Keep your snoopy eyes on the road

This is both cool and creepy: an in-car camera-computer that ensures you keep your eyes on the road when driving. Which reminds me of a song my mum taught me a long time ago:
Seven little girls sittin' in the back seat
Huggin and a'kissin with Fred
I said, why don't one of you come up and sit beside me
And this is what the seven girls said

All together now, one, two, three
Keep your mind on your drivin'
Keep your hands on the wheel
Keep your snoopy eyes on the road ahead
We're havin' fun sittin' in the back seat
Kissin' and a'huggin' with Fred
- Paul Evans, "Seven Little Girls"
It's always funny when I think back on the songs my parents used to sing to me as a kid. That damned Fred.

Paul Evans' site - includes some great recollections of Brill Building days, as well as Jerry Wexler and Ahmet Ertegun (what a pair, but then anyone who watched Ray knows that).

Comments

T said…
If you listen to the end, Fred is a dog...
9 September 2005 at 06:01
Daryl said…
He still ended up with all the women :)
11 September 2005 at 12:12
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