Cars and Girls
| "Cars and Girls" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Prefab Sprout | ||||
| from the album From Langley Park to Memphis | ||||
| B-side |
"Vendetta" "Nero the Zero" (12" single only) | |||
| Released | February 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | New wave, Indie pop | |||
| Length | 4:27 | |||
| Label | Kitchenware - SK 35 | |||
| Writer(s) | Paddy McAloon | |||
| Producer(s) | Paddy McAloon | |||
| Prefab Sprout singles chronology | ||||
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"Cars and Girls" is a single released by the English pop band Prefab Sprout in 1988.[1] It was the first single taken from their album of that year, From Langley Park to Memphis. The single reached number 44 in the UK Singles Chart, and spent five weeks in that listing.[2]
The song is a critique of Bruce Springsteen's perceived limited subject matter in his songs.[3] McAloon suggests that Springsteen's worldview is too restricted and that "some things hurt more, much more, than cars and girls". Ironically, the song's popularity is partly due to it being misinterpreted as a "driving song", leading it to appear on compilation albums such as Summer Cruisin' and Top Gear (a spin-off from the BBC Television motoring show of the same name).
References
- ↑ "Overview by Jason Ankeny". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 433. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. p. 760. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
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