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Rolling Stones songs: Brand New Car
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Hear the motor running/ Yeah, she’s right in sync/ Tell me if she’s thirsty/ Would she like a drink…

Written by: Jagger/Richards
Recorded: Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, Ireland, Nov. 3-Dec. 10 1993; Ronnie Wood’s Sandymount Studios, Kildare, Island, July 9-Aug. 6 and Sept. 1994; Don Was’ Studio and A&M Studios, Los Angeles, USA, Jan. 15-Apr. 1994
Guest musicians: Darryl Jones (bass), Chuck Leavell (piano), David McMurray (saxophone), Mark Isham (trumpet), Lenny Castro and Luis Jardim (percussion), Ivan Neville (background vocals)
*Data taken from Martin Elliott’s book THE ROLLING STONES COMPLETE RECORDING SESSIONS 1962-2012

From the The Rolling Stones – All the Songs book:
Although recorded during the Voodoo Lounge sessions, “Brand New Car”
could have been cut at any point during the Stones’ career. Like a new
“Terraplane Blues” (Robert Johnson) or “Me and My Chauffeur Blues”
(Memphis Minnie), the song effectively reaffirms the link between the
London band and the blues. As befits a bluesman with a great deal of
experience under his belt, Mick Jagger carves out a number of well-chosen
metaphors. He clearly wants us to see this brand-new automobile as
resembling a woman who is slinky like a panther, who can be heard
purring, and who is like fur to the touch. This beast of a song has since
roared into life onstage during the 1994–1995, 1999, and 2002 tours.