Discography
* Adam Brand (Flying Nun Records, 1998)
* Good Friends (2000)
* Built for Speed (Compass Brothers, 2003)
* Get Loud (Compass Brothers, 2004)
* Christmas in Australia (Sony Records, 2005)
* What a Life (2006)
* Blame it on Eve (Compass Brothers, 2008)
External links
* Adams Official Website
* Adam Brand at Allmusic.com
* Adams MySpace
* Compass Bros Records Myspace (Free Streaming of Songs)
Fan Comments
adam brand is not what you expect he takes time for his fans, makes you feel as if his time doesnt matter and yours does, to make you feel as if being a fan of his music is just as important to him as you make yourself feel well listening to it.he is also very easy on the eyes..............
Uncle Pete
Adam Brand Lyrics
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Riding that Nullarbor Plain
Ten split gears and an overdrive
Chrome stacks shooting out flames
He'd throw me up into the cab
My little hands would grip the wheel
I would dream about the day
I could drive that rig for real
Ten years old and ten feet tall, waving goodbye to
The girl next door
Rolling, rolling, today I'm the king of my street,
I got my sleeves rolled up and my arm hanging out
As I drive off with Uncle Pete
As I drive off with Uncle Pete
Heading west on highway one
My eyes are glued to the road
The two-way always in my hand
"Little Buddy" that's my code
We pull into Micks for a pie and chips
Not a brussel sprout in sight
Some yarns to spin as we listen to
Slim Then we drive into the night
If I had one wish I'd want to be,
If I had one wish I'd want to be,
If I had one wish I'd want to be like my Uncle Pete
In Adam Brand's song "Uncle Pete", the singer reminisces about his childhood experiences with his uncle, who was a truck driver. Uncle Pete used to take him on long journeys across the Nullarbor Plain, giving him the chance to sit in the cab and even grip the wheel. The memory of those trips always stuck with the singer, as evidenced by the chorus, which describes how he still feels like a "king" when he drives around with his arm hanging out the window.
However, the song is more than just a sentimental tribute to a beloved family member. It's also about the idea of freedom and adventure. The singer longs to be like Uncle Pete, who lives life on his own terms, driving wherever he wants and seeing whatever he wants to see. In the second verse, we see the singer imagining what life would be like if he could be just like his uncle, free to drive down the highway with the "two-way" in his hand and nothing but open road in front of him.
Overall, "Uncle Pete" is a catchy, upbeat song that celebrates the joy of hitting the road and leaving life behind, if only for a little while. It's a tribute to the men and women who know the thrill of a long, lonely stretch of highway, and who find meaning and purpose in living life on their own terms.
Line by Line Meaning
My Uncle Pete was a trucker
The singer's uncle was a long-haul truck driver
Riding that Nullarbor Plain
He drove across the Nullarbor Plain, the vast treeless plain of Australia
Ten split gears and an overdrive
The truck had a 10-speed manual transmission with an additional overdrive gear
Chrome stacks shooting out flames
The truck had chrome exhaust stacks that emitted flames under certain conditions
He'd throw me up into the cab
The artist's uncle would lift him into the truck's cab
My little hands would grip the wheel
The singer would pretend to steer the truck's wheel
I would dream about the day
The singer dreamed of being able to drive the big rig himself someday
Rolling, rolling, rolling around the world
Traveling across the vast, diverse landscapes of the world as a truck driver
Ten years old and ten feet tall, waving goodbye to
At age 10, the artist felt confident and powerful, waving goodbye to his childhood
The girl next door
The neighbor girl whom the artist may have had a crush on
Rolling, rolling, today I'm the king of my street,
Nowadays, the singer feels confident and powerful driving his own vehicle on his own street
I got my sleeves rolled up and my arm hanging out
He rolls up his shirt sleeves and hangs his arm out the window while he drives
As I drive off with Uncle Pete
The singer is reminiscing about driving with his uncle as a child
Heading west on highway one
They were driving west on Highway One, a major Australian roadway
My eyes are glued to the road
The singer is focused on driving and paying attention to the road
The two-way always in my hand
He has a two-way radio in his hand to communicate with other truckers and people on the road
"Little Buddy" that's my code
His uncle calls him "Little Buddy" as a term of endearment or as a radio code name
We pull into Micks for a pie and chips
They stop at a diner called Micks for a meal of meat pie and chips (fries)
Not a brussel sprout in sight
There were no Brussels sprouts in the pie or as a side dish
Some yarns to spin as we listen to
They tell stories and have conversations while listening to music
Slim
Refers to Slim Dusty, a famous Australian country singer
Then we drive into the night
They continue driving in the darkness of night
If I had one wish I'd want to be like my Uncle Pete
The singer looks up to his uncle and wishes to be like him, a respected and skilled truck driver
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: ADAM BRAND
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@kelerawalker7771
Love Adam Brand......,he is hot.....,great singer..
@kylieobrien7893
Go Adam
@xavierwaldon4272
I have this concert on DVD
@michelleseal988
Never been too any of his concerts .. 😪😪
@lynnie649
The first Adam concert I went too
@DarrenAllen1969
This is from the very first DVD I bought.
@kylieobrien7893
I have uncle who is called Uncle pete