14. Bruce Springsteen – Racing in the Street
As a prime example of the Americana music genre, Bruce Springsteen had made many car references in his songs. As a vivid car collector himself, Springsteen was a part of the street racing scene in his early years, an experience he transformed into his popular songs.
But one of them, Racing in the Street, is among his best work. It was a fantastic production, with simple but effective lyrics. It tells the story about a serious street racer. Music fans knew they had something special when his song started with “I got a sixty-nine Chevy with a 396, Fuelie heads and a Hurst on the floor.”