i got this old car and she's pretty tough to beat

[musesfool]

Thunder Road is one of my all-time favorite songs, if not THE all-time favorite (it certainly gets my vote as Greatest Song of All Time), and I've been listening to it a lot lately, which means it must be time for another post about how awesome it is.

Mostly, I've been listening to it in conjunction with Wings for Wheels, which is sort of the

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[isiscolo]

Aha, that's why I'm getting cake on friendsfriends.

[musesfool]

I take full credit.

[throughadoor]

i listen to "wings for wheels" a lot, and while i mostly prefer "thunder road," i love love love love "i know you're lonely like me / so baby don't try and fake it" more than almost ANYTHING.

[musesfool]

Yeah, I love that line, too, but I love the bit about the car being pretty tough to beat.

[cofax7]

Hmm, I heard that comment "I don't drive," but I heard it about Ray Davies, not Elvis. I should go look it up...

My sister wants Thunder Road played at her funeral.

Bruuuuuce.

[musesfool]

Huh. I suppose it could have been Ray Davies and I'm remembering it wrong.

My sister wants Thunder Road played at her funeral.

As funeral plans go, I think that's a fine one.

[musesfool]

Sigh. I wish I'd gotten to see him this last time around.

[kerrypolka]

I just learned that my mother walked up the aisle to the piano intro (and my parents decided to have a music insert in the wedding program solely so they could say "Additional music by Isaac Watts and Bruce Springsteen"). For me, it's a serious candidate for Best Song Ever Written. And I'd never heard "Wings for Wheels" before, so thank you for the download!

[musesfool]

You're welcome. And it's awesome that she used it as a bridal march. I approve!