'89 Reliant K
Album: Are You Committed
By: vonHummer
By: vonHummer
Duration
3:58
Genres
Description
Nobody does more than vonHummer with 1 bass (no overdubs!), a scratch loop, some drums and vocals, and this is a swell example. A sly portrait of a modern day, overly-proud King-of-the-road, lauding his hoopdie, possibly even touching. Beat seems to put you right in the car with him.
Lyrics
'89 Reliant K (vonHummer) I got an '89 Reliant K/Top of the line/I'm gonna thunder down the I-5/Doing 59/And if I aint rebellion personified/I am at least defiant/Cruisin' steady in a box of off-white lightning/'89 Reliant... I got the windows rolled down all the way/Hair in my face/Nothing but minivans, pickups and SUVs/All over the place/They sorta sneer as they pass me on the right/Forgive me, ye fastlane giants/For cruisin' steady in a box of off-white lightning/'89 Reliant... Won't be long til I find my true love and we/Steam the windows and we stain the upholstery/We'll cruise from one remote local to another/Deaf and dumb from loud music which will be compulsory... On the outside/Life is cold and hard/But inside it's cool and pliant/Together we can pop it open like the hood of my/'89 Reliant... I got an '89 Reliant K/And an empty heart/Don't know a single soul in town, but this girl's got a jumper cable/Well that's a start/ I made a deal with these streets I leak oil upon/And I'm keeping up my end/By cruisin' steady in a box of off-white lightning/'89 Reliant... ps/pb/Fully automatic/I don't need to shift/You look as low-down as I do, Shortcake/Can I give you a lift? I got an '89 Reliant K...I got an '89 Reliant K...
