# Songs that mention specific models of airplane **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [June 21, 2021, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-specific-models-of-airplane/944769 "2021-06-21T15:51:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-specific-models-of-airplane/944769/21 "2021-06-21T17:16:54Z")
If the title counts as a “mention”: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/LgJnVvsoUws/hqdefault.jpg "William Walton: Spitfire Prelude and Fugue (1942)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgJnVvsoUws) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-specific-models-of-airplane/944769/22 "2021-06-21T17:18:30Z")
Pet Shop Boys, “Love Etc.”: > You need more > Than a big blank check to be a lover, or > A **Gulfstream jet** to fly you door to door > Somewhere chic on another shore ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-specific-models-of-airplane/944769/23 "2021-06-21T17:19:43Z")
The Royal Guardsmen. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pRJmsTmxGko/maxresdefault.jpg "It's Sopwith Camel Time") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRJmsTmxGko) ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-specific-models-of-airplane/944769/24 "2021-06-21T17:21:56Z")
> [@Santos\_L\_Halper](#): > > Chuck Berry’s ‘Run Rudolph Run’ mentions a [Sabre jet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_F-86_Sabre). The song also mentions a shooting star. He may’ve meant the astronomical kind, but I think he was referring to the [P-80 Shooting Star](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_P-80_Shooting_Star). ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-specific-models-of-airplane/944769/25 "2021-06-21T17:22:32Z")
_Like a G6_ by Far East Movement [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/w4s6H4ku6ZY/maxresdefault.jpg "Far East Movement ft. The Cataracs, DEV - Like A G6 (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4s6H4ku6ZY) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-specific-models-of-airplane/944769/26 "2021-06-21T17:29:06Z")
I posted the link to PP&M singing Early Morning Rain, and then @K364 posted Gordon Lightfoot (who wrote it). I was replying to him. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-specific-models-of-airplane/944769/27 "2021-06-21T17:38:29Z")
From Oscar Brand’s ‘Wild Blue Yonder’ album: I Wanted Wings: Zeros/Mitsubishis, Grumman [make, not specific], PBY, Grumman Duck. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uC-8vPJo9OE/maxresdefault.jpg "I Wanted Wings") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC-8vPJo9OE) Give Me Operations: P-38, P-39, P-40, F-86, F-84. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DFdxwZR3T1A/hqdefault.jpg "Give me operations, Oscar Brand") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFdxwZR3T1A) Wreck Of The Old 97: P-51. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/dLOcNOSBp9g/maxresdefault.jpg "Wreck Of The Old Ninety-Seven") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLOcNOSBp9g) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-specific-models-of-airplane/944769/28 "2021-06-21T17:39:23Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I posted the link to PP&M singing Early Morning Rain, and then @K364 posted Gordon Lightfoot (who wrote it). I was replying to him. 😉 I blame Monday, and having to head to the basement at midnight last night due to a tornado warning (and the resulting lack of sleep) for my lack of reading comprehension. Mea culpa. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-specific-models-of-airplane/944769/29 "2021-06-21T17:40:24Z")
Pink Floyd observed that a Lear Jet would be a desirable acquisition in ‘Money’. If I was in the high-fidelity first class travelling set I might well make a similar purchase. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-specific-models-of-airplane/944769/30 "2021-06-21T17:47:48Z")
> [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](#): > > A **Gulfstream jet** to fly you door to door I’m going be pedantic and point out that Gulfstream is a manufacturer, not a specific model. A specific model would be something like a G6 (According to Wikipedia, they actually write it as GVI). ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-specific-models-of-airplane/944769/31 "2021-06-21T17:49:27Z")
“Weird” Al Yankovic’s song “Airline Amy” chorus mentions a 747: > “You set my ever-lovin’ heart on fire, Airline Amy > Tell me I’m your favorite frequent flyer, Airline Amy > Found a little piece of heaven on a 747 > And no one else can take me higher than Airline Amy” ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-specific-models-of-airplane/944769/32 "2021-06-21T17:52:33Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > “Dallas From a DC-9 at Night” Oh, and there was also an Aussie response/tribute song, “Sydney From a 727”. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_UsJDu2PU) ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-specific-models-of-airplane/944769/33 "2021-06-21T17:53:43Z")
Speaking of Lear Jets, Carly Simon also mentions in the “You’re so vain” song that the vain guy was ‘going to Nova Scotia to see the total eclipse of the sun’ in his Lear jet. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-specific-models-of-airplane/944769/34 "2021-06-21T18:04:26Z")
At the time the song was written, the specific model could have been a Learjet 23 (1962-1966), Learjet 24 (1966-1977), or Learjet 25 (1966-1982). ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-specific-models-of-airplane/944769/35 "2021-06-21T18:25:28Z")
A lot of great examples so far, thanks! I wonder if there are Airbus references? Maybe A320 doesn’t scan as well as 747. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-specific-models-of-airplane/944769/36 "2021-06-21T18:30:53Z")
It’s probably partly that, and no Airbus model has become as iconic as the 707 or 747, except _maybe_ the A380. But like you say A380 really doesn’t scan very well. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-specific-models-of-airplane/944769/37 "2021-06-21T18:40:16Z")
The Seattle band Tagging Satellites had the song “DeHavilland Comet”. The band, like the plane, is defunct. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-specific-models-of-airplane/944769/38 "2021-06-21T19:24:51Z")
Saxon - 747 (Strangers in the Night) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BkKrUz45icE/maxresdefault.jpg "SAXON - 747 (Strangers in the Night) HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkKrUz45icE) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-specific-models-of-airplane/944769/39 "2021-06-21T19:52:11Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > Speaking of Lear Jets, Carly Simon also mentions in the “You’re so vain” song that the vain guy was ‘going to Nova Scotia to see the total eclipse of the sun’ in his Lear jet. There’s a whole “Lear Jet Song” by the Byrds: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/EydGJmhadNo/maxresdefault.jpg "The Byrds - 2-4-2 Fox Trot (The Lear Jet Song) (Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EydGJmhadNo) ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-specific-models-of-airplane/944769/40 "2021-06-21T22:06:37Z")
L.A. International Airport by Susan Raye. Perhaps you have heard of the place if not the song. She soars high above the heavens in a 747. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-specific-models-of-airplane/944769.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-specific-models-of-airplane/944769.md?page=3)