Old Fords and Holdens - Longing for the days of real cars...

Описание: A tribute to the golden era of Australian muscle cars. This original song remembers the classic Ford Falcon and Holden Monaro, the Torana, and the legendary Bathurst battles between Peter Brock and Allan Moffat. It contrasts the character of 1970s classics with the boring, mass-produced SUVs and hybrid cars on the roads today. From the throaty roar of the V8 to the chrome and racing stripes, this track is for anyone who misses the real muscle cars that once ruled the streets and the track.

Lyrics (c) Marc Glasby

Old Fords and Holdens have vanished with the years
they've rusted and they've broken down, stripped away their gears
The roads are clogged with clones now, they all look so alike
the old cars had real characters, all were unalike

Where have all the old cars gone? They all had so much class
The new cars are just boring, designed and built on mass
The muscle cars that cruised the streets, are heard and seen no more
Those V 8 beasts are silent now, no more that throaty roar

Monaro and Torana, Falcon and the rest,
they were the cars we wanted, we just became obsessed
Flashing chrome and racing stripes, duck tails on the back,
I miss the days of classic cars, with muscle on the track

Where have all the old cars gone? They all had so much class
The new cars are just boring, designed and built on mass
The muscle cars that cruised the streets, are heard and seen no more
Those V 8 beasts are silent now, no more that throaty roar

Brock at Panorama, Moffat on his tail
Ford and Holden battling for, the Bathurst Holy Grail.
You'd pick your side and wave your flag, for blue or for the red
And dream of one day owning one, a treasure in your shed.

But now the drive-ins have all closed, the quarter-mile's a mall
The only rumble in the street are trucks on their long haul
A few old cars have been restored, but mostly locked up tight
Just weekend trips for a lucky few, they rarely see the light.

Keep your green-washed hybrids, your E car's silent hum
Your cloned and boring S U Vs, they all make me so glum
It wasn't just the speed you know, it was the style, the art, the soul
A piece of steel and chrome and rubber that made a person whole.

Where have all the old cars gone? They all had so much class
The new cars are just boring, designed and built on mass
The muscle cars that cruised the streets are in museums now
And that throaty roar's a memory, I can't quite remember how...

Brock up on the mountain... Moffat on his tail...
Gone with the wind... that growling sound,
that throaty V8 wail.
Yeah gone the V8 screaming
when it was fully floored,
Just rust and dust and memories.

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