Songs about modes of transport

[zahir]

 

[hitmouse]

Not a big fan of songs about cars, but suppose I can make an exception for MIA and Hard Skin, especially if they're singing about sequentially-ordered makes:

 

[hitmouse]

I don't really know enough about motorcycle terminology to be clear on when they are and aren't doing it, but I think Zeke quite liked singing about motorcycles:


As did Inepsy:

 

[zahir]

 

[hitmouse]

Have fun, and be safe with it
Just kidding, FUCK SHIT UP!
We ride bikes, cars are for idiots

 

[hash tag]

We haven't had mopeds yet?

 

[Signal 11]

We haven't had mopeds yet?

first page.

 

[hitmouse]

Buck 65's album Talkin' Honky Blues has seven songs called Riverbed (1-7) about living on a houseboat, which if I'm not mistaken may well take the record for most songs about houseboats on a single album ever:

 

[Spandex]

Lord Kitchener - The Underground Train

 

[Dystopiary]

Whenever I get the Piccadilly or Northern line (which is not very often, cos I don't live in London), there's a fair chance I'll get this stuck in my head:
Piccadily Line

Also the Piccadilly Line:



and from the same, Helicopter:

 

[hitmouse]

I feel like there must be more songs about riding bicycles, it can't just be all Defiance, Ohio and Queen, right? Oh well, here's a jeep song:

 

[hitmouse]

RAMBO, RAMBO were definitely cyclists:

 

[hitmouse]

And Shonen Knife:

 

[zahir]

 

[A380]

Someone with too much time on their hands should do an analysis…

I think we can start to draw some conclusions about forms of transport have their praises sung the most and least - cars are sadly over-romanticised, trains do very well for themselves, buses and coaches have a bit of a hard time of it, and it's almost impossible to think of many tram songs other than this one:

So, initial results are in :

I split Trains 45 and light rail ( eg London Underground and NY subway) 9. So combined permanent way transport was 54 and so the lead category .

Unsurprisingly cars were next with 46.

I spilt aircraft into commercial 10 and general aviation ( fixed wing aeroplanes, rotary and aero static lift ( lighter than air) 12 so a total of 22.


Boats came in at 16 surprisingly beating ships at 12. Submarines 2.

Motorcycles a surprisingly low 12

Buses, pedal cycles and spaceships tied, all on 9

HGV’s and other commercial goods vehicles 8

Equines of all types, both mounted and drawing vehicles 6

Taxis tied with trams on 5

Also on 5, pedestrians

Agricultural machinery ( self propelled) 2

There were 12 cases where I could not identify the mode of transport.

Single songs included, but were not limited to, magic carpets, roller skates, milkfloats and sleighs.

N.b some songs were multi modal.

 

[Sweet FA]

 

[hitmouse]

Ah, this is a coach song:

 

[zahir]

I feel like there must be more songs about riding bicycles, it can't just be all Defiance, Ohio and Queen, right?

 

[hitmouse]

A rockin' bicycle sounds like a very unsafe way to travel.

 

[zahir]

 

[Dystopiary]

2 of the many repeats people. We should insist on groups/ songs titles being written in so as they are searchable. Videos cannot be searched.

I'm sorry; I'd noticed a few repeats too yet missed that had been posted.

BTW I'd never seen the cartoon version before. That was lovely!

 

[Bus Honeygun]

GLC funded London Transport was cheap as chips in those days, so no fucking excuse for effing it if you ask me. Catchy lyric, mind.

 

[Bus Honeygun]

 

[Spandex]

Motorcycles a surprisingly low 12

Let's bump that number up...

Love & Rockets - Motorcycle

 

[Dystopiary]

My nan used to sing this. I didn't know there were all these lyrics.



(Daisy Bell)

 

[hash tag]

Odd means of transport

 

[hash tag]

 

[zahir]

 

[zedr]

A classic

 

[Elpenor]

The Seekers - Morningtown Ride