Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
"You Scare Me to Death"
I was writing a song about dying, when I noticed that everyone who writes or sings about death, dies ... and usually tragically.
Marc Bolan was a guitarist, singer and songwriter. With his band T. Rex, he was a pioneer of the glam rock movement in the early 1970s.
Bolan was scared to death of driving, so he never got his licence. Despite this, many of his songs concerned cars (including "you're build like a car"). In 1977, Bolan was a passenger in a car that struck a fence post and a tree. Bolan was killed instantly.
Bolan had just finished a solo album named after the title track "Scared to Death" (which included the line "I like your car"). The album release was delayed until 1981.
Side Note: I quickly reworked the theme of my tune to be about returning home through space and time (totally not dying). I then dropped the lyrics and turned the melody into a guitar instrumental. That should be safe (youtu.be/1FuUKGrjEGY)!
"You Scare Me to Death"
I was writing a song about dying, when I noticed that everyone who writes or sings about death, dies ... and usually tragically.
Marc Bolan was a guitarist, singer and songwriter. With his band T. Rex, he was a pioneer of the glam rock movement in the early 1970s.
Bolan was scared to death of driving, so he never got his licence. Despite this, many of his songs concerned cars (including "you're build like a car"). In 1977, Bolan was a passenger in a car that struck a fence post and a tree. Bolan was killed instantly.
Bolan had just finished a solo album named after the title track "Scared to Death" (which included the line "I like your car"). The album release was delayed until 1981.
Side Note: I quickly reworked the theme of my tune to be about returning home through space and time (totally not dying). I then dropped the lyrics and turned the melody into a guitar instrumental. That should be safe (youtu.be/1FuUKGrjEGY)!
