Song Lyric Sunday was created by Helen Vahdati from This Thing Called Life One Word at a Time. For complete rules or to join in the fun, click here.
The theme for Song Lyric Sunday this week is “drive/driving.”
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I tried REALLY hard to stay away from the 80s this week… and failed! 😀
I veered off the path just a bit from this week’s theme of drive/driving to what we drive… cars, so I could post this great dance tune from 1988.
Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car by Trinidadian-British singer Billy Ocean, is based on a line in the Sherman Brothers’ song (famously covered by Johnny Burnette as well as Ringo Starr) You’re Sixteen. Ocean took the single all the way to number one on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Black Singles charts. It also peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart.
Part of its popularity lay in its cutting-edge (for the time) video, which featured animation mixed with live-action sequences.
Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car has been covered several times and used in everything from NASCAR soundtracks to Applebee’s commercials to Saturday Night Live skits.
Enjoy!
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Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
Yes you, get in to my car
Woooooooooh. Wah! HeyWho’s that lady coming down the road
Who’s that lady
Who’s that woman walking through my door
What’s the score
I’ll be the sun shining on you
Hey Cinderella step in your shoe
I’ll be your non-stop lover
Get it while you can
Your non-stop miracle, I’m your manGet outta my dreams
Get in to my car
Get outta my dreams
(Get in to the back seat baby)
Get in to my car
(Beep Beep, yeah)
Get outta my mind
Get in to my life
(Ooooooh)
Oh I said hey (Hey) you (You)
Get in to my car
Oh baby
Lady driver let me take your wheel
Smooth operator
Touch my bumper (Bumper)
Hey, let’s make a deal, make it real
Like a road runner
Coming after you
Just like a hero outta the blue
I’ll be your non-stop lover
Get it while you can
Your non-stop miracle
I’m your man
Get outta my dreams
Get in to my car
Get outta my dreams
(Get in to the back seat baby)
Get in to my car
(Beep Beep, yeah)
Get outta my mind
Get in to my life
(Ooooooh)
Oh I said hey (Hey) you (You)
Get in to my car
Oh baby, lets go
I said open the door
(Get in the back)
Tread on the floor
(Get on the track)
Yeah (Yeah) yeah (Yeah)
Yeah (Yeah) yeah (Yeah)
Let’s go
Oooh, wooow, yeah
I’ll be the sun shining on you
Hey Cinderella step in your shoe
I’ll be your non-stop lover
Get it while you can
Your non-stop miracle
I’m your man
Get outta my get outta my
Woooooooooh
Get outta my dreams
Get in to my car
Get outta my dreams
(Get in to the back seat baby)
Get in to my car
(Beep Beep, yeah)
Get outta my mind
Get in to my life
(Ooooooh)
Oh I said hey (Hey) you (You)
Get in to my hey (Hey) you (You)
Get in to my hey (Hey) you (You)
Get in to my car
Hey you
(Get in the back seat)
I need you to get in the back seat
I want you in my baby
I want you in my baby
Get in the back seat, back seat…
I’ll do the driving
I’ll take the wheel..
(Back seat, back seat…)
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This just screams 80s to me. I suppose because it came out a little later, I am more familiar with it than other, earlier 80s hits. Great pick!
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The 80s never get old. Thanks for stopping by, Helen. 🙂
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I’m a fan of Billy Ocean. Love his Caribbean Queen. Thanks for this one!
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I’m a big Billy fan too! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
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This came out in ’88, so you almost got out of the ’80’s. Still, I like the ’80’s and this was a great choice!
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Thanks, John! 🙂
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