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Nothing separates the generations more than music. By the time a child is eight or nine, he has developed a passion for his own music that is even stronger than his passions for procrastination and weird clothes.

- Bill Cosby

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If Musicians Played Cars... Vol. 3

Finally, a list of songs about cars with some cars in it!

Vol. 3: Mean Machines

1. "409" Beach Boys
2. "Pontiac" Lyle Lovett
3. "Piece of Crap" Neil Young
4. "Big Black Car" Big Star
5. "GTO" Ronny & The Daytonas
6. "Ford Mustang" Serge Gainsbourg
7. "Jeepster" T.Rex
8. "18 Wheels & a Crowbar" BR549
9. “Voodoo Cadillac” Southern Culture on the Skids
10. “El Caminos in the West” Grandaddy
11. "Red Chevrolet" Jimmie Dale Gilmore
12. "Five-0 Ford" Reverend Horton Heat
13. "Heaven is a Truck" Pavement
14. "$1000 Car" Bottlerockets
15. "18 Wheels & a Dozen Roses" Kathy Mattea
16. "Model T Ford" Rhythm Pigs
17. "My General Lee" The Untamed Youth
18. "My Impala '65" Red Aunts
19. "Delorean" Rocket From the Crypt
20. "67 Valient" The Brodys

Lists are culled from my personal library and reflect what I listen to, so there are likely to be a few key omissions. If you feel I have overlooked something of great importance or have given your favorite artist short shrift I'd love to hear about it. Better yet, send me the album.