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Songs about bikes
Do you have any favourite songs about bikes ?
An old one I always liked (showing my punk roots ;) ) "Psycle Sluts" John Cooper Clarke "Motorcycle Michael wants to buy a tank, only 29 years old & he's learning how to wank". Classic :laugh: Psycle Sluts - John Cooper Clarke - YouTube |
Richard Thompson - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning
"In my opinion, there's nothing in this world Beats a 52 Vincent and a red headed girl. Now Nortons and Indians and Greeves won't do, Ah, they don't have a soul like a Vincent 52" |
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Richard Thompson - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning - YouTube |
"I don't wanna pickle....."
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Arlo Guthrie/Motorcycle Song - YouTube |
Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness - YouTube
"Life lies a slow suicide Orthodox dreams and symbolic myths From feudal surf to spender This wonderful world of purchase power" Shangri-Las - Leader Of The Pack [Great quality] - YouTube 'Look out look out!' Birdy PS - I love that second version of 'Vincent!' |
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Nice happy song to sing to yourself as you 'kneescrape' into a fast bend !!! |
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Yes, there was a lot of that at that time - big motorbike=certain death. 1966, half a dozen of us leave work, to the pub in Walthamstow, drink unbelievable amounts of beer. Closing time, onto the bikes, tear like crazy onto the old A11 Epping New Road as fast as possible to the Wake Arms roundabout hopefully negotiating the Robin Hood roundabout OK. Quick U-turn and back to someone's house in Chingford where sausage rolls and tea would be waiting courtesy of someone's mum/wife/girlfriend. Last one back's a sissy. Looking back - it's a real horror story - not all of us wore helmets. But we had trained - running across the surface section of the Central Line in front of the trains after school. In truth we left ourselves a lot of time before the train trundled past but there were 4 live rails to skip over. So we all survived I'm glad to say. Some didn't - that's where these songs came from. . |
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That was clever Mark, well done, now all I have to do is to find a teenager (spit) and get it to transfer that session to my a-pod. (it's very old) Ride safe.
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For fellow dirt and no roaders there is only one song
Mud, Mud Glorious Mud - YouTube |
2 offerings that make me think:
Easy Rider - Roger McGuinn - Ballad of Easy Rider Riding With The Angels - Russ Ballard |
FUNKY MOPED. jasper carrot, brings back memories of my moped years
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Leader of the Pack?
I think it is a question...
IJMS / MacKinney / The Shangri-Las, "Leader of the Pack," and the Cultural Context of the Motorcycle Rider xfiltrate Ride Hard Ride Free http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiJaN...eature=related |
Motorcycle Mama by Sailcat, cheesy 70's ballad. I had the album on vinyl at one time.
Sailcat - Motorcycle Mama - YouTube |
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The GoldWing Song by Desert Track
Desert Track: Goldwing - YouTube |
Neil Yound likes his bikes and a couple of his songs with references are
Neil Young - Motorcycle Mama (Toronto, 1993) - YouTube Neil Young - Unknown Legend - YouTube |
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Glad Richard Thompson was near the top of this thread - one of my all time faves...'ain't nothing in this world like a '52 Vincent and a red-headed girl....' - awesome line!
BTW, anyone else spotted the neat Vincent reference in Ian Dury's excellent 'Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3?' Cheese and pickle...Vincent motorsickle...slap and tickle!' I guess Motorhead's 'Iron Horse - Born to Lose' is a little heavy for the HUBB, but personally I appreciate some of the sentiments re open highways etc Now I'm on a roll, how about one 'about motorcycles and not giving a sh*t!' as Biff introduces Saxon's 'Stallions of the Highway' on some dodgy bootleg live album or other - it's not a patch on their best ever track (IMHO) though - the seminal metal anthem 'Wheels of Steel' - drifting off topic so I'll stop now! |
Maybe time for a bump, so I'll try this. Not really a song about bikes but the performer certainly is:
And this, with a little more bike action in the picture. |
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Morcheeba - "Enjoy The Ride" featuring Judie Tzuke (includes lyrics) - YouTube
Enjoy the ride Not a true bike song, but the sentiments are right |
You shook me all night long, led zepp. Very apt.
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One that always comes into my head when the weather's making me pull my neck in...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...bPUzhWeeI#t=9s |
I cannot believe this one was not posted
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Old thread but not heard this one before...
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What about Gem from LWR
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Chris Spedding - Motorcyclin'
Here I am again, I'm dressed in black See my baby, she's ridin' on the back We're doing 'bout ninety-five ... so good to be alive .. (Sorry, can't post link to Youtube as I am at work.) |
Here's one:
"This Particular Sunday" Good music from Brasil's Sul Rebel https://soundcloud.com/#sul-rebel It's an ad for the film "Road Wind Fire". Road Wind and Fire: The Story of Why We Ride Supposed to be out summer of 2012. Anyone know if it's still in production? It would be nice to have a film as good as On Any Sunday, but updated. |
Never mind yer Shangrey La la La's ....heres some real music : ))
And....is this a lampoon or for real, can't decide ?? http://youtu.be/o_4xNTBL0EY Had me in stitches. : )) Heres my offering..... Track #8 from the album Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) (1978) Captain Beefheart - Owed T' Alex - YouTube Saw the Magic Band in Edinburgh Scot last Sunday, 10/3/13 this was a highlight.:scooter::taz: |
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