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RE: 50s Song about a DeSoto

DavidFrank — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:51:17 +0000

@timholbert

RE: 50s Song about a DeSoto

Michael Pfeifer — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:07:17 +0000

Possibly, I based the car on my cover from a photo I saw on the Internet a few months ago. I thought it was a beautiful example and I wanted a convertible of that year for the song since it was before DeSoto waterproofed their ignition system (from what I had read years ago).

@Tim Holbert - If your car looks like this, my hats off to you for keeping it so nice. 😀

RE: 50s Song about a DeSoto

MarkKubancik — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:26:17 +0000

Thanks for sharing! NDC member Tim Holbert owns the exact same car as featured in your song. Coincidence?

50s Song about a DeSoto

Michael Pfeifer — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:35:29 +0000

I have been interested in the DeSoto brand since I was a kid watching Happy Days back in the 1970s. In my late 50s, I returned to music. While I have never considered myself a songwriter since I cannot write the music itself, I do enjoy writing lyrics and stories.

Over the past few years, I have been creating songs inspired by the different decades of music I have enjoyed throughout my life. For my tribute to the 1950s, I wrote a song about a young man, his girl, and his 1951 DeSoto Custom Convertible. A rainy night, a stalled engine, and a lonely road lead to an unexpected evening neither of them will ever forget.

The song, "Cold Night in My DeSoto," by Michael L Pfeifer, is available on Amazon Music, Apple Music, and most major streaming platforms. If you would like to take a listen, I would be honored.

Here is the cover art I created for the song.

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