I've seen
Cars three times now (I have a five year old and, besides, I
love Pixar), but it took my partner (and mom of the five year old) to point out to me that Sheryl Crow's 'Real Gone' is, of all things, a protest song, got in right under the nose of the NASCAR folks. I wonder if Pixar even realizes.
Think I'm crazy? Look for yourself, after the flip.
Here are the lyrics:
Real Gone by Sheryl Crow
I'm American made, Bud Light, Chevrolet
My momma taught me wrong from right
I was born in the south
Sometimes I have a big mouth
When I see something that I don't like
I gotta say it
We been driving this road
For a mightly long time
Payin' no mind to the signs
Well this neighborhood's changed
It's all been rearranged
We left that change somewhere behind
Slow down, you're gonna crash
Baby you were screamin'
It's a blast, blast, blast
Look out babe you got your blinders on
Everybody's lookin' for a way
To get real gone, real gone
Real Gone
There's a new cat in town
He's got high paid friends
Thinks he's gonna change history
You think you know him so well
Yeah you think he's so swell
But he's just perpetuatin' prophecy
Come on now
Slow down, you're gonna crash
Baby you were screamin'
It's a blast, blast, blast
Look out, you got your blinders on
Everybody's lookin' for a way
To get real gone
Real gone
Real gone
Real gone
Well, you can say what you want
But you can't say it 'round here
'Cause they'll catch you and give you a whippin'
Well I belive I was right
When I said you were wrong
You didn't like the sound of that
Now did ya?
Slow down, you're gonna crash
Baby you were screamin'
It's a blast, blast, blast
Look out, you got your blinders on
Everybody's lookin' for a way
To get real gone
Well here I come, And I'm so not scared
Got my pedal to the metal
Got my hands in the air
Well look out, you take your blinders off
Everybody's lookin' for a way
To get real gone, real gone
Real Gone
Real Gone
Real Gone.
This gets into everyone looking for all kinds of ways to get distracted from life (real gone)...someone with high-paid friends who seems to be someone everyone can relate to, but is just interested in perpetuating prophecy...hmm....Revelations?
And everyone racing around with blinders on...