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TATNW 09 No Way To Drive (Archive 1976)
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Bluesy rock?
rock blues
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Singer-songwriter, arranger and producer: acoustic contemporary folk but ranging into rock/blues/country/jazz/humour...all very eclectic, I'm afraid!
Martin Stirrup Singer/songwriter An old folkie who got back into it... These days I sing and play guitar(s) and other stringed instruments, then score and orchestrate where appropriate. My taste becomes increasingly eclectic ranging from finger-picked folk through country to soft rock mixed in with a few more alternative and eccentric numbers, including the odd novelty foxtrot...
Song Info
Genre
Rock Rock General
Charts
Peak #82
Peak in subgenre #32
Author
Martin Stirrup
Rights
Martin Stirrup
Uploaded
August 14, 2025
Track Files
MP3
MP3 8.1 MB 320 kbps 3:33
Lossless
WAV 35.9 MB
Meta Data
BPM
131
Character
Danceable
coffee-place
dancefloor
Positivity
dark, sad, angry
happy
Appeal
unique
radio-friendly
Story behind the song
A very late 'early period song it was loose in my songbook, a few incomplete lines and a couple of chords scribbled on the back of a piece of card torn from a Vesta curry pack. It may therefore have originated on holiday somewhere or even predate that, from fieldwork on the Isle of Wight. So this was a modern build on ancient foundations
Lyrics
Winters day passing by why so shy so sly Look away to sky wonder why oh why Driving down an icy road and I dont seem to see to far Firmly but politely told thats no way to drive you car Rolling fast breakneck speed wheres the need just greed Saving time laying lines look for signs Pass another bottle round but it dont seem to go too far Funny how I suddenly found Im in no state to drive my car Me I like to mix a little fool around and sink a few Funny how when youre feeling brittle Everybody wants to break on you
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