A Quick Note: Last year (2023), I began filming and multi-tracking our live performances. We’ve come a long way since then. This is the first low res experiment rendered from the first night we tracked and filmed at First Street Bar. Remixed and remastered 4K performances will be released weekly as individual songs on Substack. The first 1:30 minutes are free, subscribers, and paid subscribers get the complete performance of each song.
Musicians | 1st Street Bar Encinitas, CA | 5.26.2023
Dan Greenbaum
Mike Hunt
Mark ODonnell
Mike Pritchard
Lyrics
I am your Motor Kine, I know you’ve seen me riding
Greased back I shine like lighting, leg up mamma and take a ride
Dusty roads through the canyon gorge
Like a bullet baby how we run
Steer me babe with a gentle hand
On into that old boy sun
Your desert is of the rarest beauty, I’ve never seen the like
Your sands they give me my water, Your sun keeps me alive
Race down the pacific ocean
Run down those Mexico sands
Just for nothing babe, just cause I want to
Gonna fly all across these lands
Motor Kine don’t take low octane
Get yourself out and buy me some premium fuel
Motor Kine don’t run on that cheap stuff
Ease your hand mamma, keep me cool
Race down the pacific ocean
Run down those Mexico sands
Just for nothing babe, just cause I want to
Gonna fly all across these lands
About the Song
Imagine a Jeep Cherokee packed with close friends and surfboards deep in Baja, 2 hours south of Ensenada, Mexico. We embarked on a strategic strike mission to score the surf of a lifetime. In the distance, coming up fast in the rear view mirror is a huge dust cloud. We pulled off and looked back in awe as 2 super trucks and a few other race vehicles passed us by. It’s Baja 1000 season, the annual race is coming up and preparations are in order.
Every time I sing the chorus, it transports me back to that trip and the countless other excursions into San Diego’s backyard and spiritual cousin, Baja Mexico.
About the Day
The second we entered the bar, we met Izik, 1st street’s new sound guy. He not only made everything easy for us to sound good, he had the same exact PA that I own, so I gave him my solid state hard drive (SSD), and asked him to record the show. The night before, I did a reconnaissance mission and met Izik, talked a bit and smoked a J with the tri tip guy out front. Cool cat, great food truck, killer sandwiches.
When the rest of the band met Izik the night of our gig, setup was so easy we decided to start smashing tequila sodas. The crowd was right there partying with us. We had one of the best evenings of our lives during this night. Our neighborhood friends and family came out in full force to take over Encinitas that evening. Post gig part at the Roxy. othat usually show up to our Camp Store shows.
About the Ram
Mark "The Ram" O'Donnell is an independent American composer, producer, filmmaker, multi-instrumental performer, designer, and visual artist based out of Carlsbad, California. He performs original, surf-inspired rock-and-roll music on the West Coast.
For more information about the Ram and his music, go to www.TheRamMusic.com
Song Metadata
Motor Kine
The Ram
UPC: 196167997885
ISRC: QZHN42149308
Release date: July 4, 2021
ASCAP Work ID: 914350203
ASCAP Singer Songwriter IPI Number: 375350750
ASCAP Publisher IPI Number: 375351159
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