playlist compilation article
This article is the third of three parts of the Thanksgiving week travel theme. In the first article, I wrote about songs about planes, trains, and cars, based on the movie title Trains, Planes, and Automobiles. As I dove into writing about other travel modes, I wandered around from song to song. I concluded I have enough material for three parts. Part 2 is about water travel songs—boats, surfboards, submarines, ….
This article covers the rest of the travel modes I can think of. I've listed songs, artists, lyrics sites, and video sites (if possible). Take another trip down memory lane.
One Foot in Front of the Other
| Song | Artist(s) | Lyrics | Video | Comment(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walk, Don't Run | Ventures | NA | V | |
| 25 Miles | Edwin Starr | Click | ES | |
| Stroll | Diamonds | Click | D | |
| Hitch Hike | Marvin Gaye | Click | MG |
Non-car Wheelies
| Song | Artist(s) | Lyrics | Video | Comment(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey with the Fringe on Top | Various | Click | BD, GM to SJ | from Oklahoma play |
| Bicycle Song | Red Hot Chlit Peppers | Click | RHCP | |
| Bicycle Race | Queen | Click | Q | |
| Bicycle Built for Two | Various | Click | Chipmunks, computer | |
| Acoustic Motorbike | Luka Bloom | Click | LB | |
| Little Honda | Hondells | Click | H, [imagery] | 2nd video—montage |
| Highway In The Wind | Arlo Guthrie | Click | AG | |
| Motorcycle Song | Arlo Guthrie | Click | AG | Significance |
Mass Transit (of Sorts)
| Song | Artist(s) | Lyrics | Video | Comment(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus Stop | Hollies | Click | H | |
| Magic Bus | The Who | Click | Who | |
| Another One Rides the Bus | Weird Al | Click | AY | parody of Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" |
| Promised Land | Chuck Berry | Click | CB | Prominent in MIB w/Tommy Lee Jones singing with radio while driving upside down |
| Convoy | C.W. McCall | Click | CWM, [imagery] | 1st video—movie trailer w/complete song, 2nd video—montage w/twist on lyrics |
Clippity Cloppity
| Song | Artist(s) | Lyrics | Video | Comment(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over the River and Through the Woods | Various | 1, 2 | Chipmunks | Lyrics for Thanksgiving, Christmas refs |
| Horse with No Name | America | Click | A | |
| El Paso | Marty Robbins | Click | MR | Performance from father, then son |
| Ghost Riders in the Sky | Johnny Cash, Pukipu/Ramrods | Click | JC, P/R | 1st video—Johnny Cash 2nd video—Pukipu/Ramrods |
Up in the Sky (Not Planes)
| Song | Artist(s) | Lyrics | Video | Comment(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superman/Can You Read My Mind | John Williams composer | Click | JW | |
| Up, Up, and Away | 5th Dimension | Click | 5D | |
| Yellow Balloon | Yellow Balloon | Click | YB | |
| Magic Carpet Ride | Steppenwolf | Click | S | |
| Whole New World | Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle | Click | PB&RB |
Up in the Stratosphere (Also Not Planes)
| Song | Artist(s) | Lyrics | Video | Comment(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocket Man | Elton John | Click | EJ | |
| Fly Me to the Moon | Frank Sinatra | Click | FS | |
| Star Wars | John Williams composer | NA | JW | |
| Star Trek | Various | NA | classic, Next Generation | |
| Telstar | Tornados | NA | T | Trivia: Band member George Bellamy is father of Muse’s Matt Bellamy. |
| Martian Hop | Ran-Dells | Click | RD | |
| Bennie and the Jets | Elton John | Click | EJ | All these years, I never knew it was Bennie, and Bennie’ a she. ("She's got electric boots a mohair suit") |
Just Moving On
| Song | Artist(s) | Lyrics | Video | Comment(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayward Wind | Gogi Grant | Click | GG | |
| Travelin' Man | Rick Nelson | Click | RN | |
| Ramblin’ Man | Allman Brothers | Click | AB | |
| The Wanderer | Dion | Click | Dion | |
| Different Drum | Linda Ronstadt, Michael Nesmith | Click | LR, MN | Lyrics link plays LR's song immediately. 1st video—LR, as part of Stone Poneys 2nd video—MN (ex-Monkee), DD writer |
| Me and You and a Dog Named Boo | Lobo | Click | Lobo | |
| On the Road Again | Willie Nelson | Click | WN | |
| On the Road Again | Canned Heat | Click | CH |
