Show 75, “Songs about cars,” uses 18 recordings to explore the complex relationship between humans and automobiles. Topics include breakdowns, speeding, hot dates that wound up going nowhere, muddy roads, a fantasy Cadillac, parking problems, and a honeymoon in a Buick. Performers include Patti Page, Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, and Chuck Berry.
| Show 75 | Songs about Cars | |
| Playlist | ||
| 1 | My Buick My Love and I | Giselle MacKenzie and Gordon MacRae |
| 2 | I Love You Honey | Patsy Cline |
| 3 | Parking Worries | Ted West |
| 4 | Six Jerks in a Jeep | The Andrews Sisters |
| 5 | The Stanley Steamer | Jo Stafford |
| 6 | No Wheels | The Chordettes |
| 7 | I Gotta New Car | Big Boy Groves |
| 8 | No Money Down | Chuck Berry |
| 9 | Car Trouble (on a lonely road) | The Eligibles |
| 10 | Detour | Patti Page |
| 11 | Lost Highway | Hank Williams |
| 12 | Transfusion | Nervous Norvus |
| 13 | Wreck on the Highway | George Jones |
| 14 | Won’t You Ride in My Little Red Wagon | Hank Penny |
| 15 | Somethin’ Else | Eddie Cochran |
| 16 | Oh Oh Get Out of the Car | Richard Berry |
| 17 | Seven Little Girls in the Back Seat | Paul Evans |
| 18 | There’s no Room to Rhumba in a Sports Car | Elvis Presley |
| 19 | Forty Miles of Bad Road | Duane Eddy |
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