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The Bottle Rockets — 1000 Dollar Car
Album: The Brooklyn Side
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Released: 1994
Length: 4:40
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A thousand dollar car, it ain't worth nothin'
A thousand dollar car, it ain't worth shit
Might as well take your thousand dollars
And set fire to it
A thousand dollar car ain't worth a dime
You lose your thousand dollars every time
Oh why did I ever buy a thousand dollar car

A thousand dollar car is gonna let you down
More than it's ever gonna get you around
Replace your gaskets and paint over your rust
You still end up with something that you'll never trust
A thousand dollar car, its life was through
'Bout 50,000 miles 'fore it got to you
Oh why did I ever buy a thousand dollar car

A thousand dollar car ain't gonna roll
'Til you throw at least another thousand in the hole
Sink your money in it, and there you are
The owner of a two thousand dollar thousand dollar car

If you only got a thousand dollars
You outta just buy a good guitar
Learn how to play and it'll take you farther
Than any old thousand dollar car
If a thousand dollar car was truly worth a damn
Then why would anybody ever spend ten grand
Oh why did I ever buy a thousand dollar car
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Great sound! Good to hear a band sounding like Neil Young!
 
Posted 8 years ago by Rockstable    [ Reply ]
I had no idea these guys were so wise.
Posted 20 years ago by bc    [ Reply ]
Stupid damned song.
Posted 20 years ago by MsJudi    [ Reply ]
This song is my own personal theme song right now. My car is worth about $500, just put $1400 in it and need to put in another $500. Damn I wish I just bought a good guitar...
Posted 20 years ago by danger    [ Reply ]
I could see Stevie Ray V. Singin' this. Hey, this one's the story of my life! Ably studies the philosophical permutations of the thousand-dollar car experience.
Posted 20 years ago by rgrace    [ Reply ]
I hear shades of Neil every time it kicks in and hafta look to see what's playing. John digs these guys and plays them sometimes, looks like I'd recognize them by now. Cool tune.
Posted 20 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
It's a heartfelt song. Clearly, his feelings could have been much different if he had bought a different $1000 car. Alas!
Posted 20 years ago by namesbenny    [ Reply ]
I think he's giving 1000 dollar cars a bad rep. I had a 450 dollar car and it lasted me ten years before I replaced it with a 750 dollar car... Some day I may even go as high as 1000 bucks... maybe I'll write a song, "oh why oh why would you spend more than a 1000 dollars on a stinking car!"
Posted 20 years ago by adu    [ Reply ]
I've got a 1000 dollar car for sale. It's a great car. REALLY! Wanna buy it?
Posted 20 years ago by Johng    [ Reply ]
The more I hear, the more I like. More, please.
Posted 20 years ago by pseudafred    [ Reply ]
JCJ wrote:
I can see John Hyatt singing this song. Even sounds like his style.
I don't think I would like that. I love it just the way it is.
Posted 20 years ago by gypsy222    [ Reply ]
I am glad to hear the Bottle Rockets on Radio Paradise. Great stuff!
Posted 20 years ago by GregX59    [ Reply ]
I love $1,000 cars.
Posted 20 years ago by Spliff    [ Reply ]
a piggy tune comes over love it
Posted 20 years ago by michaelc    [ Reply ]
A mediocre rip-off of John Hiatt (Perfectly Good Guitar) and Neil Young.
Posted 20 years ago by rockasaurus    [ Reply ]
Chunk wrote:
Wow, this melody is the product of an unholy joining of Neil Young's Hey Hey My My and Springsteen's Down By The River. Creepy. :)
Not certain if it's unholy, but I definitely hear those exact influences you cited.
Posted 20 years ago by the_om    [ Reply ]
A good jam, a tale of woe, and sound advice all in one.
Posted 20 years ago by Mot    [ Reply ]
Wow, this melody is the product of an unholy joining of Neil Young's Hey Hey My My and Springsteen's Down By The River. Creepy. :)
Posted 20 years ago by Chunk    [ Reply ]
Cracks me up I remember going with my dad when I was 6 and him paying $1800 for a brand new AMC Rambler 3 speed with the gear shift on the steering column. I thought that was just a fortune. That car lasted a long time (drove it as a senior in high school!)
Posted 22 years ago by justlistening    [ Reply ]
I can see John Hyatt singing this song. Even sounds like his style.
Posted 22 years ago by JCJ    [ Reply ]