Stan Ridgway - Drive, She Said - 1986 + Lyrics

[40momba]

One of the cool things about this Stan's wife is the lady !

[FriedAudio]

is that a Nash?

[RobDog65]

@FriedAudio Yeah, that's a Nash Metropolitan--a 50's joint-venture product from Nash (US) and Austin-Healey (UK).

[budgienation]

Great song, great vid. Stan's the man. Funny thing: the carb looks like a Nash Metropolitan and as far as I know, it was a two seater. Every one I've ever seen, that is. Anyone know if Nash (later to be come "Rambler" and "American Motors out of Kenosha, WI) ever made a four seater Metropolitan? Seriously, I'd like to know.

[RobDog65]

@budgienation The car's essentially a two-seater. I've seen them at car shows and there is a VERY tight bench seat behind the two fronts. There's no way anything larger than an infant or a small dog could possibly ride back there, and you'd have to be out of your mind to try to cram an infant car seat into that compartment.

[nautracer12]

I hate pulling gum off my shoes also Stan. rock on. I want to see ya play some time and maybe you can slip me a $1000 bill!

[barroness1988]

I would luv too rob a bank in a cab and tell Stan just drive. I would have took him to that island. i always found his voice and demeanor very hypnotic.he was and still is afine looking man.all that black curly hair and intensity were definitely attractive.i saw 3 small venue concerts. but i wasn't a musician pest'nice hug though did not offend my british standoffish way he seems to have had love for his audience..pissed my date off.arsehole"date" not stan.

[miamarkmiami3319]

I had this on a 45 rpm record.

[irshgrl500]

Stan, simply, an incredibly weird genius! My kind of guy!

[MRLoQual]

Simple...no high budget, just great atmosphere

[doorran]

I like the way the harmonika mimics a cab horn in traffic. I've always loved Stan Ridgway for his great stories.

[misterd699]

so cool- love the visuals, the snappy guitar lines, the lyrics and the B & W Film Noir vibe- Awesome!I loved it when it came out in 1986- and I still love it today in 2011~

[daflameman]

It says "STANARD CAB" =)

[irshgrl500]

@daflameman OMG, it does! Too funny! So, Stan Ridgway!

[Duraan84]

This is a great tune! It paints a great scenario.

[budgienation]

It's so cool. Like the coolest noir movie ever, set to music. BTW, is it just me, or is the cab a Nash Metropolitan, tricked out to look like a Checker Cab?

[malfark]

Fantastic - great memories from the mid-80's :-)

[socal90210]

very underrated song.

[Lachlant1984]

Does anyone know what album this song is on and if the album is easily available on CD or online via iTunes or something? I really like this song, it's awesome.

[Sterlin0]

@Lachlant1984

the album is 'the big heat' (1986 if i remember well) i buyed it in the 1989 during a strange cold winter.

My favorite tracks of course are 'the big heat' and 'just drive she said'.

A class and style that will meet again with difficulty '

[Sterlin0]

just drive she said... until the end of hell... I could say....

[dazmanlication]

Great video. Stan`s pretty handy on the harmonica. -Daz in Oz

[davesr25]

this song is amzing ty for posting it :D

[gumbypiz]

Whats so great is the Nash Metropolitan he's driving as a "Taxi", has no backseat(!), makes it hard to pick up passengers or that this scenario the song is describing ever happened between cabbie and passenger ever took place at all...

[dazmanlication]

@gumbypiz Very good point! But then Stan the Man has a great sense x humour!

[Gondring]

@gumbypiz -- So perhaps that's not a dangling participle in the first line after all...maybe he really *is* sitting behind himself.

[RostadeBiffen]

@gumbypiz A Metropolitan does have a backseat but it's very small and uncomfortable.