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"Hitchin' a Ride" is a song written by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander issued as a single by the English pop/rock band Vanity Fare in late 1969. It reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1970 but was a bigger hit in the United States, reaching number 5 on the Hot 100 on June 27, 1970.
"Hitchin' a Ride" is a song by American rock band Green Day. It was released in September 1997 as the first single from their fifth album, Nimrod , and is the second track on the album. The single reached number five on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, number nine on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, and number 25 on the UK Singles ...
"Hitch a Ride" was originally titled "San Francisco Day," [17] with lyrics starting in New York City and then planning to hitch a ride to "head for the other side." This was the first song Delp re-recorded after the original Mother's Milk vocalist left. [ 9 ]
"Hitchin' A Ride", written by Peter Callander and Mitch Murray, gave them a second million-selling hit, [3] reaching No. 16 in the UK (January 1970), No. 1 for two weeks each on Chicago radio stations WCFL (May 1970) and WLS (June 1970), No. 5 on the Hot 100 (June–July 1970), and No. 3 in Canada.
Hitchin' a Ride may refer to: The act of hitchhiking "Hitchin' a Ride" (Green Day song) "Hitchin' a Ride" (Vanity Fare song) This page was last edited on 15 ...
The song is the story of two drifters, the narrator and Bobby McGee. The pair hitch a ride from a truck driver and sing as they drive through the American South before making their way westward. They visit California and then part ways somewhere near Salinas, with the song's narrator expressing sadness afterwards.
Alison hitches a ride from a middle-aged man who sexually harasses her, but Gib stops him. The two abandon him and decide to stick together, eventually making it to a train station. However, when Gib does not have enough money to cover his bus fare, the two instead check into a motel.
Stewie hitches a ride with a trucker and so Brian follows him to Canada. On the way, Stewie accidentally causes a traffic pileup by discharging a flare pistol in the cab of the truck, which catches fire and explodes. Crashing his car in a chain reaction, Brian becomes angry and tells Stewie that Santa does not exist.