"Highway 17"

[@vmgyorkos]

Now I drive San Jose-Soquel and Old Santa Cruz Highway because what you sing about is all so true! Seen the TV too!

[@marilynmuckerman1564]

Love Michael Gaither!!!

[@DukeLitoAurelius]

This is soooo my life! Nicely done! You've captured it beautifully.

[@michaelgaithermusic]

Thanks Robert. Helps to laugh at this stuff, right? Hope you survived the week okay.

[@sierrapines]

Then there was the time in a major storm when a very large redwood fell across all four lanes near summit road and everyone was stuck for miles and miles. I was three cars back. No cars were crushed because for a change everyone was driving safely.

[@michaelgaithermusic]

Safe driving on 17 doesn't have to be an oxymoron. Glad you were okay!

[@henrylucas1961]

You are a legend for this

[@ognatal9753]

I remember when there was no divider and people would go ahead on in opposite directions. Highway 17 ain't no joke

[@glenmorrison2919]

I just listen to this song on KSCO AM 1080 Radio on this day 8:50am 5/6/16 I loved it ha ha ha

[@michaelgaithermusic]

+Glen Morrison Thanks so much, Glen. Glad you liked the song - and the video. It's especially fun to play on the air during drive time. Check out my "Hang It Up" video if you're browsing my KZbin page - or my web site. It's sort of the unofficial sequel to the song.

[@toastedbreadmanjr.1656]

Awesome

[@carlabraden6701]

I propose an addition: "Got my life in my hands on highway 17 Got my life in your hands out on highway 17"

[@michaelgaithermusic]

+Carla Braden Ooh...that's good. I have a couple of things coming up (KKUP on 6/3 and Don Quixote's in Felton on 6/5.) I'll throw in that extra line and see what the reaction is. I like it. Thanks, Carla!

[@tinahunt7008]

This is my commute!

[@michaelgaithermusic]

+Tina Hunt - You, me, and a few thousand of our closest friends. Thanks for the comment. ;) Here's the unofficial sequel, BTW: "Hang It Up". kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2STmIOjdt-tl6s

[@terrietravis3203]

They've tried to change the road to make it safer, but the clueless lawmakers wanted to keep it because it was a scenic highway. Guess when a road gets changed the scenery i'ts on disappears!

[@rachelleberven8485]

This is hilarious. Love it!!!

[@michaelgaithermusic]

Nice. Thanks so much, Rachelle.

[@amuseme9]

Can't wait for those self-driving cars.

[@candywarmuth2455]

I knew people who caused the need for the concrete barriers on 17. My favorite drive every. Except with those people.

[@michaelgaithermusic]

I hear ya. Lovely drive w/o tens of thousands of commuters on, since it's such a grab bag of driving competency. And fortunately, I started driving after they put in the concrete barriers many decades ago. I can only imagine how much fun it was without those. Thanks for watching the video. ;)

[@candywarmuth2455]

@@michaelgaithermusic I have some stories for sure flying to SJ in a 240, as a passenger. lol One good one though. Stopped due to traffic and getting out to party. lol It's gotten worse since then. They were needed but sad.

[@candywarmuth2455]

they used to call Laurel curve, dead man's though.

[@TimCraig47]

@@michaelgaithermusic, it was a lot more exciting before the center barrier went in. And those were the days when I drove hot sports cars.

[@truongle9740]

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[@dspmx6]

Absolute classic....10/10ths Appreciate the mention of "The Gravel Truck"...because who needs a deductible? Everyone loves dealing with pitted/"bullet-holed"/cracked windscreens AMIRITE? :D That said.....whyfor you no mention "KING KRANE" and "The Water/milk truck" (doing our best to make HWY17 a single lane hwy at the height of morning rush hr)...sigh.. :(

[@michaelgaithermusic]

+dspmx6 Heh. Thanks for the comments. Much appreciated. I think "gravel truck spittin' rock..." was the very first line I wrote for this. Maybe there's room for King Krane in a future verse. This thing's built up over time...was hard to fit every single iconic thing in, but maybe eventually...

[@SantaCruzHappy1]

get out of that LEFT lane unless you're passing!!!

[@rexscates]

you drink coffee out of an open cup on HWY 17 brave man

[@michaelgaithermusic]

+rex scates Sometimes you have to just weigh the consequences. ;)

[@tinahunt7008]

LOL NEVER! even a closed cup is a perilous choice

[@79Datson]

it's

[@redpunk]

You need to take those blind curves faster.

[@michaelgaithermusic]

Maybe in the next version of the song. ;)

[@truongle9740]

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[@ronwil]

Let people pass, stay offa my ... back?

[@michaelgaithermusic]

+Rhan Wilson You caught that, didn't you? Now I know you listened all the way to the end. ;)

[@ronwil]

+Michael Gaither - you're so polite.

[@michaelgaithermusic]

+Rhan Wilson I only pretend to be. Backstory: Years ago, I sang "stay off of my ass" and my niece, who was eight years old at the time, said "Uncle, you said a bad word". I changed it, and it just stuck.

[@ronwil]

+Michael Gaither - Cute. And it works this way, too, as you can see - I commented....

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How did nobody mention Half-Life 2?

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