Dave Edmunds’ 1979 ode to automobile wreckage didn’t make the charts in the United States, but it did manage to climb to the number 59 spot on the British charts that year. Some claim that the song was later banned by the BBC as they were afraid of what impact it would have on teenage drivers. As one of the lines in the song is, “bits of me are scattered in the trees and in the hedges” it would seem that this is more of a cautionary tale than one that would encourage copy cats.
This is a rocking tune that’s admittedly a little off kilter. It tells the tale of a guy who just can’t stop wrecking his stuff and with lines like, “I put a few inside me at the end of the day and took out my revenge on the revolution counter.” It is easy to see why.
Press play below to hear Dave Edmunds rip and rock his way through 1979s “Crawlin’ From The Wreckage” –
Makes about as much sense as Henry Gregor Felsen’s “Crash Club.”
In the real world, insurance premiums and other lost money make “crawlin’ from the wreckage” an unattractive proposition.