BMW Luxury Touring Community - Songs w/ lyrics about motorcycles and/or riding ONLY!

messenger13

Jan 7th, 2006, 4:04 am

I know we all have our favorite songs that we like to turn on when we ride. But that's NOT what I'm looking for here. More specifically, I'm looking for songs that contain lyrics about motorcycles, riding motorcycles, and etc... And the lyrics MUST be about riding a bike...not just "riding", or going for "a ride". And NO, 'Born To Be Wild' is not a riding song. Read the lyrics! Oh...and any songs that have vulgar lyrics, I won't be adding them to MY list. You can do what you want to.

Here's my "Riding Songs" playlist as it stands today:

1952 Vincent Black Lightning; Richard Thomson (Live)
Biker Like An Icon; Paul McCartney - (Live)
Bad Motor Scooter; Sammy Hagar - (Live)
Crazy Motorcycle; L.A. Guns
Haley's Got a Harley; .38 Special
Highway 49; George Thorogood
Jesus Rode A Harley; Ugly Kid Joe
Motorcycle Cowboy; Merle Haggard - (Live)
Motorcycle Drive By; Third Eye Blind
Motorcycle Emptiness; Manic Street Preachers
Motorcycle Mama; Sugarcubes
Motorcycle Man; Saxon
Ride; Joe Satriani
Roll Me Away; Bob Seger
Speeding Motorcycle; Yo La Tengo
Still They Ride; Journey
The Motorcycle Song; Arlo Guthrie - (Live)
Wanted Dead Or Alive; Bon Jovi
If you can add to the list, I'd appreciate it. TIA

desertlizard

Jan 7th, 2006, 4:27 am

Lou Reed's "New Sensations" and "Bottoming Out" both qualify quite nicely.
"I love that GPZ so much, you know that I could kiss her."
New Sensations

Dale White

messenger13

Jan 7th, 2006, 4:49 am

Downloaded . . . Thanks! The list grows...

michman

Jan 7th, 2006, 4:53 am

Motorcycle Mama - Neil Young '87
Berry Rides Again - Steppenwolf
Motorcycle Song - Arlo Guthrie

I will try and think of more, but I don't know if this is what u are looking for??

messenger13

Jan 7th, 2006, 5:01 am

Yep...it's great. All genres are welcome. I already had Arlo's song on my list though...

ksailor

Jan 7th, 2006, 6:21 am

I don't want a pickle; I just want to ride my motor cycle!!!!!!!!!!!!!

love it!!!

BMWphreak

Jan 7th, 2006, 7:59 am

Joe,

For me, nothing can top the Richard Thompson song on your list. I've seen Richard live several times and that song always brings the house down!

messenger13

Jan 7th, 2006, 10:10 am

Joe,

For me, nothing can top the Richard Thompson song on your list. I've seen Richard live several times and that song always brings the house down!You noticed where it's at on the list, didn't you? :) Not that I put them in any order. But that song is certainly a special one to me. Quite frankly, it haunts me. And don't be surprised someday if you see me pull up to CCR on a 1952! ;)

pkpr1998

Jan 7th, 2006, 11:27 am

Wanted Dead Or Alive; Bon Jovi

That is one of my favorites! "on the steel horse I ride............"

OR should I say "plastic"?

airborneod

Jan 7th, 2006, 1:23 pm

Bob Segar

Turn The Page
and the best.......Roll Me On

Bob has a lot of "real life" bike music but these are tops on my list.

meese

Jan 8th, 2006, 2:34 am

Funny you should ask that now. We were having lunch in a small town deli today, and the waitress noticed my shirt "You never see a Motorcycle parked in front of a psychiatrist's office." She asked if I listened to George Strait, and before I could answer, launched into a chorus of "Cowboys Like Us" and then explained how she and her roommate argue whether it's about horses or motorcycles. For some reason, the tune to "Spies Like Us" got stuck in my head most of the day . . .

jwd98056

Jan 8th, 2006, 3:56 am

messenger13

Jan 8th, 2006, 8:20 am

Bob Segar

Turn The Page
and the best.......Roll Me On

Bob has a lot of "real life" bike music but these are tops on my list."Turn The Page" is a traveling musician song...not a riding song. He's referring to being in a tour bus in that one. "When you're riding 16 hours, and there's nothin' much to do." Yep...definitely a tour bus.

And by "Roll Me On", I'm assuming you meant "Roll Me Away"...which already made my list.

messenger13

Jan 8th, 2006, 8:25 am

...launched into a chorus of "Cowboys Like Us" and then explained how she and her roommate argue whether it's about horses or motorcycles.If there's room for argument, I don't want it. But thanks for trying...you traveling Wilbury you!

messenger13

Jan 8th, 2006, 8:35 am

Leader of the Pack - The Shangi-Las
Kick it Over - Gary Sosnick
Little Honda - The Beach Boys
Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
Motorcycle Mama - Neil Young
Brothers of the Road - The Allman Brothers
Midnight Rider - The Allman Brothers
Ramblin' Man - The Allman Brothers
Motorcycle Driveby - Third Eye Blind
Get on Dis Motorcycle - Petey Pablo
As the Rush Comes - Motorcycle
Motorcycle Ride - Rancid
Motorcycle Madness - Manic Street Preachers
Speeding Motorcycle - Daniel Johnson
Harleys & Indians - Roxette
Don't Stop to Watch the Wheels - The Doobie Brothers
Jesus Rode a Harley - Ugly Kid Joe
Ballad of Easy Rider - Roger McGuinn
San Francisco Nights - Eric Burdon and The Animals
Cool Rider - GreaseNow THERE's a list that has several I didn't have. THANKS! http://www.bigbikeworld.com/forum/smileys/smiley20.gif Although, I do see a few that are not "true" riding songs. Like "As The Rush Comes". That's a techno song by a group called "Motorcycle"...but the song isn't about riding. (I think it's more about sex.) And the two Allman Brothers songs are also NOT riding songs, along with "Born To Be Wild". They can be insinuated that way, but no real mention of a riding reference in either. Don't mean to be so picky...I'm just anal like that. ;)

Thanks for your time, and the list. Very cool stuff. I'm embarrassed that I missed a few of those. :o

meese

Jan 8th, 2006, 10:07 am

Oh, I knew it didn't strictly fit your criteria, but I thought the whole interchange was kinda funny. Never had a waitress sing to me before. :)

As for songs, how about Ghost Rider by Rush?

"Pack up all those phantoms
Shoulder that invisible load
Keep on riding North and West
Haunting that wilderness road
Like a ghost rider"

Which reminds me, I've just started reading Neil Peart's Traveling Music: The Soundtrack to My Life and Times. This is basically about a trip Neil took to Big Bend National Park in his BMW Z8, and how music and travel have defined and shaped his life. I'll let y'all know how it is after I get a bit further into it.

bmwrider79

Jan 8th, 2006, 10:19 am

Did not one of the Allman brothers was killed on a bike hitting a peach truck?

I know the album "eat a peach" came out after one of them died

Just wondering.

JetDoc

Jan 8th, 2006, 11:16 am

gulfxray

Jan 8th, 2006, 1:41 pm

Ok, this doesn't meet the criteria, but it seems to fit expecially when on a log ride or trip...

Saddle tramp, saddle tramp
I'm as free as the breeze and I ride where I please
Saddle tramp, saddle tramp.

From the song Saddle Tramp sung by Marty Robbins on his Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Sosngs album....

messenger13

Jan 8th, 2006, 1:52 pm

Oh, I knew it didn't strictly fit your criteria, but I thought the whole interchange was kinda funny. Never had a waitress sing to me before. :)

As for songs, how about Ghost Rider by Rush?

"Pack up all those phantoms
Shoulder that invisible load
Keep on riding North and West
Haunting that wilderness road
Like a ghost rider"
Waitress huh? ;) Does Dayle know about this . . . little . . . incident? :D

You and I both know what Neil was thinking about as he wrote Ghost Rider. I just wish he would've made a better motorcycle reference in the words. I'll have to think about it. It's already in my iPod...obviously. Just not sure it's worthy of "the playlist".

messenger13

Jan 8th, 2006, 1:55 pm

Don't know if anyone else has heard it, but Arlo Guthrie did a second version of the motorcycle song that talked about the meaning of the pickle...Really funny stuff! The copy I had was recorded in front of a live audience sometime in the late '70s or early '80s. That's the version that I have. HILARIOUS! I really don't like the song...but that version makes it "a keeper"! How incredible a feat! . . . That he was able to write the entire song on the way down, falling off that cliff. :D

andy

Jan 8th, 2006, 1:56 pm

Like tis one? (http://m2.ple.org/Alan%20Jackson/A%20Lot%20About%20Livin'%20(And%20A%20Little%20'Bout%20L/08%20She%20Likes%20It%20Too.mp3)

messenger13

Jan 8th, 2006, 2:01 pm

Like tis one? (http://m2.ple.org/Alan%20Jackson/A%20Lot%20About%20Livin'%20(And%20A%20Little%20'Bout%20L/08%20She%20Likes%20It%20Too.mp3)Oh yea!!! SHE LIKES IT TOO!!! :) An excellent find...thanks!

mwnahas

Jan 8th, 2006, 2:39 pm

Joe, here's a thread from another board on the same thing.

http://www.cmgonline.com/cgi-bin/soapbox/index.cgi?noframes;read=106596''

http://www.cmgonline.com/cgi-bin/soapbox/index.cgi?noframes;read=106596

looks like our group is coming up with simular list.

may help, may not.

messenger13

Jan 8th, 2006, 2:44 pm

Thanks! I'll comb thru it.
The fact that they have said that 'Born To Be Wild' is NOT a motorcycle song is a good sign. :)

(Perhaps I've just seen too many Harley riders puking on the dance floor during that song. I dunno...) :D

petepeterson

Jan 8th, 2006, 7:34 pm

Riders on the Storm ------THE DOORS

messenger13

Jan 8th, 2006, 7:39 pm

Riders on the Storm ------THE DOORSNo motorcycle reference Pete...sorry. IIRC, that song's about being out in the desert, where Morrison supposedly killed a man. Maybe he was riding a GS. ;)

amarider

Jan 8th, 2006, 8:12 pm

Just a clarification on Cowboys Like Us, It's a Motorcycle song.
Here is a small sample of the lyrics -

I take off time to time
With those crazy friends of mine
Head out on steel horses
With wheels and we ride

IMO - One of the best Motorcycle songs to have come out in the last decade or so.

meese

Jan 8th, 2006, 11:53 pm

So that's where that HDDC quote came from. Our waitress didn't get to that verse. :)

And yes Joe, Dayle's always with me for these types of incidents. :D

But yeah, I can see Ghost Rider having some negative connotations. But he came through it. As Dayle says, some people meditate, some pray, and some just ride. It's kind of a zen thing.

messenger13

Jan 9th, 2006, 12:16 am

ZEN?!?! Oh yea! That's how those crazy Canucks say "Z"! :D :D :D

meese

Jan 9th, 2006, 12:30 am

Yeah, a zen thing. If you're doing it right. :)

I remember reading a post here where someone described a perfect ride they had where the bike felt good, the roads were great, and they were just in tune with everything and at peace with the world. My first reaction was "Isn't every ride like that?"

OK, maybe not every ride, as we do have to contend with crazy traffic, random weather, and the occasional bike breakdown. But 95% of my time on the bike is like that, where it all just flows and there's no place else you'd rather be.

And yes, I do have a soundtrack for such things, but it's more about how the music feels than what the particular lyrics are. That's why I'm having a hard time coming up with songs that fit Joe's criteria. I just never added that additional restriction into the mix.

Having just driven a cage 1,000 miles over boring interstates, snow-covered passes, and through fog, cold, and rain, all I could think was "man, I miss the bike." That, and the fact that I'd rather take the bike than fly somewhere, speaks volumes.

rixchard

Jan 9th, 2006, 10:13 am

According to Mars Bonfire, he was inspired to write "Born to be Wild" by a poster of a motorcycle in a head shop.

STARFIGHTER

Jan 9th, 2006, 10:48 am

Bat out of Hell................meatloaf
Black leather Jacket.................1950's (don't remember the ARTIST)

STARFIGHTER

Jan 9th, 2006, 10:53 am

That was "Black Denim Trousers" by the Cheers
not black leather jacket...............................

messenger13

Jan 9th, 2006, 2:52 pm

...at least, for now. I found some real good ones that I hadn't previously known about. I actually found more than this, but some ust didn't make the list.1. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning; Richard Thomson - (Live)
2. Bad Motor Scooter; Sammy Hagar - (Live)
3. Ballad Of Easy Rider; Bruce Springsteen - (Live)
4. Bat Out Of Hell; Meat Loaf
5. Berry Rides Again; Steppenwolf
6. Biker Like An Icon; Paul McCartney - (Live)
7. Black Denim Trousers & Motorcycle Boots; Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra
8. Bottoming Out; Lou Reed
9. Cool Rider; Grease 2 - (OST)
10. Cowboys Like Us; George Strait
11. Crazy Motorcycle; L.A. Guns
12. Don't Stop To Watch The Wheels; Doobie Brothers
13. Eye Of The Hurricane; David Wilcox
14. Haley's Got A Harley; .38 Special
15. Harleys & Indians; Roxette
16. High & Dry; Radiohead
17. Highway 49; George Thorogood
18. Ilfracombe; Hawksley Workman
19. Indian Motorcycles; Fred Eaglesmith
20. Iron Horse / Born To Lose; Motorhead
21. Jeans On; Keith Urban
22. Jesus Rode A Harley; Ugly Kid Joe
23. Kickstart My Heart; Motley Crue
24. Little Honda; The Beach Boys
25. Moto Psycho; Megadeth
26. Motorcycle; Love And Rockets
27. Motorcycle Cowboy; Merle Haggard - (Live)
28. Motorcycle Drive By; Third Eye Blind
29. Motorcycle Emptiness; Manic Street Preachers
30. Motorcycle Mama; Neil Young
31. Motorcycle Mama; Sailcat
32. Motorcycle Mama; Sugarcubes
33. Motorcycle Man; Saxon
34. Motorcycle Ride; Rancid
35. New Sensations; Lou Reed
36. Ride; Joe Satriani
37. Roll Me Away; Bob Seger
38. San Franciscan Nights; Eric Burdon and The Animals
39. She Likes It Too; Alan Jackson
40. Speeding Motorcycle; Yo La Tengo
41. Still They Ride; Journey
42. The Motorcycle Song; Arlo Guthrie - (Live)
43. Wanted Dead Or Alive; Bon Jovi
44. * 1952 Vincent Black Lightning; Richard Thomson - (Studio cut)
45. * Eye Of The Hurricane; David Wilcox - (Live at KBCO Studio C)

The last two are different versions of songs that already made the list. But both versions are so good, I just couldn't decide.

docpc

Jun 13th, 2006, 3:35 pm

Glad to see that you got "Eye of a Hurricane." ;-)

You missed Allen Estes' "Harley Rider," though. You can get a listen at http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=58837560

You also missed Eddie Meduza's "Harley Davidson." I don't have a link for that 'cause I got it in a Bit Torrent download...

wmal

Jun 13th, 2006, 4:34 pm

played sometimes on "Car Talk"

10-5-2

(ten bucks, 5 gears, 2 minutes)

http://www.davidscotthumphrey.com/lyrics/1052.shtml

Wayne Malaise
2000 Canyon Red
Rock Island, IL

zaphod

Jun 13th, 2006, 4:48 pm

Ride On ; AC/DC

messenger13

Jun 13th, 2006, 5:00 pm

Ride On ; AC/DCSorry Malcolm. I used to play that song 'back in the day'. It's not about riding a bike at all. It's about leaving town. Leaving your problems behind...

zaphod

Jun 13th, 2006, 6:04 pm

...It's about leaving town. Leaving your problems behind...
... on your bike. It remindes me of when I lived in England. I had a good friend that had an old Trimuph. He was always fighting with his wife, and after a big fight he would jump on his bike and .....Ride On.

dglenn1

Jun 13th, 2006, 6:29 pm

Didn't see one of my favorites on the list:

Somewhere on a desert highway
She rides a harley-davidson
Her long blonde hair flyin in the wind
Shes been runnin half her life
The chrome and steel she rides
Collidin with the very air she breathes

Unknown Legend - Neil Young
Harvest Moon

And although not bike related the opening line:
She used to work in a diner, Never saw a woman look finer,
I used to order just to watch her float across the floor

Fantastic.

UncleRock

Jun 13th, 2006, 11:23 pm

Sweet hitch hiker
wont you ride on my fast machine?
CCR, I believe

Saturday nights all right Elton John
Sounds I like
are the sound of a switch blade and a motorbike

CajunBass

Nov 5th, 2006, 7:44 pm

I don't know if this one makes the cut or not, but I like it. I guess I have a little of both groups in me.

Artist/Band: Ledoux Chris
Lyrics for Song: This Cowboy's Hat
Lyrics for Album: 20 Greatest Hits

(Spoken)
Well there's always been groups of people who couldn't see eye
to eye...an' I always thought if they'd get the chance to sit down and
talk face to face they'd see we all have a lot in common....

Well I was sittin' at a coffee shop, just havin' a cup to pass the time.
Swappin' some rodeo stories with this ole cowboy friend of mine.
When some motor-cycler riders started snickerin' in the back.
Started pokin' fun at my friend hat.

One ole boy said hey Tex, where'd you park your horse.
Now my friend just pulled his hat down low, but they couldn't be ignored.
One husky fella said, I think I'll rip that hat right off your head.
That's when my friend turned around, and this is what he said...

You'll ride a black tornado, 'cross the western sky.
Rope an ole blue northern, and milk it til it's dry.
Bull dawg the Mississippi, and pin her ears down flat...
Long before you take this cowboys hat...

Now partner, this ole hat is better left alone,
See it used to be my daddy's, but last year he passed on.
My nephew skinned the Rattler, that makes up this ole hatband.
But back in '69 he died in Viet-Nam.

Now the eagle feather was given to me by an ole Indian friend of mine,
But someone ran him down, somewheres 'round that Arizona line.
And a real special lady gave me this hat pin.
And I don't know if I'll ever see her again.

You'll ride a black tornado, 'cross the western sky.
Rope an ole blue northern, and milk it til it's dry.
Bull dawg the Mississippi, and pin her ears down flat...
Long before you take this cowboys hat...

Now if you leather jacket means to you what this hat means to me.
Then I guess we understand each other, and we'll just let it be.
But if you still think it's funny, well man, you've got my back up against the wall.
But if you touch my hat, you'll have to fight us all...

Well, right then I caught a little sadness in the gang leaders eyes.
And he turned back t'wards the others and they all just sorta shuffled on outside.
But when my friend turned back t'wards me, well I noticed his old hat brim.
Well it was turned up, in a big ole Texas Grin!

You'll ride a black tornado 'cross the western skies,
Rope an ole blue northern, and milk it 'til it's dry.
Bull dawg the Mississippi and pin her ears down flat,
Long before you touch this cowboy's hat...

ldrider

Jan 16th, 2007, 3:20 pm

Here's my motosong directory

AC-DC - Ride On.mp3
Animals - San Francisco Nights.mp3
Bachman Turner Overdrive - Roll On Down The Highway.mp3
Bad Motor Scooter [Live].mp3
Bad Motor Scooter.mp3
Ballad Of Easy Rider - Byrds.mp3
Biker Like An Icon.mp3
Billy Joel Motorcycle Song (Demo - Never Released).mp3
Blackfoot - Highway Song.mp3
Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper.mp3
Bob Seger - Against The Wind.mp3
Bon Jovi Wanted Dead Or Alive.mp3
Cheers - Black Denim Trousers.mp3
Crazy Motorcycle.mp3
Cruzados - Motorcycle Girl.mp3
Eric Burdon & The Animals - San Franciscan Nights.mp3
Ezy Rider - Jimi Hendrix.mp3
Foghat - Ride Ride Ride.mp3
George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Bad To The Bone.mp3
George Thorogood - Highway 49.mp3
Gregg Allman - Midnight Rider.mp3
Hank Williams, Jr. & Friends Brothers of the Road.mp3
Highway 49.mp3
Highway To Hell - 04 - Touch Too Much.mp3
Hold On Loosely - .38 Special.mp3
John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat Let's Make It.mp3
Journey - Still They Ride.mp3
Justice Tonight-Kick It Over.mp3
Little Feat - Let it Roll.mp3
Live to Ride.mp3
Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf.mp3
Merle Haggard -Motorcycle Cowboy.mp3
Moto Psycho.mp3
Motorcycle Driver.mp3
Motorcycle Emptiness.mp3
Motorpsycho Nitemare.mp3
Neil Young - Motorcycle Mama.mp3
Pat Benatar - Shadows Of The Night.mp3
Paul Oakenfold - Motorcycle As The Rush Comes.mp3
Playlist.m3u
Reckless Kelly - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning (live).mp3
Reo Speedwagon - Ridin' The Storm Out.mp3
Richard Thompson - Richard Thompson - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning.mp3
Ride.mp3
Rob Zombie - 11 - Superbeast (Girl On Motorcycle Mix).mp3
Roll Me Away.mp3
Saxon - Motorcycle Man.mp3
Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple.mp3
Still They Ride .mp3
Storey Sisters - Bad Motorcycle.mp3
The Byrds - Ballad Of Easy Rider.mp3
The Doors - Riders On The Storm .mp3
The Jalapenos - Loquisimo! - 12 - Mean Motorcycle.mp3
The Marshall Tucker Band Take the Highway.mp3
The Outlaws (Ghost) Riders in the Sky.mp3
Vaughn Monroe - Black Denim Trousers And Motorcycle Boots.mp3

PMitchell

Jan 16th, 2007, 4:18 pm

ZEN?!?! Oh yea! That's how those crazy Canucks say "Z"! :D :D :D
Close but no cigar! :rotf:

STARFIGHTER

Jan 17th, 2007, 10:22 am

Bat out of Hell - Meatloaf

omurphy

Jan 17th, 2007, 11:09 am

That was "Black Denim Trousers" by the Cheers
not black leather jacket...............................
i looked through the posts until i found this one. it's my all time favorite motorSycle song. it's also the one i renamed in honor for a friend of mine who has a hopped up harley-davidson clone. he didn't think i was very funny, but i did. "he had a pretty girl friend by the name of marylou but he treated her just like he treated all the rest, and everybody pitied her because everybody knew he loved that dog gone motor cycle best." i love it, omurphy

varoom

Jan 17th, 2007, 4:33 pm

Joe,

I really, really tried to stay out of this but I can't take it any longer!

WRT "Turn the page" by Seger part of the lyrics are "well you walk into a restaurant, strung out from the road, you can feel the eyes upon you as you're shaking off the cold" - it may be a song about a singer on the road (based on the chorus) but the lines above make it an m/c song (no reason to shake off the cold after being on a bus!) to me :). Throw in "as you smoke the day's last cigarette, remembering what she said" and I just picture a tired biker in a old hotel trying to shake ghosts from his past - I wouldn't know this as fact but I have seen some training videos :).

OBTW, for your list? Check out "Redline" by Saxon - it's definitely a m/c song but when you have time, give the whole album a shot (Power and the Glory) it rocks!

messenger13

Jan 17th, 2007, 4:47 pm

I can't believe that this thread is still alive! :cool:

Unfortunately, my criteria for my "riding songs" is very strict and I refuse to bend my rules. There are a few that have been mentioned as of late that I need to revisit. But 'Turn The Page' doesn't cut it Richard. Not for me anyway. Nor does half of the songs that ldrider mentioned.

1. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning; Richard Thomson - (Live)

2. Bad Motor Scooter; Sammy Hagar - (Live)
3. Ballad Of Easy Rider; Bruce Springsteen - (Live)
4. Bat Out Of Hell; Meat Loaf
5. Berry Rides Again; Steppenwolf
6. Biker Like An Icon; Paul McCartney - (Live)
7. Black Denim Trousers & Motorcycle Boots; Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra
8. Bottoming Out; Lou Reed
9. Cool Rider; Grease 2 - (OST)
10. Cowboys Like Us; George Strait
11. Crazy Motorcycle; L.A. Guns
12. Don't Stop To Watch The Wheels; Doobie Brothers
13. Eye Of The Hurricane; David Wilcox
14. Haley's Got A Harley; .38 Special
15. Harleys & Indians; Roxette
16. High & Dry; Radiohead
17. Highway 49; George Thorogood
18. Ilfracombe; Hawksley Workman
19. Indian Motorcycles; Fred Eaglesmith
20. Iron Horse / Born To Lose; Motorhead
21. Jeans On; Keith Urban
22. Jesus Rode A Harley; Ugly Kid Joe
23. Kickstart My Heart; Motley Crue
24. Little Honda; The Beach Boys
25. Moto Psycho; Megadeth
26. Motorcycle; Love And Rockets
27. Motorcycle Cowboy; Merle Haggard - (Live)
28. Motorcycle Drive By; Third Eye Blind
29. Motorcycle Emptiness; Manic Street Preachers
30. Motorcycle Mama; Neil Young
31. Motorcycle Mama; Sailcat
32. Motorcycle Mama; Sugarcubes
33. Motorcycle Man; Saxon
34. Motorcycle Ride; Rancid
35. New Sensations; Lou Reed
36. Ride; Joe Satriani
37. Roll Me Away; Bob Seger
38. San Franciscan Nights; Eric Burdon and The Animals
39. She Likes It Too; Alan Jackson
40. Speeding Motorcycle; Yo La Tengo
41. Still They Ride; Journey
42. The Motorcycle Song; Arlo Guthrie - (Live)
43. Wanted Dead Or Alive; Bon Jovi
44. * 1952 Vincent Black Lightning; Richard Thomson - (Studio cut)
45. * Eye Of The Hurricane; David Wilcox - (Live at KBCO Studio C)

The last two are different versions of songs that already made the list. But both versions are so good, I just couldn't decide.

Woolly

Jan 17th, 2007, 4:59 pm

messenger13

Jan 17th, 2007, 5:17 pm

Helluva play list - . . . u're showin yer age !!Yes...and it was a very good year! :p

ldrider

Jan 17th, 2007, 7:02 pm

I can't believe that this thread is still alive! :cool:

Nor does half of the songs that ldrider mentioned.

Just can't remove half as not moto related....

But I will admit that some are there just to make the right hand a little more active in the twisties.

messenger13

Jan 17th, 2007, 7:32 pm

Just can't remove half as not moto related....

But I will admit that some are there just to make the right hand a little more active in the twisties.MY thread...MY rules! :p And so you don't have to scroll all that way up, I'll copy and paste for ya...cuz I'm such a darn nice guy! :)

"I know we all have our favorite songs that we like to turn on when we ride. But that's NOT what I'm looking for here. More specifically, I'm looking for songs that contain lyrics about motorcycles, riding motorcycles, and etc... And the lyrics MUST be about riding a bike...not just "riding", or going for "a ride". And NO, 'Born To Be Wild' is not a riding song. Read the lyrics! Oh...and any songs that have vulgar lyrics, I won't be adding them to MY list. You can do what you want to."

messenger13

Jan 17th, 2007, 8:22 pm

Just can't remove half as not moto related....
OK, to be fair I've combed through all the lyrics of your list and removed the ones that had nothing to do with motorycles and/or riding.
Here's what's left:

Billy Joel - Motorcycle Song.mp3
Cruzados - Motorcycle Girl.mp3
Ezy Rider - Jimi Hendrix.mp3
Motorcycle - As The Rush Comes.mp3
Storey Sisters - Bad Motorcycle.mp3
The Jalapenos - Mean Motorcycle.mp3

joegottberg

Jan 19th, 2007, 8:21 pm

I guess one of my favorites (and I ask forgiveness if it is has been listed) is Jeff beck "Freeway Jam".

I have always found this uplifting and just cool music when riding.. :dance:

messenger13

Jan 19th, 2007, 8:42 pm

I guess one of my favorites (and I ask forgiveness if it is has been listed) is Jeff beck "Freeway Jam".Umm . . . the name of this thread is "Songs w/ lyrics about motorcycles and/or riding ONLY!".

I am totally unaware of any version of "Freeway Jam" that has lyrics. :confused: :confused: :confused:

joegottberg

Jan 19th, 2007, 9:55 pm

IMHO lyrics are only the extension of the music. If you can't apreciate the music, the Lyrics are meaningless.

I guess I've "sung" Bethoven, Mozart, etc before, without actually pronuciating (in english anyway) words.

Do you "sing" an opera or is it just music?

I concede you will not find published lyrics for Freeway Jam, but, also would hate to miss it in a variety of music played by riding......my two-cents.

Joe :)

messenger13

Jan 19th, 2007, 11:07 pm

Joe,

I am a lifetime musician, so I do appreciate music without lyrics. In fact, I am currently recording a new CD this winter of my own. Most of the songs are lyric-less. :)

Didn't mean to smack ya with my post. Just bring attention to the fact that I created this thread in search of songs and/or musics with a very specific and narrow criteria in mind. That's all. Didn't mean to offend.

Handlebar

Jan 19th, 2007, 11:14 pm

Don't forget "sturgis" by Zwarte

and another tune on that cd that isn't really a ride tune is "Lucy"

after you listen to it, you'll see why I say take a listen.. :bmw: ..we shore like it up here..

and an album from "73.. featuring if not the greatest, one of the greatest guitar players of all time.It needs to be along on the ride, for me. When I'm parked and this is playin, peeps come up to me and ask about it and I say"yes, it's him..one hint>. "have you ever loved a woman". :bmw: .and if any of you say you know, tell me the story behind have you ever loved a woman..
datin myself, huh..

this album/cd would be a gift..hard to find now, as I got mine on ebay from Europe..partied to it in HS and College..

Hbar