What's Your Favorite Car Song?

[The Shift]

I feel guilty saying this, but I honestly enjoy In My Car more than any of their other car songs.

No need to feel bad!

Add Suzie Cincinnati to the list!

[Smilin Ed H]

01  Don't Worry Baby
02  Fun Fun Fun
03  Little Deuce Coupe
04  Spirit of America
05  Honkin' Down the Highway
06  No Go Showboat
07  Car Crazy Cutie
08  Ballad of Ole' Betsy
09  Our Car Club
10  Custom Machine

Outside of the boys, there's probably a lot of Springsteen car songs that I'm partial to from the days his stuff was always worth listening to (i.e. before (and including) Tunnel of Love), but off the top of my head and in no particular order:

01 No Particular Place to Go - Chuck Berry
02 Dead Man's Curve - Jan and Dean
03 In Cars - Jimmy Webb/Art Garfunkel
04 Parked Cars - Stephen Bishop
05 Long May You Run - Neil Young
06 Cars and Girls - Prefab Sprout
07 Cadillac Ranch - Springsteen
08 Racing in the Street - Springsteen
09 Promised Land - Springsteen
10 Route 66 - Nat King Cole

[Smilin Ed H]

Of course, were I allowed 12, I'd have to add

11  Ol' 55 - Tom Waits
12  Road Runner - Jonathan Richman

[Dudd]

I feel guilty saying this, but I honestly enjoy In My Car more than any of their other car songs.

No need to feel bad!

Add Suzie Cincinnati to the list!

Oh hecks yes.

[Cabinessenceking]

Don't Worry Baby

[Disney Boy (1985)]

Isn't Shut Down the only BB song in which Mike plays sax?

What about Shut Down Part II? (Which, incidentally, is a great little catchy instrumental. It annoys me when people lump it in alongside 'Cassius Love...' and 'Denny's Drums' as the weak Shut Down Vol 2 tracks - I've loved it from the first listen!)

Anyway, my favourite car song (discounting Don't Worry Baby, which to me is more a love song) is Custom Machine. Those chord changes and harmonies - oh my gosh! Brian shows more imagination in the minute and a half of this song than some groups manage to pack into their entire career...

Also love: No-Go Showboat and Spirit Of America.

[Smilin Ed H]

So, my second ten non-BB car songs:

01  Ol' 55 - Tom Waits
02  Silver Thunderbird - Marc Cohen
03  Stranded in a Limousine - Paul Simon
04  I Love LA - Randy Newman
05  Naked Ride Home - Jackson Browne
06  Trans-Island Skyway - Donald Fagen
07  Mary's New Car - Tom Petty
08  Used Cars - Springsteen
09  Road Runner - Jonathan Richman
10  The Beatles - Drive My Car

[filledeplage]

Still Cruisin'

(after all of these years!)  

Agree with Disney Boy (1985) that Don't Worry Baby is a love song (not to a car!)

[oldsurferdude]

Isn't Shut Down the only BB song in which Mike plays sax?

What about Shut Down Part II? (Which, incidentally, is a great little catchy instrumental. It annoys me when people lump it in alongside 'Cassius Love...' and 'Denny's Drums' as the weak Shut Down Vol 2 tracks - I've loved it from the first listen!)

Anyway, my favourite car song (discounting Don't Worry Baby, which to me is more a love song) is Custom Machine. Those chord changes and harmonies - oh my gosh! Brian shows more imagination in the minute and a half of this song than some groups manage to pack into their entire career...

Also love: No-Go Showboat and Spirit Of America.

Have often wondered if Shut Down 2 was ever intended to include words besides the countdown. Play it often.

[TimmyC]

I like the Brian/Al car song on Al's solo album. What is it called... "Drivin'"?

And sorry to say, but I love still cruisin...

[Quzi]

Who plays sax on their cover of "What'd I Say"? It sounds way too good to be Mike, but hey, you never know...

"Don't Worry Baby" is my favourite car song by miles          . I gotta join in the chorus of people professing their love for "In My Car". It's not high art, but it's good fun with Brian sounding genuinely engaged.

[rab2591]

Don't Worry Baby, I Get Around, Little Deuce Coupe, Cherry Cherry Coupe.

Oh yeah, and the alternate version of Little Honda.

[wantsomecorn]

Has nobody mentioned "Let's Go to Heaven In My Car" yet? What a shame.

[southbay]

I get around. When you consider it was b/w Don't worry baby, makes the boys' genius even more amazing

[SonicVolcano]

By the BB: Cherry Cherry Coupe and I Get Around

I'm In Love With My Car by Queen is probably my most favourite car song. Love the lyrics and Roger Taylor's voice.

[SummerInParadise23]

Shutdown (Especially Mike Live! So much energy and love the SAX solo when available).....409 is awesome.....Still Cruisin is really great. Custom Machine is really cool with Mike's low parts and awesome lead and Brian's high parts. All those silly Car Crazy Cutie songs are incredible too.

All the Jan & Dean stuff (Dead Man's Curve, Pasadena) are incredible.

Little GTO

[Rocker]

Isn't Shut Down the only BB song in which Mike plays sax?

What about Shut Down Part II?

Who plays sax on their cover of "What'd I Say"? It sounds way too good to be Mike, but hey, you never know...

It's Mike on sax. He's also on some of then early surf instrumentals (e.g. Surf Jam) and "Let's go trippin'" on Concert (plus the end of "Long Tall Texan")

[NHC]

409
Shut Down
No Go Showboat
Ballad of Old Betsy
Car Crazy Cutie

[Micha]

Custom Machine, Little Deuce Coupe, Little Saint Nick.

Does Drive-In count?

I wish they had completed the Paley version of "Desert Drive" with Mike on vocals. One of my wishes for MIC that won't get fulfilled.

Non-Beach-Boys: Road Runner (Bo Diddley), You Can't Catch Me (Berry)

[Mikie]

Here’s my favorites.  Check out the links!

Shut Down – Beach Boys *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq6_dX0gr2Y

I Get Around - Beach Boys *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY0OCS4_fig

Drag City  – Jan & Dean *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U0b9bw3cJg

Dead Man’s Curve - Jan & Dean * (Versions 2 & 3. And the ‘dirty’ mix).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmw0wejzBvI

Hey Little Cobra – Ripchords *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llAvYn0m8VQ

Little GTO – Ronny & The Daytonas *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaoIY7cmrq8

Little Old Lady From Pasadena - Jan & Dean * (Version 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MhiHZvq8zc

Little Douche Coupe – Beach Boys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNbpPH416Bg

Three Window Coupe – Jan & Dean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpLz-Bl4jBM

Bucket T – Jan & Dean & The Who
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUPPz1he3sQ


Fun, Fun, Fun
Don’t Worry Baby

I remember a long time ago starting a Car thread. Don Cunningham added Don’t Worry Baby to his list and somebody said, “Well, that’s not really a car song”. Don ended up winning the argument that it was.

* Stereo mixes, baby!

[Mendota Heights]

Man in Motion (St. Elmo's Fire). Sang/screamed it earlier today in a buddy's car. So much adrenaline.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVf4_WglzWA

[Gertie J.]

Here’s my favorites. 
Little Douche Coupe

typo? 

[Mendota Heights]

Here’s my favorites. 
Little Douche Coupe

typo? 

Little Dutch Coupe.

[busy doin nothin]

If we're talking about songs that are strictly about cars or a car, I would go with Ballad of Ole Betsy and This Car of Mine (just love Denny's vocal on the latter).  I do love all the BB car songs, but those two are particular favorites.

[Shady]

I like Car Crazy Cutie more than I get Around