[Chevelle-List] SS 396 - The Song

[LXVIISS]

Hi all,   I was in my local mega music store over the weekend and saw a 4 CD collection of car songs by Rhino Records. Looking at the playlist, I saw a song from 1966 by Paul Revere & the Raiders title "SS 396". I was around then, and into cars and music, but I never heard of this song and I wasn't about to spend $80 to hear it. I did the next best thing and searched the internet.   It was made as a promotional 45 single for Chevy dealers and had a Corvair single on the B-side. It's very 60's California surfer/car music and sounds more like Jan and Dean than Paul Revere & the Raiders. (At this point, there's probably a lot of people out there saying "who the hell is he talking about and what's a 45?) Anyway, the lyrics follow:   SS 396 (L. Adessa/V. Benay) Forget about your Hemis & your GTOs I've got a new machine & she really goes Gonna pass you in the drags & you know darn well Gettin' beaten by a Porcupine V8 Chevelle Draggin' it up now, you'd better be quick Nothin' could outrun my SS 396 There's lots of chrome goodies sittin' under the hood She looks real pretty like a tough one should On her red-line tires, she sits real mean She's the coolest hot one you've ever seen Crusin' the highways, I get my kicks Everybody's diggin' my SS 396 (x2): Look at her go (look at her go) She sits real low (she sits real low) Feel her tires grip the road Big green Ford (big green Ford) & won't let herself show (let herself show) Feel the rear end down below I'll take you for a ride & it's really a treat Just strap yourself into a bucket seat & the 4-speed Tranny is startin' to wind We'll know that Super Sport wants to get off the line Crusin' the highways, I get my kicks Nothin' can match my SS 396 (repeat title & fade)   (I didn't write the lyrics, so I can't defend them, and I have no idea what they mean by a "Porcupine V8".)   I found a 47 second Real Audio (.ram) clip and one of the young studs who works for me found the full song (2 minutes, 27 seconds) in .mp3 format at one of his music network websites. He says it's definitely rare because the music search engine took an hour to find it. After you listen to it a few times, it really grows on you. If anyone wants a copy of either file (or both), let me know and I'll email it off-list over the weekend. The .ram file is 191 kB and the .mp3 file is 2.3 mB. I connect with a 56K modem, so I'd like to send it out just a couple of times. But I'll be happy to send it to anyone who wants it.   Mike