Overdrive: Hard to go against the chorus in this instance, but if you listen closely at the end of Rozay’s first verse, he raps “In my two-seater she’s the one that I would take,” before throwing in a jubilant wee! that’s too good to pass up. 1 entry in the prior year-plus - the track oozes top-down, stereo-up vibes, though Drake’s backseat driving is there to remind you that you’re always just a few blocks away from your ex’s place. League-produced beat to this luxurious cruising anthem strikes an old-school feel, with Rick Ross and Drake trading turns rapping and crooning, respectively - while Chrisette Michele anchors the track with a breezy, carefree hook.įuel Economy: Aside from the sheer star power - at the time of the song’s release, all three artists had scored a Billboard 200 No.
Make and Model: Though released in 2010, the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. CHRISETTE MICHELE AND DRAKE, “ASTON MARTON MUSIC” Overdrive: If you’re listening to this one in the car, maybe best to pull over when Womack’s voice frays just a little on the “I’ve got to keep my heart out of this/ And both hands on the wheel” part of the chorus driving through tears isn’t particularly safe for anyone.
Make and Model: In her first Hot 100 hit, country star Lee Ann Womack speeds away from Dallas heading due north in the hopes of putting physical and emotional distance between her and heartbreak - though she finds the former unsurprisingly easier than the latter.įuel Economy: The chest-tightening ballad does a brilliant job of demonstrating the liberation that hitting the road can represent for those desperately in need of a second chance at life or love - though only up to a point. LEE ANN WOMACK, “A LITTLE PAST LITTLE ROCK” Overdrive: Banks became the early pace car for limber rhymes in 2010s hip-hop with the lyric, “I’m so fly, I’m so ferry and the way I flow is very/ Ginsu or machete, way my pencil move is deadly.” - DARLENE ADEROJUĩ7. Make and Model: A hip-hop classic from 2010, “Beamer, Benz or Bentley” finds Lloyd Banks and Juelz Santana lyrically flexing about all the perks of being fresh, fly and so damn high.įuel Economy: With rhymes and bars that flow as fast as a 500-horsepower engine, Banks and Santana’s raps perfectly ride the track’s electric beat. Overdrive: Rumors are that Mitchell wrote the song about Jackson Browne or Glenn Frey, but we owe whoever kept her waiting a debt of thanks for inspiring such lines as “Fast tires come screaming around the bend/ But there’s still no buzzer/ They roll on/ And I’m waiting for his car on the hill.” - MELINDA NEWMANĩ8. Make and Model: Mitchell turns waiting for her absent lover to arrive into a sonic masterpiece that sounds as innovative, ambitious and magical today as it did when it came out nearly 50 years ago on 1974’s Court and Spark.įuel Economy: Mitchell perfectly captures her fears that her once red-hot romance has turned tepid as her man is three hours late - and counting - but it’s the shifting tempos, bleating horns and choral interlude,all surrounding a funky beat, that keep the listener captivated. Overdrive: “Who’s gonna drive you home tonight?” All the history, intimacy, trust and distance of a relationship in one six-word question from motorist to passenger. 3 in the fall of 1984.įuel Economy: Truth told, “Drive” is pretty tangentially car-themed for a song with its title - the lyric is mostly focused on a man asking rhetorical questions to demonstrate his value in a relationship, which is the only reason the stunning synth-rock ballad isn’t higher on this list - but the central chorus Q (and the artist/song name combo) makes its appearance here essential nonetheless.
Make and Model: The only Billboard Hot 100 entry for new wave greats The Cars with an automotive title to match their band name, “Drive” was also their biggest hit on the chart, motoring all the way to No. How Vin Diesel Gave Reggaetón Its Hollywood Moment in the 'Fast & Furious' FranchiseĬheck out our list below, with a Spotify playlist of all 100 songs at the bottom, and try not to run through too many red lights and stop signs when blasting them out of your Bugatti, GTO or Little Red Corvette this weekend.
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