Radar Love - Golden Earring - 1973
Lyrics

I've been drivin' all night my hand's wet on the wheel
There's a voice in my head that drives my heel
And it's my baby callin', says "I need you here"
And it's half past four and I'm shifting gears

When she gets lonely and the longing gets too much
She sends a cable comin' in from above
We don't need to talk at all
We got a thing that's called radar love
We got a wave in the air
Radar Love

Radio's playin' some forgotten song
Brenda Lee's "Coming On Strong"
The road has got me hypnotized
And I'm spinning into a new sunrise

When I get lonely and I'm sure I've had enough
She sends her comfort coming in from above
We don't need a letter at all
We got a thing that's called radar love
We got a line in the air
Radar Love

No more speed I'm almost there
Gotta keep cool now, gotta take care
Last car to pass here I go
And the line of cars goes down real slow
And the radio played some forgotten song
Brenda Lee's "Coming On Strong"
And the newsman sang his same song
Oh one more radar lover gone

When I get lonely and I'm sure I've had enough
She sends her comfort coming in from above
We don't need a letter at all
We got a thing that's called radar love
We got a line in the sky
We got a thing that's called radar love
We got a thing that's called radar love
More Trivia

Like many of Golden Earring's songs, this began with the title and grew from there. Originally intended only as an album track, it turned out to be the only cut on their US debut album Moontan that they could whittle down to a single for radio. It became their showstopper at concerts, and provided a striking moment for their drummer Cesar Zuiderwijk, who would take a few steps back and leap at the drum kit near the end of the song.



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