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Musically Declined: Nascar Runnin’ Wide Open—Junk Cars



In 1995 Nascar was starting to get hot.  Jeff Gordon was on his way to his first Cup championship, TV ratings were on the rise, and for the first time ever, stock car racing was somewhat cool.  So what better way to celebrate the sport’s success than with an album of bland middle-of-the-road country music?

The Song: Junk Cars

The Star: Ricky Van Shelton

The Clip: https://youtu.be/ZvYtueZ5-18?si=IH3dAaehOjMhrohX

The Review: So in an album dedicated to Nascar, the highest-level of stock car racing, where the best fabricators, mechanics and manufacturers come together to produce the best vehicles in the country for competition, we get a song about “Junk Cars”.  Oh kaaaaay…

The Verdict: Pretty bad, and stinks of “I can’t write you a new song, but here’s a B-side I have lying around.”



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