Flying High

Heard one of these songs last week, and it got me to thinking about others like it.  How interesting can airplane music be?  Well, to me at least, quite a bit.  I'm an airplane nut, and occasional pilot, and these songs all have meaning to me (and, I think, larger meaning.)

The Irish Rovers- The Biplane Evermore

A nice children's ditty

Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris- Red Staggerwing

Not sure how I found this one, but it was a surprise to me a few years ago.  The Beech Staggerwing is my favorite plane, and this song actually mentions it (and another plane, and assorted other machinery, and is kinda suggestive...) 

Peter, Paul, and Mary- Leaving On A Jetplane

Originally from John Denver's first album.  (He was a pilot, and I actually met him when I fueled his plane.  Sadly, he died in another plane.)  I'm sure I first heard PPM's version.  I remember thinking about it when I rode a jet for the first time in the '80s.

Steve Miller Band- Jet Airliner

Another obvious one, and another I kept hearing on that first jetliner flight.  Look where it was, Miss Mox...