This list is certainly not complete..and may never be...I discovered there are a TON of songs with Corvair references in them. I've decided that a reference does not warrant a sound clip or song download, but you can seek out these artists in your local music store or on the internet. Just fun to see all the different references to the Corvair in music! Artist, song title, and lyric quote are here for your convenience! I will update as I collect them.
Jim White- Corvair
Sunlight in the weeds...I wish that I was blind...to the ghosts
dancing in the breeze...blowing through my mind.
Got a Corvair in my yard. It hasn't run in fifteen years.
It's a home for the birds now. It's no longer a car.
Last night I dreamed that I was swimming in a sea.
Like always, with everything I went in too deep.
Got a Corvair in my yard. It hasn't run in fifteen years.
It's a home for the birds now. It's no longer...a car.
Got a simple friend out west, and in the blink of an eye,
I'd swap him straight, his life for mine...and never wonder "Why?".
Weird Al Yankovic-Belvedere Cruising
Now, you won't find me braggin'
'Bout my big green station wagon
Or tellin' 'bout the traffic laws I'm breakin'
Everybody knows that I wouldn't dare
Match my wits with a red Corvair
And just the thought of a Pinto leaves me shakin'
Diamond Rio-That's Just That
But they used to jump in his CORVAIR
They're side by side without a care
Drive till the scenery was right
Lay on a blanket on the ground
And watch the clouds blow around
Just holdin' each other tight
They were so in love
Yeah they were so in lovev
Deana Carter-I'm Just a Girl
I need an old Corvair with the top down,
And a backseat for my friends.
I need baseball and apple pie to feel alive.
Gimme a Coca-Cola sundae and a Beach Boy's serenade.
I need freedom to be all around the world.
I'm a Southern girl.
Joyce Woodson-Cement Bridge
We used to go drivin' in Dad's old Corvair
We'd drink sodas and pretend it was beer
Save them for later to take to the ridge
Watch them break and shatter 'neath that cement bridge
Dr. Elmo-Dr. Elmo's No Cash Clinic and Pawn Shop
(Yes, this is Elmo of "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" fame)
You got a pesky bug, bring us your Persian rug
Need a lobotomy, bring in your old RV
We'll plant some brand new hair just for a Frigidaire
Or even an old Corvair; we care at...
Dr. Elmo's No-Cash Clinic & Pawn Shop
We be on duty 'round the clock
Franchises available!
Dr. Elmo's No-Cash Clinic & Pawn Shop
Where it feels good to be in hoc
Remember, Dr. Elmo's, your vehicle to health!
R. Stevie Moore Grease Theme
don't you think it's cool to have a crewcut
or wearing buckle shoes with white socks
don't you ever wish you were a baby
eating gerber's baby food
in a crib all in the nude
and getting your diaper changed
even when it's full
very deliciously tasted
campbell's chicken soup
300 bucks spent but wasted
wish we had it back
oh lost my girlfriend
oh this is the end
oh my corvair has four flat tires
The Church- Essence
It's not the size of the Corvair
It's not the way that you die
It's not the day that you knelt and pray
But anybody could try
It's not the buildings and railroads
It's not the harvest of corn
It's not the chassis or engine
You were manic when you were born
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Corbin-Hanner- Big Belaire
I drive a big BelAire, I drive a big BelAire
It ain't no little Corvair, it's a big BelAire
I park it in the barn to keep it safe from harm
And when the cold wind blows, I keep the barn door closed
When I was seventeen, I fell for a beauty queen
I could never see what she saw in me
I thought she loved my looks, I thought she loved my hair
The only thing she loved was my big BelAire
Ain't No Devil -Dale Thompson
Going to raise the dead sleeping in my bed
Going to open blind eyes can satisfy
At the pearly gates walking on the lake
On the mountain top going to steal and rob
By the river side going to baptize
Going to dry those eyes ain't no devil going to crash them skies It all came crashing down timber tumbled to the ground
With a tobacco tan he climbed thin air Life's too short to box with God promised he would not spare the rod Surrendered to Jesus in the back of a Corvair
John Hiatt- My Old Friend
My old friend
You make me feel young again
My old friend
You're just as pretty as you were back then
A Corvair with no floorboards, a Gibson Hummingbird
Driving south to the mouth of the riversong
Patchouli oil and motor oil
And you knew all the words
Now you're looking fine
In a hook-up line
Boatanicaisa Band - Big Thing
I'm hanging on to the wrecking ball of my life
Hugging that steel like I hug my wife
I get so hard, and she's so soft
Then I crash up against that wall
THERE'S A BIG THING HAPPENING HERE I'M AFRAID THAT IT'S PASSING ME BY SAY GOODBYE TO YESTERDAY'S TEARS
Luna came to me in a dream Red lipstick on her coat, like ice cream On her fangs as she barks at my dog Corvair racing up to the moon