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Jerry Was A Racecar Driver by Primus (1991) - Wayback Wednesdays

Wes Walker and Nick Zervas Season 1 Episode 8

Wes and Nick recount there time listening to this Primus song laughing at the redneck culture.

Background:

"Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" was the fourth Primus single, after "
John the Fisherman", "Too Many Puppies" and " Mr. Knowitall" from the 1989 live album Suck on This and 1990's debut studio release Frizzle Fry.

"Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" received heavy airplay on rock radio, and peaked at number 23 on the Modern Rock Tracks in 1991.[3] The song features a sample of Bill Moseley's character Chop Top from the film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, chuckling to himself then remarking: "Dog will hunt!"

"Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" appeared in the first Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video game, as well as the first ATV Offroad Fury video game, and in The Bigs.[4] The song is included in Rock Band 3.

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