I'm posting this to as many music boards as I can, so those of you who follow me around the internet will see this more than once.

My daughter's dance class is already planning next year's dance recital. The theme is transportation & the girls were given the job of coming up with as many songs about transportation that they can think of. My list (so far) is below. If you'd be kind enough to add whatever songs about transporation that you can think of, it would be appreciated. Deadline is this Mon.

My daughter sez that the songs should be "upbeat" & danceable. She doesn't want "songs from 1910 with some guy strumming on a lone guitar singing about some train or something." However, my theory is to list as many as we can think of & let the teacher decide which ones are suitable.

My list so far:

America - Horse With No Name
Gene Autry - Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
Beach Boys - Surfin' USA
Beatles - Drive My Car
Beatles - Ticket to Ride
David Bowie - Space Oddity
Johnny Cash - Train of Love
Eric Clapton/B.B. King - Riding with the King
Clash - Brand New Cadillac
Eddie Cochran - Something Else
Jim Croce - Rapid Roy (That Stock Car Boy)
Jim Croce - Speedball Tucker
Dave Edmunds - Crawling From the Wreckage
Dave Edmunds - Run Rudolph Run
Grateful Dead - Casey Jones
Arlo Guthrie - City of New Orleans
Arlo Guthrie - Motorcycle Song
Woody Guthrie - Car Car
Lightning Hopkins - Brand New Car
Elton John - Rocket Man
Kingston Trio - MTA
Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet
Melanie - Brand New Key
Steve Miller Band - Jet Airliner
Modern Lovers - Road Runner
New Christy Minstrels - Railroad Bill
Elvis Presley - Mystery Train
Jonathan Richman - You're Crazy for Taking the Bus
Simon & Garfunkel - America
Bruce Springsteen - Drive All Night

Hot Rod Lincoln (Johnny Bond & Commander Cody)

Mustang Sally (Wilson Pickett)

Promised land Chuck Berry
Train Kept a Rollin' Yardbirds or Rock and Roll Trio
Walkin' Down the Line Arlo
DO Re Me Woody or Arlo
Goin Down the Road (I like the Deads Bones and Roses Version)
I Know You Rider Again the Deads Version with China Cat Sunflower intro from Europe '72
Southern Pacific Neil Young
Long May you Run Neil Young
Hey Porter Earl Scruggs Revue with John Cash or Ry Cooder my favorites
Yellow Brick Road Captain Beefheart
Texas Eagle Steve Earle from the Mountain CD with Dell McCroury Family Band
Crazy Bought an Automobile Ry Cooder
She Run Hot for me Little Village
What am I doin Hangin' Round Michael Murphy or Monkees
Last Train to Clarksville Monkees

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All the Tired Horses / Dylan

Quite a list developing; not sure if you've already got these or not:

Convoy - By ?
Leaving on a Jet Plane - PP&M
Sailing - By ?
Chattanooga Choo-Choo
Night Train (a Jazz Number)
Any of numerous country songs about trucking.

Sailing

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by mikey:

Quite a list developing; not sure if you've already got these or not:

Convoy - By ?
Leaving on a Jet Plane - PP&M
Sailing - By ?
Chattanooga Choo-Choo
Night Train (a Jazz Number)
Any of numerous country songs about trucking.

Sailing<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I think Convoy was CJ McCall... and Sailing was Christopher Cross??? Maybe???

CSNY... Wooden Ships!!

night train by James Brown I'm dancin already!

well if they like the swing beat.....kids, yes?....then there's nothin quite like
Chatanooga Cho Cho recorded by Glen Miller - great dance music.....

whoops!!...sorry Mikey, just saw it....so consider it two votes??<img src="http://www.arlo.net/ubb/smilies/wink.gif" width=15 height=15>....
...Soul Train comes to mind....great song, but other than the chorus, the lyrics can be challenging for younger kids....

Johnny Cash..."I've Been Everywhere" from the album "Unchained"

Chuck Berry!!! Just about every friggin' song he ever wrote had to do with cars!

"Mercury Blues" The David Lindly version (not the Alan Jackson). Lindly's kicks ass!

Jackson Browne: "Nothing But Time" (from "Running On Empty")

NRBQ: "Riding In My Car", "Green Light"

Amazing Rhythm Aces: "The 'Ella B'" (about a river boat from "Stacked Deck")

Take the A Train - Goodman(?)
Wooden Ships (Jefferson Starship version)
Pink Cadillac - Springsteen
Up Up and Away - 5th Dimension(?)
409 - Beach Boys
Are We There Yet? (the occupants of my cars back seat)

...Yellow Submarine!

friendship train---gladys knight and the pips

roam--b-52's

born to be wild---steppenwolf

low rider--war

Peace Train... Cat Stevens