AboutSteve Anderson, MA Expertise Nearly anything on the Beatles or the British invasion of the mid 60s, popular music Top 40 Chart information, Billboard chart information through 1955-1989. Tracking down titles from lyric samples, or background information of famous musical groups from 1955-1989. Chart occurances of songs on the Billboard Hot 100
Experience Radio research for Billboard magazine, on-air personality 15 years, Master's Degree, American History
Organizations Society of American Historians, California Teacher's Association, Phi Beta Kappa
Education/Credentials Bachelor's Degree, American History (1986, Master's Degree, American History (1990)
Expert: Steve Anderson, MA Date: 5/6/2008 Subject: 70's hit "Solcilito Summer Nights??"
Question Steve, I know just a few lyrics of this song. Something about "...lets take a cab & save the fare. We blew a gasket on the grapevine; spent 80 dollars on repair. All aboard! Solcilito summer nights." Hot summer nights in Solitio?
Answer You are right on the money Damien. The song is called "Sausalito Summernight" and it was recorded by a group from Holland called Diesel. It first hit the American Billboard Hot 100 in October of 1981. Here are the lyrics:
We left for Frisco in your Rambler
The radiator running dry
I’ve never been much of a gambler
and had a preference to fly
You said “forget about the airline,
let’s take the car and save the fare.”
We blew a gasket on the Grapevine
And eighty dollars on repairs
All aboard (Sausalito summernight)
All aboard
Hot summer night in Sausalito
Can’t stand the heat another mile
Let’s drop a quarter in the meter
And hit the sidewalk for a while
I’ll have a burger and a root beer
You feed the heap some multi-grade
A shot of premium to boot, dear
We’ll get across the Golden Gate
All aboard (Sausalito summernight)
All aboard (Sausalito summernight)
All aboard (Sausalito summernight)
All aboard
Another mile or two to Frisco
200 gallons from L.A.
The engine stompin’ like a disco
We ought to dump her in the bay
All aboard (Sausalito summernight)
All aboard
Cashin’ all my checks
Scrapin’ out my bank
Spend it on a Rambler
Wth a whirlpool in the tank
Look out over here
Watch out over there
Can’t afford a blowout
‘Cause we haven’t got a spare
(solos)
(chorus)
All aboard (Sausalito summernight)
All aboard (Sausalito summernight)
All aboard (Sausalito summernight)
All aboard
Hot summer night in Sausalito
(Sausalito summer night)
Hot summer night in Sausalito
(Sausalito summer night)
Hot summer night in Sausalito
(Sausalito summer night)
Hot summer night in Sausalito
(Sausalito summer night)
Hot summer night in Sausalito
(Sausalito summer night)
Hot summer night in Sausalito
(Sausalito summer night)
