Musicians | 1st Street Bar Encinitas, CA | 5.26.2023
* Dan Greenbaum
* Mike Hunt
* Mark ODonnell
* Mike Pritchard
LyricsI am your Motor Kine, I know you’ve seen me ridingGreased back I shine like lighting, leg up mamma and take a ride
Dusty roads through the canyon gorgeLike a bullet baby how we runSteer me babe with a gentle handOn into that old boy sun
Your desert is of the rarest beauty, I’ve never seen the likeYour sands they give me my water, Your sun keeps me alive
Race down the pacific oceanRun down those Mexico sandsJust for nothing babe, just cause I want toGonna fly all across these lands
Motor Kine don’t take low octaneGet yourself out and buy me some premium fuelMotor Kine don’t run on that cheap stuffEase your hand mamma, keep me cool
Race down the pacific oceanRun down those Mexico sandsJust for nothing babe, just cause I want toGonna fly all across these lands
About the SongImagine a Jeep Cherokee packed with close friends and surfboards deep in Baja, 2 hours south of Ensenada, Mexico. We embarked on a strategic strike mission to score the surf of a lifetime. In the distance, coming up fast in the rear view mirror is a huge dust cloud. We pulled off and looked back in awe as 2 super trucks and a few other race vehicles passed us by. It’s Baja 1000 season, the annual race is coming up and preparations are in order.
Every time I sing the chorus, it transports me back to that trip and the countless other excursions into San Diego’s backyard and spiritual cousin, Baja Mexico.About the DayIn a previous life, my friends and I got together, formed a band, and shared the bill with the legendary Witches Tit. We played a bunch of shows over the course of a few years from Solana Beach, Encinitas, to the Redlands. At the time, I lived near D Street and surfed the area’s local breaks. Our regular haunt was First Street Bar in Encinitas, CA.
It’s the same stage I performed my first original songs. Flash forward to this show, the night before I scoped out the sound man Isik (cool guy, drives an Ambulance), saw that he had the same PA that I own, so I asked what I needed to bring, and if we could record the following night. He agreed, all was cool, so I went out, had a tri tip sandwich and smoked a mini jay with the owner of the food truck out front. Good times.
We didn’t promote this night’s gig too widely as it was a warm up for another night on the weekend. To our pleasant surprise, the entire crowd (friends, family, neighbors) from the Camp Store came down and partied hard. Ended up a big night after we played down at the Roxy. I think I had just gotten that cream SG Custom Shop, huge tone.
About the RamMark "The Ram" O'Donnell is an independent American composer, producer, filmmaker, multi-instrumental performer, designer, and visual artist based out of Carlsbad, California. He performs original, surf-inspired rock-and-roll music on the West Coast.
For more information about the Ram and his music, go to www.TheRamMusic.comSong MetadataMotor KineThe RamUPC: 196167997885ISRC: QZHN42149308Release date: July 4, 2021ASCAP Work ID: 914350203ASCAP Singer Songwriter IPI Number: 375350750ASCAP Publisher IPI Number: 375351159
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