I need songs about flying, falling, skydiving etc.

August 9, 2016 10:58 AM

Need songs for a skydiving themed wedding, help?

I got stuck after Fly Like An Eagle and Free Fallin'

posted by Cosine to Grab Bag (45 answers total)

I believe I can fly
posted by Michele in California at 10:59 AM on August 9, 2016

Guster - Parachute
Indigo Girls - Airplane
Tom Petty - Learning to Fly
posted by egregious theorem at 11:01 AM on August 9, 2016

Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet
posted by Polycarp at 11:07 AM on August 9, 2016

Phish - Free. (imagery of swimming and flying)
The Royal Guardsmen - Snoopy vs. The Red Baron
posted by bondcliff at 11:09 AM on August 9, 2016

Goo Goo Dolls - "Long Way Down".

Foo Fighters -"Learn to Fly".

Pearl Jam-"Given to Fly".
posted by kevinbelt at 11:11 AM on August 9, 2016 [1 favorite]

Julee Cruise - Falling
posted by mogget at 11:12 AM on August 9, 2016 [1 favorite]

"Falling Slowly" from Once is beautiful.
posted by xingcat at 11:14 AM on August 9, 2016 [1 favorite]

Something Happens - Parachute
posted by bondcliff at 11:15 AM on August 9, 2016

Pink Floyd - Learning to Fly
posted by hanov3r at 11:17 AM on August 9, 2016 [2 favorites]

The music from the skydiving scene in Point Break, by Mark Isham
posted by mogget at 11:18 AM on August 9, 2016 [1 favorite]

As much as I hate to suggest it, Van Halen's Dreams would also work.
posted by bondcliff at 11:21 AM on August 9, 2016

Inappropriate for a wedding, but "Bloody Mary Morning" - Willie Nelson

"This Time Tomorrow" - The Kinks
"Flying" - The Faces
"I Bombed Korea" - Cake
"Eight Miles High" - The Byrds
"Chestnut Mare," also by The Byrds sort of intersects falling and weddings
posted by DeWalt_Russ at 11:26 AM on August 9, 2016

REM - Fall on Me
Freedy Johnston - Can You Fly
The song wouldn't make much much sense, but the video for Outtasite has it down
posted by LionIndex at 11:28 AM on August 9, 2016

I'm a Little Airplane - Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers

Treetop Flyer (I'm more familiar with the Jimmy Buffett version, but Stephen Stills wrote & performed it first).
posted by carrioncomfort at 11:51 AM on August 9, 2016

For a wedding especially, you need XTC - Rocket From A Bottle
posted by thelonius at 11:57 AM on August 9, 2016

Fallin Upside Down — Rascal Flatts
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 12:06 PM on August 9, 2016

The Commander Thinks Aloud by the Long Winters... which is about the breakup of the space shuttle Columbia and thus too dark for use in a wedding. It's a beautiful song though.
posted by the_querulous_night at 12:07 PM on August 9, 2016

"High Speed Dirt" by Megadeth is about a fatal skydiving accident...

... on second thought, not so great for a wedding.
posted by uncleozzy at 12:07 PM on August 9, 2016

Landing by Rubblebucket would work!
posted by Grandysaur at 12:15 PM on August 9, 2016

Bizarre Love Triangle -- New Order, maybe. Chorus: "Every time I see you falling...
posted by bertran at 12:22 PM on August 9, 2016

As the World Falls Down - David Bowie (from the Labyrinth Soundtrack)

(P.S. this was my wedding song)
posted by Dressed to Kill at 12:42 PM on August 9, 2016

Breaking Free from High School Musical :-)

Parachute by Train

Suspended by Matt Nathanson
posted by mekily at 12:43 PM on August 9, 2016

The Eagle and The Hawk by John Denver
posted by WalkerWestridge at 12:45 PM on August 9, 2016

The criminally underrated, very romantic and wedding-appropriate Skydiver by Cassie.
posted by nerdfish at 12:49 PM on August 9, 2016

For some comic relief, Nightmare at 20,000 Feet by Pop Will Eat Itself?

More seriously, Flying Over Water by Jason Isbell.
posted by workerant at 12:59 PM on August 9, 2016

Maybe Let's Fall in Love, the Arlen/Koehler standard. (Ella Fitzgerald version here.)
posted by Iris Gambol at 12:59 PM on August 9, 2016

Fergus Falls by Field Report
posted by tallmiddleagedgeek at 1:10 PM on August 9, 2016

Blood on the Risers is about skydiving, but may be inappropriate for the occasion.
posted by misteraitch at 1:36 PM on August 9, 2016

Skyfall (Adele)? A bit dramatic, but a good message for a wedding.
posted by batter_my_heart at 1:55 PM on August 9, 2016

"Fly" by Sugar Ray
posted by radioamy at 2:04 PM on August 9, 2016

Glen Phillips - Falling
posted by ZabeLeeZoo at 2:07 PM on August 9, 2016

To Live is to Fly by Townes Van Zandt was my own wedding song.
posted by Otter_Handler at 2:48 PM on August 9, 2016

Kid Cudi - Up Up and Away
posted by TomFoolery at 3:00 PM on August 9, 2016

Talking Heads, And She Was (although the protagonist appears to be flying away from her boyfriend as well as everything else, so...)
posted by praemunire at 3:00 PM on August 9, 2016

Pretty Poison Catch Me I'm Falling
posted by fingersandtoes at 5:49 PM on August 9, 2016

Otown - Skydive

If you can get past (or cut out) the first verse, the rest of the song is basically meant for a wedding.
posted by Mr Stickfigure at 6:35 PM on August 9, 2016

Oldies:
Buffalo Springfield Expecting to Fly
Rolling Stones Parachute Woman
posted by gteffertz at 7:08 PM on August 9, 2016

Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. Not only about flying, but also great for a wedding.
posted by UbuRoivas at 8:35 PM on August 9, 2016

No Van Halen's Jump yet? ok.
posted by quinndexter at 9:40 PM on August 9, 2016

Sarah Siskind - Falling Stars
posted by i feel possessed at 9:53 PM on August 9, 2016

"Fallin' and Flyin'" by Jeff Bridges, from the Crazy Heart soundtrack.
posted by Karlos the Jackal at 1:16 AM on August 10, 2016

"A Whole New World" - from Disney's Aladdin (gratuitous link to #Ham4Ham performance)
posted by cdefgfeadgagfe at 3:17 AM on August 10, 2016 [1 favorite]

70s classic "Falling" by LeBlanc & Carr
posted by mefireader at 7:06 AM on August 10, 2016

Afro Celt Soundsystem (ft. Peter Gabriel) -- When You're Falling. Video features someone falling through the sky and song has flight/falling lyrics and is pretty catchy.
posted by *s at 9:34 AM on August 10, 2016

Falling by Haim. Great for dancing!
posted by mollywas at 11:40 AM on August 10, 2016