What was playin' on the car radio when you got your licence to drive?

[T. Erdelyi]

I got my licence in the last half of the 70s, Hotel California and Blinded by the light were blasting through the speakers of a 68 Dodge Coronet 500 Convertible.

Not my car

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[knarfeng]

1968 was a long time ago. Who remembers?

Oh yeah. The internet remembers.
http://www.bobborst.com/popculture/top-100-songs-of-the-year/?year=1968

 

[T. Erdelyi]

Dang, you're old Frank.

 

[knarfeng]

Only on Monday Mornings. The rest of the time, I'm good to go.

 

[Codger_64]

Classical gas. It was a new song.

 

[mwerner]

1967 for me....Here's the Billboard "end of year" hits:
http://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/1967/hot-100
I remember all of these getting heavy airplay. My first car, a 1965 VW, had an AM radio.... The only way you could get FM in your car was an add-on unit from Radio Shack.

 

[Codger_64]

1967 for me....Here's the Billboard "end of year" hits:
http://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/1967/hot-100
I remember all of these getting heavy airplay. My first car, a 1965 VW, had an AM radio.... The only way you could get FM in your car was an add-on unit from Radio Shack.

...and there weren't that many FM stations either. I put a Radio Shack reverb in my '67 Stang fastback.

 

[Mack]

I had Elvis Costello's Armed Forces in the cassette deck that day.
I had zero problems with the drive test and I aced the written test. Then I locked the keys in the car.

 

[Bufford]

I can't remember anymore, but I do remember playing a lot of Doors, Bowie, and when I wanted to piss off people I'd crank up some Black Sabbath. Cassettes were my favorite, as I hated that pause when 8 tracks would switch tracks and they often self destructed.

 

[338375]

I got my license in 77. I grew up on the old country music, and there was a small AM station that had been around for years that I listened to.
Once I got a cassette deck, it was Merle, Patsy and other old country greats.

The first cassette I bought that wasn't country was Eric Clapton. I damn near wore out the tape listening to " Cocaine " over and over.
Not sure why because I didn't even do the crap

 

[T. Erdelyi]

There were 8-tracks galore in 77, I still can't listen to certain CDs without expecting the obligatory kerchunk sound in the middle of certain songs.

 

[Codger_64]

There were 8-tracks galore in 77, I still can't listen to certain CDs without expecting the obligatory kerchunk sound in the middle of certain songs.

My first was a 4-track. Remember those?

 

[338375]

There were 8-tracks galore in 77, I still can't listen to certain CDs without expecting the obligatory kerchunk sound in the middle of certain songs.

I never did the 8-track program. They were a big deal at the time though. I listened to the factory AM radio in my Chevelle until I had enough money to put in an AM/FM/Cassette.

It wasn't a huge deal though because the car was REALLY loud

 

[cj65]

I recall Tom Petty and Led Zeppelin. Got my license in 81.

 

[T. Erdelyi]

Where was the high beam (switch) on your first car?

 

[338375]

Where was the high beam swirch on your first car?

Mine didn't have a swirch, but it did have a switch lol... On the floor

 

[T. Erdelyi]

The chrome book doesn't have auto correct, just spell check so I have to police myself. Sometimes I miss.

 

[RicFlair]

Sammy Hagar, I Can't Drive 55.

 

[knarfeng]

Where was the high beam (switch) on your first car?

On the floor.

 

[GasMan1]

My first car was a 72 Nova with an 8 track playing The Eagles. High beam switch in the floor of course . Man, that was so long ago. Where did the time go? nthego: