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Real Motorcycle
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The definative Harley song
alternative blues comedy
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Alternative. Blues. Comedy. Acoustic. Folk. Jazz. Protest. Country. Car songs. Motorcycle songs. Horse songs. Songs about mothers. Songs about being a mother.
Musically, I'm a storyteller. As a storyteller, I use music. Note, 5/10/06: I just took "Ridin' In Alone" off the page, because in my studies (I'm doing my Master of Arts in Humanities, with a Storytelling emphasis, at Prescott College) I have begun to do archival research, and that was one of several songs that were just not correct. Bits and pieces of it were, but the whols thing was incorrect... Damn! And it was one of my favorites! I have rewritten the lyrics, keeping the melody and chorus, and centered on Father Kino, an amazing man who did indeed ride alone throughout Apacheland in the late 1600's, building missions and bringing cattle, wheat, and orchards to Alta Pimeria. Gotta re-record it. I am mostly working by myself right now, although Bill Vasquez (keyboard, small brass, flutes) and I have long-range plans for recording and performing some wildly jazzy stuff. Working to pay the bills, unfortunately, gets in the way of musical time together at this point.
Song Info
Genre
Blues Blues General
Charts
Peak #247
Peak in subgenre #98
Author
MaryK
Rights
1996, 2003
Uploaded
February 21, 2004
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MP3
MP3 3.8 MB 128 kbps 0:00
Story behind the song
Something special about this particular machine...
Lyrics
When I was a cowboy I rode one horse at a time But I like some extra horses under me, cruisin' down a line Gets you out in front of traffic and it stops on a dime Costs a lot of money but you feel just fine On a real motorcycle-- Harley Davidson I wanna ride a real motorcycle with the wind in my hair Real motorcycle in the open air Real motorcycle-- runnin' through the gears With my hand on the throttle and my honey on the rear Ride a real motorcycle-- Harley Davidson Flathead, knucklehead, panhead, shovelhead, gimmehead! I always was a runner, didn't ever walk or crawl And I knew as I grew that I wanted more power Now I am a rider, on my road horse after all I do my best thinkin' runnin' eighty miles an hour On a real motorcycle, Harley Davidson... (chorus) You're never really lonely with your scooter there at home You can simply sit and polish it, or ride it around You can ride with your friends or you can ride alone Heads will turn when they hear that unmistakeable sound Of a real motorcycle-- Harley Davidson... (Chorus)
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