Mustang Sally

E534888
single song

"Mustang Sally" is a classic soul/R&B song, most famously performed by Wilson Pickett, known for its catchy groove and lyrics about a woman who loves to drive her Mustang fast.

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Label Occurrences
Mustang Sally canonical 5
“Mustang Sally” 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedWithInstrument drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
horn section ⓘ
organ ⓘ
composer Mack Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
coveredBy Bonnie Raitt NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bruce Springsteen (live performances) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Buddy Guy NERFINISHED ⓘ
John Lee Hooker NERFINISHED ⓘ
Los Lobos NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sam & Dave NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Commitments NERFINISHED ⓘ
describes a woman who loves to drive her Ford Mustang fast ⓘ
era 1960s soul ⓘ
famousFor automobile-themed lyrics ⓘ
call-and-response vocals ⓘ
catchy groove ⓘ
featuresRhythmicFeel backbeat-driven groove ⓘ
shuffle-influenced R&B feel ⓘ
featuresVocalStyle gospel-influenced soul singing ⓘ
genre rhythm and blues ⓘ
soul ⓘ
hasChorusLine "All you wanna do is ride around, Sally" ⓘ
"Ride, Sally, ride" ⓘ
hasCulturalStatus R&B standard ⓘ
soul classic ⓘ
hasTheme cars ⓘ
independence ⓘ
romantic frustration ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableCoverPerformer Wilson Pickett NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableVersionAppearsIn The Commitments (1991 film) soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ
originallyPerformedBy Mack Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ
popularizedBy Wilson Pickett NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordedBy Mack Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wilson Pickett NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectOf music criticism and retrospectives on classic soul ⓘ
typicalPerformanceContext R&B and soul concerts ⓘ
bar bands and cover bands ⓘ
typicalStructure verse-chorus form ⓘ
typicalTempo medium ⓘ
writer Mack Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

album "Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues" → hasPart → Mustang Sally ⓘ
subject surface form: Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues
Wilson Pickett → notableWork → Mustang Sally ⓘ
Wilson Pickett → notableSong → Mustang Sally ⓘ
The Coasters → notableWork → Mustang Sally ⓘ
Fame Studios, Muscle Shoals → recordedSong → Mustang Sally ⓘ
subject surface form: FAME Studios
Roger Hawkins → notableRecording → Mustang Sally ⓘ
this entity surface form: “Mustang Sally”