The Car Song

"The Car Song"
Single by The Cat Empire
from the album Two Shoes
B-side	"The Mother Place" "The Return" "Someday (Car Song Blues)"
Released	2005
Format	CD
Recorded	2005
Genre	Indie
Length	4:20
Label	EMI/Virgin
Writer(s)	Harry James Angus
The Cat Empire singles chronology
"Sly" (2005) "The Car Song" (2005) "Two Shoes" (2005)

"The Car Song" is the fourth track and second single from Two Shoes, the second album from the Australian band The Cat Empire. The single peaked at #46 in the Australian singles chart.^[1]

In the song, Harry James Angus narrates his experiences as a struggling student who everyone insisted was "going to be a lawyer some day". However, rather than study or concentrate on an exam, all he could think about was playing music, playing basketball, or asking a childhood crush out on a date. In the latter part of the song, he meets one of his highschool acquaintances, who has indeed become a lawyer, and is now going out with the same girl. Implicitly, Angus feels that although he has failed to become a lawyer, he is better off, as he is doing what he loves.

It was rated number 25 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2005.

It was also featured as the opening and closing theme for 'The Wrong Way Home with Akmal, Cal and Ed' on Nova 100 in 2008.

"The Car Song" is featured on the summer in-store music CD for American Eagle Outfitters, an American clothing store.

Track listing

1. "The Car Song" - 4:20
2. "The Mother Place" - 4:29
3. "The Return" - 4:07
4. "Someday (Car Song Blues)" - 4:44

Music video

The music video features the members of the band competing in a basketball match (the "Guilt Resolution Cup") against people from Harry James Angus' "sordid past". Sigmund Freud is the team's coach. At the end of the game, Angus fails to score a critical basket, and the Cat Empire loses the game.

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