“Roadrunner”, The Modern Lovers

“Roadrunner”, The Modern Lovers. Roadrunner from 1976 has reached the highest achievement possible for a rock and roll song. The Modern Lovers was an American rock band led by Jonathan Richman in the 1970s and 1980s. The original band existed from 1970 to 1974 but their recordings were not released until 1976 or later. It featured Richman and bassist Ernie Brooks with drummer David Robinson (later of The Cars) and keyboardist Jerry Harrison (later of Talking Heads). Richman grew up in Natick, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, and began playing guitar and writing songs in his mid teens, first performing solo in public in 1967. This song accurately taps into those terrible terrific feelings of youth, rock and roll and driving in my car.


This way:  Roadrunner

Spotify: Roadrunner