Jan & Dean - Dead Man's Curve video free download


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Uploaded: 2011/04/17

written by Jan Berry and Roger Christian. 1963. LYRICS:

I was cruisin' in my Stingray late one night

When an XKE pulled up on the right

And rolled down the window of his shiny new Jag

And challenged me then and there to a drag

I said, "You're on, buddy, my mill's runnin' fine

Let's come off the line now, at Sunset and Vine

But I'll throw you one better if you've got the nerve

Let's race all the way

To Dead Man's Curve"

Dead Man's Curve, it's no place to play

Dead Man's Curve, you best keep away

Dead Man's Curve, I can hear 'em say

Won't come back from Dead Man's Curve

The street was deserted late Friday night

We were buggin' each other while we sat out the light

We both popped the clutch when the light turned green

You should of heard the whine from my screamin' machine

I flew past LaBrea, Schwab's, and Crescent Heights

And all the Jag could see were my six tail lights

He passed me at Doheny then I started to swerve

But I pulled her out and there we were

At Dead Man's Curve

Dead Man's Curve, it's no place to play

Dead Man's Curve

Well, the last thing I remember, Doc, I started to swerve

And then I saw the Jag slide into the curve

I know I'll never forget that horrible sight

I guess I found out for myself that everyone was right

Won't come back from Dead Man's Curve

Dead Man's Curve, it's no place to play

Dead Man's Curve, you best keep away

Dead Man's Curve, I can hear 'em say

Won't come back from Dead Man's Curve

Comments

8 years ago

paul heywood

DER MITTEN'= yeah that's right !! Jags are supremely faster than "vettes" or any other musclebound v8 ! Don't get me wrong man I love old yanks !! But think 150mph in 1960 man your needin a lot of shit bolted to the motor of a v8 chevvy (any) before they pull those kind of speeds man!! Point being the jaguarWas a hand built race bred beautifully balanced and that all came with the car !!!think xk think spit fire !!!!!

8 years ago

♫ Juke Joint ♪

StingRay vs XKE

8 years ago

tdshaker

Have you got balls? DMC the greatest illegal racing song of all time! Top tech cars of the day, USA vs Britan....WOW

8 years ago

Metal Wolf

from the old school...jan & dean...dead man's curve...

9 years ago

Southern Jameson West

...................................................shared............................!!!

9 years ago

DerMitten

So, Jags are faster than corvettes then?

9 years ago

Terence Towles Canote

Happy birthday to Dean Torrence of Jan & Dean. Here is their song “Dead Man’s Curve” #BornOnThisDate #tunesday 

9 years ago

Jonny Viking

For some reason every time I listen to this song I imagine a C7 Corvette Stingray drag racing a Jaguar F-Type Coupe

9 years ago

Steven Cole

Frenched

9 years ago

Hot80s

should be plenty of flowers & crosses at DMC.

9 years ago

Max Power

Very good song

9 years ago

sduhguitar

blink-182's cover is better.... lol just kidding no its not.

9 years ago

Dingodin scum

i was conceived in the back of a jag drifting around deadmans curve 

9 years ago

midairflyer

you missed on the lyrics....the STRIP was deserted late friday nightand all the jag could see were my FRENCH tail lightscheers!

9 years ago

midairflyer

2 mistakes in the lyrics......"the STRIP was deserted late friday night""and all the jag could see were my FRENCH tail lights":-)

9 years ago

Dwight Whikehart

THE FIRST MAJOR INTRODUCTION OF A FRENCH HORN AT THE START OF A ROCK STUDIO TRACK!! JAN BERRY WAS A PRODUCTION GENIUS IN THE STUDIO AT THE TIME! WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN!!!! WRECKING CREW AT THEIR BEST ON THIS ONE!!

9 years ago

nyy fiftynine

After 50 years it still sounds great - the legendary Wrecking Crew were amazing, especially Hal Blaine on drums.

9 years ago

104Bosco

45 ending much better than the LP version...........and yes Jan Berry was a recording genius for the times

9 years ago

FRIDAY NIGHT SESSIONS

*FNS: The Cruisin' Show*Jan & Dean - "Dead Man's Curve"Tonight will highlight all the best summer cruisin' music! 50s, 60s, 80s, you name it. All those great songs that we'd listen to as we went crusin' out on the streets during the summer months! Top down or windows down, the car filled with friends, watching everyone else as you slowly cruised along down the road of our youth.Requests taken all night long...#FNS #cruisinmusic #jananddean Hosted by +Sean Cowen 

9 years ago

badoocee

Summer in the 60's.....Ahhhh I never experienced it...

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