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“The Car Song” by The Cat Empire
From the album Two Shoes (2005)
“The Car Song” by The Cat Empire appears on 6 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2005 and 2024. It was first released in 2005 on the album Two Shoes. Its best result is #25 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #289 alternative song of 2007.
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"The Car Song" came off Two Shoes, the second album from Australian band The Cat Empire, in 2005: a story song with a sting in its tail. Harry James Angus wrote it and narrates his own years as a struggling student who everybody assumed would end up in law, while his head stayed full of music, basketball and a crush he'd carried since childhood. The kicker comes late, when he runs into an old high school acquaintance who really did become a lawyer, and now dating that same girl.
Jerry Boys recorded it and produced with the band and Felix Riebl, with guests Javier Zalba on baritone sax, Yaure Muniz on trumpet and Jesús "Aguaje" Ramos on trombone brassing it up. Triple J listeners voted it 25 in the Hottest 100 of 2005, and Ben Quinn's video earned an ARIA nomination for Best Video.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2005 | 100 |
| 2007 | 39 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2007 | 103 |
| 2007 | 44 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2007 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 861 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2010 | 421 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
| 2024 | 952 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
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