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I was reading the thread on Aviation Poetry and I almost posted the lyrics to a couple of my favorite aviation related Buffett songs, but I figured they'd fit better in a thread about aviation songs Smile

. I though I'd share 'em with the rest of the readers here and I hope you enjoy 'em. I'd love to see what some of the other readers' favorite aviation songs are, so post away Very Happy

! And I fully expect to see some Dos Gringos here as well Thumb

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"No Plane on Sunday" is where I got my sig line from Wink

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"No Plane on Sunday"
By Jimmy Buffett and Michael Utley

Quote:

You can throw your luggage down
Lose your cool and stamp around
But there's nothin, nothin you can do
Wipe away your girlfriend's tears
Go to the bar and have some beers
There ain't no way the bird's gettin through

No plane on Sunday
Maybe be one come Monday
Just a hopeless situation
Make the best of it's all you can do
till they get through

Overheard the engineer
Say somethin' 'bout the landing gear
Now we're runnin' strictly on island time
I know you got someone back home
So do I it's tough alone
Awh come on, it's just a minor crime

No plane on Sunday
Check it again come Monday
Just a hopeless situation
Make the best of it's 'bout all you can do
Baby it's true

We shouldn't spend these precious hours tryin' to figure this out
We don't know where the story ends
Let's don't go back to just being friends

So they went walkin' on the beach
Quarter moon within their reach
So they stole it and tucked it in their hearts

That's when they heard the engines hum
And realized the dawn had come
It was over, over from the start

No plane on Sunday
Just another lonely Monday
Awh make the best of a bad situation's
'Bout all you can do
Baby it's true

Oh-oh-oh-oh baby it's true
Oh-oh-oh-oh baby what's new
Oh-oh-oh-oh baby what's new

There's actually a pretty interesting story behind "Jamaica Mistaica" - it's a true story! Jimmy was flying down to Jamaica in his Grumman HU-16 Albatross and had just landed on the water when some cops actually opened fire Surprised

! Nobody was hurt, but the nose of the aircraft was hit by a .50 round and had to be patched later. The scariest part was that Bono from U2 was in the copilot's seat and one of the rounds missed him by only a couple of inches...

"Jamaica Mistaica"
Lyrics by Jimmy Buffett

Quote:

Some folks say that I've got the perfect life
Three swell kids, lots of toys and a lovely wife
I fly, I sail, I throw caution to the wind
Drift like a stratus cloud above the Caribbean

But every now and then, the dragons come to call
Just when you least expect it you'll be dodgin' cannonballs
I've seen too much not to stay in touch
With a world full of love and luck
I've got a big suspicion 'bout ammunition
I never forget to duck

Come back, come back back to Jamaica
Don't chu know we made a big mistaica
We'd be so sad if you told us good-bye
And we promise not to shoot you out of the sky

It was a beautiful day, the kind you want to toast
We were tree top flyin' movin' west along the coast
Then we landed in the water, just about my favorite thrill
When some @$$hole started firing as we taxied to Negril

Just about to lose my temper as I endeavored to explain
We had only come for chicken we were not a ganja plane
Well, you should have seen their faces when they finally realized
We were not some coked up cowboy sporting guns and alibis

Come back, come back back to Jamaica
Don't chu know we made a big mistaica
We'd be so sad if you told us good-bye
And we promise not to shoot you out of the sky

They shot from the lighthouse, they shot from highway
They shot from the top of the cliff, they had all gone haywire
We're catchin' fire, and there wasn't even a spliff

Well, the word got out all over the island
Friends, strangers, they were all apologizin'
Some thought me crazy foe being way too nice
But it's just another $h!tty day in paradise

Come back, come back back to Jamaica
Don't chu know we made a big mistaica
We'd be so sad if you told us good-bye
And we promise not to shoot you out of the sky

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Aces High
Iron Maiden
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There goes the siren that warns of the air raid
Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak
Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne
Got to get up for the coming attack.

Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines
Remove all the wheelblocks theres no time to waste
Gathering speed as we head down the runway
Gotta get airborne before it's too late

Running, scrambling, flying
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again
Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
Won't you run, live to fly, fly to live, Aces high.

Move in to fire at the mainstream of bombers
Let off a sharp burst and then turn away
Roll over, spin round to come in behind them
Move to their blindsides and firing again

Bandits at 8 o'clock move in behind us
Ten ME-109's out of the sun
Ascending and turning our spitfires to face them
Heading straight for them I press down my guns.

Rolling, turning, diving
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again
Rolling, turning, diving
Rolling, turning, diving
Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
Won't you run, live to fly, fly to live, Aces high

This one might count:

The Flight of Icarus
Iron Maiden
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As the sun breaks, above the ground,
An old man stands on the hill,
As the ground warms, to the first rays of light
A birdsong shatters the still.

His eyes are a blaze,
See the madman in his gaze.

Fly, on your way, like an eagle,
Fly as high as the sun,
On your way, like an eagle,
Fly and touch the sun.

Now the crowd breaks and a young boy appears
Looks the old man in the eye
As he spreads his wings and shouts at the crowd
In the name of God my father I fly.

His eyes seem so glazed
As he flies on the wings of a dream,
Now he knows his father betrayed
Now his wings turn to ashes to ashes his grave.

Fly, on your way, like an eagle,
Fly as high as the sun,
On your way, like an eagle,
Fly as high as the sun.

Learning to Fly
Pink Floyd
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Into the distance, a ribbon of black
Stretched to the point of no turning back
A flight of fancy on a windswept field
Standing alone my senses reeled
A fatal attraction holding me fast, how
Can I escape this irresistible grasp?
Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted Just an earth-bound misfit, I
Ice is forming on the tips of my wings
Unheeded warnings, I thought I thought of everything
No navigator to guide my way home
Unladened, empty and turned to stone
A soul in tension that's learning to fly
Condition grounded but determined to try
Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I
Above the planet on a wing and a prayer,
My grubby halo, a vapour trail in the empty air,
Across the clouds I see my shadow fly
Out of the corner of my watering eye
A dream unthreatened by the morning light
Could blow this soul right through the roof of the night
There's no sensation to compare with this
Suspended animation, A state of bliss
Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I

Oh my name is Sammy Small...

But it's better than none at all... Whistle

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Herky Cannonball
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Seeing as its the theme song to my favorite non-Star Wars movie and I crank it when I'm flying a flight sim--I say this counts

Kenny Loggins; Danger Zone;

Revvin' up your engine
Listen to her howlin' roar
Metal under tension
Beggin' you to touch and go
Highway to the Danger Zone
Ride into the Danger Zone
Headin' into twilight
Spreadin' out her wings tonight
She got you jumpin' off the track
And shovin' into overdrive
Highway to the Danger Zone
I'll take you
Right into the Danger Zone
You'll never say hello to you
Until you get it on the red line overload
You'll never know what you can do
Until you get it up as high as you can go
Out along the edges
Always where I burn to be
The further on the edge
The hotter the intensity
Highway to the Danger Zone
Gonna take you
Right into the Danger Zone
Highway to the Danger Zone

Here's one for the controllers:

Jethro Tull - Flyingdale Flyer

Through clear skies tracking lightly from far down the line
No fanfare, just a blip on the screen
No quick conclusions now --- everything will be fine
Short-circuit glitsch and not what it seems
Fylingdale Flyer --- you're only half way there
Green screen liar ---
for a second or so we were running scared

On late shift, feeling drowsy eyes glued to the display
Dead cert alert, lit match to the straw
One last quick game of bowls --- we can still win the day
Fail-safe; forget the things that you saw

They checked the systems through and they read A-o.k.
Some tiny fuse has probably blown
Sit back; relax and soon it will just go away
Keep your hands off that red telephone

And one for the historians

Comin In On A WING and a PRAYER - Ry Cooder did a great acoustic version

One of our planes was miss-ing, two ho-ours o-ver due.
One of our planes was miss-ing, with all its gal-lant crew.
The ra-di-o sets were hum-ming, they wait-ed for a word;
Then a voice broke thru the hum-ming and this is what they heard:

Chorus
"Com-in' In On A Wing And A Pray'r_______
Com-in' In On A Wing And A Pray'r_______
Tho' there's one mo-tor gone, we can still car-ry on,
Com-in' In On A Wing And A Pray'r_______

What a show_____ what a fight______
Yes, we real-ly hit our tar-get for to - night!
How we sing as we limp thru the air______
Look be - low, there's our field o-ver there____

With our full crew a- board and our trust in the Lord
we're Com-in' In On A Wing And A Pray'r_______

World turns black and white
Pictures in an empty room
Your love starts fallin' down
Better change your tune
Yeah, you reach for the golden ring
Reach for the sky
Baby, just spread your wings

We'll get higher and higher
Straight up we'll climb
We'll get higher and higher
Leave it all behind

Run, run, run away
Like a train runnin' off the track
Got the truth bein' left behind
Falls between the cracks
Standin' on broken dreams
Never losin' sight, ah
Well just spread your wings

We'll get higher and higher
Straight up we'll climb
We'll get higher and higher
Leave it all behind

So baby dry your eyes
Save all the tears you've cried
Oh, that's what dreams are made of
'Cause we belong in a world that must be strong
Oh, that's what dreams are made of

Yeah, we'll get higher and higher
Straight up we'll climb
Higher and higher
Leave it all behind
Oh, we'll get higher and higher
Who knows what we'll find?

So baby dry your eyes
Save all the tears you've cried
Oh, that's what dreams are made of
Oh baby, we belong in a world that must be strong
Oh, that's what dreams are made of

And in the end on dreams we will depend
'Cause that's what love is made of

Van Halen-Dreams

One of my favorites Habu, Cool video that goes with it. Love the Blue Angels...

There's actually 2 versions of that video. One with the Skyhawks, and one with Hornets. They reshot the video when the Blues transitioned aircraft. I'm kinda old fashioned, I guess. I like the version with the A-4s.

And PT...you should have to buy a round of drinks for quoting Danger Zone!

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And PT...you should have to buy a round of drinks for quoting Danger Zone!

I was'nt gonna say anything, but this is, for the most part, an Air Force Forum. And, well Qouting something Navy related, well, lets just say, Its overlooked by alot of us bluesuiters. Poke

Just poking fun at ya PT.

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Hopeless Tomcat fan, planning on joining Tomcats Anonymous.

it's not working as well as I hoped, sorry. I think its due to the fact that I still hear the song every time I boot my computer--that and my homepage is the Home of M.A.T.S.

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And PT...you should have to buy a round of drinks for quoting Danger Zone!

Hope you two can wait 744 days until mu 21st Birthday--unless you want to fly me outside the US?

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TC wrote:

There's actually 2 versions of that video. One with the Skyhawks, and one with Hornets. They reshot the video when the Blues transitioned aircraft. I'm kinda old fashioned, I guess. I like the version with the A-4s.

And PT...you should have to buy a round of drinks for quoting Danger Zone!

Actually, that second version of the BA video is a non-official version, done up by someone on YouTube. The original version, with the A-4s is the only official video of that song. They never shot a specific video for it, at the time it was released. Two other videos were filmed in 1993, at live VH shows. But those of course were not BA themed. Thus the only actual video of that song during its release, was that of the BAs.
The newer one with the bugs is cheesy, and doesn't match that of the original one. Plus, I think they flew a better show with the Skyhawks anyway. Very Happy

No! No! I swear that I've seen the version with the Hornets on VH1 as well! Yeah! Yeah! That's the ticket! That's my story, and I'm stickin' to it!

Though it IS hard to prove, since VH1 and MTV don't show videos...YGBFSM! Evil or Very Mad

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