Aviation song for US?

Sam O'Nella wrote:
Question: is there something similar in the US? _The_ aviator song?

"Sky Pilot" by The Animals? http://www.rjsmith.com/skypilot.html

Errr... "Sky Pilot" is slang for a military priest or chaplain

But you probably knew that.

Cheers, Kev

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"Kev" wrote:

Sam O'Nella wrote:
Question: is there something similar in the US? _The_ aviator song?

"Sky Pilot" by The Animals? http://www.rjsmith.com/skypilot.html

Errr... "Sky Pilot" is slang for a military priest or chaplain

But you probably knew that.

Cheers, Kev

As in the probably much older (WW II?) example:

Praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition.
Praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition.
Praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition,
And we'll all stay free.

For the sky pilot said it -- You gotta give 'em credit,
For a son of a gun of a gunner was he,
Shouting Praise the Lord, and . . .

AES wrote:

As in the probably much older (WW II?) example:

It dates from WWII. A chaplain on one of the battlewagons at Pearl Harbor became
famous for telling the sailors to "praise the Lord and pass the ammunition"
during the attack. IIRC, it was on the Oklahoma.

George Patterson
He who would distinguish what is true from what is false must have an
adequate understanding of truth and falsehood.

Google is your friend:

http://my.execpc.com/~dschaaf/praise.html

John

It dates from WWII. A chaplain on one of the battlewagons at Pearl
Harbor became famous for telling the sailors to "praise the Lord
and pass the ammunition" during the attack. IIRC, it was on the
Oklahoma.

Cool story. But apparently on the USS New Orleans:

http://my.execpc.com/~dschaaf/praise.html

Thanks,
Kev

"Jürgen Exner" wrote in message
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In German there are two songs which could be considered the anthem of
aviation:

The upbeat "Flieger, grüß mir die Sonne" ("Pilot, greetings to the sun")
from the movie "F. P. 1 antwortet nicht", 1932, sung by Hans Albers
(http://www.drachenflieger.org/media/flieger/index.htm)
And the more melancholic "Über den Wolken muß die Freiheit wohl grenzenlos
sein" ("Above the clouds freedom must have no limits") by Reinhard Mey,
1970th(?); sorry, couldn't find any online version.

Question: is there something similar in the US? _The_ aviator song?


The Air Force Song

How about Treetop Flyer by either Jummy Buffet or Stephen Stills...I've
heard versions by both.

mike regish

"Jürgen Exner" wrote in message
news:fUqNd.14246$uc.14003@trnddc08...
In German there are two songs which could be considered the anthem of
aviation:

The upbeat "Flieger, grüß mir die Sonne" ("Pilot, greetings to the sun")
from the movie "F. P. 1 antwortet nicht", 1932, sung by Hans Albers
(http://www.drachenflieger.org/media/flieger/index.htm)
And the more melancholic "Über den Wolken muß die Freiheit wohl grenzenlos
sein" ("Above the clouds freedom must have no limits") by Reinhard Mey,
1970th(?); sorry, couldn't find any online version.

Question: is there something similar in the US? _The_ aviator song?

jue

On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 15:40:59 GMT, "Jürgen Exner"
wrote:

from the movie "F. P. 1 antwortet nicht", 1932, sung by Hans Albers
(http://www.drachenflieger.org/media/flieger/index.htm)
And the more melancholic "Über den Wolken muß die Freiheit wohl grenzenlos
sein" ("Above the clouds freedom must have no limits") by Reinhard Mey,
1970th(?); sorry, couldn't find any online version.

Question: is there something similar in the US? _The_ aviator song?

jue

8 Miles High by the Byrds.

Corky Scott

"Corky Scott" wrote in message
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On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 15:40:59 GMT, "Jürgen Exner"
wrote:

from the movie "F. P. 1 antwortet nicht", 1932, sung by Hans Albers
(http://www.drachenflieger.org/media/flieger/index.htm)
And the more melancholic "Über den Wolken muß die Freiheit wohl grenzenlos
sein" ("Above the clouds freedom must have no limits") by Reinhard Mey,
1970th(?); sorry, couldn't find any online version.

Question: is there something similar in the US? _The_ aviator song?

jue

8 Miles High by the Byrds.

Corky Scott

Great song, but I believe the byrds were flying on acid more than
aviation...

Michael

On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 11:19:04 -0700, "Michael 182"
wrote:

Great song, but I believe the byrds were flying on acid more than
aviation...

Michael

They have denied that allegation freguently. They claim that they
wrote the song about flying in their Lear jet.

The problem was, the more they denied it, the more people winked and
said "sure, sure, we understand". Reminds me of the "Puff the magic
dragon" song by Peter Paul and Mary. People used to say that it was
really about smoking weed. Vehemently denied by PP&M.

Corky Scott