Transit-themed songs

Submitted by Leila Bengali on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 11:21

Hey Challengers! Post a comment on this blog telling me your favorite transit-themed songs to be entered into a raffle for tickets to Greenbelt Alliance's Bluegrass festival this Sunday in Oakland.  One song gets you one entry, so the more songs you suggest, the more likely that you will win.  The songs you suggest will be used to make a playlist to liven up the scene at our three Sports Basement patries.

Party Locations & Dates:

San Francisco: July 1st, 6-8 pm. Sports Basement Bryant Store, 1590 Bryant St., San Francisco, CA 94103.

Next to transit routes: 16th St. BART (.5 mi.), Muni lines 9, 22, 27, 33, 47, 53, 90, 292 & 397.

Walnut Creek: July 2nd, 6-8 pm. Sports Basement, 1881 Ygnacio Valley Road, Walnut Creek, CA 94598.

Next to transit routes: The County Connection: 1, 7, 93X, (tell the bus driver you need to get off at Ygnacio Plaza Shopping center; ask for a transfer!)

Pleasant Hill BART (1.3 mi.) & Walnut Creek BART (1.9 mi.).

Sunnyvale: July 9th, 6-8 pm. Sports Basement, 1177 Kern Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085,

Next to transit routes: Lawrence Caltrain Station (.9 mi), Santa Clara VTA routes 55, 304, 32 &822.

 

Comments

Eye of the Tiger

by Anonymous - 06/22/2009 - 15:01
Eye of the Tiger

For power ballads, we have

by Zakcq - 06/22/2009 - 15:03
For power ballads, we have to start with Jefferson Starship's We Built This City (The greatest Urban Planning song of all time) and then move on to Journey's Don't Stop Believing (Took a Midnight Train Going Anywhere).

"Bike" by Syd Barrett "All

by Rick Smith - 06/22/2009 - 15:21

"Bike" by Syd Barrett

"All for You" by Janet Jackson

"Chattanooga Choo Choo" Glen Miller and various

"Magic Bus" by The Who

"Take the A-Train" Dave Brubeck/Duke Ellington & others

Someone's not very inspired opinion, but I like the reminder of Weird Al: http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/listoftheday/1997/five-songs-promoting-...

Bus Songs with Video Links:

http://www.nelsonguirado.com/index.php/music/2008/06/11/best-bus-songs-i...

Train Links:

http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/staff_top_10/top-ten-songs-about-... http://music.ign.com/articles/753/753997p1.html/

500 miles by Peter Paul and

by joanmed10 - 06/22/2009 - 15:45
500 miles by Peter Paul and Mary, one of my all time favorites (If you miss the train I'm on...) Then there's Leaving on Jet Plane (PP&M liked traveling) I'm Walkin by Fats Domino Mercedes Benz by Janis Joplin (but she wasn't planning to drive it more than 52 miles a year) And the Wheels on the Bus go Round and Round Motorcycle Song by Arlo Guthrie

Joy to the World by Three

by I Toadaso - 06/22/2009 - 16:21
Joy to the World by Three Dog Night: If I were the king of the world Tell you what I'd do I'd throw away the cars and the bars and the war

transit themed songs that

by sjpoznik1 - 06/22/2009 - 17:37

transit themed songs that run circles through my head while I'm biking are:

1. Tom Petty; runnin' down a dream

2. that really amazing/annoying bike song that kept playing at TransForm's summit and consequently repeated in my head every time I got on my bike for the next two weeks that goes like this; "BI-cycle, BI-cycle, I want to ride my bike!" remember that one?

3. Carl Perkins; I'm walkin' (for when I'm not on my bike)

3. Puff the magic dragon (I don't know why, but it's a fun, playful song and my bike is also a dragon, so I think it counts...) :)

I have to say that since I

by Shannon T - 06/23/2009 - 08:07
I have to say that since I received the car-free song assignment, I've had "Bus or Beer" by The Poem Adept in my head, which you can listen to on their MySpace page. Though they're a Michigan band, the song is about the 38-Geary in SF. Another anti-car (more accurately, pro-East Bay and anti-gentrification) song that I like a lot is "Alameda County Line" by Red Meat, a local honky tonk band whose MySpace page unfortunately does not offer this number as a listen. But you can hear "City Slicker" instead, which is a fun song that I find particularly dear these days after relocating from Humboldt County to Oakland. =) And finally, I have to re-share the TARC Bike Rack Rap from Tennessee, which will definitely make you want to get your bike and your booty on the bus. All musicians are actual bus drivers or other transit agency staff!!

zackq stole my FAVORTIE all

by Sarah - 06/23/2009 - 08:24
zackq stole my FAVORTIE all time song ever...don't stop believing. But how about... Walking on Sunshine, by Katrina and the waves 500 miles, The Proclaimers Soak up the sun, Cheryl Crow ("I can't afford this gas...") I'll add more later...

Ohh...Handlebars, by Flobots

by Sarah - 06/23/2009 - 08:28
Ohh...Handlebars, by Flobots

Zackq took both of mine! But

by Lang - 06/23/2009 - 11:32
Zackq took both of mine! But let's see... What else can I come up with...? It's a Livin' Thing - Electric Light Orchestra ... I'll try to come up with some more...

I am glad to share that

by Ericka - 06/23/2009 - 22:09
I am glad to share that during the last week I have been immensely inspired by a car-free themed song entitled "On the 1" from the duo Ma Muse: http://www.myspace.com/mamuseic http://www.mamuse.org/home Unfortunately, the music is not available online. Below is a piece of the lyrics. It is a truly beautiful song and a magical duo that rides their bikes to most of their concerts. "I am going to get up and pack up my things Put my faith in a bike that will carry me And ride to the mouth of the ocean I can't do this alone Will you come When I am riding on the 1? And we will draft along Behind a flock of song birds"

Good Day - Luce The Acoustic

by BikeDave - 06/23/2009 - 23:53
Good Day - Luce The Acoustic Motorbike - Luka Bloom A Day In The Life - The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Walk Or Ride - The Ditty Bops - The Ditty Bops The Wheel - Jerry Garcia Road To Nowhere - The Talking Heads - Little Creatures Walk This World - Heather Nova Go Walking Down There - Chris Isaak - Forever Blue Walking In The Rain - Grace Jones

Some of these are more

by GreenbeltStephanie - 06/25/2009 - 10:54
Some of these are more land-use related, but I say that counts :) Free Ride - Edgar Winter Kiss me on the Bus - The Replacements The Metro - Berlin Into Action - Tim Armstrong [with awesome Bay Area-specific references!] Downtown - Petula Crark Going to the City - Mose Allison Waitin' for the Bus - zz Top Nothing but Flowers - Talking Heads

Scraper Bike by the Trunk

by sp - 06/27/2009 - 07:19
Scraper Bike by the Trunk Boiz (they're locals from Oakland) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geIsWq5xOSE