# Songs that mention import cars **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [May 25, 2021, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-import-cars/942918 "2021-05-25T22:02:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-import-cars/942918/41 "2021-06-01T21:24:57Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hkibmgLoRa0/hqdefault.jpg "The Who - Jaguar") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkibmgLoRa0) ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-import-cars/942918/42 "2021-06-01T22:55:48Z")
“Belvedere Cruising”, Weird Al’s first song to be played on the Dr Demento show, mentions a bunch of other cars, including imports Porsche, VW, and Datsun. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-import-cars/942918/43 "2021-06-01T23:21:22Z")
> Hey ladies > Ooo you crazies > Well me and zero > Request you in the Mercedes [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sxkjvKBPQjo/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGHIgXihDMA8=&rs=AOn4CLDGnhL5S7uy51siK-qtY_3MgGLyNA "The Kings - This Beat Goes On/Switchin' to Glide") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxkjvKBPQjo) IIRC they said in an interview that the Mercedes was an old clunker. How about a retooling of an American song (Little GTO) for a German car (GTI) in an American ad but sung in German? _Kleine GTI…_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/R3EZdqL1pb8/hqdefault.jpg "VW GTI Mk1 commercial. Little GTI") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3EZdqL1pb8) ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-import-cars/942918/44 "2021-06-01T23:29:44Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > Joe Walsh—Life’s Been Good—Maserati. To this day, I cannot say the word “Maserati” without the obligatory “…does one-eighty-five…” ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-import-cars/942918/45 "2021-06-02T01:24:57Z")
Blue Oyster Cult had a song called Maserati GT [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VgE7nD-X45Q/hqdefault.jpg "BÖC - On Your Feet or on Your Knees - 11. Maserati GT (I Ain't Got You) - 1975") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgE7nD-X45Q) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-import-cars/942918/46 "2021-06-02T03:03:57Z")
They also had one called _ME 262_, but that weren’t no car! But I guess you could call it an ‘Import’. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-import-cars/942918/47 "2021-06-02T06:06:52Z")
Mentions of Maserati remind me of this: Hard Loving Loser > [@](#): > > He’s the kind of person > Goes to drive a Maserati > Puts his key inside > The wrong little hole This post could just as well belong in that other thread about songs with you-know-what innuendo. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-import-cars/942918/48 "2021-06-02T06:29:59Z")
C.W. McCall, _Convoy_: …and eleven long-haired friends of Jesus in a chartreuse _microbus_… Of course microbus was referring to a VW type 2 back then, no doubt about it. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-import-cars/942918/49 "2021-06-02T06:39:36Z")
What import car does this song mention? ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-import-cars/942918/50 "2021-06-02T15:13:58Z")
The hip hop classic Yeah! by Usher and Lil John mentions Jaguar and Rolls Royce ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-import-cars/942918/51 "2021-06-02T15:32:17Z")
If we’re talking about songs from the perspective of non-Americans, there’s “Black Lincoln Continental” by Graham Parker, covered nicely by Nick Lowe. _Shake that cocktail and follow the road_ _The doors are locked and the windows are closed_ _There’s only one way to the American dream_ _They’re awaiting your arrival in a big limousine_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/7Bnzgtw4cKU/maxresdefault.jpg "Nick Lowe - Black Lincoln Continental") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bnzgtw4cKU) ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-import-cars/942918/52 "2021-06-02T16:02:47Z")
There was Pebbles’ “Mercedes Boy”: _If you want to ride in my Mercedes, boy_ Another one was Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby”: _Rockman lovers driving Lamborghinis_ ---
**Author:** ![bernardch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/34f0e0/32.png) [@bernardch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernardch)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-import-cars/942918/53 "2021-06-03T00:40:51Z")
The Beach Boys song “Our Car Club” 2nd verse. . . “We got a Deuce Coupe, a Stingray, a rail job, and an XKE” ---
**Author:** ![Bootb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-import-cars/942918/54 "2021-06-03T01:48:36Z")
Here’s one about the Yugo. > **[In a Yugo Lyrics - Paul Shanklin](https://www.flashlyrics.com/lyrics/paul-shanklin/in-a-yugo-84)** > > As the snow flies / At a used car lot on the edge of town / A liberal guy and a liberal gal / Bu... ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-import-cars/942918/55 "2021-06-10T00:22:17Z")
> [@california\_jobcase](#): > > C.W. McCall, _Convoy_ : > …and eleven long-haired friends of Jesus in a chartreuse _microbus_ … > > Of course microbus was referring to a VW type 2 back then, no doubt about it. Travelling in a fried out Combi. Men at Work. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-import-cars/942918/56 "2021-06-10T00:32:48Z")
REO Speedwagon Don’t Let Him Go He’s got plenty of cash He’s got plenty of friends He drives women wild Then he drives off in a **Mercedes-Benz** He’s got a long wick with a flame at both ends He’s hot ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-import-cars/942918/57 "2021-06-10T16:58:16Z")
NWA - Fuck tha police had “me and Lorenzo rollin’ in the Benzo” ---
**Author:** ![RobotDevilDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@RobotDevilDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobotDevilDog)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-import-cars/942918/58 "2021-06-11T18:28:13Z")
In Weird Al’s song “Bob”, where every line is a palindrome, he states “A Toyota’s a Toyota” ---
**Author:** ![TCMF-2L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tcmf-2l/32/16553_2.png) [@TCMF-2L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TCMF-2L)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2021, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-import-cars/942918/59 "2021-08-28T19:13:48Z")
British pop/folk singer song writer **Billy Bragg** in the song **Sexuality** provides the lyric _“I look like Robert De Niro, I drive a Mitsubishi Zero”_ [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/liNnCKPeEv0/hqdefault.jpg "Billy Bragg - Sexuality video") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liNnCKPeEv0) If Billy isn’t well known outside of the UK then **Johnny Marr** ( **The Smiths** ) plays guitar and **Kirsty MacColl** ( **A Fairytale of New York** ) provides backing vocals on this track. Note as far as I know a ‘Mitsubishi Zero’ was a Japanese WW2 Fighter plane and not a car. TCMF-2L [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-import-cars/942918.md?page=2)