Flying songs

[Dash8]

Re: Kenny Loggins

Can't believe nobody mentioned Kenny Loggins "Highway To The Danger Zone". This is the song you usually almost hear at airshows all the time.

ok if were gonna go the cheezy flying movie route, what about that queen song the punk kid played in Iron Eagle?

 

[NuGuy]

A personal favorite:

Play "Beat Up Old Jetliner" found at:

http://www.twistedtunes.com/show/vault/alpha.asp?Var=B


Its a scream....


Best,
Nu

 

[Cardinal]

Filter - Take a Picture
Pearl Jam - Given to Fly
Memphis - Marc Cohn
Tool - Disposition
Pink Floyd - Learning to Fly (This is also the song that Gordon Baxter mentioned in a rather moving article about an aspiring naval aviator)

 

[Big Duke Six]

How about "Are You Ready To Fly" by Dune? Pretty cool, once you get used to the freakishly high speed/high pitched voice.

Actually, to see a cool video set to this song, go to this page and click on either one of the "Arano Rodriguez" video files (they are both the same video, just better resolution on the 28mb file). Crank up your speakers! The B-17 doing the flyby (and usually a B-24) shows up every year to the Convention to let these skydivers pay $350 a pop to ride up and dive out the open bomb bay doors. Genuine Meat Bombs!

Check out
http://www.freefall.com/other_video.htm

 

[Hugh Jorgan]

"Changes in Latitudes"

"No Plane on Sunday"

"Jamaica Mistaka"

"Why don't we get drunk and screw?"

"Barometer Soup"

"A-L-O-H-A..."

"Honolulu City Lights"

"Beautiful Day"

Just a start to a very long list of tunes that remind me of flying that I haven't seen mentioned yet...

 

[brew3departure]

Songs...

Did I catch a Ned's Atomic Dustbin reference about 20 posts ago? Fantastic! I thought I was the one and only fan left...

As for cheesy pilot movies, yep, Iron Eagle is definitely up there, and, while I'm a little ashamed to admit I know this, the Queen song that he plays while flying is "One Vision" - a good song in it's own regard, IMHO.

Anything off of the first popular Creed album - can't remember the name.

Tree Top Flyer by J.B. is a good one as well - heck, anything off of Banana Wind.

If you're into the folksy type music, Peter Paul and Mary have one called "Early Morning Rain" which is good.

"A Good Day" (the remix) by Ice Cube

Have fun!
-brew3

 

[wickedpilot]

A personal favorite:

Play "Beat Up Old Jetliner" found at:

http://www.twistedtunes.com/show/vault/alpha.asp?Var=B
Its a scream....
Best,
Nu

Great song! it's been added to my library

"I've just turned the no smoking sign off, I figured hell, the plane's smoking why shouldn't you."

 

[wickedpilot]

Re: When cleared for the approach........

....
"We'll Fly Higher and Higher" (?)

Sounds like a line from a Hootie and the Blowfish song...

 

[FADECtoBLACK]

Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" for all those United commercials. [/B]

How could anyone NOT associate that song with flying. By far the finest piece of music written in the last century!

 

[Floyd94]

OK, I'll bite...
How 'bout
"Comfortably Numb" by Floyd
"One Slip" - Floyd
or, "Time" - Floyd

All classics...

 

[hydroflyer]

A personal favorite:

Play "Beat Up Old Jetliner" found at:

http://www.twistedtunes.com/show/vault/alpha.asp?Var=B


Its a scream....


Best,
Nu

Twisted Tunes and Bob Rivers rock! I used to listen to them each morning on the way to work when I lived in Seattle. A lot of them are even more funny when you are familiar with the local culture. "Beat Up Old Jetliner" is great!

 

[Northern Lights]

Did anyone manetion Stevie 'Guitar' Miller's "Jet Airliner"?

And what's that oldie with the line about "gimme a ticket for an aeroplane, ain't got time to take the fast train....."

Oh yeah The "Letter" sung by Joe Cocker, origionally by someone else.

And "I'm Ready to Fly" --FFH

Thread drift....Anyone know who sings that country song about "The good ole hocky game."?
"...the puck goes in, the home team wins at the good ole hockey game!" aww never mind!

 

[V1Cutt]

For all of us Fandango fanatics ..... "Born To Be Wild" - Steppenwolf

 

[Cowboypilot]

"Moneys for Nothing" stands out for me.
It was 0230, CAVU, and I needed a wake up, I tuned the walkman to "The Zoo" KZEW in Dallas. Just as I was over downtown "Moneys for nothin and you haul checks for free" came on, the BE-58 rolled mid-field at DAL. And I danced off the wing.
Man those were the days.

"Get your motor runnin,
Head out out to the runway,
Lookin for V-1,
Rotate when it comes my way.
Born to fly.

 

[Hugh Jorgan]

[B"Moneys for nothin and you haul checks for free" came on, the BE-58 rolled mid-field at DAL.
[/B]

I am sometimes slow, but you're kidding, right?

 

[Cowboypilot]

Negative, not kidding....have witnesses, including the tower controller/beer drinking buddy.

 

[Hugh Jorgan]

I meant about the words to the tune. Reminds me of that commercial; "Pour some shook-up ramen?"

 

[Rolling-Thunder]

For all the Pax haulers............

Just Another Plane - Carolyn Dawn Johnson

 

[Aeronca]

Not sure if it's been mentioned: Travelin' Band by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

"Seven Thirty Seven comin' out of the sky. Oh! Won't you take me down to Memphis on a midnight ride, I wanna move."

 

[kevdog]

"Prisoner" by John Denver.