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Post by nic83px on Nov 23, 2009 18:15:42 GMT
ok so before i ask this, let it be known i actually am a rare breed of scooterist on this site, a rock fan!!! aggh as you all faint! and im not alone, i have another regular rally goer whos into matalica n rides a lammy but heres the question....... while being subjected to effin radio one today i heard the new cheryl cole single and in it she says she "has a vespa".... so how many songs are there that mention a brand or type of scooter? any??? ........dunno im a rocker!!
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Post by Feed Your Head on Nov 24, 2009 18:38:40 GMT
only one i know of is "Patriarch on a Vespa" by Metric:
Patriarch on a Vespa runs a red and ends up crushed under the wheel.
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Post by nic83px on Nov 24, 2009 20:16:33 GMT
ah!, nice one, not the best ending tho!!!!!
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Post by Robjack on Nov 26, 2009 11:34:33 GMT
A bit obvious, but there's 'I've Had Enough' by The Who from Quadrophenia.
"I ride a GS scooter with my hair cut neat, I wear my wartime coat in the wind and sleet"
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Post by Robjack on Nov 26, 2009 11:45:07 GMT
There's also 'Valerie Plame' by the excellent Decemberists.
"And so my Vespa became your chariot, From the Green Zone Marriott, To be etched upon my mind"
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Post by Devo McDuff on Nov 26, 2009 11:49:20 GMT
I'll look out for that one Rob. I love The Decemberists, caught them in Manc a few years back. Picaresque is a brilliant album.
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Post by Spence on Nov 26, 2009 16:41:17 GMT
What about 'SX225' by The Killermeters?
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Post by Feed Your Head on Nov 26, 2009 18:43:29 GMT
There's also 'Valerie Plame' by the excellent Decemberists. "And so my Vespa became your chariot, From the Green Zone Marriott, To be etched upon my mind"DOH! how did i miss that one!! Ace band.
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Post by Spence on Nov 27, 2009 10:38:57 GMT
'Portofino Vespa Rider' by The Link Quartet.
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Post by funkape47 on Dec 1, 2009 7:56:19 GMT
The Pop Rivets 'Lambarettavespascooter'
chorus "MOD! MOD! MOD! MOD! lambarettavespascooter"
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Post by nic83px on Dec 2, 2009 17:09:17 GMT
like it! did porto fino last year, what a place to ride a vespa! ahhhhhh loverly
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Post by Spence on Dec 16, 2009 16:47:54 GMT
Tiny bit tenuous this one, but:
125 Special by Big Boss Man
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Post by sbwnik on Jul 9, 2011 17:42:21 GMT
Many US ska bands have scooters referenced, I'll start keeping an ear open for them.
There's an Italian tracks from the early 80s called "Vespa 50 Speciale" or something similar.
And then of course there is the "Can't strip my Lambretta down in the kitchen blues" by someone or other. Taken from the Apollo Cafe play soundtrack EP though.
Also Barmy Surplus recorded a track called 'Born again scooterboy" or something like that which regales the listener with the joys of owning a Lambretta. That one's a bit hard to find now, although it had two releases.
I'll come back to this one with more obscurities as they crop up,
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Post by bryno on Aug 22, 2011 7:39:26 GMT
No one mentiond the Cheryl Cole track yet?
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Post by Spence on Aug 31, 2011 14:30:33 GMT
Only in the very first post Bryn.
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Post by bryno on Sept 8, 2011 11:29:45 GMT
LOL came in late again!
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Post by Feed Your Head on Sept 8, 2011 16:21:02 GMT
Very tenuous one: "Che bella cosa na jurnata 'e sole," in "O Solo Mio"
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Post by sbwnik on Sept 8, 2011 18:26:43 GMT
I found my copy of "Lambretta Twist" yesterday. That has to be the definative scooter song?
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Post by sbwnik on Sept 8, 2011 18:31:16 GMT
BTW... Nic83PX, you're a long way from being alone in your musical taste. My wife loves ACDC, Metallica and similar. Oh, and for some reason The Eagles. I know of a Bruce Springsteen custom Vespa in Southport, my scooter club has always had a lot of rock music played at our parties (But then we do like to do things differently) and if it's even slightly relevant the editor of Scootering magazine, Andy, has a Motorhead scooter that he built a good few years back.
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Post by zeppelin on Sept 28, 2011 14:09:44 GMT
What's all this? I haven't been on for a few days, and suddenly there's a burst of activity. I haven't got anything specific to add to this particular thread, but I thought I'd just say 'Hi' to me old mates Robjack and Devo. Are we due another competition, Spence??
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Post by Robjack on Sept 29, 2011 20:19:08 GMT
Hey Zep. Good to hear from you, thanks for the shout Good to see traffic picking up, if only a little bit. Some good new members as well. Who's Spence?
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Post by Devo McDuff on Sept 29, 2011 23:46:58 GMT
How do Zep Spence .... I remember him .... whatever happened to that guy
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Post by paulthemod on Jun 3, 2012 14:33:36 GMT
hi everyone its sad but Olly murs has song saying as i jump on my vespa blame my daughter she pointed it out
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Post by kru251 on Jul 7, 2012 7:13:44 GMT
Well I enjoy rock. First thing I thought of was this by Montrose!
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