By Nancy Lockhart, Axalta Color Marketing Manager
Axalta Coating Systems� team members put together a top 10 list of songs with �Red� in the title as part of a year-long celebration of our inaugural North American Automotive Color of the Year.
Radiant Red debuted on four-time NASCAR� Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon�s No. 24 Axalta Chevrolet SS at the 2014 SEMA show in Las Vegas. The campaign has resonated around the world with color enthusiasts who were thrilled to see Axalta�s first-ever Automotive Color of the Year.
Nothing complements a top 10-song list like a smoking hot car. Cars and cruisin� to music simply go together. If you were going for a spin while listening to these �radiant red� songs, what kind of car would you choose to roll to?
Take a look at our list and let us know what you think on Twitter @Axalta. Agree? Disagree? Did we miss something? This is not scientific, but it sure has us reminiscing.
First, check out or sing-a-long to Axalta�s Top 10 �Radiant Red� songs.
1. Little Red Corvette � Prince (1982)
2. Red � Taylor Swift (2012)
3. Snoopy vs. the Red Baron � The Royal Guardsmen (1966)
4. Red, Red Wine � Neil Diamond / UB-40 (1966)
5. Lady in Red -- Chris De Burgh(1986)
6. Red Barchetta � Rush (1981)
7. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer � Gene Autry (1949)
8. 99 Red Balloons � Nena (1983)
9. Red Dirt Road � Brooks and Dunn (2003)
10. Red Solo Cup � Toby Keith (2011)
Now, here are the vehicles that go best with each song, along with some comments from Axalta team members.
1. Little Red Corvette � Lisa Miree-Luke, Head of Axalta Corporate Affairs - North America: �Well, this one seems easy, but which of the iconic Corvettes would it be? I think the winner is the gorgeous split-window �63. Like the song says, baby, you�re much too fast.�
2. Red � Sabrina Morris, Axalta Product Specialist: �Taylor mentions a Maserati in the song, but since Taylor seems to be trying to get over someone in the song, let�s go to her country roots and get something fun like a brand new 2016 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon!�
3. Snoopy vs. the Red Baron � David Fischer, Axalta Vice President of Market Strategy and Growth: �This song is from 1966, and my kids loved it growing up. So let�s pick a modern family car for today�s family: the always-safe, all-new Volvo XC90.�
4. Red, Red Wine � Eric Degenfelder, Axalta Vice President for Global Product Management: �Uber. Whatever your favorite cab company is�just don�t drink and drive.�
5. Lady in Red � Michael Koerner, Axalta Research Fellow: �Since singer-songwriter De Burgh is British and Irish, let�s pair this song with two cars: from Britain, a Mini Cooper and from Ireland, the very rare Shamrock.�
6. Red Barchetta � Dan Benton, Axalta Color Marketing Manager: �First off, Rush rocks! Secondly, you have to pair the awesome Barchetta with this song. If you have not seen one, they were originally Italian style open, two-seater sports cars built for racing. We can all imagine the thrill of driving a hot red convertible down a country road on a beautiful summer day � wind in your hair, the blur of the landscape�the thrill of it all. Just thinking about it - accelerates the heart rate!�
7. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer � John Wray, Axalta Marketing Manager: �We really need a car from a holiday movie, so how about Clark Griswold�s wagon from Christmas Vacation? Love that movie!�
8. 99 Red Balloons � Matthew Boland, Axalta Product Director: �This was a hit for the German band Nena. So I will pick a quintessential German car�Golf GTI.�
9. Red Dirt Road � David Powell, Axalta Global Business Director: �This feels like a pick-up truck song to me. How about one that packs a punch and turns mountains into molehills? Let�s go with the Chevy Silverado 3500HD.�
10. Red Solo Cup � Maria Murtha, Axalta Color Marketing Manager, Commercial Vehicles: �There are few marketing relationships stronger than the one between Ford and country singer-songwriter Toby Keith, so it only make sense to go with a Ford F-150 truck for this one.�
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