Contrary to a widely held belief, the greatest lost track of all time is not the Late Greats’ “Turpentine.” It is “Fast Cars (and Money)” written by a songwriter who, to this day, never got played on the radio. At least not yet.
Our hero wrote songs his whole life, pouring thoughts and melodies and arrangements into what was available. He wrote for himself with inspiration from wandering in the woods to burn incense (lol), listening to the wind, and experiencing the crash of waves on the North Atlantic coast. Just add to that the crushing boss-level societal expectations he was expected to live up to.
Legend says that it was a rainy Tuesday or Wednesday or Thursday. On that day he first brilliantly performed his required hours grinding as a wizard Unix systems administrator for a major manufacturer of microchips. After that, as always, he drove home to his beautiful high school sweetheart and now wife.
After that, in a modest (by late 80’s standards) home studio, a song was born.
All it took was a Tascam four track, a few choice effect pedals, and a well played Gibson guitar that had seen more humidity than a lobsta boat.
The hair-metal bands on MTV were screaming “Girls, Girls, Girls” and living in the fast lane. Erstwhile our hero was singing the perspective of someone who knew that a “Fast Car (and Money)” meant you would just hit a moose a little harder.
Fast Cars – Call It What You Will
Fast Cars (and Money)
Attitude
The Way It Goes
Satisfaction
Call It What You Will
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