Motorhead350
05-24-2013, 10:23 AM
Last night was quite a joyful experience, but the drive home was even better.
I don't know how many of you know the meaning behind the song Radar Love by Golden Earring. It's not about driving reckless and running from the police. It's actually about a guy driving all night then suddenly hearing a song by Brenda Lee, reminding him about a dead lost lover he misses... he then decides to push the car to top end and commit suicide.
So last night after a movie (you can guess which one) Radar Love comes on my radio, Becky turns to me and says
"This is a sad song."
I say...
"Alright well let's put a good memory to this sad song. Let's see if I can make it to our exit before the guitar solo is over."
The vocals had already started on we were on Lake Shore Drive trying to get from Downtown to irving park. It's about a five mile drive and the speed limit is 35. Well we brought it up to triple digits. Not racing against anyone other than the guitar player. ;) We almost thought we weren't going to make it on time due to a Toyota driver right by our exit doing 25mph!!! Nothing a little WOT and quick lane changing cannot fix. When we got there we met our goal and the little part where the singer goes "Woo" we did a little fishtail slide as we got off the exit to our street.
So now Radar Love will always be our memory as having a blast on the way home with the wife to my side. :burnout:
The only other song that has a memory like that is Come Go With Me by The Del-Vikings. If you have seen the movie HOT ROD from 1979 that songs plays when the girl takes the wheel and has fun against a Porsche on the open road. Let's just say Becky did something like that too. :D
I don't know how many of you know the meaning behind the song Radar Love by Golden Earring. It's not about driving reckless and running from the police. It's actually about a guy driving all night then suddenly hearing a song by Brenda Lee, reminding him about a dead lost lover he misses... he then decides to push the car to top end and commit suicide.
So last night after a movie (you can guess which one) Radar Love comes on my radio, Becky turns to me and says
"This is a sad song."
I say...
"Alright well let's put a good memory to this sad song. Let's see if I can make it to our exit before the guitar solo is over."
The vocals had already started on we were on Lake Shore Drive trying to get from Downtown to irving park. It's about a five mile drive and the speed limit is 35. Well we brought it up to triple digits. Not racing against anyone other than the guitar player. ;) We almost thought we weren't going to make it on time due to a Toyota driver right by our exit doing 25mph!!! Nothing a little WOT and quick lane changing cannot fix. When we got there we met our goal and the little part where the singer goes "Woo" we did a little fishtail slide as we got off the exit to our street.
So now Radar Love will always be our memory as having a blast on the way home with the wife to my side. :burnout:
The only other song that has a memory like that is Come Go With Me by The Del-Vikings. If you have seen the movie HOT ROD from 1979 that songs plays when the girl takes the wheel and has fun against a Porsche on the open road. Let's just say Becky did something like that too. :D