Turn It On, Wind It Up, Blow It Out, GTO….

I was thinking about the good old days tonight. I was talking to a friend today and he mentioned AMC Barracudas……and didn’t think I would remember them. Well, I do. I told him that Barracudas were just “Muscle Car” wannabes……

And that’s what got me thinking about the good old days. When songs had tunes, and words, and you could dance to them…….and they had meaning, too. Yeah, there were the protest songs, and the folk songs but, nothing quite compared to the car songs…..

“Little GTO, you’re really lookin’ fine. Three deuces and a four-speed and a 389”……wow! That’s powerful stuff. Of course, gas was a lot cheaper then, too…..Muscle Cars were gas hogs…….

”Listen her tack it up now, listen to her wind…..come on and turn it on, wind it up, blow it out, GTO…..”

Take her out to Pomona and race a quarter mile……Revving her up, waiting for the green on the Christmas tree…….pop that clutch and we’re outta here!

Wah, Wah, Wah, Wah, Wah, Wah, Wah, Wah…………Little GTO.

“Gonna save all my money and buy a GTO. Get a helmet and a roll bar and I’ll be ready to go….”

“Little buddy, gonna shut you down!”

Oh yeah, Baby! Those were the days!