Red Cars Are After Me
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| "Red Cars Are After Me" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Roy Wood | |
| from the album Starting Up | |
| Released | February 1987 |
| Recorded | 1985–86 |
| Genre | Rock music |
| Length | 3:55[1] |
| Label | Legacy |
| Songwriter(s) | Roy Wood |
| Producer(s) | Roy Wood |
Red Cars Are After Me is a song made and produced by Roy Wood from the year 1987.[2] It was released in Starting Up and was the first song in the album.[3] Wood plays every instrument in the song and album overall.[4] It was also included in Look Thru' The Eyes of Roy Wood, a compilation album that consists of songs from 1974 to 1987.[5]
The song starts in a factory-sounding beat, which is then followed by saxophones and guitars, and the paranoiac narrator singing about red cars following him.[6] Both the front and back cover of the Starting Up album contain a red car, possibly a Jaguar XJS, which is a nod to the song.
Personnel
- Roy Wood – drums, guitars, saxophone, vocals, bass
- Louis Clark – conducting, arrangement
References
- ^ "Starting Up – Roy Wood | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ Roy Wood – Red Cars Are After Me – hitparade.ch, retrieved 11 July 2024
- ^ Nielsen, Ken Stavensoe (9 October 2023). "Roy Wood Starting up 12 inch". 10538 Overture. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Gardener, James A. "Starting Up: Roy Wood". OoCities. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Medien, Hung. "Roy Wood – Red Cars Are After Me". Norwegian Charts. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Kiste, John Van der (19 August 2017). Electric Light Orchestra: Song by Song. Fonthill Media.