Deep Purple - Highway Star

This is the first track from Deep Purple's sixth album, Machine Head (1972).

Lineup (Mk II) - Ritchie Blackmore: guitar, Ian Gillan: vocals and harmonica, Roger Glover: bass, John Lord: keyboards, and Ian Paice: drums/percussion

Lyrics:
Nobody gonna take my car
I'm gonna race it to the ground
Nobody gonna beat my car
It's gonna break the speed of sound
Oooh it's a killing machine

It's got everything
Like a driving power big fat tyres
and everything

I love it and I need it
I bleed it yeah it's a wild hurricane
Alright hold tight
I'm a highway star

Nobody gonna take my girl
I'm gonna keep her to the end
Nobody gonna have my girl
She stays close on every bend
Oooh she's a killing machine
She's got everything
Like a moving mouth body control
and everything

I love her I need her
I seed her
Yeah She turns me on
Alright hold on tight
I'm a highway star

Nobody gonna take my head
I got speed inside my brain
Nobody gonna steal my head
Now that I'm on the road again
Oooh I'm in heaven again I've got everything
Like a moving ground an open road
and everything

I love it and I need it
I seed it
Eight cylinders all mine
Alright hold on tight
I'm a highway star

Nobody gonna take my car
I'm gonna race it to the ground
Nobody gonna beat my car
It's gonna break the speed of sound
Oooh it's a killing machine
It's got everything
Like a driving power big
fat tyres and everything

I love it and I need it
I bleed it
Yeah it's a wild hurricane
Alright hold on tight
I'm a highway star
I'm a highway star
I'm a highway star

[OldMusicGuy]

I am 72 now but in 1972, I was beginning to learn life. Great music and memories.

[WilliamFinke-ik]

1973 driving around in my 1966 Chevelle L 88 427 this song and borne to be wild made the tire smoke taste and smell so good. the pot and boons farm wine tasted real nice too!!!!

[objetty]

Use to play this over and over on LA to Vegas runs many decades ago....Aloha

[acyd]

I didn't realize I needed this until now, but this song is now my highway anthem

[FordHoard]

Wow, I had no idea this was Deep Purple! Always loved this in GTA IV. This sounds way newer than 1972!

[TheLostMc]

Respect Deep Purple, this Band is a legend 💪💪💪.

[DiscipleEddie]

Just heard this in That 70's show had no clue it was deep purple

[DonderNashawk]

So glad Nascar on NBC used this for the 2024 intro: it made everyone realize peak Nascar broadcasting was finally back

[timschicker]

Blasting on my pioneer super tuner 8 track in my 1970 Plymouth sport satellite 440!

[markboller]

This is the ultimate hard Rock song ❤❤❤

[tristanredfern]

Rock on 🤘 rock in the fields minnedosa 2023!🎉

[randomizzer]

I chose to listen to this song today while playing Rock n Roll racing for the SNES which uses this song in the game.

[Henderson]

2:10 reminds me of Iron Butterfly ‘In a Gadda Da Vida’

[robertomoltrasio]

AMAZING ROCK N ROLL AND LEGENDARY SOLOS!

[criaeafixa]

If you listen it in 2021, so you have good heart

[Hillybonus]

The song for the ending is Gas Gas Gas just look it up
Like maybe so others can see?

[kyles]

46 Years old at 20 back in 1997 Did not Understand as i. Do Now

[jameswatkins]

Nobody gonna take my Ned, gonna teach him to have fuuuun!

[davidoisten]

My Chevy Nova better be sitting in the mechanics showroom in Bowling Green.

[sulfanilimidex]

I heard this in jojo and I remembered it.