- "Driving in my Car" by Madness
Originally not released in North America, this single appears on some versions of the album The Rise and Fall. As a single, it was accompanied by a reworked version of the song called "Riding on my Bike", and/or the song "Animal Farm".
- "Precision Auto" by Superchunk
This song by Superchunk has been covered by many other alt-rock bands.
- "I Can't Drive 55" by Sammy Hagar
In 1984, ten years after the National Maximum Speed Limit was introduced (1974) in response to the 1973 Oil Crisis, a frustrated Sammy Hagar released this song on VOA, his eighth studio album. The official music video features a Ferrari BB512i.
- "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen
The title track of Bruce's breakthrough album, this song has a heavy focus on vehicles as a means of escapism in New Jersey.
- "The Big Three Killed My Baby" by The White Stripes
This debut single by The White Stripes conveys frustration with the automotive industry, and the line "The motor's running on Tucker's blood" is a reference to the Tucker 48, a car that was way ahead of its time, but the company ran into troubles early and were only able to produce a few cars.
- "Night Drive" by The All-American Rejects
This track was not a single, but appeared on the band's big breakthrough album Move Along. Lyrically, the song is about driving away from a bad relationship situation.
- "I'm In Love With My Car" by Queen
This B-side to "Bohemian Rhapsody" was written by the band's drummer Roger Waters, and found on Queen's album A Night at the Opera.
- "I Drove All Night" first recorded by Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison recorded his version of this song in 1987, a year before his death. The track ended up on the 1992 posthumous album King of Hearts, which was after Cyndi Lauper released her version in 1989.
- "Cars" by Gary Numan
This hit song from 1979 was found on the album The Pleasure Principle.
- "Fun, Fun, Fun" by The Beach Boys
One of many songs by The Beach Boys with mentions of automotive themes, this 1964 hit tells a summarized story of someone taking their father's Thunderbird out for hot-rodding when they claimed they were going to do something else.
- "Little Red Corvette" by Prince
Appearing on Prince's 1987 break-through album 1999.
- "Crosstown Traffic" by Jimi Hendrix
This 1967 song features a makeshift kazoo made out of tissue paper and a comb, and the first studio-recorded use of Jimi's signature wah-wah guitar effect pedal.
This collection of 12 automotive songs was compiled in no particular order, and was made with the self-imposed limit of one song per artist, and no cover versions.
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