'You're Beautiful' James Blunt

You're Beautiful, James Blunt Billboard # 1 January 2006 (released: Dec. 13 2005)

Why would the ultimate chick song qualify as a car song? This song captured the hearts and souls of every female over the age of 8 just a few years ago, but is there any sane reason why 'You're Beautiful' has any horsepower as a car tune?

The simple answer is an unqualified yes. The song is all about the heartache of lost love and who has not suffered through the painful loss of a great car? Substitute woman with car and you have yourself one first-cabin tear-jerker for any car guy, even a guy with anti-freeze in his veins. This one is sure to mist up even Richard Petty when he thinks about the electric blue 1967 Plymouth that won his heart and nearly every race that year.

The strength and weakness of car shows is a chance to see a reminder of the lost love with four wheels. Just consider how painful a glimpse of the actual car would be when a car guy sees his old car with another owner at a car show. That kind of pain is embodied in songs like this-even if they don't appear to be a car song on the surface.