Singing in the Car to the Radio
By Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (121586)
Gainesville, Florida
June 4, 2016 7:55am CST
I am one of those persons who will sing along out loud to a song I hear on the radio as I'm driving. In the privacy of my own vehicle, I am a rock star singing the tunes at the top of my lungs, even sometimes playing "air guitar" or "air drums" as I drive along (kids, don't try this at home--it's important to always keep both hands on the steering wheel!). It's sort of like people who sing in the shower, but in the case of a vehicle you have windows and people around you can see you (even though I pretend I can't be seen).
It is very embarrassing for my two teenage children to be in the car with me, not only because I am a horrible singer, but because everyone around us can see me head-banging, drumming or singing a tune on the radio! I'm sure I am quite the spectacle to other drivers when they pass me or pull up alongside me at a traffic light!
Are you one of those people who do this in a car as your listening along to a song on the radio?
22 people like this
24 responses
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
4 Jun 16
I am happy to give a concert and won't charge a penny. The windows are usually down so if they want to throw a tip my way, I'll accept!
Singing loudly in the car is the best way to experience a great song. When my children (all adults) are in the car with me, they sing along.
4 people like this
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
4 Jun 16
@moffittjc singing brings me such joy. If nobody else wants to hear what I am singing, they can turn a deaf ear.
1 person likes this
@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Jun 16
@ElusiveButterfly I'm sure my two kids wish they could turn a deaf ear when I'm singing at the top of my lungs in the car! Unfortunately, they are a captive audience! They're always telling me to stop singing because I sound so bad, but I tell them, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em!" So far, they haven't taken me up on the offer, but I guess that's just because they are too "cool" to have fun with their dad right now! Awww, the joys of teenagers! lol
3 people like this
@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Jun 16
Yay, another driver after my own heart! I haven't been brave enough to do it with the windows down yet, but that's only because I live in Florida and it is like 150 degrees outside all the time! Maybe when winter comes (all two days of it) I'll give it a try!
I'm sure once my kids get through their teenage years and the embarrassment of having to be seen in the same car as a parent, they'll probably sing along too!
2 people like this
@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Jun 16
It's natural for us humans to want to sing along, but for those of us who are horrible singers, our options are to sing in the shower or sing in the car! Two places where we can be bad singers without too many people around us having to suffer!
2 people like this
@Lucky15 (37374)
• Philippines
4 Jun 16
@moffittjc and only few.can hear us and bear us. Lol
1 person likes this
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
5 Jun 16
@ElizabethWallace When Jeff drives by singing even the pedestrians walk into each other.
2 people like this
@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Jun 16
Well...I do accept responsibility for a great number of those accidents!
4 people like this
@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
5 Jun 16
@moffittjc Distracted driving has always been around.
2 people like this
@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
5 Jun 16
When kids are in the car, it is even more fun to sign and gyrate. Yes, of course, I do this, and did it with my daughter in the car. She always ducked down and yelled, "Moooootherrr".
2 people like this
@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
5 Jun 16
My kids get so embarrassed when I do it when they are in the car with me! I love embarrassing them, especially when I drop them off at school in the morning! lol
1 person likes this
@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
6 Jun 16
@ElizabethWallace Hmmm...you've given me an idea! Maybe I should start dressing up in funny costumes when I take the kids to school or pick them up from school! I'm thinking some super hero costumes where I have to wear tights and a cape!
1 person likes this
@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
5 Jun 16
@moffittjc I used to dress up in costumes when I taught high school. After school, I picked up my daughter still wearing the odd outfits. She loved it, but couldn't handle me rocking out in the car. Go figure.
1 person likes this
@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Jun 16
I tend to play the air instruments when I'm stopped at a red light! I can't afford to be in any accidents!
2 people like this
@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
5 Jun 16
@just4him My "living life with reckless abandon" days are long over! I have to be a responsible adult now, even when driving!
1 person likes this
@just4him (317067)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
4 Jun 16
@moffittjc That's good. I was worried about you for a moment.
2 people like this
@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Jun 16
Awesome! Are you like me, dancing and singing and banging all around in the car as you drive? I'm telling you, people look at me like I'm crazy when they pass me on the road! LOL
3 people like this
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
4 Jun 16
@moffittjc I'll tap my hands on the wheel to the beat of the drums. When I stopped I've been known to gyrate to the music. That gets the weird looks.
1 person likes this
@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
4 Jun 16
@moffittjc Yes I dance in the car, or when I am on an oldies station I head beat. 
2 people like this
@FourWalls (68020)
• United States
4 Jun 16
Of course! When I'm in town or at a red light I don't sing too loudly (fear of arrest for noise pollution, y'know), but on the highway, the foot rest is my bass drum pedal and the steering wheel is my cymbal!
I've gotta go drive now, you flung a craving on me (as we say in the south). "I've got the Mustang loaded, I've got a wrong to right...."
2 people like this
@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Jun 16
Haha, thanks! I've been labeled...I'm one of "those people!" Lord, help me! lol
1 person likes this
@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
4 Jun 16
I always get a kick out of seeing someone rock out to tunes on their car radio. I also like to drive with the radio blasting and singing along
2 people like this
@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
4 Jun 16
@moffittjc good thing we live in different states so you couldn't video me 
1 person likes this
@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
5 Jun 16
@Marilynda1225 Likewise, I never have to worry about you videoing me either! LOL
1 person likes this
@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Jun 16
I'll always keep my phone ready in case I see someone else doing it, because I want to capture it on video to post on social media in the hopes that it goes viral! lol
2 people like this
@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
8 Jun 16
You get to do something even more fun than singing in a car...you get to sing along to each and every one of those awesome concerts you put on! Nothing beats singing along to a live performance!
1 person likes this
@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Jun 16
@JudyEv Nothing ruins a musical performance worse than somebody in the crowd who sings loudly out of tune!
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Jun 16
@moffittjc We don't really encourage that!!! Not at our small concerts. Some of the big, loud voices might drown out the group and if they were out of tune.... 
Some of the big, loud voices might drown out the group and if they were out of tune.... 1 person likes this
@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
4 Aug 16
@moffittjc lol! Now that is a site to see! I always sing whenever there is music being played no matter where I am and yeah I've had the occasional times where I pretend I'm playing a guitar, drums or piano lol I can't help it. It's bloody fun anyway!
1 person likes this
@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Aug 16
If I remember correctly, you have a video on FB of you singing in the car! lol
1 person likes this
@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Aug 16
@VivaLaDani13 Maybe I dreamed about it last night! 
1 person likes this
lol yeeeeeah there is. 
@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
6 Jun 16
No way! I'm too shy to do anything like that! Unless one of my children secretly records me, there will be no video evidence of my singing in the car!
1 person likes this
@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Jun 16
@trivia79 As long as I don't know they recorded me, then I don't have a problem with that! lol
1 person likes this
@trivia79 (7828)
• El Segundo, California
8 Jun 16
@moffittjc who knows, maybe they secretly recorded your singing haha
1 person likes this
@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Jun 16
Life is too short not to have a good time...even in the car! lol
1 person likes this
@Babs0630 (487)
•
5 Jun 16
Oh,yeah! In a heart beat! I tend to turn up the music louder when ppl watch me then I smile and wave! Music always makes me feel good when I see them smile because you never know they just might of had a bad day! Keep on doing what you do no matter the kiddos get embarrassed they will remember you as the "cool"dad! Try it when they bring friends home its awsome when they want to join in! And their friends think your awsome! Have fun! Hugs
1 person likes this
@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
6 Jun 16
@Babs0630 I'll just make sure my fridge is stocked with all kinds of foods that teenagers don't like...broccoli, carrots, kale, spinach, etc! LOL
1 person likes this
@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
5 Jun 16
My daughter told me just the other day that all her friends think of me as the "cool" dad! That made me smile. I always dreamed about being the "cool" dad!
Now...as long as all those teenagers don't come start hanging out at my house and eating all my food, I think I'll be fine! lol
1 person likes this
@Babs0630 (487)
•
5 Jun 16
@moffittjc too late they will be raiding your fridge in no time just to see you dance and sing better stockup quick! I have had my share of a house full of teenage friends. There still more friends in the near future.
1 person likes this
@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
5 Jun 16
I think the funniest thing about when I sing is that I don't know half the lyrics to the songs, so I just will either make up words during the parts I don't know, or I'll stop singing and hum during those parts. My kids laugh at me, because they know it means that I have no idea what the lyrics are!
1 person likes this
@irishidid (8687)
• United States
4 Jun 16
I'm right there with you singing along. I make my son turn up the volume when Macklemore's Thrift Shop comes on. I hate rap but I love that song! LOL
1 person likes this
@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
5 Jun 16
I am, in the shower and the car. I am certain that more than a few point and laugh at the old guy in the SUV.
1 person likes this
@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
5 Jun 16
I'm sure I get laughed at all the time, but I don't mind! If I can bring a smile to someone's day and help them feel a little better through humor, then I'm all for it! Me head-banging in the car might just be the difference between someone having a bad day and someone having a good day!
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
4 Jun 16
Oh lordy yeah @moffitjc , I'm one of those. Drum solo, bobbin' and weavin' to Elvis songs, singing to whomever is on the radio or casset tape. And yes, I do get looks; particularly while waiting for a red light.
1 person likes this
@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Jun 16
It's at the red lights where I have the chance to dance, bang my head, play the guitar, and bang the drums, all while singing at the top of my lungs! Which of course is the very place where you have the most people around you watching! lol
2 people like this
@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
6 Jun 16
@nanette64 You are so right! We are having a good time. They're the ones who are nuts, not us! They're nuts for not joining in the fun!
1 person likes this
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
5 Jun 16
@moffittjc They might think we're nuts, but we're having a good time.
1 person likes this
@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
5 Jun 16
I don't do much singing and dancing at home, even when I'm alone. Not sure why, but it has always just been an "in the car" thing for me!
1 person likes this
@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Jun 16
Yes, I will admit that sometimes I do it on purpose just to embarrass the kids! They're always saying to me, "Dad, please don't embarrass us!" To which I always respond, "But it is my duty as a parent to embarrass you as much as I can!" lol
1 person likes this
