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Weekend Rock List: Flying Songs

10/16/09, 4:58 pm EST

Photo: Honda/AFP/Getty

Yesterday, the world was riveted by the story of Falcon Heene, the Colorado kid who was thought to have stowed away in his dad’s makeshift flying saucer … but was actually just hiding in a box in the attic like any normal six-year-old. As a tribute to Balloon Boy — who had the RS offices glued to the TV like Sully’s Hudson River landing — this weekend’s Rock List is dedicated to Flying Songs. Tell us your favorite aviation-inspired songs, and on Monday we’ll reveal the tune that will likely provide the opening credits music for the inevitable Heene family reality show. Before you soar, check out our picks below:

• Ozzy Osbourne – “Flying High Again”
• The Beatles – “Free As a Bird”
• R, Kelly – “I Believe I Can Fly”
• Led Zeppelin – “Night Flight”
• Nick Drake – “Fly”


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fixtheglitch | 10/16/2009, 5:12 pm EST

Rush: Fly By Night

Simen Smash | 10/16/2009, 5:16 pm EST

Silver Convention – “Fly Robin, Fly”
Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Free Bird”
The Trashmen – “Surfin’ Bird”
Wings – “Jet”
Steve Miller – “Fly Like an Eagle”
Wire – “I am the Fly”
Sugar Ray – “Fly”
Lenny Fravitz – “Fly Away”

Rebecca | 10/16/2009, 5:17 pm EST

Foo Fighters – Learn to Fly

thezero | 10/16/2009, 5:19 pm EST

M.I.A. – paper planes

jim jones – we fly high

depeche mode – fly on the windscreen

kanye west – spaceship

iron maiden – flight of icarus

Scott Castro | 10/16/2009, 5:21 pm EST

Foo Fighters: Learn to Fly
Rush: Fly By Night
David Bowie: Space Oddity

your mom | 10/16/2009, 5:32 pm EST

Joni Mitchell – This Flight Tonight
Foo Fighters – Learn to Fly
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – Learning to Fly
Pink Floyd – Learning to Fly
The Steve Miller Band – Fly Like an Eagle
The Steve Miller Band – Jet Airliner
Lenny Kravitz – Fly Away
Ozzy Osbourne – Flying High Again
Beastie Boys – Spanish Fly (ok, not exactly air flight but….)
Frank Sinatra – Fly Me to the Moon
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird
Beatles – Flying
Dixie Chicks (Patty Griffin) – Let Him Fly
Beatles – Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
Mary Chapin Carpenter – Why Walk When You Can Fly
U2 – The Fly
Pearl Jam – Given to Fly
Stiff Little Fingers – Fly the Flag

Felipe Rodriguez | 10/16/2009, 5:35 pm EST

fly away from here. aerosmith.

Felipe Rodriguez | 10/16/2009, 5:35 pm EST

learn to fly – foo fighters

Felipe Rodriguez | 10/16/2009, 5:36 pm EST

given to fly – pearl jam

Al | 10/16/2009, 5:54 pm EST

PEARL JAM – GIVEN TO FLY

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Learning To Fly

Frank Sinatra – Fly Me To The Moon

Foo Fighters – Learn To Fly

Neil Young – Expecting To Fly

The Beatles – And Your Bird Can Sing

Bob Marley – Three Little Birds

Wilco – Hummingbird

John Coltrane – Lazy Bird

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Aeroplane

The Black Keys – Airplane Blues

Brent | 10/16/2009, 6:01 pm EST

Don’t know if it qualifies for a Rock list, but

Townes Van Zandt – To Live is to Fly

Foo Fighters – Learn to Fly

Nan | 10/16/2009, 6:08 pm EST

Frank Sinatra – Come Fly With Me, Fly Me to the Moon
Neil Young – Expecting to Fly
Tom Petty – Learning to Fly

Ando | 10/16/2009, 6:27 pm EST

Lynnyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird
Steve Miller Band – Fly like an Eagle
Tom Petty – Learning to Fly
Lenny Kravitz – Fly Away
Frank Sinatra – Fly me to the Moon
Sugar Ray – Fly
Ozzy – Flying High Again

tom in vegas | 10/16/2009, 6:32 pm EST

Expecting to Fly. Flying on the Ground is Wrong, Bluebird – The Buffalo Springfield
Three Little Birds – Bob Marley
Flying – Beatles
(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman – The Kinks
Midnight Flyer – Eagles
Bootleg Flyer – Mudcrutch
Learning To Fly – Tom Petty
Given To Fly – Pearl Jam

ElJayVee | 10/16/2009, 6:41 pm EST

The Fly by U2
Given to Fly by Pearl Jam
Flying by The Beatles
Fly Like an Eagle by the Steve Miller Band
Learning to Fly by Tom Petty
Learn to Fly by Foo Fighters
This Flight Tonight by Joni Mitchell

BillyBreathesJF | 10/16/2009, 6:41 pm EST

Learning To Fly – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (!)

Fly Away From Here – Aerosmith

Fly By Night – Rush

Learning To Fly – Pink Floyd

Bullet with Butterfly Wings – Smashing Pumkins

Given To Fly – Pearl Jam

Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)- Offspring

Learn To Fly – Foo Fighters

Midnight Flyer – Eagles

Fly Famous Mockingbird – Phish

Flight Of Icarus – Iron Maiden

The Beatles – Free As a Bird

Tiffany | 10/16/2009, 7:38 pm EST

Foo Fighters- Learn To Fly
Alvin Band- Lord Of The Fly
Chairlift- Le Flying Saucer Hat
HIM- Wings Of A Butterfly
Steve Miller Band- Fly Like An Eagle

Anonymous | 10/16/2009, 8:11 pm EST

The Beatles – Flying
Sugar Ray – Fly
Seal – Fly Like an Eagle
Foo Fighters – Learn to Fly
Pearl Jam – Given to Fly
Pink Floyd – Learning to Fly
Lenny Kravitz – Fly Away

thatguy | 10/16/2009, 9:42 pm EST

Frank Sinatra – Fly Me To The Moon
Björk – Aeroplane
Neutral Milk Hotel – In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
Nick Drake – Fly
Albert E. Brumley – I’ll Fly Away
Kanye West – Spaceship
Daniel Johnston – Rocket Ship
Randy Newman – Dixie Flyer
Tegan and Sara – Hop A Plane

BushCrimeFamily | 10/16/2009, 10:46 pm EST

Flying on the Ground is Wrong – Buffalo Springfield

Fly Away – Lenny Kravitz

Flying – The Beatles

Expecting to Fly – Buffalo Springfield

Fly by Night – Rush

KDK | 10/16/2009, 11:48 pm EST

Given To Fly – PJ
Fly One Time – Ben Harper & Relentless 7
Flying – The Beatles
Let Him Fly – Patty Griffin
Learning To Fly – Tom Petty
The Fly – U2

KDK | 10/16/2009, 11:49 pm EST

Little Wing

Kevin the Robot | 10/17/2009, 12:30 am EST

99 Red Balloons. Why am I the first to think of that? This list should be dedicated to the Greatest Rock Hoaxes.

JP | 10/17/2009, 12:43 am EST

Joe Satriani- Flying In A Blue Dream,
If I Could Fly
The Offspring Pretty Fly(For a white guy)
Foo Fighters- Learn To Fly
Pink Floyd- Learning to fly
Jimi Hendrix- Night Bird Flying
AC/DC- Fly On The Wall

anonymous | 10/17/2009, 1:16 am EST

Leaving on a Jet Plane -John Denver or Slightly Stoopid

hoodoo voodoo | 10/17/2009, 1:47 am EST

Flyin’ Shoes by Townes Van Zandt
Fly Like An Eagle — Steve Miller Band

Jet — Macca and Wings

Richard Thompson “Henry The Human Fly”

dabstudio | 10/17/2009, 2:31 am EST

REO Speedwagon – Time For Me To Fly

America – Jet Boy Blue

Anonymous | 10/17/2009, 3:22 am EST

The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Little Wing
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird
M.I.A. – Paper Planes
R. Kelly – I Believe I Can Fly
David Bowie – Space Oddity
Neutral Milk Hotel – In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Patti Smith – Birdland

jblattnerNYC | 10/17/2009, 3:53 am EST

The Beatles – Blackbird
Foo Fighters – Learn to Fly
Steve Miller – Fly Like An Eagle
Nick Drake – Fly
Jimi Hendrix – Little Wing

thezero | 10/17/2009, 5:35 am EST

nelly furtado – like a bird

Anonymous | 10/17/2009, 11:54 am EST

Lenny Kravitz – Fly Away
MIA-Paper Planes
Aerosmith-Fly Away From Here
Frank Sinatra – Fly Me To The Moon
David Bowie – Space Oddity

Chuck | 10/17/2009, 1:34 pm EST

The Beatles – Flying

The Beatles – Blackbird

Lynyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird

Rush – Fly by Night

JBIZARRE | 10/17/2009, 3:18 pm EST

The Beatles – Flying
Television – The Rocket

kip | 10/17/2009, 3:55 pm EST

Nazareth – This Flight Tonite

Anonymous | 10/17/2009, 4:11 pm EST

Pearl Jam – Given to Fly

OH BOY!!!! | 10/17/2009, 4:51 pm EST

Eight Miles High- Byrds
Dragging Across the USA- Roger McGuinn
Spaceman- Harry Nilsson
JET- Paul Winger
Flying on the Ground is Wrong- Buffalo Springfield
Flying Burrito Brothers
Fly Me to the Moon- Me First and the Gimmee Gimmees
Venus & Mars- WinPaulg
Birds- Neil Old.

Unanimous | 10/17/2009, 8:20 pm EST

Foo Fighters – Learn to Fly
Pink Floyd – Learning to Fly
Pearl Jam – Given to Fly
Sugar Ray – Fly
The Beatles – Flying
Lenny Kravitz – Fly Away
Steve Miller – Fly Like an Eagle

Sim | 10/18/2009, 12:04 am EST

Rocky Soundtrack (Bill Conti) – Gonna Fly Now

AudioADD | 10/18/2009, 2:03 am EST

Crazytown –

Butterfly (Please hesitate to take this seriously)

Gassman | 10/18/2009, 2:59 am EST

Aerosmith – Fly Away From Here
The Beatles – Flying
Flip, Flop, Fly – The Blues Brothers
Midnight Flyer – Eagles
Learn to Fly – Foo Fighters
Fly Me to the Moon – Frank Sinatra
(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman – The Kinks
Fylin’ High (In the Friendly Sky) – Marvin Gaye
Fly Away – Michael Jackson
Flying High Again – Ozzy Osbourne
Given To Fly – Pearl Jam
Learning To Fly – Pink Floyd
Fly By Night – Rush
Fly to the Angles – Slaughter
Learning to Fly – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
The Fly – U2
Sky Pilot – The Animals
Free Bird – Lynyrd Skynyrd
Eight Miles High – The Byrds

Candy-o | 10/18/2009, 4:04 am EST

U2 – The Fly
PJ – Given To Fly

RazzTheKid | 10/18/2009, 4:21 am EST

hahaha, uh…The Beatles – Flying!
possibly the greatest instrumental song of their career……….
oh.

Big Al | 10/18/2009, 2:39 pm EST

Pearl Jam – Given To Fly
Foo Fighters – Learn To Fly
Jimi Hendrix – Little Wing
Soundgarden – Drawing Flies

lordbean | 10/18/2009, 2:53 pm EST

Flyin’ High (In the Friendly Sky)–Marvin Gaye
Flying High Again–Ozzy Osbourne
Jet–Wings
Come Fly With Me–Frank Sinatra
Little Wing–Jimi Hendrix
Night Flight–Led Zeppelin
Blackbird–The Beatles

ChanelNo.9 | 10/18/2009, 7:39 pm EST

8 Miles High

elliott smith | 10/18/2009, 10:02 pm EST

Heatmiser – Low Flying Jets

taylor love wee wee | 10/18/2009, 10:03 pm EST

La Strada – Flying

Gary | 10/18/2009, 10:34 pm EST

Neil Young (Buffalo Springfield): Flying on the Ground is Wrong, Expecting to Fly

IV | 10/19/2009, 9:24 am EST

Lynard Skynard – Free Bird
Neil Young -Expecting To Fly
Pearl Jam – Given To Fly
Tom Petty – Learning To Fly
John Hartford – Steam Powered Aero Plain
Radiohead – High And Dry

JP | 10/19/2009, 11:59 am EST

A few of the more abstract for the list…

Bloodrock: D.O.A. “We were flying along and hit something in the air…”

Monster Magnet: I Control, I Fly

The Royal Guardsmen: Snoopy and the Red Baron

Paul Revere and the Raiders: The Great Airplane Strike (Not so much about flying but trying to)

Anonymous | 10/19/2009, 12:34 pm EST

NOT ONE MENTION OF “BLACKBIRD” – ANYONE HEARD OF IT?

The Truth | 10/19/2009, 3:27 pm EST

FREE BIRD!!!!!!!!!

Baby Michelle | 10/20/2009, 6:53 pm EST

Amy Winehouse – You Send Me Flying
The Beatles – Flying
Buffalo Springfield – Expecting To Fly
Nick Drake – Fly
Pink Floyd – Learning To Fly
R. Kelly – I Believe I Can Fly
Randy Crawford – One Day I’ll Fly Away
Steve Miller Band – Fly Like An Eagle
Sugar Ray – Fly
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Learning To Fly
A Certain Ration – Flight

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