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The music video features the members of the band competing in a basketball match against people from Harry James Angus' "sordid past". |
The music video features the members of the band competing in a basketball match against people from Harry James Angus' "sordid past". |
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Revision as of 11:24, 30 June 2010
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| B-side | "The Mother Place" "The Return" "Someday (Car Song Blues)" |
"The Car Song" is the fourth track and second single off Two Shoes, the second album from the Australian band The Cat Empire. The single peaked at #46 in the Australian singles chart[1].
In the song, Harry James Angus narrates his experiences as a struggling student who everyone insisted was "going to be a lawyer some day". However, rather than study or concentrate on an exam, all he could think about was playing music, playing basketball, or asking a childhood crush out on a date. In the latter part of the song, he meets one of his highschool acquaintances, who has indeed become a lawyer, and is now going out with the same girl. Implicitly, Angus feels that although he has failed to become a lawyer, he is better off, as he is doing what he loves.
It was rated number 25 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2005.
It was also featured as the opening and closing theme for 'The Wrong Way Home with Akmal, Cal and Ed' on Nova 100 in 2008.
"The Car Song" is featured on the summer in-store music CD for American Eagle Outfitters, an American clothing store.
Track listing
- "The Car Song" - 4:20
- "The Mother Place" - 4:29
- "The Return" - 4:07
- "Someday (Car Song Blues)" - 4:44
Music video
The music video features the members of the band competing in a basketball match against people from Harry James Angus' "sordid past".
References
- ^ "australian-charts.com - The Cat Empire - The Car Song". Retrieved 25 April 2009.
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