The Rock & Roll Chef®

Although it's too soon to say what the outcome of that trip is or was (I may be blathering about that here at some point for anyone who has nothing better to do than read this stuff), my main point now is this: How is it that some European band seems to capture the flavor & feel of the late-night American highway, crackly terrestrial radio stations and a mystical connection with a woman worth driving all night to see? Bottom line: They somehow created timeless musical art that transcends the radio, all the way into the age of cell phones and the Internet (and even online dating, yo?). Here's the video & lyrics:

RADAR LOVE

I've been drivin' all night, my hand's wet on the wheel
There's a voice in my head that drives my heel
It's my baby callin', says I need you here
And it's half past four and I'm shifting gear

When she's lonely and the longing gets too much
She sends a cable comin' in from above
We don't need no phone at all
We've got a thing that's called radar love
We've got a wave in the air, radar love

The radio's playing some forgotten song
Brenda Lee's "Coming on Strong"
The road's got me hypnotized
And I'm speeding into a new sunrise
When I get lonely, and I'm sure I've had enough
She sends her comfort, comin' in from above
Don't need no radio at all
We've got a thing that's called radar love
We’ve got a line in the sky, radar love

No more speed, I'm almost there
Gotta keep cool now, gotta take care
Last car to pass, here I go
And the line of cars drove down real slow
And the radio played that forgotten song
Brenda Lee's "Coming on Strong"
And the newsman sang his same song
One more radar lover's gone

When I'm feeling lonely and I'm sure I've had enough
She sends the comfort coming in from above
Don't need no radio at all
We got a thing that's called radar love
We got a line in the sky
We got a thing that's called radar love
We got a thing that's called radar love