Favorite "Car" Songs #4 - "Little Red Corvette"
@teamfreak16 (43418)
Denver, Colorado
September 9, 2016 2:13pm CST
A no brainer, #4 in my Favorite "Car" Songs series, a perfectly obvious choice that you had to know would show up eventually: Prince's 1982 hit "Little Red Corvette."
Prince seems to show up in quite a few of these series', and rightly so. He released a ton of great music from 1976 until his death earlier this year. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Prince won seven Grammy's and an Academy Award.
"Little Red Corvette" was, according to Wikipedia, Prince's biggest hit to that time, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, and a posthumous re-release landed at #20 on that same chart.
(Fun Wikipedia Fact: Stevie Nicks wrote her hit "Stand Back" after hearing "Little Red Corvette," on which Prince played keyboards for her.)
"Little Red Corvette"has been covered by The Nylons, and the Gear Daddies.
As much great music as Prince released over the years, this remains one of his most popular songs. It was inevitable that it would end up here.
The link is to a live performance. Enjoy!
Prince Little Red Corvette Live 1985-Screenworks Entertainment. Purchase "Empire Cookie's Revenge" (https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Cookies-Revenge-Eugene-Weem...
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
26 Sep 16
How could this one not be included.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
26 Sep 16
I know. There was no way it was not making the cut.
@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
12 Sep 16
It's classic Prince. Actually, that entire album is.
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@crossbones27 (49475)
• Mojave, California
9 Sep 16
I used to listen to this in my tiny Geo Metro. How Ironic. lol
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
9 Sep 16
Same thing, only I had a Volkswagen Rabbit
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@FourWalls (68121)
• United States
10 Sep 16
Great song. I appreciate it especially because Corvettes are only made one place: Bowling Green, Kentucky.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
10 Sep 16
Really? I had no idea. And now I know.
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