Category Archive: BS Daily Tune Up
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Classical Gas – Mason Williams (1968)
Chad’s been dominating the Daily Tune Up spot for a while so I thought it was my BS civic duty to wrestle control away from him for a day and class the joint up a little. I picked the 1968...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Pedal To The Metal” Kazzer (2002) We Suck For Not Doing This One Sooner
With a Weiand 6-71 Blower being the very first image you see in Kazzer’s video for “Pedal to the Metal”, we totally should have run this already as a BangShift Daily Tune Up. The...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Truckin” The Grateful Dead (1970) “What a long, strange trip it’s been”
This is a first folks. The Dead on BangShift.com. Wow, this might be as big a deal as this song being listed as a National Treasure by the Library of Congress in 1997. Ahhh, our tax dollars at work,...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Rocking Down The Highway – The Doobie Brothers (1972)
So by the time you read this, I’ll have been driving for a bunch of hours on my way home from the ECTA meet in Wilmington, Ohio. Also, I bet there are still a few intrepid Power Tour...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy – Kenny Chesney (1998)
On my long ass drive to Ohio yesterday for the ECTA meet this weekend, I saw lots of tractors. None of them were manned with a dude with a hot chick hanging off of him, but maybe that’s a...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” Ace Ventura Pet Detective With Range Rover Flip
Ace Ventura, played by Jim Carrey, is known for some really stupid, but funny, lines, but he’s also known by car guys for his amazing ability to park a car. In the first Ace Ventura movie it...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Rusty Chevrolet” Da Yoopers (1987)
We know it’s June, and that “Rusty Chevrolet” is set to the same tune as “Jingle Bells”, but we still think it is worthy of a BangShift Daily Tune Up. Plus, maybe it...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Brand New Car” The Rolling Stones (1994)
“Brand New Car” by the Rolling Stones may not rank up there with some of their more famous hits, but the album Voodoo Lounge did go double platinum and was number 2 in the charts. Still,...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Cannon Ball Run” The Theme Song With Opening Scenes
This is the Mad Matt Graves Edition of the Daily Tune Up, because while Matt was expertly honing his craft as the Marketing Guru at American Power Train last week he was also looking at our Stroker...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Let’s Race” By Mark Kaye “The Endorser”…NASCAR Grammy Coming Soon
We usually hate these kind of songs. And this one is no exception. But it does fit for a Sunday where all our content is NASCAR centric. Click play, and learn to dislike it as much as we do.
BangShift Saturday Daily Tune Up: Romping Through The Swamp – Dave Van Ronk (1967)
Since today is my turn for Saturday blog action, my theme will be Swamp Buggy Saturday. Every item will be about, around, or related to swamp buggies of all shapes and sizes. Knowing that, you...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Road Runner – Bo Diddly (1960)
While not written about the actual Plymouth Road Runner, Bo Diddly’s tune that references the infamous cartoon character is a great listen and a fantastic driving song. The song has been...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Magic Bus” By The Who (1968)
Check this one out. As a kid, I grew up listening to The Who, The Beach Boys, and The Rolling Stones. Those were my Dad’s favorites. In fact, I saw each of them in concert at least once before...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Uneasy Rider ’73” Charlie Daniels – The Audio Version Of The Dukes Or Bandit
There are two “Uneasy Rider” songs, but this is the first and was recorded in 1973. The second is like Part II to this one, but in this one Charlie Daniel’s amazing story telling...