2.  “Traffic Jam”-[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]James Taylor[/lastfm]

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One of James Taylor’s more experimental songs, 1977′s  “Traffic Jam” is still completely (if not more) applicable today. Taylor talks about driving home from work and getting stuck in a horrible traffic jam, one that made him rethink how “cool” he thinks cars are:

Now I used to think that I was cool/ Running around on fossil fuel/ Until I saw what I was doing/ Was driving down the road to ruin