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1. Look below for a list of the most recent songs we've used.

B. Search by a range of show numbers. Our shows are numbered just like Sesame Street--that is, the first two digits indicate the year, and the next two digits indicate the week. So, for the 12th show of 1998 you'd enter 9812. For the fifth show of 2000, enter 0005. Capiche?

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Recent Car Tunes We've Used:

BMW Girl

Show Num:#1221: The Steve Revolution
Date of Show:2012-05-26 00:00:00
Artist:H.B. Beverly
Publisher:Tangle Key Music
Composer:H.B. Beverly
Length:00:19
Comments:http://www.myspace.com/hbbeverlymusic

Singing in the Breakdown Lane

Show Num:#1221: The Steve Revolution
Date of Show:2012-05-26 00:00:00
Artist:Daniel Hales and the Frost Heaves
Album:You Make a Better Door Than a Window
Publisher:Daniel Hales
Composer:Daniel Hales
Length:00:52
Comments:www.thefrostheaves.com

She Dreams

Show Num:#1220: The Black Hole of Auto Metaphysics
Date of Show:2012-05-19 00:00:00
Artist:Karen Colins & The Backroads Band
Album:No Yodeling on the Radio
Publisher:Sycamore Songs (ASCAP)
Composer:Karen Collins
Length:00:33
Comments:backroads.karencollins.net

All My Cars Are Beaters

Show Num:#1220: The Black Hole of Auto Metaphysics
Date of Show:2012-05-19 00:00:00
Artist:Charlie Harris
Publisher:Harris & Jones
Composer:Harris & Jones
Length:00:44

Loose Wheel

Show Num:#1219: The LTD of Destruction
Date of Show:2012-05-12 00:00:00
Artist:Simply Weasels
Album:Car Talk Car Tunes Volume 1
Publisher:Craig Simon, Norb Stracker and Fred Canning (ASCAP)/A parody of ":ucille" by Roger Bowling and Hal Bynum
Composer:See Publisher
Length:00:59
Comments:www.simplyweasels.net

'57 Eldorado Cadillac

Show Num:#1219: The LTD of Destruction
Date of Show:2012-05-12 00:00:00
Artist:Rick Malis
Album:Blue and Brokenhearted
Publisher:Sugar Babe Records
Composer:Rick Malis
Length:00:39
Comments:www.rickmalis.com

Rhythm of the Road

Show Num:#1218: Tire Pressure Goblins
Date of Show:2012-05-05 00:00:00
Artist:Elephant Revival
Album:Break In the Clouds
Publisher:Elephant Revival
Composer:Bridget Law
Length:00:34
Comments:elephantrevival.com

Hillbilly Hot Tub

Show Num:#1218: Tire Pressure Goblins
Date of Show:2012-05-05 00:00:00
Artist:Doug E. Rees
Album:Looking For a Better Way
Publisher:Pittle Palace Publishing (ASCAP)
Composer:Doug E. Rees
Length:00:30
Comments:www.dougrees.net

The Car Song

Show Num:#1217: Cynthia and the Swimming Goats
Date of Show:2012-04-28 00:00:00
Artist:Chris Biggs
Album:Blue Flannel Friday
Publisher:Singing Hound Music (ASCAP)
Composer:Chris Biggs. (Fair use spoof of "Take This Job and Shove It" by David Allen Coe, performed by Johnny Paycheck (BMI)
Length:01:03
Comments:www.biggsmusic.com

That GTO

Show Num:#1217: Cynthia and the Swimming Goats
Date of Show:2012-04-28 00:00:00
Artist:Laurie Middlebrook
Album:She's Got Dream
Publisher:Excess Writer Clearance (BMI)
Composer:Robert W. Hausler/ Laurie A. Middlebrook
Length:00:43
Comments:bobhausler.com

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