Roadrunner (Jonathan Richman song)
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| Roadrunner, [[roadrunner]]<br> | Roadrunner, [[roadrunner]]<br> | ||
| Going faster miles an hour<br> | Going faster miles an hour<br> | ||
| - | Gonna drive past the Stop 'n' Shop<br> | + | Gonna drive past the [[Stop 'n' Shop]]<br> |
| With the [[radio]] on<br> | With the [[radio]] on<br> | ||
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| - | "'''Roadrunner'''" (1976) is a [[song]] written by [[Jonathan Richman]] and recorded in various versions by Richman and his band, in most cases credited as [[The Modern Lovers]]. | + | "'''Roadrunner'''" (1976) is a [[musical composition]] written by [[Jonathan Richman]] recorded in various versions by Richman and his band [[The Modern Lovers]]. |
| - | Critic [[Greil Marcus]] described it as "the most obvious song in the world, and the strangest". ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked it #269 on their list of the [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|500 Greatest Songs of All Time]]. | + | Critic [[Greil Marcus]] described it as "the most obvious song in the world, and the strangest". |
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| + | ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked it #269 on their list of the [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|500 Greatest Songs of All Time]]. | ||
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| *[[Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner]] | *[[Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner]] | ||
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| [[Category:WMC]] | [[Category:WMC]] | ||
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"Roadrunner" (1976) is a musical composition written by Jonathan Richman recorded in various versions by Richman and his band The Modern Lovers.
Critic Greil Marcus described it as "the most obvious song in the world, and the strangest".
Rolling Stone ranked it #269 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
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