Category Archive: BS Daily Tune Up
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Jerry Was A Racecar Driver” by Primus 1991
“Jerry Was A Racecar Driver” is probably one of my favorite Primus songs because it has just enough goofy fun to it that you won’t turn it off. The single was released in 1991 on...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Two Black Cadillacs” by Carrie Underwood 2012
Carrie Underwood is one of the most successful American Idols ever, and has become an ultra huge country and pop star. Her latest single, “Two Black Cadillacs”, is a great song with a...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Hot Rod Poppa” by Marsha Hunt 1969
This is one funky song and we dig it. Anthony Castillo sent us this suggestion, and it’s cool as hell. The song was written by Marc Bolan, of T.Rex, who is known for being the glam rock god of...
BangShift Daily Tune Up And Great Video: “Ballad Of Thunder Road” By Robert Mitchum 1958
Like Steve Earle’s “Copperhead Road”, “The Ballad of Thunder Road” is about running moonshine and is the theme song from the 1958 movie titled “Thunder...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Lowrider” by WAR 1975
As a kid growing up in Northern California the car culture was all about drag racing, hot rods and low riders. For as long as I can remember, low riders have been around. In 1975 the band WAR...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “On The Road Again” Willie Nelson 1980
Whether you like country, western, or both, everyone knows this song. Written for the soundtrack of Honeysuckle Rose, it became a huge hit and is the theme song so to speak for Willie Nelson. In 1982...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Cops and Rodders – The Winners (Year Unknown)
Here’s a little 1960s-era surf instrumental to get your Tuesday off to a groovy start. The name of the tune is “Cops and Rodders” and the cool part is that the song is set to some...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Trans Am (Highway Wonderland) – Sammy Hagar (1979)
Sammy Hagar is back on the BS Daily Tune up docket today. Last time we saw Sammy he was younger, wearing embarrassing pants, and singing about motorcycles with Montrose. Today we’re...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Beer For My Horses – Toby Keith (2005)
We don’t do lots of country music here for our BS Daily Tune Ups and we certainly don’t do many songs that have nothing to do with cars or driving, but today is an exception. I wanted to...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Red Barchetta – Rush (1981)
Recently the Canadian band Rush got an honor many people felt was long over due. The group was chosen to be added to the already amazing docket at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rush is one of those...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Car Wash” by Rose Royce (1976)
As the theme song for the 1976 movie Car Wash, and the lead single on the soundtrack, this song would reach #1 on the Billboard Pop Charts. As a kid I remember this one for sure, and it always makes...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Trooper – Boys In The Bright White Sports Car (1979)
This one should resonate with our BS brothers and sisters living in Canada as Trooper is one of the country’s better known rock bands and they are the group that recorded this tune, Boys In The...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Turn The Page” Bob Seger (1973) and Metallica (1998)
Bob Seger rules. I’ve been a fan since I was a kid, have seen him live, and applauded when Chevrolet decided to use his song for their ad campaigns. And anyone that ever saw Tom Cruise lip sync...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Rhythm From A Red Car – Hardline (1992)
Remember Hardline? Chances are you don’t unless you were into the LA hard rock scene in the early 1990s when they were the hottest product on the market. The band has put out a few albums over...