Biker Songs

[zedleppelin1981]

Bought Classic Rock magazine's 'Blues Rock' compilation album over the weekend, and it features the great 'Bad to the bone' by George Thorogood. Everyone knows it from Terminator 2: Judgement Day.

This got me thinking of bike related songs. So far:

Born to be wild - Steppenwolf (a big cliche)
Flash of the blade - Iron Maiden
Motorcycle Man - Saxon

Anybody got anymore? Or on the right road, at the right speed, on the right day, with fine weather, when it does not get any better, whats the song going through your head?

[Jabba]

Anybody got anymore?

"You could be mine" by Guns 'n' Roses. Used in Terminator (1) when Arnie was riding a "Hardly Movingson" Fat Boy whilst chasing the kid.......a classic and the song that goes through my head during a relaxed, flowing ride (about once a year, then!) :D

[Kinvig]

Jon Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive

[Richie]

Silver dream machine..... David Essex... :oops:
Motorbiking... Chris Spedding.

[MavUK]

Jon Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive

On a steel horse I ride. Love the song.

'You could be mine' was T2 (Don't think there was a G'N'R when they made T1 was there?) Another great song.

Stu

[Kinvig]

hawkwind - silver machine

[lynw]

Anything by Dumpys Rusty Nuts - Boxhill or bust, Flying on two wheels, Ridin' me hog etc etc Quintessential biker band :D :D

Iron horse - Motorhead

Bat out of hell - Meatloaf

Motorcycle emptiness - Manics

[Biker Biggles]

Leader of the pack.


:lol:

[Smurf]

Echo & The Bunnymen : Silver - Since Pete DeFreitas bought it in a motorbike crash. Plus it's an ace song.

Primal Scream : Kowalski - Technically about a cars but who amongst us hasn't gunned it to lose the cops it a drug fuelled haze while a blind DJ eggs us on. Might be an idea for AR07

George Fornby: Riding in the TT races - Pure class, and my uncle had the album too 8)

[Law]

In my collection :-

Motorcycle Emptiness - Manic Street Preachers
Motorcycle Drive By - Third Eye Blind

Ok, they're not songs for blasting along your favourite twisties.........

[lynw]

What about:

Help me honda - Beachboys
Im honda road to nowhere - Talking heads
Monster mash....

ok, ok, ok back to the real ones:

Wasp - Mean man, Wild Child, Forever free

[Biker Biggles]

Hitler's nazis made a great biking propaganda film in the thirties called "Triumph of Deauville".
Then the Stones made a song of it ---Sympathy for the Deauville.

[lynw]

Hitler's nazis made a great biking propaganda film in the thirties called "Triumph of Deauville".
Then the Stones made a song of it ---Sympathy for the Deauville.

I hereby utterly apolgise to the .org members for what I have started... :lol: :lol: :lol:

And add....

Highway TL - ac/dc :P :lol:

[Biker Biggles]

She's just a deauville woman.



Taxi!

[Smurf]

What about:

Help me honda - Beachboys
Im honda road to nowhere - Talking heads
Monster mash....


Make me smile - Steve Harley-Davidson & Honda Rebel

Peter Andre & Katie M Price - A whole new world

[TT Dee]

Funky Moped - Jasper Carrot

[Cronos]

I'm Norton Love - 10cc

I've Benelli-where - Johnny Cash

Buell in a China Shop - Barenaked Ladies

[cuffy]

Suzuki Quattro - Devil gate drive.

Anything by Scooter or the Lambretta's :lol:

BUELlet for my valentine

Loadsa money - Harry ENFIELD :roll:

Ummm also there was that rap artist Apache Indian

Of course if there was to be a music awards dedicated to motorbikes it would be hosted by
Grahame Norton.

The comedy genius returns

:takeabow:

[Law]

Suzuki Quattro - Devil gate drive.

Anything by Scooter or the Lambretta's :lol:

BUELlet for my valentine

Loadsa money - Harry ENFIELD :roll:

Ummm also there was that rap artist Apache Indian

Of course if there was to be a music awards dedicated to motorbikes it would be hosted by
Grahame Norton.

The comedy genius returns

:takeabow:

Hitman contract taken out on Mr. Cuffy for crimes to humour.

:smt070

Damn, you ducked. :x

[MavUK]

Funky Moped - Jasper Carrot

Seconded :lol:

[northwind]

Little Honda by the Beach Boys...

"It's not a big motorcycle
Just a groovy little motorbike
It's more fun that a barrel of monkeys
That two wheel bike"

You have to admire the way they rhymed "bike" with "bike" there, that's proper songsmithing.

Hmm. "5 Kids Go" by Hell is for Heroes isn't actually about bikes at all, but could be: "Empty highroads calling, calling"

Wait... I'm getting something... One by Metallica.

That's Metallicar- One.

[xlewdx]

Despite being a huge Bon Jovi fan and lovin' "Wanted" I have to say that my favourite bike song is "The Motorcycle Song" by Arlo Guthrie 8)

Fantastic, funny and well worth a listen :lol:

Hope you guys enjoy it as much as I do!

[GregK2]

1952 Vincent Black Lightning - Richard Thompson

[Biker Biggles]

Itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot mikuni.
Ducati gears ---The cream.
Total eclipse of the Sunbeam.
Anything by BONNIE Tyler.

[lynw]

Itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot mikuni.
Ducati gears ---The cream.
Total eclipse of the Sunbeam.
Anything by BONNIE Tyler.

Jesus wants me as a sunbeam not part of your repetoire then? :wink: :P :lol:

I guess we'll have to have the Bladerunner and Blade soundtracks too... :D

[northwind]

Itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot mikuni.


Alas, I have no prize to send you, for if I did you would have earned it :)

[wyrdness]

1952 Vincent Black Lightning - Richard Thompson

Seconded. Red hair and black leather - definitely my favourite colour scheme.

[Ceri JC]

There's a parody of the "Wild Rover" song that goes, "...and it's no, nay, never/ no nay never, no more/ will I plaaaay the Hell's Angel/no never, no more."

It's quite funny and goes on sing about the hero of the song trying to find parts for his bike only to be told, "...You're riding a Norton/We stock BSA."

Oddly enough, it used to be a campfire song in scouts!

Just found the full lyrics (we sang it a bit different in places, but it was largely the same)


The Hells Angel

Well I've been a hells angel for many a year
And I’ve spent all me money on black leather gear
But now I’m returning my bum it is sore
And never I’ll play the hells angel no more

Chorus

And it's No Nay Never (Right up your clutch)
No nay never no more
Will I play the hells angel
No never no more

I went into a garage I used to frequent
And told the mechanic my crankshaft was bent
I asked for a new one, he answered me nay
He said your’s is Norton we stock BSA

Chorus

I took from my pocket, a brand new flick knife
And his eyes opened wide, in fear for his life
He shouted I'M SORRY, TAKE WHAT YOU LIKE
I said ta very much mate I'll have a new bike

Chorus

Well as I was picking my brand new machine
Some 40 odd skinheads appeared on the scene
They said “Oi, you want bovver?”, I could not say nay
As 20 steel toecaps were heading my way

Chorus

Now as I recover in the intensive care ward
I practice my alphabet to stop getting bored
‘Cos after the kicking my head it is sore
And never I’ll play the Hells Angel no more

[northwind]

Those 40 skinheads only had one shoe between two eh? :)

[Ping]

I've got a brand new combine harvester.

[Law]

To Hell We Ride - Lostprophets

Any song by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

[Ceri JC]

It's not about motorcycling (it's about the other sort of 'ride' :oops:), but I think Alec Empire's "The Ride" is very apt for a bike ride and it's probably the song my brain 'sings' most when out riding. If you don't like Alec Empire's noisier stuff, it's still worth checking out as this track has more in common with rock than that Atari Teenage Riot nonsense that goths listen to. :wink:

[Law]

It's not about motorcycling (it's about the other sort of 'ride' :oops:), but I think Alec Empire's "The Ride" is very apt for a bike ride and it's probably the song my brain 'sings' most when out riding. If you don't like Alec Empire's noisier stuff, it's still worth checking out as this track has more in common with rock than that Atari Teenage Riot nonsense that goths listen to. :wink:

:lol: I don't have any real biker songs and TBH I just concentrate on the road when I'm out. I'll check out the song though.

[tricky]

Motorbike Beat by the Revillos, the most craptastic bike song ever written. :lol: :wink:

[Jelster]

The only track I can ever equate to when riding is "Radar Love" by Golden Earing. Especially the bit that goes:
"No more speed, I'm almost there
Gotta keep cool now, gotta take care
Last car to pass, here I go
And the line of cars drove down real slow"

I thought anything by Motorhead was related to bikers... Well I did in the 80's :?

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