Top 10 motorcycle tunes

**Bytor** · 26th January 2007, 15:28

struggling to find 10...so far I've got

Motorcycle Man - Saxon
Motorcycle Emptiness - The Manic Street Preachers
Motorcycle Driver - Joe Satriani
Motorcycle - Iggy Pop
Angry Motorbike - Rose Tattoo (whatever happenned to them?)
Mutha Fukka On a Motorcycle - Machine Gun Fellatio

any more...?

**Indiana_Jones** · 26th January 2007, 15:30

does the song have to be about bikes? lol

-Indy

**Beemer** · 26th January 2007, 15:31

How could you forget Arlo Guthrie's The Motorcycle Song?

"I don't want a pickle
Just wanna ride on my motorcycle
And I don't want a tickle
I'd rather ride on my motorcycle
And I don't want to die
Just wanna ride on my motorcy...cle"

**outlawtorn** · 26th January 2007, 15:31

Genocide - Crazy Motorcycle

**outlawtorn** · 26th January 2007, 15:34

Saxon - Wheels Of Steel

**Beemer** · 26th January 2007, 15:34

Check out this site for some inspiration, there are bound to be more motorcycle songs there - http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/roadsong.htm

Cheryl Crow's 'Every day is a winding road' could be adopted as our national anthem!
(And the highway patrol could chose Golden Earring's Radar Love...)

Motorcycle Mama - Neil Young
Motorcycle - Love and Rockets
Bat out of Hell - Meatloaf
Ghost Rider - Rush
Born to Run - Bruce Springstein
Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf
Motorbikin' - Chris Spedding
Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi
Highway in the Wind - Arlo Guthrie
Life is a Highway - various
Too old to Rock and Roll, too Young to Die - Jethro Tull
Roll me Away - Bob Seger
Unknown Legend - Neil Young

**Indiana_Jones** · 26th January 2007, 15:35

dude, just download

DANGER ZONE!

-Indy

**Bytor** · 26th January 2007, 15:37

Originally Posted by Indiana_Jones

does the song have to be about bikes? lol

-Indy

read the thread title

**Beemer** · 26th January 2007, 15:55

Here are some more:

Riders on the Storm - Hal Butler
Midnight Rider - Phil Durham
King of the Road - Billy Gibson
1952 Vincent Black Lightening - Eddie Dattel

And what about the classic Beach Boys hit, Little Honda?

**Paul in NZ** · 26th January 2007, 15:57

Sigh..... At the risk of repeating myself....

Richard Thompson's song '1952 Vincent Black Lightning' is THE motorcycle song (apart from Arlo of course)

'Born to be Wild' has to be included because of Easy Rider

Black Denim Trousers (The Diamonds ??) is a sure fire winner too...

He wore black denim trousers and motorcycle boots
And a black leather jacket with an eagle on the back
He had a hopped-up 'cicle that took off like a gun
That fool was the terror of Highway 101

Well, he never washed his face and he never combed his hair
He had axle grease imbedded underneath his fingernails
On the muscle of his arm was a red tattoo
A picture of a heart saying "Mother, I love you"

He had a pretty girlfriend by the name of Mary Lou
But he treated her just like he treated all the rest
And everybody pitied her and everybody knew
He loved that doggone motorcycle best

He wore black denim trousers and motorcycle boots
And a black leather jacket with an eagle on the back
He had a hopped-up 'cicle that took off like a gun
That fool was the terror of Highway 101

Mary Lou, poor girl, she pleaded and she begged him not to leave
She said "I've got a feeling if you ride tonight I'll grieve"
But her tears were shed in vain and her every word was lost
In the rumble of an engine and the smoke from his exhaust

Then he took off like the Devil and there was fire in his eyes!! He
said "I'll go a thousand miles before the sun can rise."
But he hit a screamin' diesel that was California-bound"
And when they cleared the wreckage, all they found

Was his black denim trousers and motorcycle boots
And a black leather jacket with an eagle on the back
But they couldn't find the 'cicle that took off like a gun
And they never found the terror of High way 1 oh 1

Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris new album (All the Road Running) has a couple with bike references...

The Title track (of course) is about the Wall of Death so it qualifies..

A million miles our vagabond heels
Clocked up beneath the clouds
They're counting down to show time
When we do it for real with the crowds
Air miles are owing
But they don't come for free
And they don't give you any for pain

But if it's all for nothing
All the roadrunning's
Been in vain

The rimshots come down like cannon fire
And thunder off the wall
There's a man in every corner
And each one is giving his all

This is my fife
This is my drum
So you never will hear me complain

And if it's all for nothing
All the roadrunning's
Been in vain

All the roadrunning
All the roadrunning

Well if you're inclined
To go up on the wall
It can only be fast and high
And those who don't like the danger
Soon find something different to try
When there's only a ringin' in your ears
And an echo down memory lane

But if it's all for nothing
All the roadrunning's
Been in vain

All the roadrunning, all the roadrunning
All the roadrunning, all the roadrunning

The show's packing up
I sit and watch the convoy
Leaving town
There's no pretending I'm not a fool,
For riding around and around
Like the pictures you keep of your old wall of death
You showed me one time on the plane

But if it's all for nothing
All the roadrunning's
Been in vain

A million miles of vagabond sky
Clocked up above the clouds
I'm still your man for the roaming
For as long as there's roamin' allowed

There'll be a rider
And there'll be a wall
As long as the dreamer remains

And if it's all for nothing
All the roadrunning's
Been in vain

All the roadrunning, all the roadrunning
All the roadrunning, all the roadrunning
All the roadrunning, all the roadrunning
All the roadrunning, all the roadrunning

Staggerwing has a bike related verse and it's in 'cos it's rude..

If i was a motorcycle
A vincent red rapide
I'd ride around to your house, baby
Get you up to speed
If i was short track racer
I'd be an indian
You could ride me around
And ride me round again
You're gonna need a rider anyhow
Let me be your rider now
You're gonna need a rider anyhow
Let me be your rider now

**Sniper** · 26th January 2007, 16:01

Wow, Deja Vu!!!

**Bytor** · 26th January 2007, 16:02

just listening to 'Motorcycle Driveby' by Third Eye Blind, sounds ok...

**Motu** · 26th January 2007, 16:04

JETHRO TULL LYRICS

"Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young To Die"

The old Rocker wore his hair too long,
wore his trouser cuffs too tight.
Unfashionable to the end --- drank his ale too light.
Death's head belt buckle --- yesterday's dreams ---
the transport caf' prophet of doom.
Ringing no change in his double-sewn seams
in his post-war-babe gloom.

Now he's too old to Rock'n'Roll but he's too young to die.

He once owned a Harley Davidson and a Triumph Bonneville.
Counted his friends in burned-out spark plugs
and prays that he always will.
But he's the last of the blue blood greaser boys
all of his mates are doing time:
married with three kids up by the ring road
sold their souls straight down the line.
And some of them own little sports cars
and meet at the tennis club do's.
For drinks on a Sunday --- work on Monday.
They've thrown away their blue suede shoes.

Now they're too old to Rock'n'Roll and they're too young to die.

So the old Rocker gets out his bike
to make a ton before he takes his leave.
Up on the A1 by Scotch Corner
just like it used to be.
And as he flies --- tears in his eyes ---
his wind-whipped words echo the final take
and he hits the trunk road doing around 120
with no room left to brake.

And he was too old to Rock'n'Roll but he was too young to die.
No, you're never too old to Rock'n'Roll if you're too young to die.