Rockin' down the highway: #6 "Drive My Car" The Beatles (1965) / myLot

Los Angeles, California

May 20, 2019 6:28am CST

“Baby, you can drive my car Yes I’m gonna be a star Baby, you can drive my car And maybe I love you” The Fab Four borrowed a blues term for sex. Paul McCartney said the original lyrics in his mind were bad. John Lennon said they were crap and helped him fix them. “Drive My Car” is about wanting a guy to be a chauffeur because she is going to be a big movie star. George Harrison’s bass was influenced by Otis Redding’s “Respect.” B side to “Michelle” single, “Drive My Car” appears on the UK album version of “Rubber Soul” and US album “Yesterday and Today.”

Drive My Car (Remastered 2009)

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Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Drive My Car (Remastered 2009) · The Beatles Rubber Soul ? 2009 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of U...

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (62096)

• United States

20 May 19

What brand of car is this?

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John Roberts

@JohnRoberts (109857)

• Los Angeles, California

20 May 19

"Despite the title of this series, all songs must have the word “car” or brand, make, model or nickname in title. No referring to driving or traveling." That was my opening statement on the first post.

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (62096)

• United States

20 May 19

@JohnRoberts — okay. I thought you were trying to stay away from “songs with ‘car’ in the title.” And, to your credit, you’ve done so admirably. BTW, this is a fine song. Not complaining....just spent a weekend putting, and I haven’t turned my snarky attitude off yet.