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Cake — Long Line Of Cars
Album: Comfort Eagle
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Released: 2002
Length: 3:21
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There's a long line of cars and they're trying to get through
There's no single explanation, there's no central destination
But this long line of cars is trying to get through
And this long line of cars is all because of you

We don't wonder where we're going or remember where we've been
We've gotta keep this traffic flowing and accept a little sin
So this long line of cars will never have an end
And this long line of cars keeps coming around the bend

From the streets of Sacramento to the freeways of L. A.
We've gotta keep this fire burning and accept a little grey
So this long line of cars is trying to break free
And this long line of cars is all because of me

There's a long line of cars
Long, long, long line of cars
Long, long, long line of cars
Long, long, long line of cars
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Spoon some Cake on a Cracker
Posted 2 weeks ago by LinThizzy    [ Reply ]
Perhaps the long line of cars is a funeral procession?
Posted 2 months ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
Love those empty calories! Yum.
Posted 3 months ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
the perfect fast lane song 
Posted 1 year ago by ChuckDaring    [ Reply ]
this set is fucking excellent William!
Posted 1 year ago by tm    [ Reply ]
Love Cake. Would love it if RP would also play Offspring tunes.  Pretty please? 
Posted 1 year ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
 Easyrider wrote:

Hideous band with nonsense quirky tunes😡


"If you can't say something nice, say nothing at all."
Posted 1 year ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
I've seen them live many times and they are always hugely entertaining and tight. So good.
Posted 1 year ago by fncll    [ Reply ]
 Easyrider wrote:

Hideous band with nonsense quirky tunes😡



I think you misspelled "brilliant iconoclasts"
Posted 2 years ago by MilidelEubanks    [ Reply ]
I love the brass riff in this.
Posted 2 years ago by Samantho    [ Reply ]
Hideous band with nonsense quirky tunes😡
Posted 2 years ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
Where is the sea?
Posted 2 years ago by thurstonvirginia    [ Reply ]
 eyke wrote:
  

I have always loved the bounce Cake puts in their songs...and a coronet! 
can't....help...but...dance
Yep... pretty cool.  But a coronet, you wear; a cornet you play :-)

Posted 2 years ago by kenmo    [ Reply ]
Outstanding student level nonsense....  Do these guys have actual jobs?
Posted 2 years ago by liveaudio608    [ Reply ]
Cake is cheesy..,.Cheese Cake!
Posted 2 years ago by Rockit999    [ Reply ]
Cake has something many band try to accomplish and fail to do, a unique sound.  
Posted 2 years ago by paloeguevo    [ Reply ]
great, a song about sitting in traffic.

what is he going to sing about next?

writing a symphony or being an opera singer? 

  geessh, Califonrnians

great album
Posted 2 years ago by ddbz    [ Reply ]
 Typesbad wrote:

I'm starting to think that Cake has more songs about cars than the Beach Boys.


How many songs have they got about the Beach Boys then??

Posted 2 years ago by meanderer    [ Reply ]
I'm starting to think that Cake has more songs about cars than the Beach Boys.
Posted 2 years ago by Typesbad    [ Reply ]
Feels like it's crying out for a cowbell.
Posted 2 years ago by tompoll    [ Reply ]
Good Tune!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 mjbaumann wrote:

Something good out of Sacramento for a change. Love me some yummy cake!



Yeah, sadly I left Sacramento just as they were breaking. Would have loved to see them live in the early days.
Posted 3 years ago by bahalana    [ Reply ]
I just sense some existential meaning in this song.  Something about the infinite nature of the universe.

Or LA traffic.
Posted 3 years ago by bruceandjenna    [ Reply ]
Something good out of Sacramento for a change. Love me some yummy cake!
Posted 4 years ago by mjbaumann    [ Reply ]
 eyke wrote:
  

I have always loved the bounce Cake puts in their songs...and a coronet! 
can't....help...but...dance
 

Cornet maybe? Not a crown, unless that's your intention, in which case, my culpa.
Posted 4 years ago by bam23    [ Reply ]
This song always reminds me of Office Space, when he's getting passed with the guy with a walker during the commute to work.
Posted 4 years ago by flyboy    [ Reply ]
All I could think when this started....

"We have tests...and the tests are beautiful.  Anyone who wants a test can get a test"...

...and this long line of cars...all because of ME.

POTUS
Posted 4 years ago by rgio    [ Reply ]
I like the "just good enough" guitar sound :D
Posted 4 years ago by Atombender    [ Reply ]
  

I have always loved the bounce Cake puts in their songs...and a coronet! 
can't....help...but...dance
Posted 4 years ago by eyke    [ Reply ]
Oh wow actual music equivalent of being stuck in traffic.
Posted 4 years ago by Meolla_Reio    [ Reply ]
Should have been performed by Traffic.
Posted 5 years ago by bruceandjenna    [ Reply ]
I am beside myself - a Cake song I actually enjoy. A tasty piece..
Posted 5 years ago by ppopp    [ Reply ]
Lovin those horns!
Posted 5 years ago by MayBaby    [ Reply ]
I sing this song in traffic way too often.
Posted 5 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

Oddly, the hatred and disgust they bring out in some of the people posting here makes this band more appealing to me.  The song has an overall rating of "7", so most listeners seem to like it.
 
I'm with you on the "if others dislike it I might like it more" - and the overall rating has dipped to a 6.8 which means my 8 might have to become a 9....so +1 today and Long Live RP and CAKE!!
Posted 5 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Everyone in my long line of cars loves this song.
Posted 5 years ago by sjccroquet    [ Reply ]
 gregr79 wrote:
Bumped to a 9 cuz this long line is because of ME!
 

Keep up the good work
Posted 5 years ago by benfitch523    [ Reply ]
bone bone bone...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Posted 5 years ago by dischuckin    [ Reply ]
Mmmm. A delicious afternoon slice of Cake! Thanks!
Posted 5 years ago by sfuller    [ Reply ]
 GeorgeMWoods wrote:
Am I missing something or is this song as inane as it appears?

 
Yep, you are right.  That is what makes them so fun!
Posted 5 years ago by AhhtheMusic    [ Reply ]
One of the best bands ever !
Give me some more cake please !
Posted 6 years ago by javiervaldes    [ Reply ]
There is a long line of something   but    not      cars.
Posted 6 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
Wherever you go, there you are.
Posted 6 years ago by cayenne    [ Reply ]
 Wilfrue wrote:
Second Cake song today. The week is finally looking up. Don't listen to the haters, Bill and Rebecca! Let them eat... Cake!
 
Oddly, the hatred and disgust they bring out in some of the people posting here makes this band more appealing to me.  The song has an overall rating of "7", so most listeners seem to like it.
Posted 6 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Hummm...

That horn riff... Wonder if they borrowed it from/were inspired by River of Orchids by XTC.
Posted 7 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
 kojiroh wrote:
I must confess, I have an extreme prejudice against Cake, and I'm yet to hear any of their songs that I can tolerate.

 
Give this one a try:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRZzUh9hcTo
Posted 7 years ago by passsion8    [ Reply ]
Am I missing something or is this song as inane as it appears?
Posted 8 years ago by GeorgeMWoods    [ Reply ]
Second Cake song today. The week is finally looking up. Don't listen to the haters, Bill and Rebecca! Let them eat... Cake!
Posted 8 years ago by Wilfrue    [ Reply ]
ahh life lessons from thespians...
Posted 8 years ago by floydoftherocks    [ Reply ]
She's obviously a shit driver!!
Posted 8 years ago by mgkiwi    [ Reply ]
Pointless, and now time for the PSD
Posted 9 years ago by Kaisersosay    [ Reply ]
Perfect for this rainy morning long line of cars :)
Posted 9 years ago by Azrica    [ Reply ]
Like They Might Be Giants, only less funny.
Posted 9 years ago by wgsu_1978    [ Reply ]
I must confess, I have an extreme prejudice against Cake, and I'm yet to hear any of their songs that I can tolerate.
Posted 9 years ago by kojiroh    [ Reply ]
Daniel Craig/James Bond chuckling and shaking head

Wry disgust and disappointment washed over 007 as he turned away from the sonic stink and towards the PSD button. 

"Shake it, stir it, just give me that effin' martini to kill the pain..." 
Posted 9 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
OK, as Fred might say, I'll get me (long) jacket.
Posted 9 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

There's always plenty of grey area.  This band has some tunes that I like and some that don't do much for me.  They're okay.  There's no need for false dichotomies.

 

That is about how I see them as well.  This is probably my favorite song of theirs though.
Posted 10 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Bumped to a 9 cuz this long line is because of ME!
Posted 10 years ago by gregr79    [ Reply ]
I used to cringe, now I'm a convert.
Posted 10 years ago by By_The_Bay    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

There's always plenty of grey area.  This band has some tunes that I like and some that don't do much for me.  They're okay.  There's no need for false dichotomies.

 

Agree
Posted 10 years ago by bill-1956    [ Reply ]
Nice of someone to write a song about what I experience twice a day. 
Posted 10 years ago by Typesbad    [ Reply ]
Social comment about automobile pollution?  Long line of cars, all because of you/me, keep the 'fire' burning, accept a little grey?  Just a suggestion on this gloriously grey New England morning.
Posted 10 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Love it. Perfect for a road trip out of town.
Posted 11 years ago by Isabeau    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

There's always plenty of grey area.  This band has some tunes that I like and some that don't do much for me.  They're okay.  There's no need for false dichotomies.

 
You're right actually - there are apparently 50 shades of grey - quality.

 
Posted 11 years ago by Thin_Air    [ Reply ]
 Thin_Air wrote:
It seems there's no grey area here - you either like them or you don't...or you don't.

 
There's always plenty of grey area.  This band has some tunes that I like and some that don't do much for me.  They're okay.  There's no need for false dichotomies.
Posted 11 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 Thin_Air wrote:
It seems there's no grey area here - you either like them or you don't...or you don't.

 
Love'em
Posted 11 years ago by Keef    [ Reply ]
It seems there's no grey area here - you either like them or you don't...or you don't.
Posted 11 years ago by Thin_Air    [ Reply ]
Love, Love, Love these guys.  Well, I love their music.  And their witty/deep/poetic lyrics.  And they have a horn player.  And they frequently use a vibraslap!  MY GOODNESS PEOPLE!  WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU WANT?!?!?

OK, here you go:  {#Dancingbanana} 

By the way, they are fab in person.  Really, they are.  
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
can't believe I'll say this, but.... this isn't nearly as irritating as usual "Cake"   :)
Posted 11 years ago by testpilot    [ Reply ]
 DaveInVA wrote:
Its funny, I like this bands instrumental songs but I HATE this guys voice...

 
That's because those fellas can actually play instruments. That singer, he can't sing, no sir. 
But he does sing the same way in every song. {#Cowboy} 

The bright side: Cake has pretty much become a PSDer every time.  


Forrest Gump sitting and holding a plate of lasgna
(Forrest secretly wants some Cake. More fool him). 



Posted 11 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
I don't get Cake.  They sound bland or "average", nothing special.  And the vocalist is a bit droning.  Their sound isn't bad but there is just so much more music out there to choose from.  
Posted 11 years ago by NicJohn    [ Reply ]
I despise these guys, sorry.
Posted 11 years ago by kojiroh    [ Reply ]
 ziakut wrote:
This band doesn't waste any time sounding stupid. They get right to it.
 
{#Lol}
Posted 11 years ago by Rooney    [ Reply ]
It's time to throw the cake out...for good!
Posted 11 years ago by Rockit    [ Reply ]
This band doesn't waste any time sounding stupid. They get right to it.
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
must be time for the drive home in SoCal...
Posted 12 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
 hiorgos wrote:
Boring, Cake is boring!
 
Clever, Cake is clever!  You're probably the kind of person who needs a good car chase to make a movie entertaining.
Posted 12 years ago by joelbb    [ Reply ]
Boring, Cake is boring!
Posted 12 years ago by hiorgos    [ Reply ]
Hate this contrived band. 
Posted 12 years ago by gemtag    [ Reply ]
LOVE CAKE.
Posted 12 years ago by mmmyes    [ Reply ]
Mmmmmmmute. {#Sleep}
Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Bill................ the bass players D.J. {#Bananajam}
Posted 12 years ago by mrdak    [ Reply ]
'and this long line of cars keeps coming around the bend'
sounds like he's on his bicycle
i know that's how i feel 
Posted 12 years ago by coy    [ Reply ]
 Byronape wrote:
I find myself in a conundrum when it comes to this song.

I love Cake, and I love this song...  have for a long time.

However, due to some bridge construction, a "Long Line of Cars" is my afternoon and morning commute (I work 6pm to 6am in IT for a solar panel manufacturer) sometime around 5:15pm and around 6:30 or 7am two or three days a week.  I really don't want to think about this song every time I hit that construction zone...  I'd hate to ruin what is a fantastic song.
 
Good song to blast with the windows open while waiting in the traffic

Posted 13 years ago by sqqqrly    [ Reply ]
I find myself in a conundrum when it comes to this song.

I love Cake, and I love this song...  have for a long time.

However, due to some bridge construction, a "Long Line of Cars" is my afternoon and morning commute (I work 6pm to 6am in IT for a solar panel manufacturer) sometime around 5:15pm and around 6:30 or 7am two or three days a week.  I really don't want to think about this song every time I hit that construction zone...  I'd hate to ruin what is a fantastic song.
Posted 13 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
Got it Bill! Referencing CARMAGEDDON with this track.
Posted 13 years ago by Sasha2001    [ Reply ]
A perfect tune for the start of the Carpocalypse!
Posted 13 years ago by Art_Carnage    [ Reply ]
 Businessgypsy wrote:
Never got the frat boy reference many posters make. These witty, intelligent well crafted songs are as far removed from any experience I had with college fraternity life as mud is from um, Cake.
 
Well put.
Posted 13 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
One of the very few bands I cannot handle being subjected to on RP
Posted 13 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Any band that uses the vibraslap as liberally as these guys deserve kudos!

Posted 13 years ago by stickers11    [ Reply ]
Wow and WOW...I just happen to be reading this news story at this very moment...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/04/28/bc-green-man-imposters.html?ref=rss
Posted 13 years ago by coccyx    [ Reply ]
Moist, with coconut custard in between three layers {#Hungry}
Posted 13 years ago by 4merdj    [ Reply ]
Never got the frat boy reference many posters make. These witty, intelligent well crafted songs are as far removed from any experience I had with college fraternity life as mud is from um, Cake.
Posted 13 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
Shake
Rattle
Roll
The horns alone were worth the price of admission...
Posted 13 years ago by oldviolin    [ Reply ]
I love these homeboys!
Posted 13 years ago by S-curvy    [ Reply ]
 philbertr wrote:
Sounds like driving on south Florida freeways, too.  Left-lane jerks must live everywhere.
 
We call 'em Left Lane Loosers. L3

Posted 13 years ago by bmeador    [ Reply ]
{#Chef}
Posted 14 years ago by fingerpin    [ Reply ]
Showroom of Compassion drops in January... can't wait!
Posted 14 years ago by Vandy005    [ Reply ]
Sounds like LA. }:(
Right now. gr....

Posted 14 years ago by littlebluesue    [ Reply ]
Delicious tasty Cake!   Tasty lyrics, delicious irony.  Love the horns.  Always a great groove.
Posted 14 years ago by Dude    [ Reply ]
I hear a fresh and well crafted musical cake with a thick irony topping.

Delicious.
Posted 14 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
Sounds like driving on south Florida freeways, too.  Left-lane jerks must live everywhere.
Posted 14 years ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
To me Cake will always have a relaxed kind of head bobbing groove.  It isn't intense or deep, does not require much thought, and just makes me groove a little without even realizing it. 
Posted 14 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
 RadioDoc wrote:
 Odyzzeuz wrote:
Yeah, I didn't rip off my headphones this time. I'll give it a solid 2. But still not a fan. There's something about the lackadaisical quality to the singer's voice that annoys me. It's all so wink-wink Kabuki dancerish. Feels insincere at its core.
Insincere, lackadaisical, soul-less, mechanical, oh-so-witty and artificially flavored and sweetened.  The musical execution is perfectly textured but has no gut.  I suppose the frat boys love it but to me it's throw away pop, with the artistic value of drain water.

 
Wow!  I could not disagree more!  These guys are the greatest.

Posted 14 years ago by fran_tarkenton    [ Reply ]
Mmmmmm Cake! great track.
Posted 15 years ago by RedAdmiral    [ Reply ]
 Papernapkin wrote:
Cake, using the same old recipe.
 

Ever had the Barefoot Contessa's chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream icing? I'd eat a chocolate cake made with that recipe for the rest of my life and never get bored. Sometimes a recipe stays the same because it is actually pretty damn good. But then there's always someone out there who doesn't like sweets.

Posted 15 years ago by Marr    [ Reply ]
 scraig wrote:
I always start humming this song when I am sitting in SoCal traffic
 
I always whistle it while I'm zipping past Sacramento "I" Street traffic on my bike! {#Sunny}

Posted 15 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
 Papernapkin wrote:
Cake, using the same old recipe.
 

Sure, I hear where you're coming from, but this is a common knock on groups that come around with a unique and original sound.  They kind of get knocked for that sound after they've gotten folks used to it.  The Tragically Hip had the same thing said about them, but they kept at it, and they kind of evolved, keeping their distinct sound without sounding the same as their last albums.  Not an easy line to walk, and I agree that Cake hasn't really gotten there.  However, Cake is just so flat-out cool that I cut them some slack.
Posted 15 years ago by Dahnyul    [ Reply ]
Its funny, I like this bands instrumental songs but I HATE this guys voice...
Posted 15 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
 Papernapkin wrote:
Cake, using the same old recipe.
 
Agreed, kinda herky-jerky
Posted 15 years ago by wenatchee    [ Reply ]
 Papernapkin wrote:
Cake, using the same old recipe.
 
Yea, but it's like Mom's recipe. YUM !!

Posted 15 years ago by MayBaby    [ Reply ]
I always start humming this song when I am sitting in SoCal traffic
Posted 15 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
I have always liked Cake. Clean sound, sharp, maybe something mathematical about it sometimes... and actually that appeals to me too. Lyrics, fine, but mostly it's that precision of sound that keeps me coming back for another slice (couldn't help myself :) 
Posted 15 years ago by TriskyJen    [ Reply ]
Cake, using the same old recipe.
Posted 15 years ago by Papernapkin    [ Reply ]
 Odyzzeuz wrote:
Yeah, I didn't rip off my headphones this time. I'll give it a solid 2. But still not a fan. There's something about the lackadaisical quality to the singer's voice that annoys me. It's all so wink-wink Kabuki dancerish. Feels insincere at its core.
Insincere, lackadaisical, soul-less, mechanical, oh-so-witty and artificially flavored and sweetened.  The musical execution is perfectly textured but has no gut.  I suppose the frat boys love it but to me it's throw away pop, with the artistic value of drain water.

Posted 16 years ago by RadioDoc    [ Reply ]
Maybe the thing with Cake is like with Zappa or Steely Dan or such.  Either it's the coolest tongue-in-cheek thing you ever dug, and you wanna drop what you're doing and sing along and — or... I don't know, because I dug 'em since way back...  Bought this CD mostly for the outrageous "He is wearing his hat backwards, he is calling you DUDE! " and for sure, the bass line ROCKS in just about every song...

Posted 16 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 Ulises wrote:



Are you commenting on Cake or Odyzzeuz?


 

He's talking about Cake ... and I couldn't agree more.  They sound like a bunch of melodically challenged frat boys.

Posted 16 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
 Odyzzeuz wrote:


Yeah, I didn't rip off my headphones this time. I'll give it a solid 2. But still not a fan. There's something about the lackadaisical quality to the singer's voice that annoys me. It's all so wink-wink Kabuki dancerish. Feels insincere at its core.

 

Are you commenting on Cake or Odyzzeuz?
Posted 16 years ago by Ulises    [ Reply ]
I bought this because of tracks played here and I'm glad I did. Very wry lyrics; quite enjoyable.
Posted 16 years ago by chyk5    [ Reply ]
Phlegmaticman wrote:
Spoon... Cake... what next... Belly?
and then Hole.
Posted 16 years ago by papaman    [ Reply ]