripped her gears only late last night,
I don't think that thing was oiling right.
Baby please, baby please, I wanna drive you home.

She shakes and shimmies all over the road,
She's always happy when she carry a load.
Another lonesome automobile,
Something bout the way she makes me feel.
Baby please, baby please, I wanna drive you home.

Tori Amos

"Cars And Guitars"

If I choke boy
You start me up again
Restring my wires y'know
This gearbox can make the shift polish my rims
Damned if you do
Damned if you don't
I swear it seems of late boy
I've even curved this body to fit your bow

Still the rain can't confuse the thoughts that come
Come in rhythm
'cause it never was the cars and guitars that came between us
Still a thought says what if I
Keep on drivin'
Keep on drivin'

"Yeah that whip has skirt"
You said it proud
Sometimes I'd watch her idle while you'd tune her up
Me with my silencer on
You and your crocodile clip
Me and my alligator pears yeah
All tricked out for the trip
That slid into a spin

You say that "I miss you"
You stop in at my drive-thru
You know who you'll order some some boy

'Cause it never was the cars and guitars that came between us
Still a thought says what if I
Keep on drivin'
Keep on drivin'
Keep on drivin'

If I choke boy
You start me up again
Resting my wires y'know
This gearbox can make the shift polish my rims

minneapolisgenius said:

That is a naughty, naughty song!!!

R kelly has a couple.....



what's the song when he says "you remind me of my jeep, I want to drive (or ride) you".....

Rhondab said:

R KELLY LYRICS

"You Remind Me of Something"

You remind me of something
I just can't think of what it is

[1] - You remind me of my jeep, I wanna ride it
Something like my sound, I wanna pump it
Girl you look just like my cars, I wanna wax it
And something like my bank account
I wanna spend it, baby

It's something about your love that's got me going crazy
Baby, you know I want you real bad
And girl I really like your freaky style
How can I be down with you?
So get a little closer to my ride
I wanna get to know you lady
And hip me up on how to get inside you
Listen, pretty baby

[2] - I wanna roll it, roll it, roll it, roll it
Is all I wanna do for you baby
Girl, it's something kind of sexy
Goin' on about you babe
[repeat 1, 1]

Now I would like to take you on a ride tonight
Girl, you know we'll have so much fun
And give you everything your body needs
Satisfaction guaranteed
So pull up to my bumper and let the system sound
Girl, I bet cha' I can drive you crazy
And let me be the one to drop you off
Babe, listen to me
[rpt 2, 1, 1...1]

Don't be alone, don't be alone
I'm comin' through your door
Turn off the lights, turn off the lights, baby
It's something about this moment
[rpt 1, 1, 1...]

susannah said:

and here is another...

ZZ Top's If I Could Only Flag Her Down

I don't need her money, I don't need a ride.
I got enough connections, I don't need a piece of her hide.

I just wanna please her,
I just wanna squeeze her.
I just wanna crash her,
I just wanna trash her.
If I could only flag ner down,
if I could only flag her down.

Well, it's not because of her beauty and her brand new low cut blouse.
It's not because she's so snooty or a fine famed millionaire.

It's not 'cause she's in motion in a brand new Cadillac car,
it's not because of her lotion, she's a real sweet candy bar.

I just want to meet her,
I just want to squeeze her.
I just want to crash her,
I just want to trash her.
If I could only flag her down,
if I could only flag her down.

Not so naughty I guess, but again the car reference. Some of their song titles (and lyrics) are hilarious though. Songs like: "Tube Snake Boogie", "Pearl Necklace" , and "Woke Up With Wood" to name a few.

They're not far off from Spinal Tap's "Lick My Love Pump (in D Minor)".

"Woke up with wood" eh?! Dont leave a lot to the imagination!!

Did they not always drive motorcycles?Do they have songs about that?

susannah said:

I'm not sure about the motorcycle thing. I was never a huge ZZ Top fan, but I do have a few favorites of theirs. I know they obviously loved cars, because seriously, almost every single song of theirs involves a car.

Most of all of these lyrics are all based on old blues songs anyway.

Here's an old Chuck Berry song:

Chuck Berry's I Want To Be Your Driver

I wanna be your driver, I wanna be your driver
I would love to ride you, I would love to ride you around
We'll be ready when you want me to drive you on downtown

Yeah I wanna drive your, your long and beautiful
Your rounded-body, wheel-to-roll limousine
I've never had the thrill of riding such a wonderful machine

We'll roll 'round the mountain, drive down in the valley
I would drive it all over, I would ride you home with ease
You will enjoy every journey, it will be my aim to please

So let me be your driver, let me be your driver
I would love to ride you, I would love to ride you downtown
Drive you so slow and easy you won't wanna put me down

Does Pull up to the bumper count?!

susannah said:

Sure.

An interesting example of a woman referring to HERSELF as a car:

Grace Jones

Pull Up To The Bumper Lyrics

Driving down those city streets,
Waiting to get down,
Won't you get your big machine,
Somewhere in this town?

Now in the parking lot garage,
You'll find the proper place,
Just follow all the written rules,
You'll fit into the space.

Pull up to my bumper baby,
In your long black limosine,
Pull up to my bumper baby,
And drive it in between.

Pull up, to it, don't drive, through it,
Back it, up twice, now that, fit's nice.

Operate around the clock,
Why don't you come in?
I've got lot's of space for everyone,
Why don't you my friend?

(Lines are short),
I'll pick you up so won't you please come on,
Shiny sleek machine believe,
It I've got to blow your horn.

Pull up to my bumper baby,
In your long black limosine,
Pull up to my bumper baby,
And drive it in between.

Pull up to it, don't drive through it,
Back it, up twice, now that fits nice,
Race it, straighten it, let me luricate,
Pull up to my bumper baby.

I love that song!!!

Ithe bass at the start is incredible!

The same is true in poetry.

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"I Wanna Be Your Driver"

Chuck said it best, "I would love to ride you around."

JACKAL said:

I already posted the lyrics to that one.

minneapolisgenius said:

I can't someone beat me to this one.
[Edited 9/16/05 7:16am]

JACKAL said:

I can't either. And YOU of all people too!

minneapolisgenius said:

Actually, that's what I was going to say about you. I didn't know you were diggin' on Chuck.

JACKAL said:

I've always loved Chuck. He's listed in my profile as a favorite.

minneapolisgenius said:

Yeah, I've tried to read your profile, but I can't get past the picture in it.

Anwho, here's some rock & roll trivia for you. Which Bob Dylan song completely rips the melody for "I Wanna Be Your Driver?"

I'll provide hints, if you need them.

JACKAL said:

You've not been able to get past Jimmy Page's pic? Well, I can understand that of course. Because I JUST changed the picture to me yesterday.

You'll have to help me with the Dylan thing, because you know I'm not a fan. Well, not because I don't like him, I just never got into him (yet).

From a Buick 6? Shit I don't know. I only have Highway 61 Revisited on MP3 format, so that's all I can go by.

She was a fast machine
She kept her motor clean



She's my little duce coupe
You don't know what I got

minneapolisgenius said:

I have been known to crank it to Jimmy Page a time or two. Sue me.

Highway 61 is a damn good album to start with. One of my 5 favorite Dylan albums. But the song in question comes from Blonde on Blonde, another of my top 5 Dylan albums. Here's a link to the song. http://bobdylan.com/songs...evers.html You can hear a clip of it, if you have Windows Media Player.

Stax said:

Duh! on that first one.

And yeah, Deuce Coupe. Although I always hated that song. I always thought he was singing "my little goose poop...." when I was little.

JACKAL said:

Yeah, I'm listening to it now (Highway 61, that is) for probably the third time in my entire life.

I'll see if I can hear that clip now....

minneapolisgenius said:

minneapolisgenius said:

Highway 61 is part of a revolving door of Bob Dylan albums that I call my favorite. Others include Time Out of Mind, Blonde on Blonde, Bringing It All Back Home, and Hard Rain (live). Right now, it's Blonde, but by the end of the day, who knows.

Highway 61 is the shit though. Not a single weak cut. "Ballad of a Thin Man." Has anybody ever written a song that damn creepy? Love it. "Tom Thumb." "The cops they don't need you, and man, they expect the same." I LOVE this album.