"Power Windows" is a song written and recorded by singer Billy Falcon

Billy Falcon

Billy Falcon, born William Falcone July 13, 1954, is a musician from Rosedale, New York. He released a handful of rock albums throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, as well as making an appearance on The Way International's "High Country Caravan". He signed a deal with Mercury Records after fan Jon...

 for his 1991 major label debut album Pretty Blue World.

The song's lyrics discuss two characters, Charlie and Louis. Charlie has material wealth, e.g. "power windows" and "power brakes," but lacks "the power of love" and is therefore unhappy. The opposite is true of Louis, who's "got no power windows" but does have "the power of love" and is happy for it. The general message is that love is more important than material wealth. The song was Falcon's only hit to date on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

, peaking at #35 on the chart.

In 1999, John Berry covered the song on his album Wildest Dreams

Wildest Dreams (John Berry album)

Wildest Dreams is the title of an album released in 1999 by American country music singer John Berry. It was his only release for the Lyric Street Records label, and his first release after exiting Capitol Records in 1998. The album includes the singles "Love Is for Giving" and "Power Windows,"...

. His cover of the song peaked at #43 on the Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...

charts.