Thread: SS396 By Paul Revere & the Raiders?

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Saw this pop up on FB, and while I thought I had heard, and probably memorized the words to every Hot Rod/Muscle Car song of the era, this one blew by me! I'd never heard this "classic" until today....

https://youtu.be/170KHrkVYFo

And that one led me to this one. Also by Paul Revere & the Raiders.. 8-)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjSDhPGc_F4

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Thanks for posting that link Roger as I have a couple of their records hidden away somewhere but hadn't heard that one either. A good group from the '60's early '70's.

Cute.....................reminded me I hadn't heard anyone use the "porcupine" nomenclature for these BBC in a long time...............guess ya had to be there at the time to get it.

I think the group signed on with GM and must have done any song that had a GM name in it. The SS396 tune was kind of lame compared to Little Deuce Coupe, 409, Hey Little Cobra and others but that Corvair piece that Mike posted really stinks! Saw a note about the group doing a TV promotional piece on the GTO Judge in '69 and it's a stinker, too - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEsOp0IuB1M

After the first couple bars I wondered if the same guy who wrote "Hey Little Cobra" wrote this one...........

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Cute.....................reminded me I hadn't heard anyone use the "porcupine" nomenclature for these BBC in a long time...............guess ya had to be there at the time to get it.

I had a very old close friend that always referred to BBC's as porcupines, but he past away and I never asked him why he called them that.

Originally Posted by rspears

I think the group signed on with GM and must have done any song that had a GM name in it. The SS396 tune was kind of lame compared to Little Deuce Coupe, 409, Hey Little Cobra and others but that Corvair piece that Mike posted really stinks! Saw a note about the group doing a TV promotional piece on the GTO Judge in '69 and it's a stinker, too - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEsOp0IuB1M

One thing about all of this...... I highly doubt any musicians are writing and singing songs about any production cars today. It's hard to stomach much of the new stuff, especially country.

Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

I had a very old close friend that always referred to BBC's as porcupines, but he past away and I never asked him why he called them that.

The rocker studs weren't lined up in a soldier row like other engines of the time (valves were staggered angles) so some said it resembled a porcupine. Of course, if you really want to hear the b.s. roll open the discussion about mouse, rat, elephant.................