Beautiful

‘Red Mini’

She drove a red Mini
Straight into my heart
She drove a red Mini
She had me from the start
And there was nothing I could do
It was a 1962
I’d never seen a car or girl like this before.

A car went by me
It was very fast
It was a little Morris Minor
It was red and it oozed class
When I caught up to her
I turned to see
A pretty girl was driving
She was smiling straight at me.

And I was in love
I was in love.

The radio was on
It was blastin’ loud
And that pretty girl was listening
To 'How Soon Is Now'
She wound her window down
Said “Turn left here”
I did what I was told
Cos it was something that I wanted to hear.

Cos I was in love
I was in love.

And I can’t deny it
It was the sweetest thing I’d ever seen
And I got to drive it
It was the most beautiful,
The most beautiful
Beautiful machine.

She drove a red Mini
Straight into my heart
She drove a red Mini
She had me from the start
And there was nothing I could do
It was a 1962
I’d never seen a car or girl like this before.
No I’d never seen a car or girl like this before
No no no I’d never seen a car or girl like this before.


I heard this song by Perth band Sunline on Base FM as I was driving to work, and I think it’s safe to say that it is the most cheerful song ever composed by a human being. I liked it so much I went into 78 Records on Saturday morning and bought their EP.


As a former Mini driver, I also have to salute their priorities. Pretty girls are all well and good, but a red 1962 Mini is something special.