Road Cycling - Song loops while riding.

Anyone else find songs going through their heads while riding? Lately, for no reason, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" keeps popping up every time I get to a hill. I don't know why. I haven't listened to Elton John for years. I always thought biking was kind of like therapy, so maybe I'm just dumping excess information while I sweat up the hills.

immigrant song by led zep from their new cd 'how the west was won'

great cadence song.

"Black Eyed Peas feat. Justin Timberlake - Where is the love" is pretty nice. With each stroke, it just pulls up on the pedal.

oxologic are you a male or female

Lately it has been "Under Pressure" by Queen. The same chorus over and over again.

Good thing I like that song:)

'Burnin' Love' by Elvis Presley

For the last week or so parts of "Ignition Remix" have been suck in my head and it has been driving me nuts. During the day I'm fine but as soon as I get into my commute I start thinking about that song.

Fortunately it's gone now so I'm no longer going down the road to "bounce bounce bounce...." :)

Zack

Going uphills it's usually "Dirty Old town" byt David Byrne... I have no idea why though... I just start cranking the pedals, and it churns up in my head...

That or "goodnight Elizabeth by Counting Crows... another song, I haev no idea why

Jeff

Lately it is often the theme to 'Monster House'. Damn thing sticks in my head all the time.

Hmmmn, haven't we done this thread already?
oh well.
I believe that 1/3 of the male population over 40 has
Inna-gadda-davida running through their heads at
any one time.
For me its one of a few:

Flower Duet by Lakme (I whistle this almost constantly).
On the Turning away by Pink Floyd
and always:
A pirate looks at forty - Jimmy Buffet
(well, would you expect anything else?)

Marty

I felt so good goihg out riding the other day that I was whistling the Monty Python theme march.

"What do you do with a drunken sailor" got me up the hill to our house in record time a few days ago.

Problem is that I cannot remember all the words to vocal songs that get stuck in my head and I find it very annoying--and I ride better. . .

our lady peace, almost any song of their's is good. I have sorry stuck in my head. "Today's a reason for living..." :)

-Ross

The chorus of "Sister Christian" by Night Ranger (archetypical 80s hair band):


You're motorin'
You've got him in your sights
And driving through the night
You're motorin'
What's your price for flight,
And finding Mister Right?
You'll be all right tonight

Cuz I'm motorin', that's why!

"You're my sunshine" by Norman Blake....don't know why tho...it just.....plays in my head when i ride

I didn't think anyone still listens to Norman Blake,
or knows who he is (other than me).
I suppose you have David Bromberg and
Patrick Sky albums too?

Marty

Vanessa Carlton's, A Thousand Miles. Can't get it out of my head.

The song that's been going through my head lately on my rides is Kyrie by Mr. Mister.


Kyrie eleison,
kyrie eleison,
kyrie

The wind blows hard against this mountain side,
across the sea into my soul
It reaches into where I cannot hide,
setting my feet upon the road

My heart is old,
it holds my memories,
my body burns a gemlike flame
Somewhere between the soul and soft machine,
is where I find myself again

*Kyrie eleison,
down the road that I must travel
Kyrie eleison,
through the darkness of the night
Kyrie eleison,
where I'm going will you follow
Kyrie eleison,
on a highway in the light

When I was young
I thought of growing old,
of what my life would mean to me
Would I have followed down my chosen road,
or only wished what I could be

(chorus repeats out...)

BTW, in case you don't know, "kyrie eleison" is Latin for "Lord have mercy." I'm not religous and I don't think the song is supposed to have any particular religous undertones but mainly uses the phrase as a generic spiritual statement. At anyrate, I find the song to be particularly powerful and inspirational on my rides.

"Losing MY Religion" or whatever the hell it is by whoever the hell alt rock band. I hope I'm not...

Originally posted by caroljm36
"Losing MY Religion" or whatever the hell it is by whoever the hell alt rock band. I hope I'm not...

REM

I have a feeling now that most of the songs will be going through my head sometime soon. :cry:

I once figured out the answer to world hunger while pulling up the mountain to Ball Ground on the Bicycle Ride Across Georgia one year. Trouble was, once I got to the top, I forgot everything I had thought about on the climb. How weird is that?

bicycle race from queen!!!!

Either "Ramble On" by Zeppelin (flats) or "Bittersweet Symphony" by The Verve (hills). Superman theme music seems to be appropriate up hills... The asteroid field music from Empire Strikes Back seems to fit well on curvy downhills :D

Also... not really a song but ever since my wife has started yelling at me to remember to reapply my sunscreen (I came home from a long ride once really burnt), portions of Baz Luhrmann's song Everybody's Free to Wear Sunscreen run through my head. I haven't memorised all of the lyrics of course but certain very appropriate portions do pop up from time to time during a ride.


Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '97:

Wear sunscreen.

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it.
The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists,
whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my
own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will
not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've
faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself
and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay
before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as
you imagine.

Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as
effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble
gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never
crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on
some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

Sing.

Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people
who are reckless with yours.

Floss.

Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead,
sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only
with yourself.

Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you
succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch.

Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life.
The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they
wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting
40-year-olds I know still don't.

Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when
they're gone.

Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children,
maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the
funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do,
don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your
choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.

Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of
what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever
own.

Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.

Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.

Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for
good. Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and
the people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you
should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and
lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people
who knew you when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in
Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will
philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that
when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble
and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust
fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when
either one might run out.

Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look
85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who
supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of
fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly
parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen.

Oh... and for you bent riders, if you haven't already seen it... a variation on "The Sunscreen" song called, Everybody's Free to Ride Streamlined (http://www.wisil.recumbents.com/wisil/ride-streamlined.htm).

"Light Enough To Travel" by The Be Good Tanyas

Pretty much anything from the Manic Street Preachers lately, particularly the one in my status.

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Here Comes the Sun
Highway to the Danger Zone
Gonna hit the highway like a bat out of hell
Oh, it ain't gonna rain no more, it ain't gonna rain no more!
The wheels on the bike go round and round
"And the rain came down from all directions" Forrest Gump
"Oh, today is a good day for a ride, the rain is comin' straight down, well a little to the side" Braveheart
"i'm gonna soak up the sun"

Dedicated Follower of Fashion...Kinks

Of course, spandex is a must...along with the fancy rain gear

Originally posted by lotek
I didn't think anyone still listens to Norman Blake
Oh, now, wait a minute. When Norman and Tony Rice played a concert here a year a two ago, the place (albeit small) was packed for two shows!

Traveling quickly to the polar opposite end of the spectrum, on climbs and hard efforts, lately it's been Full Nelson, by Limp Bizkit. Only about half the music going through my head is there by invitation, the other half comes from who-knows-where and won't go away. Was it here that somebody called it "Tune Cooties?" Whatever you do, don't think about the theme from Gilligan's Island.

Ever since a charity ride, where I came up behind 3 ladies on their crusier bikes, who took up the entire traffic lane (14 feet), it's been 'Fat Bottom Girls' by Queen.

"Ariel" by Dean Friedman, since I'm going to see him at the Edinburgh Fringe this Sunday.

Originally posted by roadbuzz
Whatever you do, don't think about the theme from Gilligan's Island.

ARRRRRGGHHHHH!


Originally posted by roadbuzz
Was it here that somebody called it "Tune Cooties"?
I think in Germany they call it "Ear Worms".

now sit right back and you'll hear a tale. . . . .

thanks.

Marty

Kind of along the same lines-not a song, but a phrase.....when I'm spent and going up a large incline.

Back to January 1, 2003, a couple months after starting to ride some. A 45-mile paid ride with a large hill that ends at the parking lot/start/finish. I was spent and wasn't sure I was going to make it to the top. I kept muttering under my breath and then thinking over and over "I will not walk this bike, I will not walk this bike......" - I didn't.

Yep, the german word is "ohrwurm", not sure if I spelled it right.

For me, recently it was Smash Mouth "walking on the sun."

And I also had a song by elton john, an old one called "The Ballad of Danny Bailey".

ANd last week, we were stopped at a light next to a guy in a truck, and his window was open. The song "Killer Queen" by Queen started up, and I hadn't heard that song in YEARS. I remembered some of the lyrics and sang along. Apparently the guy heard me and smiled approvingly at me when the light changed and he drove off. Since then I've been having it stuck in my head!

Another melody that was in my head was "The Ghetto" an old soul classic from the early 70s, by Donny Hathway. There aren't any lyrics, just a riff, so you sort of hum it.

Since I'm over 40, as lotek says:

- Ina gadda da vida...Iron Butterfly

- Gloria...Them

- Im a Man....Chicago version

- Crossroads....Cream

Many others, depends what I'm listening to when on the computer before the ride.

I just repeat the word "potato" over and over.

Sometimes when I'm spinning a cadence that demands a driving beat and relentless rythym, my mind will call up "Mammagamma" by the Alan Parsons Project. If you've heard it, you know the trance it can induce. No lyrics, but it'll sure keep you in the "zone."

Originally posted by djbowen1
oxologic are you a male or female

I am a male.

Rage Against the Machine... prolly the most high-energy music out there, albeit rather agressive for the majority of the people of the earth... but in my prime youth of 15 it'll keep me going :D





one song called "Testify' has a tempo to which everyone walks... its pretty cool to drive down a city street and see everyone around you walking in step to your song. :)

For me its got to be RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE. Renegades of Funk - hell what a song!!!!:beer:

Originally posted by poululla
For me its got to be RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE. Renegades of Funk - hell what a song!!!!:beer:





hehe.


thats a fun one to jam on guitar.


have you heard them covering Microphone Fiend?



that'll knock your pants off if you listen too loud :beer:

I can relate to "Your my Sunshine". my mom used to sing it to me, and it got stuck in my head ever since I was 5.