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'
I got stuck after Fly Like An Eagle and Free Fallin'
Guster - Parachute
Indigo Girls - Airplane
Tom Petty - Learning to Fly
posted by egregious theorem at 11:01 AM on August 9, 2016
Indigo Girls - Airplane
Tom Petty - Learning to Fly
posted by egregious theorem at 11:01 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
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
Foo Fighters -"Learn to Fly".
Pearl Jam-"Given to Fly".
posted by kevinbelt at 11:11 AM on August 9, 2016
The music from the skydiving scene in Point Break, by Mark Isham
posted by mogget at 11:18 AM on August 9, 2016
posted by mogget at 11:18 AM on August 9, 2016
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
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
"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
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
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
posted by thelonius at 11:57 AM 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
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
... on second thought, not so great for a wedding.
posted by uncleozzy at 12:07 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
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
(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
Parachute by Train
Suspended by Matt Nathanson
posted by mekily at 12:43 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
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
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
posted by Iris Gambol at 12:59 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
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
posted by batter_my_heart at 1:55 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
posted by Otter_Handler at 2:48 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
posted by praemunire at 3:00 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
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
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
posted by UbuRoivas at 8:35 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
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
posted by cdefgfeadgagfe at 3:17 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
posted by *s at 9:34 AM on August 10, 2016
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posted by Michele in California at 10:59 AM on August 9, 2016