Classic Car Watches

An earlier blog addressed the history of United States freeway Route 66, but didn’t mention the famous song “Route 66”.  American songwriter Bobby Troup wrote the song in 1946 while driving west from Pennsylvania to Los Angeles, admitting he only added “Don’t forget Winona” because it rhymed with “Flagstaff, Arizona”.   Nat King Cole had a big hit with the song the year it was written, and over the years, the song has become a pop standard that many artists have covered, including the Cramps, Buckwheat Zydeco, Mel Torme, Bob Dylan, Depeche Mode, Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters, Rolling Stones, Perry Como, and many more.

The song “Route 66” was featured in two major 2006 movies, “RV” starring Robin Williams, and the animated “Cars”, featuring Chuck Berry’s rendition as well as a newer version by John Mayer.  If you can’t stop humming that song and you already have a copy to sing along with, you might want to consider a Route 66 clock in fond tribute to your own road trips–both past and future.