| "Drivin'" | ||||||
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| File:Single pearl harbor drivin.jpg | ||||||
| Single by Pearl Harbor and the Explosions | ||||||
| Released | 1979, 1980 | |||||
| Format | 7" | |||||
| Length | 4:17, 3:40 | |||||
| Label | 415, Warner Bros. | |||||
| Writer(s) | Stench/Gates/Bilt/Stench | |||||
| Producer | David Kahne | |||||
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"Drivin'" was a moderately successful hit single for San Francisco new wave band Pearl Harbor and the Explosions. It first was released on 415 Records, November 21, 1979.[1][2] Shortly after, it was re-recorded for the band's 1980 self-titled debut LP on Warner Bros, and that version was also released as a single.
After hearing the 415 single, the band Jane Aire and the Belvederes recorded a cover version of "Drivin'", which was released almost at the same time as Pearl Harbor's own WB version.[3]
Contents |
Track listing [link]
7" (415 Version) [link]
- "Drivin'"
- "Release It"
7" (Warner Bros. Version) [link]
- "Drivin'"
- "The Big One"
References [link]
- ^ "A Brief History of 415 Records". https://www.psych.mcgill.ca/levitin/415.html. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ Drivin' release date, Post Punk Progressive Pop Party. Accessed May 14, 2008.
- ^ "Jane Aire LP track listing". https://www.allmusic.com/album/r28789. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
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Drivin' (The Kinks song)
"Drivin'" is a track penned by The Kinks's Ray Davies. The song appeared on the 1969 concept album, Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire).
Background
"Drivin'," on 1 May 1969, was one of the first two tracks to be worked on by The Kinks (the other being its B-side, "Mindless Child of Motherhood"). In Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire), Drivin' shows the protagonist, Arthur Morgan, convincing his wife, Rose, to forget all of her problems (and the upheaval going on in the world) and take a drive. However, within the context of the concept album, the song offers only a brief respite from the prevailing anxieties.
According to critic Johnny Rogan and author Thomas Kitts, "Drivin'" is based on real experiences from Ray Davies' childhood when his family drove from London to the country.
Release and reception
"Drivin'" was the first single pulled from Arthur. Released in the U.K. and continental Europe (but not the U.S.), it did not chart at all, making it the first song by The Kinks (aside from their pre-"You Really Got Me" singles) to do so. Dave Davies said of the track, "[It] was a com promise record, it wasn't that bold." The follow-up single, "Shangri-La", also didn't make a dent in the charts.
