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Patty Griffin — Stolen Car
Album: 1000 Kisses
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Released: 2002
Length: 4:16
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I met a little girl and I settled down
In a little house out on the edge of town
We got married, swore we'd never part
Then little by little we drifted from each other's hearts

At first I thought it was just restlessness
That would fade as time went by and our love grew deep
In the end it was something more I guess
Tore us apart and made us weep

I'm driving a stolen car
Down on Eldridge Avenue
Each night I wait to get caught
But I never do

She asked if I remembered the letters I wrote
When our love was young and bold
She said last night she read those letters
And they made her feel one hundred years old

I'm driving a stolen car
On a pitch-black night
And I'm telling myself
It's going to be all right

I drive by night
And I travel in fear
That in this darkness
I will disappear
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 radioparadise9 wrote:

Check out the FLAC stream (on the best setup you can find) to discover why you have ears.

RP has very special technological skills in music delivery ... it's not just (just?) stunning music selection (thanks Rebecca?)


Always has, for 20+ years, always striving to make it better.
Posted 3 days ago by bimmerfan739    [ Reply ]
Hey Bruce. When Patty does your song you gotta be flattered and proud. 
Posted 5 months ago by alvivino    [ Reply ]
 paulmcnett wrote:

I think it's in perfect tune for this song (read the lyrics).

Eh?  I don't get why the lyrics suggest the guitar shouldn't be in tune.
Posted 3 years ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
Has to be one of the best compliments Bruce Springsteen could ever feel. For Patty Griffin to produce this version of his song.
Posted 3 years ago by alvivino    [ Reply ]
Wow!
Posted 3 years ago by ddbz    [ Reply ]
 morganmike wrote:
Love her, but that guitar is NOT in tune !
 
I think it's in perfect tune for this song (read the lyrics).
Posted 4 years ago by paulmcnett    [ Reply ]
Boy, Bill is hitting us with a lot of sombre/melancholy tunes this evening.
Posted 4 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Love her, but that guitar is NOT in tune !
Posted 4 years ago by morganmike    [ Reply ]
 cc_rider wrote:

Indeed, Ms. Griffin has the whole package: songwriting, voice, evocative style. Plus she hangs around with some guy singer who was in a pretty okay band himself.
 
Alas, no more. By way of Robert Plant, "when I had four pints, she (Patty) couldn't recognize  the Black Country Welshman I became." This is how relationships end.
Posted 4 years ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
 tedford wrote:
Did something happen to the "rock mix" option in the channel bar? If not , any idea why I can't get it any more?
Really enjoying Radio Paradise!!!
 

Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Posted 4 years ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
"I'm driving a stolen car
On a pitch-black night
And I'm telling myself
It's going to be all right"

How I'm feeling right now, love you Patty.
It is going to be alright.
Posted 4 years ago by df1489    [ Reply ]
 cc_rider wrote:

Indeed, Ms. Griffin has the whole package: songwriting, voice, evocative style. Plus she hangs around with some guy singer who was in a pretty okay band himself.
 
She could sing the phone book and it would be spellbinding
Posted 5 years ago by radioparadise9    [ Reply ]
 francescabren wrote:
very boring
 
your life?
Posted 5 years ago by radioparadise9    [ Reply ]
 expatlar wrote:
I just want to say that using the rp app with the 'lossless' sound is a ridiculously good sound experience. I'm just using a laptop and a couple of the larger 'Oontz' bluetooth speakers coupled for stereo, and boy, that is really good sound on this song and all the rest of 'em.
Glad to be listening here in Michoacan. Thanks.
 
Check out the FLAC stream (on the best setup you can find) to discover why you have ears.

RP has very special technological skills in music delivery ... it's not just (just?) stunning music selection (thanks Rebecca?)
Posted 5 years ago by radioparadise9    [ Reply ]
Patty Griffin is at another level ... so much insight
Posted 5 years ago by radioparadise9    [ Reply ]
Did something happen to the "rock mix" option in the channel bar? If not , any idea why I can't get it any more?
Really enjoying Radio Paradise!!!
Posted 5 years ago by tedford    [ Reply ]
That Bruce is really Good
Posted 5 years ago by jmsmy    [ Reply ]
{#Devil_pimp}zesty , bruce once sd this was the saddest song he ever wrote
Posted 5 years ago by primm    [ Reply ]
Not enough of a Springsteen fan to have recognized the song right off . . . until I listened to the first line. Still didn't know it, but thought, "Man, that's gotta be Springsteen."  

Man, does that guy write a song.

Great version.
Posted 5 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
I just want to say that using the rp app with the 'lossless' sound is a ridiculously good sound experience. I'm just using a laptop and a couple of the larger 'Oontz' bluetooth speakers coupled for stereo, and boy, that is really good sound on this song and all the rest of 'em.
Glad to be listening here in Michoacan. Thanks.
Posted 6 years ago by ExpatLarry    [ Reply ]
I'm a big Sprinsteen fan but I think I like Patty's version more. 
Posted 8 years ago by GeorgeMWoods    [ Reply ]
Patty Griffin + this Bruce Springsteen lyric = double godlike rating.

Hard to comprehend The River was released so long ago. 
Posted 8 years ago by vaiodon    [ Reply ]
Am I the only one here to think that this guitar is a bit out of tune?? Seriously.
Posted 9 years ago by CoYoT51    [ Reply ]
I love her voice, I love the depth she brings to the lyrics--regardless of whose words they are. A wonderful composition and evocative  production. Patty Griffin is a true gift.
Posted 9 years ago by raenvald    [ Reply ]
very boring
Posted 10 years ago by francescabren    [ Reply ]
Very nice song!
Posted 10 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Nobody could write sad songs like the boss did on the River
Posted 10 years ago by jmsmy    [ Reply ]
michaelmitchell thank you, I think that is great!  Cheers (I'm raising my glass of "Goats do Roam", you fit well with this set: Patty G, Boss himself and Saint Richie Havens)
Posted 10 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 michaelgmitchell wrote:
My version. Not trying to be a star. Just adding some "ambience".

 

Nice job!

 


Posted 10 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
beautiful version of this, and makes me appreciate the song even more
Posted 11 years ago by leafmold    [ Reply ]
OK version but doesn't match the starkness of Bruce's version. His interpretation really emotes his commitment, loss, futility and distance as the song unfolds. 
Posted 11 years ago by martinc    [ Reply ]
Great Springsteen song
Posted 11 years ago by jmsmy    [ Reply ]
 johnjconn wrote:


Springsteen actuall released this song twice.

It was written for the Nebraska album, but was released on "The River" cd ( in a slighly jazzed up arrangement.)
Later Springsteen re-released the original version on his "Tracks" cd.  This version was very Nebraska like.

fyi- He also released "Born in the USA" ( which was also written and recorded for Nebraska cd) on the Tracks CD. 
Much better version than the hit version. In step with the Nebraska style.
 
You're right—very "Nebraska" like. Great album that was under-appreciated when it came out. 

I'll have to listen to the alternative version of "Born in the USA." Can't imagine that it would have worked on "Nebraska", even in a stripped and slowed-down style.  
Posted 12 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 RobK wrote:
This song does a great job of highlighting the talents of two individuals. Bruce's songwriting (which has always managed to somehow be underrated) and Patty's, well, Patty's everything.
 
Indeed, Ms. Griffin has the whole package: songwriting, voice, evocative style. Plus she hangs around with some guy singer who was in a pretty okay band himself.
Posted 12 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
My version. Not trying to be a star. Just adding some "ambience".

 
Posted 12 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
You're an artist Bill! Thanks!!!
Posted 12 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
 ElSupreme wrote:
This is what a train wreck sounds like in super slow motion.
 

Well said! Puts me in mind of my own crumbling marriage...a super-slow train-wreck...
Posted 12 years ago by tuttle99    [ Reply ]
I love Patty Griffin but I'm just not feeling this one.
Posted 12 years ago by TJS    [ Reply ]
 JK wrote:
I don't agree at all. Patty sings beautiful and she makes the song mysterious and desolate. Well done Patty!
 
indeed ... so beautiful.

Posted 16 years ago by Alt-Ctrl-Tom    [ Reply ]
Irumanboy wrote:
Covers sometimes work well, this one doesn't. Listen to the original, dark, scary authentic. This one souds fake and precious, are you really "Drivin a stolen car on a pitch balck night" Patty?
I don't agree at all. Patty sings beautiful and she makes the song mysterious and desolate. Well done Patty!
Posted 18 years ago by JK    [ Reply ]
Covers sometimes work well, this one doesn't. Listen to the original, dark, scary authentic. This one souds fake and precious, are you really "Drivin a stolen car on a pitch balck night" Patty?
Posted 18 years ago by Irumanboy    [ Reply ]
This song does a great job of highlighting the talents of two individuals. Bruce's songwriting (which has always managed to somehow be underrated) and Patty's, well, Patty's everything.
Posted 18 years ago by RobK    [ Reply ]
Imkirok wrote:
Which Boss album was this on?
The River. Released in (if you can believe it) 1980.
Posted 18 years ago by rgj13    [ Reply ]
mksothrpeoplrich wrote:
man...is that a SAD song or what... awesome.
what he said
Posted 18 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
This is what a train wreck sounds like in super slow motion.
Posted 18 years ago by ElSupreme    [ Reply ]
H-bomb wrote:
harrowing, maybe. horrible, yes.
sounds like a reference to young frankenstein. :)
Posted 18 years ago by ahoylola    [ Reply ]
harrowing, maybe. horrible, yes.
Posted 18 years ago by H-bomb    [ Reply ]
Jeeze... hide the razor blades.
Posted 18 years ago by BGGA    [ Reply ]
tony620d wrote:
boooooooooooooooooo
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Posted 18 years ago by tony620d    [ Reply ]
Patty Griffin can do no wrong. Love her voice and passion. For me, there is always a moment for reflexion and a pause for self renewal when she sings, don't know why.
Posted 18 years ago by Beastie    [ Reply ]
mrrmaid1 wrote:
that was beautiful, it really got to me. i almost started crying at my desk. thanks for adding some emotion to my humdrum work day.
Brilliant and harrowing.
Posted 18 years ago by steeler    [ Reply ]
boooooooooooooooooo
Posted 18 years ago by tony620d    [ Reply ]
Which Boss album was this on?
Posted 18 years ago by Imkirok    [ Reply ]
I think this could be my most favorite cover of any song. She's so good... and actually shows off Springstein's writing better than he does.
Posted 18 years ago by allisonscola    [ Reply ]
yeah, definitely adds something to the Springsteen version. A female voice gives it another dimension. great. thinking of listening to the original now...
Posted 21 years ago by skymunky    [ Reply ]
man...is that a SAD song or what... awesome.
Posted 21 years ago by mksothrpeoplrich    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of a song from Badlands: A tribute to Bruce Springsteen\'s Nebraska album.
Posted 21 years ago by Miejan    [ Reply ]
Anytime a woman can sing and play a tune....I\'m in. Dar, Tori, Norah...etc.
Posted 21 years ago by graterb    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by navonodt: This album is excellent. IMO this is the fourth best song on the album to give you an idea. Love her voice.
Agreed. Not sure if this would by 4th for me, but something like that. Great song for end of my workday (extended today)--much gratitude, Bill
Posted 21 years ago by rgj13    [ Reply ]
This album is excellent. IMO this is the fourth best song on the album to give you an idea. Love her voice.
Posted 21 years ago by navonodt    [ Reply ]
ahh, wish I\'d heard this when it was on--just found it on today\'s playlist. more patty griffin anytime please
Posted 21 years ago by rgj13    [ Reply ]
What a toughing, beatiful voice Ms. Griffin has.
Posted 21 years ago by Enrique    [ Reply ]
wow. Bruce\'s version was great, but wow.
Posted 21 years ago by jyoull    [ Reply ]
Looove Patty... Forgive my ignorance, but who did the original?
Posted 22 years ago by mytongue    [ Reply ]
I think this song is awesome to begin with and Patty\'s voice is so emotional, it just makes this cover great.
Posted 22 years ago by gypsy222    [ Reply ]
She certainly inhabits the car.
Posted 22 years ago by tonyp2    [ Reply ]
One of my favorites on KFOG was: OMD "Electricity" The Lightning Seeds "Pure" Nick Heyward "Kite" The theme? Benjamin Franklin
Originally Posted by bluebulb: This "Long Line of Car" songs reminds me of a radio show in LA (KROQ) called "What's the Deal?" where they'd play 3 songs and you's have to call in and tell them what the connection between them was. One of my favorites was: Midnight Oil's "Read About It" Elvis Costello's "Every Day I Write the Book" Haircut 100's "Love plus One" Reading...Writing & Arithmetic...
Posted 22 years ago by jpalembas    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by Leslie: They do the same thing on SF's KFOG only it's called My Three Songs So much for originality, huh? But hey, that's commercial radio for you!
Then, of course, there's "Make The Connection" weekday mornings on KPIG. Get 'em right and you can win a pound...of coffee beans.
Posted 22 years ago by AC    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by bluebulb: This "Long Line of Car" songs reminds me of a radio show in LA (KROQ) called "What's the Deal?" where they'd play 3 songs and you's have to call in and tell them what the connection between them was. Reading...Writing & Arithmetic...
They do the same thing on SF's KFOG only it's called My Three Songs So much for originality, huh? But hey, that's commercial radio for you!
Posted 22 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
This \"Long Line of Car\" songs reminds me of a radio show in LA (KROQ) called \"What\'s the Deal?\" where they\'d play 3 songs and you\'s have to call in and tell them what the connection between them was. One of my favorites was: Midnight Oil\'s \"Read About It\" Elvis Costello\'s \"Every Day I Write the Book\" Haircut 100\'s \"Love plus One\" Reading...Writing & Arithmetic...
Posted 22 years ago by bluebulb    [ Reply ]