Alphabet in Music on 45s - C Featuring the Cars, Cher, CCR

Drive The Cars 'Drive' is one of The Cars' more melancholic songs, and the majority of songs Ocasek wrote were energetic, biting, and dripping with irony. With this ballad, however, the lyrics are written from the perspective of a guy watching a girl hitting a downward spiral in her life, attempting to get her to question what's going wrong in her life. Because of Orr's lonely, even ghostly vocal recording, lyrics like "who’s gonna pick you up when you fall?", "Who’s gonna pay attention to your dreams?" and the chorus "who's gonna drive you home?" feel genuinely sympathetic and despairing. Whether or not the narrator is simply an old friend or a past lover, they seem resigned to the fact that the answer to each of the questions they're asking is "nobody. If I could turn back time Cher "If I Could Turn Back Time" is a showstopper for Cher, one of her biggest hits and most popular live songs. Written by Diane Warren, it's rousing but also contrite, with Cher apologizing to an ex-lover, letting him know she'd like a do-over. There aren't many anthems with this subject matter, but Cher and Warren pulled it off. When you think of this song, you probably call up an image of Cher's tattooed butt. That's because of the music video, where she donned a new look: a leather jacket, fishnet stockings, and a thong. Rhinestone Cowboy Glen Campbell Rhinestones are fake jewels that are popular on country-style clothing. They show up nicely on stage, so they are a popular fashion choice for some flamboyant country singers. One such singer was David Allan Coe, who called himself the "Rhinestone Cowboy" and released an album in 1974 called The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy. As Coe tells it, Mel Tillis gave him some Rhinestone suits, which he would wear backstage at the Grand Ol' Opry. When he went into the audience, the glistening suits made people think he was a star, even though he was a nobody at the time. Asked for autographs, he signed them, "The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy." Proud Mary Creedence Clearwater Revival “Proud Mary” is a rock song released by the band Creedence Clearwater Revival on the 1969 album Bayou Country. The song is about someone who leaves a hardworking but well-paying job and boards a riverboat called the Proud Mary in search of a better life. #vinyl #vinylcollector #vinyldjs #vinylrecord #records #buyvinyl #turntable #lps #45records #recordcollecting #80smusic #recordalbum #musicislife #canada #representingnorth #lovemusic #ccr #proudmary #rhinestonecowboy #glencampbell #cher #ificouldturnbacktime #thecars #drive