davidbrit2
05-12-2003, 01:59 PM
No, that's not a typo. I had a suspicion that it was supposed to be "Chevrolet" rather than "metallic grey," so I thought I'd find out for sure. I actually emailed Thomas Howard to put my curiosity to rest. Here's a little snippet from the response:
"Yes, I wrote Heaven Is a 57 Chevrolet originally as the lyric, but they
didn't even try to get licensing. I was told that the company policy is to
not use any name-brand references and to think up some alternative titles."
Very interesting. Of course, the word Chevrolet wouldn't have worked in Fireball, but that song was obviously written quite a bit later.
"Yes, I wrote Heaven Is a 57 Chevrolet originally as the lyric, but they
didn't even try to get licensing. I was told that the company policy is to
not use any name-brand references and to think up some alternative titles."
Very interesting. Of course, the word Chevrolet wouldn't have worked in Fireball, but that song was obviously written quite a bit later.