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Devil In My CarThe B-52's

Released: August 27, 1980

Songwriter: Ricky Wilson (B-52's) Cindy Wilson Kate Pierson Fred Schneider

Producer: Rhett Davies The B-52's

Help, the devil's in my car
Help, the devil's in my car
Help, the devil's in my car
Devil's in my car, whoa please
Let me be alone
We're really tearin' tar
We're goin' 90 miles an hour
Ho, he's drivin' me crazy
He's drivin' me to hell now

He's pointin' his pitchfork at me
He's in the front seat of my car
He's takin' over
Ooh, he ripped my upholstery
He's at the wheel
Help, the devil's in my car
Help, he's drivin' too far
Oh

Whoa, I can't lock the door
I can't put on my safety belt
There's nothing for me to do but yell help
Devil's in my car

I'm goin' to hell in my old Chevrolet
I don't know which way
Oh, help, devil's in my car
Yeah, yeah, he's gone too far
I won't see you tomorrow
I won't see you anymore
He's got his cloven hoof on the clutch
Oh, auh I'm sittin' on his tail

Oh oh, I don't wanna go to hell
(I don't wanna go to the devil)
He's in my car, in my car, in my car

Ohh, wahhh
The radio gives me static
There's nothin' on my CB
Oh, help, the devil's in my car
Oh, he's in my car, he's in my car
The devil's in my car
We're turnin' off the road
Oh, where ya taking me devil?
Oh, he's grinnin' door to door
He's got his cloven hoof on the clutch
Help me

Oh, I don't wanna go to hell
(I don't wanna go to the devil)
He's in my car

Freeway to hell
We're burnin' up the road
Freeway to hell
(Right through the tollbooth)
We're burnin' up the road
Freeway to hell
(Right through the guardrail)
Freeway to hell
(Across the median)
We're burnin' up the road
Freeway to hell
(Would you slow down?)
We're burnin' up the road

I've got the devil juice in my carburator
I've got the devil in my cigarette lighter
I don't need no battery
(I got the devil in my car)
In my car, in my car
In my car, in my car
In my car, in my car
In my car, in my car
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The B-52's

The B-52’s, (now stylized as The B-52s) are an internationally successful New Wave band also known for their campy fashion. The group’s original line-up consisted of Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson. Originally, all members of the band played multiple instruments. However, after Ricky Wilson’s tragic AIDS-related death in 1985, instead of hiring a full-time replacement, Strickland transitioned to primarily playing guitar, and the band has used various other musicians for recording and touring purposes.

Their self-titled first album The B-52’s was released to critical acclaim in 1979, spawning the Canadian chart-topping hit “Rock Lobster”, which was also successful in Australia, New Zealand, the US and the UK. Rolling Stone magazine later placed the album at #152 on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Their second album, Wild Planet, released in 1980, spawned another minor US hit with “Private Idaho”. Whammy! followed in 1983, giving the band a third minor US hit with “Legal Tender”. Their fourth album, Bouncing Off the Satellites, was recorded and mixed but not yet released when Ricky Wilson died in October 1985. It was nearly a year before the album was released, in September 1986. It is the band’s only album that does not feature a picture of its members on the cover.

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