Wannabilly Part 4: House on Wheels
August 31st, 2006
In this song, a man tells the story of finding his “House of Wheels” after going through many other trucks and large vehicles. Though it needs to be said for our Texas friends who may be unfamiliar with the slogans, “Chevy, Like a Rock” and “Built Ford Tough”. These are the slogans for the rest of the country.
Those outside of Texas may not know it, but everything is Texas branded down here. The slogans are rewritten “Chevy, Driving Texas” and “Ford is the Best in Texas” (used to be “Ford and Texas go Hand-in-Hand”… not very manly). And on a side note, Dodge is “Bigger in Texas, Better in a Dodge”. Plus there are larger “Texas Edition” trucks down here to with the Texas flag somehow incorporated in to the manufacturer logo.
Anyway. This is a much slower song that the rest. The harmonies aren’t as good as the others, but still a good song.
Best line: “I may be leaving my place of birth, but I’ve never left home”
Enjoy.
September 1st, 2006 at 3:03 pm
That’s really interesting to hear about the Texas-specific advertisements. I’ve noticed that in New York City, too. There are many ads which include a photo of Central Park or the skyline or reference to the subway and I just wonder if the same ad is like that across the country. It’s an international city, and yet, it’s used to focusing on itself a lot.
October 15th, 2006 at 12:07 am
*knock knock.
It’s October.