What do you sing/hum to yourself while riding?

[Molly]

Something about a twisty mountian road and a Moto Guzzi that puts that opening song from The Italian Job in my head (On Days Like These by Matt Monro).

What about y'self?

[Sparrowhawk]

Whatever happens to be rattling round my head that day. Too often it's the annoyingly catchy theme song from one of the cartoons my kids have been watching. Grrr.

Other times Bon Jovi is there "on a steel horse I ride"

[98tls]

Nothing,it would only interrupt the sound of a V-twin.:spanking:

[CookMySock]

Queen - 'Another One Bites the Dust'

Steve

[3umph]

haha.... glad i'm not the only one...

with me it is what ever gets stuck in my head... but if going away for a few days on holiday etc i usually sing/humm 'i'm going on a summer holiday'.... corny eh

[Ixion]

"Nearer, my God, to Thee"

[jrandom]

'Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head'.

[Laxi]

:whistle:I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok......

[mark247]

I dont hum, that's what the mp3 player is for, on long trips anyway.

[3umph]

'Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head'.

only when its raining.... :spanking:

[Tigadae]

mp3 me too

[pzkpfw]

Screaming Blue Messiahs : If I die in a combat zone, box me up and ship me home...

(Been a while since I've heard it (it's on vinyl) so mostly just the chorus...)

[Insanity_rules]

The last lager waltz. 1 2 3 1 2 3 Arrrghhh wrong dunny.

[Motu]

See below....

[musicman]

I sing/hum random tunes floating around in my head, all of which are made up then and there, haha.

[Laxi]

The last lager waltz. 1 2 3 1 2 3 Arrrghhh wrong dunny.

dont lie, i hear your favorite coming from under your helmet all the time! how does it go? "isnt it great ....."

[Insanity_rules]

dont lie, i hear your favorite coming from under your helmet all the time! how does it go? "isnt it great ....."

Hey we both used to sing that song at the top of our voices on the way back from Lower Hutt after a beer or 17. I thought of putting that song down but people generally don't share our sick sense of humor.

[Laxi]

Hey we both used to sing that song at the top of our voices on the way back from Lower Hutt after a beer or 17. I thought of putting that song down but people generally don't share our sick sense of humor.

we are talking about kb'ers here

[Insanity_rules]

we are talking about kb'ers here

Too True............Dragging Her body back home!

[Brownbikerbabe]

I usually sing to any of the songs playing on my ipod at the time.

[LBD]

um.....was Loch Lomond and Flower of Scotland ...for some weird reason last big ride....

[Trudes]

I hum this.... NWS!!!

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[Fatt Max]

Great thread...
Hum / sing etc whatever I'm listening to at the moment. Right now I am in the middle of recording an album which has a real Weller / Dylan feel to it, so Weller's 'Bullrush' and Dylan's 'Rolling Stone' is getting shouted at a lot

[Brownbikerbabe]

Trudes...you are killing me here....ROFLMAO!!!:laugh:

[YellowDog]

Trudes...you are killing me here....ROFLMAO!!!:laugh:
I find that really odd about the North Americans.

You can't say C U Next Tuesday, but calling everyone you don't like a MF is perfectly acceptable.

I believe the C word to be far less offensive.

[slofox]

Nothing,it would only interrupt the sound of a V-twin.:spanking:

Wot 'e said....'strue....

[Karl08]

Astride the Mighty GN I am often wont to hum "Ride of the Valkyries"

Strange but true- esp at night heading back down the Wainui Hill.

Keeps me amused at least.

[bittertwistedcute]

"let's waste time, chasing cars...."
Zombie, Cranberries
India Arie
or any other random song that comes into my head....:scooter:

[Indiana_Jones]

"Nearer, my God, to Thee"

And the band played on....bit dramatic? lol

For me, I always find myself singing "Swinging on a star" or the "British grenadiers"

Edit. Also hum the Raiders march when lane splitting

-Indy

[Burtha]

:whistle:I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok......

Do you were womans clothes while riding?

I write the theme tune, sing the theme tune ....
na, lately its been theme song of Wallace and Gromit
I blame hubby, he uses it as a last resort when trying to get shopping music out of his head!

[Indiana_Jones]

Do you were womans clothes while riding?

I write the theme tune, sing the theme tune ....
na, lately its been theme song of Wallace and Gromit
I blame hubby, he uses it as a last resort when trying to get shopping music out of his head!

lol love that theme tune, hmmm it when I'm drafting.

Also Mouldy old dough!

-Indy

[DarkLord]

Dethklok... heh.

Metallica, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Johnny Cash...... the list goes on.

[Slyer]

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[vtec]

"I'm on the road again"

[Mikkel]

I usually chant my city traffic mantra:

NoNoNoNoFuckwitNoNoIdiotNoUseYourFuckingEyesNoNoNo PickALaneAnyLaneFFSNoNoNoYouSuckNoNoSoSlowNo... etc.

I find I usually arrive refreshed at my destination after approximately 30 minutes of chanting it.

[Subike]

Humm, sing,tunes ??????
I'm too busy keeping the old girl under control :eek5:

[Ixion]

And the band played on....bit dramatic? lol

For me, I always find myself singing "Swinging on a star" or the "British grenadiers"

Edit. Also hum the Raiders march when lane splitting

-Indy

Hey, it works. Not ONCE in all my years have I struck an iceberg whilst riding.

[gijoe1313]

I've had the theme from the old spacies game "Moon Patrol" when I ride down SH22 ...

"I'm a little teapot" when I am waiting at the lights and doing the actions ...

"Ride of the Valkyries" for those inspiration hill rides ...

"It's the final countdown" during those turbulent moments ...

"Remember you're a Womble" pootling along a nice bit of shore ...

"Ave Maria" coming onto a majestic view of God's own ...

"She'll be coming around the mountain" around the Forgotten Highway ...

"Imperial March" when riding in a large group ...

... ahh, the music dial in my head is completely eclectic and flicks on to whatever happens to be next in queue when I am bop bop bopping along! :innocent:

[nudemetalz]

If I'm in a "I love the v-twin rumble state" then I like to hum Pinky Floyd's "Shine on you crazy diamond", otherwise it's like 98tls says, let the machine do the music for you !!!!

[Slyer]

My bike is completely inaudible over the wind noise at cruising speed, so not an option. :bleh:

[Lilly2w]

If I don't have my MP3 on then it's usually Rocky, but I like to sing my own stupendous lyrical creations along to the theme tune, must remember to stop when at traffic lights tho :Oops: get some funny looks....

[munterk6]

ummm...concentration on the road, traffic, weather conditions etc is what we are supposed to be upto...isn't it? Distractions like songs rattling round in ya brain are the last thing you need. :bye:

[jrandom]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXKxs8Ge_9g

[Stickchick]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXKxs8Ge_9g

Just downloaded that on your MP3 player for ya :whistle:

[Forest]

I like to think that I am singing like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-KiGva9dV4

But I know that I can't.

[Street Gerbil]

When riding, I absolutely love singing the song of the Viking from "Sadko":

The Song of the Viking by Rimski-Korsakov

The lyrics can be roughly translated as follows:

The sea waves rage against the rocks
but broken they retreat in a cloud of spray
And the rocks steadfastly withstand
this ceaseless assault of the sea
Proudly standing above the water

Those steadfast rocks are in Vikings' very bones
and the raging sea is in their veins
And their cunning thoughts are like fogs of their motherland
They are born of the sea and in the sea they will die

Vikings' swords are sharp and their arrows are true
bringing a swift demise to the enemy
Courageous are the people of the northern lands
Mighty is Odin their god
and their sea is cruel

Pretty cool, aye?


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[rosie631]

Humm, sing,tunes ??????
I'm too busy keeping the old girl under control :eek5:

Yep, me too..

[Lula]

I found myself singing Abba's Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight while trail riding over Tar Hill at Tokoroa on the weekend. Now I have the bruises to prove it! :eek:

[Laxi]

Humm, sing,tunes ??????
I'm too busy keeping the old girl under control :eek5:


Yep, me too..

as is every harley rider:laugh:

[_STAIN_]

ummm...concentration on the road, traffic, weather conditions etc is what we are supposed to be upto...isn't it? Distractions like songs rattling round in ya brain are the last thing you need. :bye:

yeah...i can't multi task either

[Harvd]

I found myself singing Abba's Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight while trail riding over Tar Hill at Tokoroa on the weekend. Now I have the bruises to prove it! :eek:


Im embarrassed to admit but for some reason that songs been my head for days! Where did it come from???

Normally the song in my head is the last song i hear in the shower. If i dont have the radio on i wont get a song in my head for the whole day.

[Danae]

Whatever's in my head aye. Abba is thoroughly singable. :slap: Although that song on Clerks 2, Nothing But Flowers is a favourite. (You got it, you got it)

[Trudes]

Lately I've been getting this stuck in my head, but I think that has a lot to do with it being my current ring tone. :laugh:
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[sunhuntin]

i generally have ipod playing, so mostly im singing along to sister hazel and shawn mullins. just a shame they arent better known over here. i can safely thank shawn for making high school somewhat bearable. the only thing that kept me going was his album souls core.
i also make sure i have leaving on a jet plane and i am, i said... just cant go without them when riding... they have the same effect as shawn and sister hazel. they have the added bonus of reminding me to not ride beyond my limit and that anything can happen.

sister hazel video: champagne high http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnFc7MRZgDI
mandolin moon is a better song, but theres no video for it yet.

shawn mullins video: beautiful wreck http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1r_uwsHPl8&feature=PlayList&p=F93F389D06210E07&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=6