Song Lyric Sunday: Transport – ‘Ullo John, Got A New Motor?’

Well now, ‘transport’ is the broad theme for Song Lyric Sunday this week, so there’s no shortage of possibilities to choose from. I do wonder, though, whether anyone else will come up with this particular piece of 1980s anarchic weirdness from the left-wing Liverpudlian (although here deploying an Estuary English accent) comedian, Alexei Sayle. He…

Song Lyric Sunday: Automotive – ‘From A Buick 6’

“I need a dump truck baby to unload my head” My first thought on seeing this week’s Song Lyric Sunday prompt was the Beach Boys’ ‘Fun, Fun, Fun’. However, when I typed that into Tags it came up as already present there. Did this mean I’d already used it? Indeed it did – although perhaps…

Song Lyric Sunday: Automobiles – ‘Cars Hiss By My Window’

Song Lyric Sunday this week is all about automobiles, be they limousines, jalopies or anything in between. Or, in this case, any that happen to be passing by outside a cheap motel room. From the ‘L.A. Woman’ album and with writing credits for all four band members, this is just a very simple, traditional 12-bar…

Song Lyric Sunday: Cars – ‘Fun, Fun, Fun’

This week for her Song Lyric Sunday challenge, Helen is looking for something on the theme of ‘Car/Cars’. Obviously – as with ‘driving’, which came up about a month ago – there’s no shortage of potential candidates. There’s always Gary Numan’s ‘Cars’, of course, but my first thought was Dylan’s ‘From A Buick 6’. However,…