Open Diff: What is the archetypal car song?

While taking a break from his Project Apollo, Joe Essid pondered whether there could be any more archetypal car song than Rush’s “Red Barchetta.”

“It has everything a song about car’s should have: a skilled law-breaker, a badass car, and in his care, a victory over The Man in a time when cars have been banned,” he wrote. “Maybe not the best car song, or everyone’s favorite, but what a story!”

That’s quite the gauntlet to throw down, Joe, especially with so many alternatives to choose from (“Rocket 88;” Clutch’s “Spacegrass;” anything by Fu Manchu; all the fill music used on Car Talk over the years; and, of course, “Rusty Chevrolet“). We’ll let you battle it out in the comments with everybody else who believes there’s a better qualified car song out there.