American Motorcyclist May 2018

Motorcycle Songs

Riders Share Their All-Time Faves

The AMA posted a list of a dozen great motorcycling songs (www.americanmotorcyclist.com/For-Members/AMA-Life-Member-News/Story/a-dozen-great-motorcycling-songs) and asked other riders about their favorites.

A few people recommended the soundtrack to the movie “On Any Sunday.”

Here is a sampling of the other responses (all songs listed are available on YouTube):

  • Billy Idol: “Summer Running,” submitted by John W. Browning
  • David Allen and the Arrows: “Blues Theme,” submitted by Willard Milleson
  • Mike Cross: “Ridin’ With Me,” submitted by Dana Fiege
  • Bob Seger: “Roll Me Away,” submitted by Bill Nesius, Larry Clagett, Marilyn K. Wilkie, Joe DeLoreto and dozens of others
  • Lucinda Williams: “Metal Firecracker,” submitted by John T. Westerbur
  • Vaughn Monroe: “Black Denim Trousers And Motorcycle Boots,” submitted by John Witt
  • Sailcat (also covered by The Sugarcubes): “Motorcycle Mama,” submitted by George Mansor
  • Neil Young: “Motorcycle Mama,” submitted by Raymond Reeder
  • Steppenwolf: “Born to be Wild,” submitted by Roger Johnson, Francisco Reyes, Karen Johnson Dobesh and dozens of others
  • Daniel Johnston: “Speeding Motorcycle,” submitted by Neil Pinkerton
  • Mötley Crüe: “Kickstart My Heart,” submitted by Robert Bustos
  • The Hondells: “Little Honda” and other songs, submitted by Mike Sangster
  • Del McCoury Band: “Vincent Black Lightning” (a cover of the Richard Thompson song), submitted by John Stollard
  • Saxon: “Motorcycle Man,” submitted by Mike Stitik
  • Little Caesar: “Ridin’ On,” submitted by Jamie Adams
  • Montrose: “Bad Motor Scooter,” submitted by Richard Dombrowski
  • The Allman Brothers: “Midnight Rider,” submitted by Sharon Clayton
  • Arlo Guthrie: “The Motorcycle Song,” submitted by Richard Withey
  • Toby Keith: “Bullets In The Gun,” submitted by Kerry Kessler
  • Love and Rockets: “Motorcycle,” submitted by Justin Paulsen