Trivia
-Lisa Simpson played "Classical Gas" in the Simpsons episode Last Exit to Springfield.
-Mannheim Steamroller re-recorded the song, along with other compositions by Williams, in their album of the same name.
-In the 1970s many local area news programs, throughout the United States, used it as their theme song.
-This song is played in the 2003 movie Cheaper By The Dozen , in a series of scenes when the family are looking for their son Mark, who ran away.
-The song is often credited to Eric Clapton (incorrectly; Eric just inserted the original by Mason Williams into the soundtrack from the movie "The Story Of Us" where he was designated the job of arranging the songs for the movie) or The Shadows on online file sharing programs.
-The version of Classical Gas often credited to Eric Clapton on various tabbing websites is actually performed by Mark Knopfler, this version was recorded but was not released on any of his albums. The tabs for this song can be found at MK Projects an unofficial Knopfler website.
-It was originally titled "Classical Gasoline" (as in a fuel) but the title was mistakenly shortened while being copied.
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