Artist: Wayne Parker
Album: Oklahoma Twilight
Song: "This Van's for Sale"
Boogie vans crisscrossed America in the 1970s. The shaggy occupants searched for another breathtaking sunset, keg party, or airbrush competition. These rectangular steeds with their shag interiors were the first hybrid vehicles, running on a mixture of gas, grass, or ass. That last ingredient surely sparked many impromptu romances and road trips. The great Sammy Johns memorialized this bellbottomed era with his classic "Chevy Van." But what happened when the gas tank of love hit "E" and there were no more tokes to be had on the romance roach? Wayne Parker gives us the tragic answer song.
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Pure gold man, pure gold.
ReplyDeleteThere's a Jim Croce thing going on with his voice. But anyway, that title really says it all. This is surely the lost swan song of the conversion van. Thanks for digging it up and letting it live on.
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