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The Car Is King

from 2000 CALLING by Jon Strider

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PHOTO: (L to R) Kenny Gradney, (Little Feat bassist) and Jon Strider (producer/artist) right after tracking "The Car Is King" at Pacific Songworks/Intermix, Los Angeles, CA. circa 1994. Also, revealing his stunning profile, was the beloved (and feared by many...), official Pacific Songworks/Intermix studio dog, Max. Kenny lived conveniently within a block of our studio on Robertson Blvd. in West L.A. Photo taken by Reiko Posner Matsudaira.

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THE CAR IS KING
(Strider)
Take to the Highway
Take out the railroad tracks
Re-tool the factories
That was their Big Plan
They had it all worked out
A new world for you and me

Now The Car Is King
On the Great Highway
And the rich men sing
While the poor men play
On the great Highway

Nobody noticed
The way that it conquered us all
Sleeping behind our wheels
Faster and faster
But no one would get anywhere
Stuck in this one way deal

and The Car Is King
On the Great Highway
And the rich men sing
While the poor men pay
And The Car Is King
On the great Highway

Fitzgerald decided to buy out the tracks
Slap down the asphalt, and never look back
Madison Ave. geared up to sell
This four-wheeled freedom
They did their jobs well

From the shores of the Great Lakes
Came thousands a week
This steady invasion
This conquering fleet
Standard & GM drooled in the wings
With Firestone and Phillips they sold us our King!

and The Car Is King
On the Great Highway
And the rich men sing
While the poor men pay

and The Car Is King
On the great Highway
And the rich men sing
While the poor men play
On the Great Highway

© 1998 Pacific Songworks BMI
℗ 1998 New Sky Records
All Rights Reserved

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from 2000 CALLING, released November 27, 1999
Produced, arranged & recorded by Jon Strider at Pacific Songworks/Intermix, Los Angeles, California USA
Mixed by Brian Soucy at Pacific Songworks
Mastered by Eddie Schrayer, Oasis Mastering, Studio City, California USA
Words & Music by Jon Strider
Published by Pacific Songworks (BMI); All Rights Reserved Worldwide
M U S I C I A N S :
KENNY GRADNEY: bass
ROBBIE CARLOS: lap steel guitar and acoustic dobro
JON STRIDER: lead vocal, piano, acoustic guitar, programming

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Jon Strider Malmö, Sweden

Performing singer-songwriter, musician and record producer from California - 9 solo CD's on New Sky Records - Music style: "Retro rocking' Country with a Blues&Rhythm twist" and "Rhythm n' Folk" - Career migration track: SF Bay Area to L.A., through Nashville & Austin to Sweden, (for19 years) and back... ... more

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