My Old Yellow Car Explained

My Old Yellow Car
Type:single
Artist:Dan Seals
Album:San Antone
B-Side:"Oh These Nights"[1]
Released:February 1985
Genre:Country
Length:3:36
Label:EMI America
Producer:Kyle Lehning
Prev Title:My Baby's Got Good Timing
Prev Year:1984
Next Title:Meet Me in Montana
Next Year:1985

"My Old Yellow Car" is a song written by Thom Schuyler, and recorded by American country music artist Dan Seals. It was released in February 1985 as the third and final single from his album San Antone. It peaked at #9 in early-1985.

It was also recorded by Lacy J. Dalton on her 1980 album Lacy J. Dalton, but her version was never released as a single.

Content

The narrator of the song nostalgically describes his/her first car, which was old and battered, but was the source of many fond memories. Although the narrator is now wealthy and riding in a chauffeur-driven luxury car, the narrator wishes he/she were still driving that old yellow car.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 372. 978-0-89820-177-2.