The Back Seat of My Car

Song ratings

Rating	Comments	Author	Date
	I have always loved this song, that Paul already played during the Get Back Sessions in early 1969. I wished he had completed this instead of The Long And Winding Road to be a Beatles song. Sung great by Paul. The low harmony at 0.12 is simple but great. The solo played by the New York Philharmonic is wonderful (1.12 onwards), with the brass section. It just fits wonderful with the sound of Pauls voice. I miss the low harmony in 'When we've finished driving'. Did Paul forget or was this an conciously made choice? The 'back seat' at 2.22 is sung with a spitting 'b'. The change to the last segment at 2.49 is a but abrupt. The song seems to end at 4.07, but comes back once more for a Hello Goodbye-finale. That wasn't necessary for me tho.	Bobber	April 11, 2012
	Paul wrote a few "car songs" ("Helen Wheels", "Driving Rain", "The Back Seat of My Car") but unlike the Beach Boys or even Bruce Springsteen, they're more about courting and companionship than they are about horsepower and positraction. This is quite an enjoyable song of youthful defiance, but it does cause me to wonder: (1) Is Linda Eastman, nearly 30 years old and a single mother and a career photographer, really beholden to 'Listen to her Daddy's song...'? (2) How on earth do Paul and Linda get to Mexico City sitting in the back seat of a car? Did Paul have a chauffer for his dates?	Bruce Beatlefan	August 24, 2006
	I love this song, its one of my favorites on this album.	Oscar	July 2, 2005

Lyrics

Speed along the highway, honey I want it my way
But listen to her daddy's song, don't stay out to long
Were just busy hidin', sitting in the back seat of my car

The lazy lights are pretty, we end up in Mexico city
But listen to her daddy's song, makin' love is wrong
Were just busy ridin', sitting in the back seat of my car

Oh we was only hidin', sitting in the back seat of my car
And when we've finshed drivin' we can say we were late in arriving
And listen to her daddy's song, we believe that we can't be wrong
Ohhh we believe that we can't be wrong
Ohhh we believe that we can't be wrong

We can make it to Mexico city, sittin' in the backseat of my car

Ohhh we believe that we can't be wrong
Ohhh we believe that we can't be wrong
Ohhh we believe that we can't be wrong
Ohhh we believe that we can't be wrong
Ohhh we believe that we can't be wrong
Ohhh we believe that we can't be wrong
No no no no
Ohhh we believe that we can't be wrong

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