Songs That Roll, Float or Fly

[Pomai]

Let's see... we covered songs with color, and songs about food.

This time, name songs about planes, trains, automobiles, motorcycles or boats.

Volkswagen is currently running a commercial with a song singing "Roller Coaster... say what? oooh oooooh".. but I couldn't find who sings it. Sounds like a 70's funk tune. I've heard it before. Anyone know?

Here's a few I can think of...

Glamorous - Firgie "We flyin' first class Up in the sky"
Little Red Corvette - Prince
Red Barchetta - Rush
Learning to Fly - Pink Floyd

[Pomai]

A few more...

Pink Cadillac - Bruce Springsteen
Turbo Lover - Judas Priest
I Can't Drive 55 - Sammy Hagar
North Shore Serenade - Na Leo Pilimehana
Low Rider - War
Carwash - Rose Royce

[GeckoGeek]

Volkswagen is currently running a commercial with a song singing "Roller Coaster... say what? oooh oooooh".. but I couldn't find who sings it. Sounds like a 70's funk tune. I've heard it before. Anyone know?

Love Roller Coaster - The Ohio Players.

[lavagal]

Leaving On A Jet Plane...Peter, Paul & Mary. 1968?

[lavagal]

Magic Carpet Ride...Steppenwolf...1971?

[nikki]

Mercedes Benz- Janis Joplin

Up, Up and Away (In My Beautiful Balloon) -

[GeckoGeek]

Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band.

[pzarquon]

Well, of course you have automaker Chevrolet's recent commercial series, that actually highlighted several songs that mention their brand (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoApXpIymdE).

[GeckoGeek]

Dead Man's Curve - Jan and Dean
Fly like an Eagle - Steve Miller Band
Legend of a Mind - Moody Blues
Hot Rod Lincoln - Commander Coady (sp)
Radar Love

[nikki]

I Believe I Can Fly
Wind Beneath My Wings

[Mokihana]

Hawaiian Rollercoaster Ride from Lilo and Stitch :D

[DannyWilliams]

Gary Numan - Cars
Pebbles - Mercedes Boy

[mel]

Planes / Flight

Next Plane to London - The Rose Garden
Leaving on a Jet Plane - Peter Paul & Mary
Jet - Paul McCartney & Wings
(actually about his dog named Jet, but then "jet" is also a plane)
Planes - Elton John (from the "Rare Masters" box set)
My Aeroplane - John Mellencamp
Flying - Badfinger
Flying - The Beatles
Fly Away - Lenny Kravitz
Fly Like an Eagle - Steve Miller Band
Time for Me to Fly - REO Speedwagon

Cars/ Vehicles

Vehicle - Ides of March
Drive My Car - The Beatles
I'm in Love With My Car - Queen
Cars - Gary Numan
Rental Car - Beck
Little Duece Coupe - The Beach Boys
409 - The Beach Boys
Hey Little Cobra - The Rip Cords
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
Mustang Sally - The Young Rascals
Taxi - Harry Chapin
Cab - Train
Pink Cadillac - Bruce Springsteen
Long White Cadillac - The Blasters
Cadillac Baby - Van Morrison & Linda Gail Lewis
One Piece at a Time - Johnny Cash
Low Rider- War
Chevy Van - Sammy Johns
American Pie - Don McLean
Beep Beep - The Playmates
Little GTO - ????
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
Mint Car - The Cure
Big Shiny Cars - Pinmonkey
Car Wash - Rose Royce
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Counting Blue Cars - Dishwalla
Drive - The Cars
I Drove All Night - Cyndi Lauper
Get in the Car - Echo & the Bunnymen
Motorcycle Mama - Sailcat
Convoy - C.W. McCall
Get Outta My Dreams Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean
Fun Fun Fun - The Beach Boys
The Blonde in the Blue T-Bird - Walter Egan
Helen Wheels - Paul McCartney & Wings
Suzy & Jeffrey - Blondie
Deadman's Curve - Jan & Dean
Last Kiss - J. Frank Wilson & the Caviliars
Last Kiss - Pearl Jam
Cruisin' - Smokey Robinson
Little Red Corvette - Prince

Trains

Orange Blossom Special - country song - various artists
Dope Train - The Vines
Downtown Train - Rod Stewart
Train Kept a Rollin' - Aerosmith
Downbound Train - Bruce Springsteen
Groovy Train - The Farm
Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees
Homebound Train - Bon Jovi
Long Train Runnin' - Doobie Brothers
Midnight Flyer - The Eagles
Love Train - O'Jays
Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips
My Baby Thinks He's a Train - Roseanne Cash
Mystery Train - Elvis Presley
Just Missed the Train - Kelly Clarkson
Peace Train - Cat Stevens
Peace Train - 10,000 Maniacs
Runaway Train - Soul Asylum
That Train Don't Run - Pinmonkey
The Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore - Elton John
Train Wreck - Sarah McLachlan
When the Train Comes - Sutherland Brothers & Quiver
Never Marry a Railroad Man - Shocking Blue
I'm a Train - Albert Hammond

Ships, Boats

Big Day Little Boat - Edie Brickell & New Bohemian
The Boat I Row - Neil Diamond
Dreamboat Annie - Heart
Ships - Barry Manilow
Rock the Boat - Hues Corperation
Come on Down to My Boat - Every Mother's Son
Ferry Cross the Mersey - Gerry & the Pacemakers
San Ferry Anne - Paul McCartney & Wings
The Crystal Ship - The Doors
Ship of Fools - World Party
Crimson Ship - Badfinger

Songs that give me that sinking feeling...

The Morning After - Maureen McGovern - only mentioning this because it is so associated with the movie The Poseidon Adventure. (1973)
My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion - only mentioning this because it is so associated with the movie Titanic. (1997)

Space Travel / Fantasy Flight

Starship Trooper - Yes
Space Oddity - David Bowie
Major Tom - Pete Shelly
You are my Starship - Norman Connors
Spaceship - The Vines
Themes From Star Wars - various (John Williams, composer)

[oceanpacific]

Little GTO is by Ronnie and the Daytonas .............
Gonna Fly Now (Theme from ROCKY) by Bill Conti
We Can Fly by the Cowsills

[Pomai]

Wow Mel! No wonder you're the Hawaii Radio & TV webmaster. It shows! What a list! "Songs that give me that sinking feeling". Funny! Dig how you categorized.

Adding to your "Space Travel / Fantasy Flight" category, there's:
Rocket - Def Leppard
The Hellion/Electric Eye - Judas Priest

In your "Ships, Boats" category, you may have missed SUBMARINES! Such as:
Yellow Submarine - The Beatles
One of Our Submarines - Thomas Dolby

Mahalo Gecko for finding the band name of The Ohio Players for "Love Roller Coaster". At least I was right that it was a funk band from the 70's. That was "before my time". :rolleyes:

LavaGal, "Magic Carpet Ride" by Steppenwolf is a very cool tune. Not sure about the year of release. Again Even better when you take a "Magic Carpet Ride" along with this F-18 Navy Carrier Pilot! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H20kp6BC0Q)

Also not mentioned yet is Route 66 by Nat King Cole.

[Karen]

It's about a plane that brings a love back...

"Bless The Wings" by Moody Blues~

[GeckoGeek]

Cool Change - Little River Band


It's about a plane that brings a love back...

"Bless The Wings" by Moody Blues~

On the flip side: Cheri by the Peter Moon Band (haven't heard that song in ages)

[GeckoGeek]

Mahalo Gecko for finding the band name of The Ohio Players for "Love Roller Coaster". At least I was right that it was a funk band from the 70's. That was "before my time". :rolleyes:

Ugh. Nothing will bring out age difference faster then what you were doing when a particular song was a hit. I can say this particular song was not before my time. :eek:

I did have to look it up. At first I thought it was "Ohio Express" but that turned out to be a different group. But, hey, I got the state right. :D

Along the theme of roller coasters: Palisades Park (and that one is before my time, but I liked the "oldies". My high school would put on a 50's show, so I got into it.)

[mel]

In your "Ships, Boats" category, you may have missed SUBMARINES! Such as:
Yellow Submarine - The Beatles
One of Our Submarines - Thomas Dolby



Yes, those are good ones that I missed.

In that same submarines category:

Life in Dark Water - Al Stewart (1978 album track)

Adding to the cars/ vehicles:

Working at the Car Wash Blues - Jim Croce
Back Seat of My Car - Paul & Linda McCartney (from the "Ram" album)
Bitchin' Camaro - Dead Milkmen
Paradise By the Dashboard Light - Meat Loaf
Behind the Wheel / Route 66 - Depeche Mode

[lavagal]

LavaGal, "Magic Carpet Ride" by Steppenwolf is a very cool tune. Not sure about the year of release. Again Even better when you take a "Magic Carpet Ride" along with this F-18 Navy Carrier Pilot! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H20kp6BC0Q)



Oh my! I am sure at one time or another I have posted on HT how I always wanted to go up in one of these gorgeous beasts--having been in the USAF in the 1980s and having gone up in a stubby C-150? with the Hurricane Hunters during Iniki and having had a few hops out of Hawaii, including on a C-5. This is one for my iPod and for the eventual acquisition from Apple (after Tuesday, of course). Oh my! Oh my, oh my, oh my! Thanks Pomai! Oh MY!

[GeckoGeek]

Oh my! Oh my, oh my, oh my! Thanks Pomai! Oh MY!

Well, now you're starting to sound like this girl (video clip) (http://bobrivers.com/audiovault/downloads/files/Kaci%20Flies%20With%20The%20Blue%20Angels%20(web%2 0-%20LQ).wmv)

[GeckoGeek]

Six days on the road (and I'm going to make it home tonight) - various

[infinitypro]

More than likely MEL had this on his list, unreal MEL :)

But,

"Life is a Highway...I wanna ride it all night long!" -- Rascal Flatts, from the movie CARS.

[Leo Lakio]

"Life is a Highway...I wanna ride it all night long!" -- Rascal Flatts, from the movie CARS.You gotta check out the original by Tom Cochrane sometime.Love Roller Coaster - The Ohio Players.Red Hot Chili Peppers have done a remake, too.

[oceanpacific]

FLY ROBIN FLY - Silver Convention

MAGIC CARPET RIDE by Steppenwolf came out during my college days in 1968, following BORN TO BE WILD, which was about motorcycle gangs.

FLY ME TO THE MOON - standard done by many artists, including Frank Sinatra, Jack Jones, etc.

[Mokihana]

"Rollin', Rollin', rollin' down the river"....

But I can't remember who sung it.

Terry Gilkinson and the Easy Riders?

[Leo Lakio]

"Rollin', Rollin', rollin' down the river"....
But I can't remember who sung it.
Terry Gilkinson and the Easy Riders?Sounds like "Proud Mary" - you could go with Ike & Tina Turner or Creedence Clearwater Revival, for starters.

[lavagal]

Well, now you're starting to sound like this girl (video clip) (http://bobrivers.com/audiovault/downloads/files/Kaci%20Flies%20With%20The%20Blue%20Angels%20(web%2 0-%20LQ).wmv)

OH YEAH!!!! That's what I'm talkin' about! Having a great smile must help. She did well, despite going crosseyed and passing out a couple of times. I doubt I could do much better. But I sure would love the opportunity to try!

Military pilots are an amazing lot. G*d bless each and every one.

[mel]

A few more to add:

Cars / Vehicles / Land travel / Train

Roll On Down the Highway - Bachman Turner Overdrive
(Big Wheels Rollin') Movin' On - Merle Haggard
Bus Rider - The Guess Who
Bus Stop - The Hollies
Magic Bus - The Who
City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie
Ventura Highway - America
Lost Highway - Bon Jovi
Working on the Highway - Bruce Springsteen
Highway in the Sun - Cecilio & Kapono
Cold Highway - Elton John
Highway 40 Blues - Ricky Scaggs
Highway to Hell - AC/DC
Carefree Highway - Gordon Lightfoot
Another One Rides the Bus - Weird Al Yankovic
Sweet Hitchhiker - Creedence Clearwater Revival

Ship / Boat

Sink the Bismark - Johnny Horton
PT-109 - Jimmy Dean
Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot
Good Ship Lollipop - Shirley Temple
Boat on the River - Styx
Orinoco Flow - Enya
Sailing - Cecilio & Kapono
One Paddle, Two Paddle - Don Ho
Sail on Sailor - The Beach Boys
Sailors of the Sea - Henry Kapono
Sailors of Fortune - Cecilio & Kapono
Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford

[Pomai]

A few more to add:
Cars / Vehicles / Land travel / Train
Another One Rides the Bus - Weird Al Yankovic
I never heard that one before. Parody on Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust". There's a video of it here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNlOL8tBVL8)!

Then I suppose his other parody "White and Nerdy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbVtbc_XzrI)" would qualify. A parody of Riding Dirty by Chamillionaire. That video is HILARIOUS.

Ship / Boat
Good Ship Lollipop - Shirley Temple
When I was kid, I thought she was saying "On a Good SHIFT, Lollipop". lol

[Mokihana]

K'den, from small kid time:

The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round..... :D :D :D

[akrauth]

Car songs:

Little Deuce Coop - Beach Boys
409 - Beach Boys
I Get Around - Beach Boys
Shut Down - Beach Boys
Fun, Fun, Fun - Beach Boys
Little Honda - Beach Boys
Drag City - Jan and Dean
Little Old Lady from Pasadina - Jan and Dean

Yeah, I'm a huge fan of surf music!

Other ones to add to the "boat songs" list are "Come Sail Away" by Sticks, "Rock the Boat" by the Hues Corporation, and "Sail Away" by Enya to name a few.

'Alika

[Pomai]

Yeah, I'm a huge fan of surf music!

Other ones to add to the "boat songs" list are "Come Sail Away" by Sticks, "Rock the Boat" by the Hues Corporation, and "Sail Away" by Enya to name a few.Good call. Surfers "float", so yeah!

With that, there's...
Surf - Ka'au Crater Boys

Also "Sailing" by Christopher Cross.

Mel mentioned "Sailing" by C&K.

A few more rock 'n metal songs...
Jet City Woman - Queensryche
Flight of Icarus - Iron Maiden
Aces High - Iron Maiden
Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Iron Maiden
Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne

[Karen]

Sitting At The Wheel, Moody Blues (figurative speech, you bet but to anyone IN a boat it works) and if you wondered how much I LUVV the MB...wonder no more. :D

[acousticlady]

Love any song that mentions boats, ocean, beach, surfers.......

But sticking to the topic at hand, how 'bout

"Into the Ocean" - Blue October

[akrauth]

Another surfing song is "Pi'i Mai Ka Nalu" by Robi Kahakalau. I sing that every time I go surfing.

Oh, and does anyone know the name of that surfing song in Hawaiian that KUMZ (from Halau I Ka Wekiu) sing? I forget. I like that one too.

'Alika

[Surfingfarmboy]

Love Roller Coaster - The Ohio Players.

Love Roller Coaster by the Ohio Players was made somewhat infamous, back in the mid-70s, as there were rampant rumors that a woman was murdered (and can be heard screaming in agony while being attacked in the released sound track) in the sound studio while the song was in the process of being recorded by the group. There is plenty of info about the supposed "murder" (which never happened) on numerous web sites should you'd be interested in this urban legend.

[Pomai]

A few more on flying...

Flying in a Blue Dream (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOsgv_X_cV8) - Joe Satriani
I Believe I can Fly (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTahrYXCChI) - R. Kelly
99 Red Balloons (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14IRDDnEPR4) (a.k.a. 99 Luftballoons (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN3itLN57R4) in German) - Nena

*YouTube video links.

[liberty]

Planes/Flying
A320 - Foo Fighters (titled after an Airbus plane model)
Learn to Fly - Foo Fighters
Float On - Modest Mouse
Floaty - Foo Fighters
Fly Me Away - Goldfrapp
Mahalo Airlines - Rap Reiplinger (bwahahaha!)
Paper Airplanes (Makeshift Wings) - AFI

Trains
Broken Train - Beck

Automobiles/Driving
Big Cars - Jimmy Eat World
Car Thief - Beastie Boys
Chemistry of a Car Crash - Shiny Toy Guns
Drive - Incubus
Drive Away - Thomas Newman
Drive Slow - Kanye West
Night Drive - Jimmy Eat World

Boats/Sailing
Across the Sea - Weezer
O Sailor - Fiona Apple
Sailing - Christopher Cross
Ship Of Fools - Erasure

[Pomai]

Wow Liberty, that sure is lots of non-yet-mentioned titles! Stuff I surely never heard of (most of it). If there's one thing this reveals is the leap of generations we have here at HT. :) Planes/Flying
A320 - Foo Fighters (titled after an Airbus plane model)
Learn to Fly - Foo Fighters
Float On - Modest Mouse
Floaty - Foo Fighters
Fly Me Away - Goldfrapp
Mahalo Airlines - Rap Reiplinger (bwahahaha!)
Paper Airplanes (Makeshift Wings) - AFI

Trains
Broken Train - Beck

Automobiles/Driving
Big Cars - Jimmy Eat World
Car Thief - Beastie Boys
Chemistry of a Car Crash - Shiny Toy Guns
Drive - Incubus
Drive Away - Thomas Newman
Drive Slow - Kanye West
Night Drive - Jimmy Eat World

Boats/Sailing
Across the Sea - Weezer
O Sailor - Fiona Apple
Sailing - Christopher Cross
Ship Of Fools - Erasure

[Frankie's Market]

Trying not to repeat any song that has already been listed in this thread.

Songs That Roll:

Deadman's Curve - Jan & Dean
You Can't Catch Me - Chuck Berry
Rocket '88 - Ike Turner
I Drove All Night - Roy Orbison
Fast Car - Tracey Chapman
Pros & Cons of Hitchhiking - Bleeding Hearts Band
Hitchin' A Ride - Vanity Fare
My Mighty G.T.O. - Jan & Dean
Truckin' - Grateful Dead
Take The Long Way Home - Supertramp
Mercedes Boy - Pebbles
End Of The Line - Traveling Wilburys
Leader Of The Pack - Shangri-Las
Don't Worry Baby - Beach Boys
Ballad of Easy Rider - Byrds
Cars With The Boom - L'Trimm
Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
King Of The Road - Roger Miller
Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles
B.J. and the Bear theme song - Greg Evigan
Chattanooga Choo-Choo - various


Songs That Float:

Sloop John B - Beach Boys
Maiden Voyage - Herbie Hancock
Come Sail Away - Styx
In The Navy - Village People
Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) - Manfred Mann
Wooden Ships - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Beyond The Sea - Bobby Darin

Songs That Fly:

Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra
Up, Up and Away - Fifth Dimension
Believe It Or Not (Theme from Greatest American Hero) - Joey Scarbury
Learning To Fly - Tom Petty
Spirits Having Flown - Bee Gees
Blackbird - Beatles
Bluebird - Paul McCartney & Wings
Eight Miles High - Byrds
Rockin' Robin - Bobby Day
2000 Light Years From Home - Rolling Stones
Yellow Bird - various

And finally, a song that flies and floats?

Surfin' Bird - Trashmen

[cezanne]

Steamroller Blues - JT

[MatildaRose]

Sitting At The Wheel, Moody Blues (figurative speech, you bet but to anyone IN a boat it works) and if you wondered how much I LUVV the MB...wonder no more. :D

I'm with ya' on the Moody Blues, Karen. Saw them in HNL in 1974 (or '75) at the HIC. They were introduced as the "smallest symphony orchestra in the world," and it's easy to see why. So, in the spirit of this thread, I'll submit "Ride My Seesaw" by the Moody Blues.

[Kalei99]

Didn't see these mentioned...but I could be wrong...

Leaving on a Jet Plane - John Denver
The Letter - Joe Cocker (Give me a ticket for an air-o-plane...)
Rocketman - Elton John

all classics!