Songs About Airplanes & Flying

Taking flight across the wild blue skies here are songs for those searching for topical songs about airplanes and flying. Maybe these songs will help you “gear up” for that next business trip or family getaway to visit the relatives cross country. The feature here are songs about air travel and words that suggest that in the title. Airports, airplanes, jets, planes, flying, flight, pilot, Air Force are among the words accepted within the title. A few of the songs listed here don’t necessarily have anything to do with travel, but are used as metaphors about love, life and relationships.  A few here even deal with that other form of being “high”. The songs included in the bonus section are additional selections that don’t use any of the key words listed above in the title but have multiple referrals to planes and or flying within the lyrics. Something tells me there are a number of additional songs out there on the subject since this list is smaller than majority of the others I have done in the past. Hopefully these songs may inspire you to create a custom mp3 playlist on your ipod (or burn a cd) for your next themed event, air vacation, business flight or simply for your own personal enjoyment. 🙂

‘Airplane’ Songs

1. Aeroplane – Bjork
2. Aeroplane – Red Hot Chili Peppers
3. The Aeroplane Flies High – Smashing Pumpkins
4. Air Force One – Godley & Creme
5. Air Force Ones – Nelly
6. Airplane – Beach Boys
7. Airplane – Indigo Girls
8. Airplane Song (My Airplane) – Royal Guardsmen
9. Bennie & The Jets – Elton John
10. Burning Airlines Give You So Much More – Brian Eno
11. Counting Airplanes – Train
12. Crazy In The Night (Barking At Airplanes) – Kim Carnes
13. Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos) – Woody Guthrie
14. Free Mexican Air Force – Peter Rowan
15. Great Airplane Strike – Paul Revere & The Raiders
16. If Love Was A Plane – Brad Paisley
17. It’s Gonna Take An Airplane – Destroyer
18. Jet – Paul McCartney & Wings
19. Jet Airliner – Steve Miller Band
20. Jet City Woman – Queensryche
21. LA International Airport – Susan Raye
22. Leaving On A Jet Plane – John Denver
23. Leaving On A Jet Plane – Peter, Paul & Mary
24. Next Plane To London – Rose Garden
25. Outbound Plane – Suzy Bogguss
26. Paper Airplanes – Seals & Crofts
27. Plane (If The Plane Goes Down) – Jason Mraz
28. Planes – Jefferson Starship
29. Trains & Boats & Planes – Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas
30. Watching Airplanes – Gary Allan
31. Wooden Planes – Art Garfunkel

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Bonus …..

These are the bonus songs with reference to air travel within the lyrical content of the song, however the title doesn’t include one of the key words listed above in the introduction. Still, lots of great stuff here to choose from

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1. Aces High – Iron Maiden
2. Back In The USSR – The Beatles
3. Bomber – Motorhead
4. Coming Into Los Angeles – Arlo Guthris
5. Danger Zone – Kenny Loggins
6. Daniel – Elton John
7. Dreams – Van Halen
8. Ebony Eyes – Everly Brothers
9. Eight Miles High – The Byrds
10. Enola Gay- Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark [OMD]
11. Flight of Icarus – Iron Maiden
12. Flight of The Bumble Bee – Classical masterpiece by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1899)
13. Flight ’76 – Walter Murphy Band
14. Freebird – Lynyrd Skynyrd
15. The Ghost of Flight 401 – Bob Welch
16. It Never Rains In Southern California – Albert Hammond
17. Just A Song Before I Go – Crosby Stills & Nash
18. Love Light In Flight – Stevie Wonder
19. Magic Carpet Ride – Steppenwolf
20. Major Tom (Coming Home) – Peter Schilling
21. One Flight Down – Norah Jones
22. Pilot of The Airwaves – Charlie Dore
23. Return of The Red Baron – Royal Guardsmen
24. Rocket – Goldfrapp
25. Rocket Man – Elton John
26. Silver Wings – Merle Haggard
27. Sky Pilot – The Animals
28. Snoopy vs The Red Baron – Royal Guardsmen
29. Snoopy’s Christmas – Royal Guardsmen
30. Snowbird – Anne Murray
31. Somewhere Over The Rainbow – Judy Garland (Wizard of Oz)/Eric Clapton/Tori Amos/Connie Talbot
32. Space Oddity – David Bowie
33. Speed of Sound – Coldplay
34. Spread Your Wings – Queen
35. Take Me To The Pilot – Elton John
36. The Epic Flight of John Glenn – Walter Brennan
37. The Letter – Box Tops
38. The Letter – Joe Cocker
39. The Spirit of St. Louis – British Sea Power
40. This Flight Tonight – Joni Mitchell
41. Twenty Flight Rock – Eddie Cochran
42. Up Up And Away – 5th Dimension
43. Up Where We Belong – Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes

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‘Flying’ Songs

1. Angels Flying Too Close To The Ground – Willie Nelson
2. Born To Fly – Sara Evans
3. Come Fly With Me – Frank Sinatra
4. Fallin’ & Flyin’ – Jeff Bridges (from the 2009 movie ‘Crazy Heart’)
5. Fly – Celine Dion
6. Fly – Nickelback
7. Fly – Sugar Ray
8. Fly – Hilary Duff
9. Fly (The Angel Song) – The Wilkinsons
10. Fly Away – John Denver
11. Fly Away – Lenny Kravitz
12. Fly Away Again – Dave Dudley
13. Fly Away (Little Paraquayo) – George Baker Selection
14. Fly By Night – Rush
15. Fly From The Inside – Shinedown
16. Fly Into Love – Charley McClain
17. Fly Like A Bird – Mariah Carey
18. Fly Like An Eagle – Steve Miller Band
19. Fly Like An Eagle – Seal
20. Fly Me Away – Annie Little (from a TV commercial for the Amazon ‘Kindle’)
21. Fly Me Away – Goldfrapp
22. Fly Me To The Moon – Frank Sinatra
23. Fly, Robin, Fly – Silver Convention
24. Fly To The Angels – Slaughter
25. Flyin’ South – Hank Locklin
26. Flying Away – Mary J. Blige
27. Flying – The Beatles
28. Flying – Prism
29. Flying Down To Rio – Fred Astaire
30. Flying Down To Rio – Rudy Vallee
31. Flying High – The Commodores
32. Flying High Again – Ozzy Osbourne
33. Flying In A Blue Dream – Joe Satriani
34. Flying On The Ground Is Wrong – Neil Young
35. Flying Saucer – Buchanan & Goodman
36. Flying Saucer The 2nd – Buchanan & Goodman
37. Flying Without Wings – Westlife
38. Flying Without Wings – Ruben Studdard
39. Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky) – Bill Conti/Maynard Ferguson
40. I Believe I Can Fly – R. Kelly
41. If I Could Fly – Joe Satriani
42. I’ll Fly Away – Statler Brothers
43. I’ll Fly Away – Jars of Clay
44. I’m Gonna Fly – Amy Grant
45. Into The Night (If I Could Fly) – Benny Mardones
46. Last Dollar (Fly Away) – Tim McGraw
47. Learn To Fly – Foo Fighters
48. Learning To Fly – Pink Floyd
49. Learning To Fly – Tom Petty
50. Let’s Go Fly A Kite – From Mary Poppins soundtrack
51. Midnight Flyer – Osbourne Brothers
52. Midnight Flyer – The Eagles
53. Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly – Vanessa Williams/Lizz Wright
54. Straighten Up & Fly Right – Nat King Cole
55. Texas Bound & Flyin’ – Jerry Reed (from the 1980 movie ‘Smoky & The Bandit 2’)
56. Time For Me To Fly – REO Speedwagon
57. We Can Fly – The Cowsills
58. Where Eagles Fly – Sammy Hagar
59. Where The Stars & Stripes & The Eagle Fly – Aaron Tippin
60. Wish I Could Fly – Roxette
61. Wish I Could Fly Like Superman – The Kinks
62. Why Walk When You Can Fly – Mary Chapin Carpenter
63. You Can Fly, You Can Fly, You Can Fly – from Peter Pan soundtrack

 

Songs About Gambling & Luck

Some people got it ….. some people don’t — Luck, that is — and hopefully the good kind. Gambling can take many different forms. Could even be the destination of a road trip to the nearest casino, or off to the track to wager on the thoroughbreds, or simply over to your friend or co-workers house for the weekly poker night. The following list of songs are split into two groups. The first group features songs with any form of the word “gamble” in the title. Also included are words that reference types of gambling such as playing cards, card games such as poker or blackjack, dice, or the mention of Las Vegas.  The second group of songs feature songs with “luck” or lucky” in the title. Also included here are reference words such as fortune. This gives you a decent amount of songs from many different genres of music and almost a century timeline to compile a playlist for so you can take with you to your next gambling opportunity. So whether you’re headed to Atlantic City, Las Vegas or an Indian Casino, maybe the nearest sports book, a poker tournament at the local card room, to the track for the horse races, or the Saturday night poker game at your buddy’s house, there’s sure to be some great “gambling” songs or “luck” songs on this list that can get you pumped up before arriving at your vice of choice — and remember — not all luck is necessarily good 😛

Without sounding redundant — Good Luck 🙂

Songs About Gambling

1. Ace In The Hole – George Strait
2. Ace of Spades – Motorhead
3. Aces – Suzy Bogguss
4. Aces & Eights – Lita Ford
5. Aces High – Iron Maiden
6. The Angel & The Gambler – Iron Maiden
7. Blackjack – Ray Charles
8. The Card Cheat – The Clash
9. Casino Boogie – Rolling Stones
10. Casino Queen – Wilco
11. Deal – Grateful Dead
12. Deal – Tom T. Hall
13. Deal ‘Em Again – Christopher Cross
14. Draw of The Cards – Kim Carnes
15. Dyin’ Crapshooter’s Blues – Blind Willie McTell
16. Dying Gambler – Blind Willie McTell
17. Five Card Stud – Ace Frehley
18. From A Jack To A King – Ned Miller (1963)
19. From A Jack To A King – Ricky Van Shelton (1989)
20. Gambler – Madonna
21. The Gambler – Woody Guthrie
22. The Gambler – Leonard Cohen
23. The Gambler – Kenny Rogers (1978)
24. Gamblin’ Bar Room Blues – Sensational Alex Harvey Band
25. Gambling Bar Room Blues – Jimmie Rodgers
26. Gambling Bar Room Blues – John Cougar Mellencamp
27. Go Down Gamblin’ – Blood, Sweat & Tears
28. Holdin’ A Good Hand – Lee Greenwood
29. Hot Shot Gambler – The Sweet
30. The Jack – AC/DC
31. Jack of Diamonds – Waylon Jennings
32. Kentucky Gambler – Merle Haggard
33. Lazy Poker Blues – Status Quo
34. Life’s Like A Card Game – Big Joe Turner
35. Lily, Rosemary & The Jack of Hearts – Bob Dylan
36. Little Queen of Spades – Robert Johnson
37. Lonesome Loser – Little River Band
38. The Loser – Grateful Dead
39. Losing Hand – Ray Charles
40. Moonlight Gambler – Frankie Laine
41. Poker – Electric Light Orchestra
42. Poker Face – Lady Gaga (2008)
43. Queen of Hearts – Dave Edmunds
44. Queen of Hearts – Juice Newton
45. Rambler, Gambler – Bob Dylan
46. Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man – Bob Seger (1968)
47. Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Wife – Bob Dylan
48. Rambling Gambler – The Dixon Brothers
49. Rambling Gambling Willie – Bob Dylan
50. Riverboat Gambler – Carly Simon
51. Roll of The Dice – Bruce Springsteen
52. Roll The Bones – Rush
53. The Roving Gambler – Elton Britt
    
54. Son of A Rotten Gambler – The Hollies
55. St. John The Gambler – Townes Van Zandt
56. That Was A Crazy Game of Poker – O.A.R.
57. There’s A Place In The World For A Gambler – Dan Fogelberg
58. Three Card Trick – The Clash (1979)
59. Tumbling Dice – Rolling Stones
60. Tumbling Dice – Linda Ronstadt
61. Turn of A Friendly Card – Alan Parsons Project
62. Two of A King, Workin’ On A Full House – Garth Brooks
63. Two of Hearts – Stacey Q (1986)
64. Uptown Poker Club – Jerry Reed
65. Viva Las Vegas – Elvis Presley
66. Viva Las Vegas – ZZ Top
67. The Winner Takes It All – Abba
68. Whiskey, Women & Loaded Dice – Joe Liggins

Songs About Luck

1. Bad Luck – Dinah Washington
2. Bad Luck – Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (1975)
3. Bad Luck – Social Distortion (1992)
4. Bad Luck Soul – BB King
5. Down On Your Luck – Thin Lizzy
6. Fortune Teller – Rolling Stones
7. Fortune Teller – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
8. Good Luck – Mirsa
9. Good Luck, Bad Luck – Lynyrd Skynyrd
10. Good Luck Charm – Elvis Presley (1962)
11. Good Run of Bad Luck – Clint Black
12. Hard Luck Stories – Neil Young
13. Hard Luck Woman – Kiss (1976)
14. Have A Lucky Day – Morphine
15. I Got Lucky – Elvis Presley
16. I Feel Lucky – Mary Chapin Carpenter
17. I Should Be So Lucky – Kylie Miogue
18. If I Get Lucky – Arthur Crudup
19. I’m A Bad Luck Woman – Memphis Minnie
20. I’m Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover – Art Mooney
21. Lady Luck Blues – Bessie Smith
22. Love & Luck – Jimmy Buffett
23. Luck Be A Lady – Frank Sinatra
24. Luck In My Eyes – k.d. Lang
25. Luck Of The Draw – Bonnie Raitt
26. The Luckiest – Ben Folds Five
27. Lucky – Britney Spears (2000)
28. Lucky – Greg Kihn Band (1985)
29. Lucky – Radiohead
30. Lucky – Seven Mary Three (1997)
31. Lucky – Jason Mraz
32. Lucky Charm – The Boys (1989)
33. Lucky Devil – Carl Dobkins Jr. (1959)
34. Lucky 4 You (Tonight I’m Just Me) – SheDaisy (2001)
35. Lucky Arms – Lefty Frizzell (1974)
36. Lucky Day – George Olsen (1926)
37. Lucky Guy – Todd Rundgren
38. Lucky In Love – George Olsen (1927)
39. Lucky In Love – Mick Jagger (1985)
40. Lucky Ladies – Jeannie Seely (1974)
41. Lucky Ladybug – Billy & Lillie (1958)
42. Lucky Ladybug – Four Seasons
43. Lucky Lindy – Vernon Dalhart (1927)
44. Lucky Lips – Ruth Brown (1957)
45. Lucky Lips – Cliff Richard (1963)
46. Lucky Love – Ace of Base (1996)
47. Lucky, Lucky Me – Marvin Gaye
48. Lucky Man – Emerson Lake & Palmer (1971)
49. Lucky Man – The Verve (1998)
50. Lucky Man – Montgomery Gentry (2007)
51. Lucky Me – Chiffons
52. Lucky Me – Anne Murray (1980)
53. Lucky Me, Lucky You – Lee Roy Parnell (1997)
54. Lucky Moon – Oak Ridge Boys (1991)
55. Lucky Number – Lene Lovich
56. Lucky One – Laura Branigan (1984)
57. Lucky One – Amy Grant (1994)
58. Lucky One – Faith Hill (2006)
59. Lucky One – Alison Krauss (2001)
60. The Lucky One – Faith Hill
61. Lucky Song – Dean Martin
62. Lucky Ones – Loverboy (1982)
63. Lucky Star – Madonna (1984)
64. Lucky Town – Bruce Springsteen
65. Lucky You – Lightning Seeds (1994)
66. My Lucky Day – Bruce Springsteen
67. Old Mr. Bad Luck – Earl King
68. Piece of My Luck – Sam Brown
69. Sister Luck – Black Crowes
70. Some Guys Have All the Luck – Rod Stewart
71. Trying Your Luck – The Strokes
72. We Are The Lucky Ones – Charmed
73. With A Little Luck – Paul McCartney & Wings
74. You Are My Lucky Star – Petula Clark
75. You Got Lucky – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (1982)

Songs About Magic & Mystery

There’s an alluring fascination with magic and the occult. The Harry Potter movie and book series has brought the subject up often over the last few years. I haven’t come across too many music selections on this topic specifically, so I thought I’d give it a shot from my own collection of music. As with my other song lists I’ve done in the past, I’m trying to keep this list narrowed down to only those that mention magic, magical and magician within the title. I have deviated enough to include in the “bonus section” other songs that refer to magical potions or spells without crossing over to “luck, lucky, miracles, gypsy, witch, warlock, devil and Satan” titled songs. (That could very well be another post some time in the future.)  Other bonus material included here are songs with words that suggest magic potions or spells within the title such as “abracadabra, hocus pocus, potion, spell, illusion, disappear, wizard and voodoo”.

So, below you will find a fairly decent selection (with a wide span of years and music genres) of “magic and mystery” songs to make a playlist for your Ipod, mp3 player or cd to burn. They’re listed alphabetically along with the years they came out (in some cases) when known. More may be added if I get any suggestions or locate others “magically” 🙂

Songs About Magic

1. A Kind of Magic – Queen
2. Black Magic Woman – Fleetwood Mac (1969)
3. Black Magic Woman – Santana (1970)
4. Blue Magic – Jay-Z (2007)
5. By The Light of A Magical Moon – T-Rex
6. Could It Be Magic – Barry Manilow (1975)
7. Do You Believe In Magic – Lovin’ Spoonful (1965)
8. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic – Police (1981)
9. Five Magics – Megadeth
10. If It’s Magic – Stevie Wonder
11. Magic – Pilot (1975)
12. Magic – Olivia Newton-John (1980)
13. Magic – The Cars (1984)
14. Magic – Bruce Springsteen
15. Magic – Ben Folds Five
16. Magic America – Blur
17. Magic Bus – The Who (1968)
18. Magic Carpet Ride – Steppenwolf (1968)
19. Magic Dance – David Bowie
20. Magic Eyes – Jack Grayson & Blackjack (1981)
21. Magic Fingers – Eddie Fisher (1955)
22. Magic Guitar – Bunny Paul (1953)
23. Magic In The Air – Badly Drawn Boy
24. Magic Hollow – Beau Brummels
25. Magic Man – Heart (1976)
26. Magic Melody – Billy Murray (1915)
27. Magic Moments – Perry Como (1958)
28. Magic Moon – The Rays (1961)
29. Magic Pie – Oasis
30. Magic Power – Triumph (1981)
31. Magic of Your Eyes – Charles Harrison (1917)
32. Magic Tango – Hugo Winterhalter (1954)
33. Magic Touch – Hugo Winterhalter (1953)
34. Magic Touch – Aerosmith
35. Magic Stick – Lil’ Kim (2003)
36. Magic Town – The Vogues (1966)
37. Magic Woman Touch – Hollies (1973)
38. Magical Mystery Tour- The Beatles (1967)
39. Magical Mystery Tour – Ambrosia (1977)
40. Night Time Magic – Larry Gatlin
41. Puff (The Magic Dragon) – Peter, Paul & Mary (1963)
42. She Didn’t Do Magic – Lobo
43. Spanish Castle Magic – Jimi Hendrix Experience
44. Strange Magic – Electric Light Orchestra (1976)
45. That Old Black Magic – Glen Miller (1943)
46. That Old Black Magic – Sammy Davis Jr.
47. This Magic Moment – The Drifters (1960)
48. This Magic Moment – Jay & The Americans (1968)
49. You Can Do Magic – America (1982)
50. (You’ve Got The) Magic Touch – Platters (1956)

Bonus Song Selection …..

These are the songs that refer to various magical terminology (as mentioned above).

1. Abracadabra – Steve Miller Band (1982)
2. Disappear – INXS
3. The Grand Illusion – Styx
4. Hocus Pocus – Focus (1973)
5. I Put A Spell On You – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
6. I Put A Spell On You – Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968)
7. Love Potion Number Nine – The Coasters
8. Love Potion Number Nine – The Clovers
9. Love Potion Number Nine – The Searchers
10. Pinball Wizard – The Who
11. Pinball Wizard – Elton John
12. Spellbound – AC/DC
13. Spellbound – Siouxsie & The Banshees
14. Spellbinder – Foreigner
15. Voodoo – Godsmack
16. Voodoo Child – Jimi Hendrix
17. The Wizard – Black Sabbath
18. The Wizard – Uriah Heep

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Here is the last category on songs with “mystery” or “mysterious” in the title. Not much success in finding many here. I hope to include more as suggestions are made or I find more “mysteriously” in my collection or searches.

Songs About Mystery

1. Magical Mystery Tour – The Beatles (1967)
2. Magical Mystery Tour – Ambrosia (1977)
3. Mysterious Ways – U2 (1992)
4. Mystery – Paul Biese Trio (1920)
5. Mystery Lady – Billy Ocean (1985)
6. Mystery Man – Tom Petty
7. Mystery of Tallahatchie Bridge – Roger White (1967)
8. Mystery Train – Elvis Presley (1955)
9. She Is Still A Mystery- Lovin’ Spoonful (1967)
10. That Mysterious Rag – Arthur Collins & Albert Campbell/American Quartet (1912)

As always — additional suggestions are always welcomed ……….

Customer Service: I Wanna Speak To A Human Being!

Ever get frustrated by not being able to get a LIVE voice, specifically an operator, customer service representative or (better yet) a supervisor,  for customer service help or a billing or tech support  problem?

Tired of having to deal with a voice activated computer or being lead around in circles by voice prompts, none of which pertain to the reason why you’re actually calling?

There are a couple of websites out there that may be able to help you out and get through all the red tape a lot quicker. It’s absolutely ridiculous to have to go through a dozen or so voice prompts to have to get through to a representative.

GetHuman.com and Get2Human.com are websites dedicated to telling frustrated consumers the right buttons to push on a telephone to reach a human in the customer service department at hundreds of companies.

Ever Been Through This Scenario?

You’ve been on hold for anywhere from 15 minutes to (God forbid) an hour waiting for the next available customer service representative, then get dropped or  disconnected (whether it be accidentally or intentionally) when you actually get a live voice. This happens countless times everyday to good, everyday people just trying to remedy a situation.

Some larger companies (phone companies, banks, credit card issuers, insurance companies, mortgage companies, real estate agents, cable or satellite companies, ticket agencies, ebay, Amazon, computer tech, credit unions, hospitals, airlines and government agencies, are notorious for this type of runaround.

You really want to speak to a LIVE person and the longer it takes to get to one, the more  your frustration level builds and the higher your blood pressure rises. Sometimes you need some inside knowledge on how to “beat the system” so that YOU’RE the one in control “pushing buttons”.

Dealing with corporate giants this way can really add to the stress you already have. Also, many people with various medical conditions (stroke victims, hearing impaired, speech impaired, deaf-mutes) as well as the elderly can have a difficult time understanding or even communicating with a computer activated voice.

Having a bad cell phone connection or noisy environment around you can make this this very difficult also.

There are 2 websites out there now with a solution to getting through all this BS. It’s very thorough and updated on a regular basis. It actually lists hundreds of various companies and tells you how to get through to a human voice a lot quicker. Each company is individualized for maximum results telling you which buttons to push  specifically to get through easier as well as quicker.  You can also add your imput or rate your experience here also.

Check them out using these 2 links below…..

Get Human.com

Get 2 Human.com

PS – I absolutely love this Translation Interpretation Guide to messages that the automated phone systems generate. Check this out here.

Fun Sound Effects … In An Instant

Ever wish that you had some kind of device to help lighten up an  awkward moment or get you out of an uncomfortable situation? I’m sure we all have had a similar experience at one time or another.

Well ….. Fear Not Anymore! …..

Here are a few sites to check out for thousands of cool and fun “instant gratification” sound effects.And best of all, the key element to this list is that they are all FREE (as well as royalty-free) with minimum effort involved. They run the full gamut from funny to scary in range, including sounds of animals, applause, people, transportation, sirens, lasers, instruments, household appliances, doors, machines, TV, space, occupational, nature, weather and so forth as well as a whole slew of alarms, bells, beeps, clicks, chimes, screams and whistles ….. all designed for personal use on your projects, blogs, websites, etc.

Go Ahead! — Give it a Try! — Indulge A Little! — You know you wanna! 🙂

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11 Instant Sound Effect Sites

• Instant Rimshot

This is the classic and most likely the original site in the genre. Load this site up before you tell a joke and hit the button to punctuate your punch line.

• Sad Trombone

Created in response to instant rimshot, sad trombone is useful when delivering bad news to someone such as “Honey, I accidentally drove the car into the garage door…” Insert sad trombone sound here.

• Instant Crickets

An alternative that is probably a good idea to have open alongside instant rimshot when telling a joke, you might want to use instant crickets when your joke doesn’t go over too terribly well. This site is particularly useful in corporate meetings when telling “politically-incorrect” jokes.

• Emergency Yodel

When everything seems to be getting you down, you can always rely on your emergency yodel button. Yodels are like hugs, giving you a warm and fuzzy feeling inside and making everything just a little bit better.

• Bom Bom Bom Bom Wooooo

This reminds me of the sad horn sound effect, from a well-known television game show, where you attempt to guess the prices of everyday products. You probably know which one I’m inferring to.

• Swanee Whistle

Basically just an up and down slide whistle sound ….. In some ways, it appears more pathetic than a sad trombone. Doesn’t really sound all that festive but you could stretch your imagination and find a creative use for it.

The classic scream from “Won’t Get Fooled Again” by Roger Daltrey of the legendary rock group “The Who”, which just happens to be the theme song from “CSI:Miami”.  Also, David Caruso’s acting skills are legendary, so why not punctuate your day with sunglasses and his serious mug?

• Epic One Liner

• Khaan

Be Fore-Warned!! – Beware, that by clicking this link, you will be exposing yourself to a full-screen image of William Shatner’s face….. Again ….. You Have Been Warned!!

• Mister Nice Hands

Bad Taste Alert!! – This is one of those pull-my-finger episodes. May be lame and kitschy, but may work when the “essense of you” time rolls around and pointing your finger at the dog just doesn’t work anymore.

• Instant Tumbleweed

Reminds you of an old black and white TV western in the mindset of “High Noon” starring Gary Cooper. Gives kind of a desolate or lonely aura. Also, ideal to use when one of your jokes bombs or goes over your audience’s heads.

• Nelson Haha

Personally I find this one quite annoying, but others may find it perfect for that moment when someone in your office makes a ridiculously obvious suggestion or comment, or is prone to spilling coffee all over himself/herself.

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13 More Sound F/X Sites With Large Libraries 

As a bonus, thousands of additional sound effects as well as  sound bytes can be found at the various sites listed below. Simply click on the name/link and you’ll be taken right to the  website. These are also FREE and are Royalty-Freeas well.

 

• Soundsnap

• PacDV – Free Sound Effects

• Sound Jay – Free Sound Effects

• Tintagel – Free Sound File Archive

• A1 Free Sound Effects

• SoundHunter

• Simply The Best – Free Sounds

• Amazing Sounds

• Acoustica – Free Sound Effects

• PacHD – Free Sound Effects

• Deusx – Free Sound Effects & Music Loops

• The Recordist – Free Sound Effects

• Ljudo

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Here are a few more just added: 

• Create Farts.com

Create and customize virtual farts and email them to your family and friends.

• The Belch Page 

A collection of either gross or funny (depending on how you look at it) belches and burps – It’s a simple fact of life – just depends on how vocal you are 😛

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Cool Tools! – Handy Online Gadgets

This page features a few simple, nifty, handy-dandy apps that you might actually find helpful enough, as well as useful enough, to add/download to your browser, home page, website or blog. Best of all, they’re all FREE and very easy to install. Listed below are a few of these as well as their links to get yours instantly.

Everybody needs a stopwatch, calculator or timer at some point — and there never seems to be one around when you really need one!

Well … Fear Not … Now There Is!

A simple, fast “Flash” Online Stopwatch and Online Countdown Timer always available when you need it.

All of these can be found at Online-Stopwatch.com or you may click on them individually as they are listed below …..

• Online Stopwatch

• Online Calculator

• Online Clock Timer

• Online Countdown Bomb Timer with Fuse

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Below are a few more cool FREE gadget applications from LabPixies.com.

Your source for the Coolest Gadgets on the Web!

LabPixies is a free online directory for web gadgets (also known as “Widgets”). Add cool and useful gadgets to your home page, or embed them to enrich your blog or website. Simply click the “add to” button of your favorite gadget and start personalizing your online experience! Try it now! – They’re FREE!

Here are a few of the most popular …..

• Babylon Translation Box

• Calorie Counter

• Expenses Manager

• Flickr Slides

• Google Maps

• Internet Streaming Radio

• Live Weather

• Unit Converter

• Video Streaming TV

• Yahoo! Music

• YouTube Top Videos

Lots of  games for your desktop are available here also including:

• Black Jack
• Flood-It!
• Hangman
• Invaders
• Marbles
• Minesweeper
• Slot Machine
• Sudoku Puzzles
• Trivia
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Songs About Cities & States

Ever since the advent of the motor car near the turn of last century, followed by the development of the interstate highway system in the mid fifties, American’s have been on the move. As the years progress, we’ve become even more of a “mobile” society, whether it be for the purpose of work or pleasure. Fast forward to 2009 ….. Lots of songs have been recorded over the last 100+ years honoring places, cities and states as well as small town America, generally where the singer(s) or band members grew up or spent many memorable years in ….. most are good, some not so much. The following list here reflects a large number of those cities, states and places in songs by a wide variety of recording artists. As always, a vast selection of genres of music as well as years have been included for you to choose from to create your ultimate playlist or cd to burn, be it for the purpose of your next road excursion, plane trip or simply to make your next work commute or errand runs a little more pleasant. I limited the list to songs which specifically named towns, cities and states in the title. They even included international cities also. Even a few countries were slipped in here for good measure. I doubt if there could ever be a complete list made but this should be a good enough selection to choose from. At the end of the long list below, I included a few bonus songs that didn’t name specific places in the title, but did mention a several city and place names throughout the lyrics, such as Johnny Cash’s “I’ve Been Everywhere” and David Bowie and Mick Jagger’s version of “Dancing In The Street”.

Enjoy 🙂

1. 4 To 1 In Atlanta – Tracy Byrd
2. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) – Bruce Springsteen
3. 99 Miles From LA – Albert Hammond
4. 99 Miles From LA – Johnny Mathis
5. Abilene – George Hamilton IV
6. Acapulco – Johnny Duncan
7. Alabama Jubilee – Red Foley
8. Alberta Bound – Gordon Lightfoot 
9. Alberta Bound – Paul Brandt
10. Albuquerque – Weird Al Yankovic
11. All My Ex’s Live In Texas – George Strait
12. All The Gold In California – Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
13. All The Way From Memphis – Mott The Hoople
14. All The Way To Reno (You’re Gonna Be A Star) – REM
15. Allegheny Moon – Patti Page
16. Allentown – Billy Joel
17. Amarillo By Morning – George Strait 
18. Amarillo Sky – Jason Aldean
19. Amsterdam – Coldplay
20. Amy’s Back In Austin – Little Texas
21. Anchorage – Michelle Shocked
22. Angel of Harlem – U2
23. Another Rainy Day In New York City – Chicago
24. April In Paris – Count Basie
25. April in Paris – Ella Fitzgerald
26. Arizona – Mark Lindsay 
27. Atlanta Blue – Statler Brothers
28. Atlanta Burned Again Last Night – Atlanta
29. Atlantic City – Bruce Springsteen
30. Austin – Blake Shelton
31. Back In The New York Groove – Ace Frehley
32. Bagpipes From Baghdad – Eminem
33. Bar In Bakersfield – Merle Haggard
34. Barcelona – Jewel
35. Battle of New Orleans – Johnny Horton
36. Beaches of Cheyenne – Garth Brooks
37. Been To Canaan – Carole King
38. Berlin – Lou Reed
39. Beverly Hills – Weezer 
40. Big In Vegas – Buck Owens
41. Big Train From Memphis – John Fogerty
42. Blue Hawaii – Elvis Presley
43. Blue Kentucky Girl – Loretta Lynn
44. Bombs Over Baghdad – Outkast
45. Born In East LA – Cheech Marin
46. Boy From New York City – Ad Libs 
47. Boy From New York City – Manhattan Transfer
48. Brooklyn Roads – Neil Diamond
49. By The Time I Get To Phoenix- Glen Campbell 
50. Cabo San Lucas – Toby Keith
51. Calcutta – Lawrence Welk
52. California – Shawn Mullins 
53. California Dreamin ‘ – Mamas & The Papas 
54. California Girls – Beach Boys
55. California Nights – Lesley Gore
56. California Saga – Beach Boys 
57. California Soul – 5th Dimension
58. California Sun – Rivieras 
59. California Sun – Ramones
60. Callin’ Baton Rouge – Garth Brooks
61. Carmel By The Sea – Kitty Wells
62. Carolina In The Pines – Michael Martin Murphy
63. Chattahoochee – Alan Jackson
64. Chattanooga Choo Choo – Glen Miller
65. Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy – Red Foley
66. Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy – Frank Sinatra
67. Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy – Freddie Cannon
68. Chicago – Frank Sinatra
69. Chicago (We Can Change The World) – Graham Nash
70. Chicago Is So Two Years Ago – Fall Out Boy
71. China Grove – Doobie Brothers
72. Christmas In Fallujah – Billy Joel
73. Christmas In Hollis – Run DMC
74. Christmas in Killarney – Bing Crosby
75. Cincinnati Lou – Merle Travis
76. City of New Orleans – Arlo Guthrie
77. City of New Orleans – Willie Nelson
78. City of Night – Peter Schilling (Berlin)
79. Cleveland Rocks – Ian Hunter
80. Cleveland Rocks – Presidents of the United States (Drew Carry TV Show Theme)
81. Colorado Kool-Aid – Johnny Paycheck
82. Coming Into Los Angeles – Arlo Guthrie
83. Dallas – Alan Jackson
84. Denver – Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
85. Detroit City – Bobby Bare
86. Detroit City – Tom Jones
87. Detroit Rock City – Kiss
88. Devil Went Down To Georgia – Charlie Daniels Band
89. Do You Know The Way To San Jose – Dionne Warwick
90. Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind – George Strait
91. Durham Town – Roger Whittaker
92. Eight More Miles To Louisville – Grandpa Jones
93. El Paso – Marty Robbins
94. El Paso City – Marty Robbins
95. England Swings – Roger Miller
96. Everyone I Meet Is From California – America
97. Eyes Of A New York Woman – BJ Thomas
98. Fort Worth, Dallas Or Houston – George Hamilton IV
99. Free Man In Paris – Joni Mitchell
100. Friend In California – Merle Haggard
101. Funky Nassau – The Beginning of The End
102. Galveston – Glen Campbell
103. Gary, Indiana – original cast (from the Broadway Musical “The Music Man” )
104. Georgia On My Mind – Ray Charles
105. Georgia On My Mind – Willie Nelson
106. Get Outta Denver – Bob Seger
107. Girl From Ipanema – Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto
108. God Blessed Texas – Little Texas
109. Going To California – Led Zeppelin
110. Goodnight Saigon – Billy Joel
111. Harlem Shuffle – Rolling Stones
112. Havana Daydreaming – Jimmy Buffet
113. Hawaii – Beach Boys
114. Hawaii Five-O – The Ventures
115. Hazard – Richard Marx
116. Heads Carolina, Tails California – JoDee Messina
117. Holiday In Cambodia – Dead Kennedys
118. Hollywood Nights – Bob Seger
119. Hollywood Swingin’ – Kool & The Gang
120. Honolulu LuLu – Jan & Dean
121. Hotel California – Eagles
122. Houston – Dean Martin
123. Houston (Means I’m One Day Closer To You) – Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
124. Houston Solution – Ronnie Milsap
125. I Can Still Make Cheyenne – George Strait
126. I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City – Nilsson
127. I Left My Heart In San Francisco – Tony Bennett
128. I Love LA – Randy Newman
129. I Wouldn’t Live In New York City (If They Gave Me The Whole Dang Town) – Buck Owens
130. If Hollywood Don’t Need You – Don Williams
131. If You’re Gonna Play In Texas (You Gotta Have A Fiddle In The Band) – Alabama
132. Indiana Wants Me – R. Dean Taylor
133. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) – They Might Be Giants
134. It Never Rains in Southern California – Albert Hammond
135. It’s All Down To Goodnight Vienna – Ringo Starr
136. I’ve Got A Gal In Kalamazoo – Glenn Miller
137. Jackson – Johnny Cash & June Carter
138. Jamaica Farewell – Harry Belafonte
139. Jersey Girl – Bruce Springsteen
140. Kansas City – Wilbert Harrison
141. Kansas City (Hey, Hey  Hey  Hey) – Beatles
142. Kansas City Song – Buck Owens
143. Kansas City Star – Roger Miller
144. Kashmir – Led Zeppelin
145. Katmandu – Bob Seger
146. Kentucky Gambler – Merle Haggard
147. Kentucky Rain – Elvis Presley
148. Kentucky Waltz – Eddy Arnold
149. Kentucky Woman – Deep Purple
150. Key Largo – Bertie Higgins
151. Kingston Town – UB40
152. Kokomo – Beach Boys
153. LA Freeway – Jerry Jeff Walker
154. La Grange – ZZ Top
155. LA International Airport – Susan Raye
156. LA To The Moon – Ronnie Milsap
157. LA Woman – The Doors
158. Lady Came From Baltimore – Tim Hardin
159. Landing In London (All I Think About Is You) – 3 Doors Down
160. Laredo – Chris Cagle
161. Last Train to Clarksville – The Monkees
162. Last Train To London – Electric Light Orchestra
163. Leavin’ Louisiana In The Broad Daylight – Oakridge Boys
164. Leaving Las Vegas – Sheryl Crow
165. Leaving New York – REM
166. Leningrad – Billy Joel
167. Lights of Albuquerque – Jim Glaser
168. (Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts – Bee Gees
169. Little Old Lady From Pasadena – Jan & Dean
170. Little Past Little Rock – Lee Ann Womack
171. Little Rock – Reba McEntire
172. Little Rock – Collin Raye
173. Lodi – Creedence Clearwater Revival
174. London – Third Eye Blind
175. London Bridge – Fergie
176. London Calling – The Clash
177. London Town – Pau McCartney & Wings
178. London’s Burning – The Clash
179. Long Haired Lover From Liverpool – Little Jimmy Osmond
180. Louisiana Man – Doug Kershaw
181. Louisiana Saturday Night – Mel McDaniel
182. Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man – Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty
183. Luckenbach, Texas – Waylon Jennings
184. Malibu – Hole
185. Marina Del Rey – George Strait
186. Marrakesh Express – Crosby Stills & Nash
187. Maybe It Was Memphis – Pam Tillis
188. Meet Me In Montana – Dan Seals & Marie Osmond
189. Meet Me In St. Louis – Judy Garland
190. Memphis – Chuck Berry
191. Memphis – Johnny Rivers
192. Memphis Blues – WC Handy
193. Memphis Blues – Doc Watson
194. Memphis In The Meantime – John Hiatt
195. Mendocino – Sir Douglas Quintet
196. Mexicali Blues – The Grateful Dead
197. Miami – Will Smith
198. Miami, My Amy – Keith Whitley
199. Miami Vice Theme – Jan Hammer (Miami Vice TV Series)
200. Midnight In Montgomery – Alan Jackson
201. Midnight In Moscow – Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen
202. Midnight Train To Georgia – Gladys Knight & The Pips
203. Mill Valley – Miss Abrams & The Strawberry Point 4th Grade Class
204. Mississippi Moon – John Anderson
205. Mississippi Queen – Mountain
206. Mississippi Squirrel Revival – Ray Stevens
207. Montego Bay – Bobby Bloom
208. Monterey – Animals
209. Mull of Kyntire – Paul McCartney & Wings
210. My Home’s In Alabama – Alabama
211. My Kind of Town – Frank Sinatra (Chicago)
212. My Old Kentucky Home – traditional
213. Nashville – Liz Phair
214. Nashville Cats – Lovin’ Spoonful
215. Nebraska – Bruce Springsteen
216. New Orleans – Gary U.S. Bonds
217. New York Mining Disaster 1941 (Have You Seen My Wife, Mr. Jones) – Bee Gees
218. New York Minute – Don Henley
219. New York, New York – Frank Sinatra 
220. New York State of Mind – Billy Joel
221. Next Plane To London – Rose Garden
222. Next Plane To London – They Might Be Giants
223. Night Chicago Died – Paper Lace
224. Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia – Reba McEntire
225. Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia – Vicki Lawrence
226. North To Alaska – Johnny Horton
227. Oh Atlanta – Little Feat
228. Ohio – Crosby Stills Nash & Young
229. Okie From Muskogee – Merle Haggard
230. Old Cape Cod – Patti Page
231. Omaha – Moby Grape
232. On a Bus To St. Cloud – Trisha Yearwood
233. One Night in Bangkok – Murray Head
234. Only Living Boy In New York – Simon & Garfunkel
235. Paint Me A Birmingham – Tracy Lawrence
236. Panama – Van Halen
237. Passage To Bangkok – Rush
238. Philadelphia – Neil Young
239. Philadelphia Freedom – Elton John
240. Please Come To Boston – Dave Loggins 
241. Point Me In The Direction of Albuquerque – Partridge Family
242. Poor People of Paris – Les Baxter
243. Portland Oregon – Loretta Lynn & Jack White
244. Private Idaho – B-52’s
245. Queen of Memphis – Confederate Railroad
246. Reno – Doug Supernaw
247. Reno – Dottie West
248. Reno Bound – Southern Pacific
249. Rio – Duran Duran
250. Rivers Of Babylon – Boney M
251. Rivers Of Babylon – Sublime
252. Rainy Night In Georgia – Brook Benton
253. Rocky Mountain High – John Denver (Colorado)
254. Rocky Road To Dublin – Dropkick Murphys
255. Rocky Road To Dublin – Dubliners or Pogues (tradional Irish folk song)
256. Running Back To Saskatoon – The Guess Who
257. Saginaw, Michigan – Lefty Frizzell
258. Salt Lake City – Beach Boys
259. San Antonio Rose – Bob Wills
260. San Antonio Rose – Floyd Cramer
261. San Antonio Stroll – Tanya Tucker
262. San Francisco – The Mowgli’s 
263. San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) – Scott McKenzie
264. San Franciscan Nights – Animals
265. Santa Cruz – Papa Doo Run Run
266. Santa Cruz (You’re Not That Far) – The Thrills
267. Santa Fe – The Bellamy Brothers
268. Santa Monica – Everclear
269. Sausalito Summer Night – Diesel
270. Savannah Nights – Tom Johnston
271. Say Goodbye To Hollywood – Billy Joel
272. Seattle – Perry Como
273. Shanghai Breezes – John Denver
274. Shuffle Off To Buffalo – Hal Kemp
275. Sidewalks of New York – Mitch Miller & The Gang
276. Sioux City Sue – Bing Crosby
277. Spanish Harlem – Aretha Franflin
278. Spanish Harlem – Ben E. King
279. St. Louis Blues – Louis Armstrong
280. St. Louis Boogie – Pete Johnson
281. St. Louis Gal – Bessie Smith
282. Starkville City Jail – Johnny Cash
283. Statesboro Blues – Allman Brothers
284. Still In Saigon – Charlie Daniels Band
285. Stranger In Moscow – Michael Jackson
286. Starwood In Aspen – John Denver
287. Streets of Bakersfield – Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens
288. Streets of Laredo – Marty Robbins
289. Streets of Miami – Allan Sherman
290. Streets of Philadelphia – Bruce Springsteen
291. Stuck Inside of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again – Bob Dylan
292. Summer In Berlin – Alphaville
293. Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
294. Take Me Back To Chicago – Chicago
295. Take Me Home Country Roads – John Denver (West Virginia)
296. Tallahassee Lassie – Freddy Cannon
297. Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa – George Strait
298. Tennessee Flat Top Box – Rosanne Cash
299. Tennessee Homesick Blues – Dolly Parton
300. Tennessee River – Alabama
301. Tennessee Saturday Night – Red Foley
302. Tennessee Stud – Eddy Arnold
303. Tennessee Waltz – Patti Page
304. Texarkana – REM
305. Texarkana Baby – Eddy Arnold
306. Texas In My Rear View Mirror – Mac Davis
307. Texas Playboy Rag – Bob Wills
308. Texas State of Mind – David Frizzell & Shelly West
309. Texas Women – Hank Williams Jr.
310. There Is No Arizona – Jamie O’Neal
311. This Ain’t Dallas – Hank Williams Jr.
312. Tijuana Taxi – Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
313. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) – MFSB featuring The Three Degrees
314. The Tulsa Shuffle – The Tractors
315. Tulsa Time – Don Williams
316. Tulsa Time – Eric Clapton
317. Tupelo Blues – John Lee Hooker
318. Tupelo Honey – Van Morrison
319. Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa – Gene Pitney
320. Ventura Highway – America
321. Vienna – Billy Joel
322. Vienna – Ultravox
323. Vienna Calling – Falco
324. Viva Las Vegas – Elvis Presley
325. Waking Up In Vegas – Katy Perry
326. Walking In Memphis – Bruce Springsteen
327. Walking In Memphis – Marc Cohn 
328. Walking To New Orleans – Fats Domino
329. Waltz Across Texas – Ernest Tubb
330. Waterloo – Abba
331. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans – Freddy Cannon
332. We Built This City – Jefferson Starship (San Francisco)
333. Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon
334. What Made Milwaukee Famous – Rod Stewart
335. What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out of Me) – Jerry Lee Lewis
336. When It’s Spring Time In Alaska – Johnny Horton
337. White Cross On Okinawa – Bob Wills
338. Wichita Lineman – Glen Campbell
339. Wild Montana Skies – John Denver & Emmylou Harris
340. Witch Queen of New Orleans – Redbone
341. WKRP In Cincinati (MainTheme) – Steve Carlisle (WKRP In Cincinati TV Theme)
342. WKRP In Cincinati (Closing Theme) – Jim Ellis  (WKRP In Cincinati TV Theme)
343. Woman from Tokyo – Deep Purple
344. Wrong Side of Memphis – Trisha Yearwood
345. Yellow Rose of Texas – Ernest Tubb
346. Yellow Rose of Texas – Mitch Miller & The Gang
347. You’re From Texas – Bob Wills
348. You’re The Reason God Made Oklahoma – David Frizzell & Shelly West

BONUS ….. Honorable Mention:

Even though there is no city, state or country name in the title, there are several references to multiple “places” throughout the song lyrics.

1. All Over The World – Electric Light Orchestra
2. Dancing In The Street – David Bowie & Mick Jagger
3. Heart of Rock & Roll – Huey Lewis & The News
4. I’ve Been Everywhere – Hank Snow/Johnny Cash
5. Ramblin’ Man – Allman Brothers Band
6. Rock’n Me – Steve Miller Band
7. Route 66 – Nat King Cole/Chuck Berry/Depeche Mode
8. Surfin’ USA – Beach Boys
9. This Land Is Your Land – Kingston Trio/Peter, Paul & Mary
10. Travelin’ Man – Ricky Nelson
11. Wanted Man – Johnny Cash
12. Where I Come From – Alan Jackson