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The song is sung from the perspective of a man who has, temporarily, survived a mid-air collision.In his dying words, he describes in graphic detail what he remembered of the collision and his current condition: his arms have been severed, his co-pilot is already lifeless beside him, blood is rapidly leaving his body and pooling underneath him, and a paramedic indicates that no medical ...
The lyrics in the song were developed from Bass' interview with the writers. The lyrics speak of her dream to fly as a child, the obstacles she faced as a woman wanting to become a pilot in the mid-20th century, and the pain she felt when planes became weapons on September 11. [ 7 ]
In the 1980s, the song prompted litigation involving the British group New Order. The band's single "Run 2" (1989) was the subject of a lawsuit brought by Denver, who argued that its wordless guitar break was based on his "Leaving on a Jet Plane". The case was settled out of court, and Denver subsequently received a co-writer credit for the ...
"Airplanes" is a song by American rapper B.o.B featuring American singer Hayley Williams of Paramore. The song was released in April 2010, as the third single from his debut studio album, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray. B.o.B co-wrote the song alongside Kinetics & One Love, Alex da Kid, DJ Frank E, and Christine Dominguez. DJ Frank ...
While singing the song for the crew of a Space Shuttle (including Homer Simpson and Buzz Aldrin), he changes the line "Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground" to "Sweet dreams and flying machines, flying safely through the air" when he realizes that the original lyrics might upset the astronauts, who are in danger of crashing ...
In September 1998, "Santa's Got an Airplane" was released for the compilation Ultimate Christmas. [5] In 2013, an alternate mix of "Sail Plane Song" was released for the compilation Made in California. In 2018, an alternate mix of "Sail Plane Song" was released for the compilation I Can Hear Music: The 20/20 Sessions.
This song is dedicated to pilots Boris Kapustin and Yury Yanov, who both died in a plane crash on 6 April 1966, flying from West Berlin. Mark Bernes, Muslim Magomayev, Ljiljana Petrović, Heli Lääts also recorded their versions of the song. [2] [3] [4] [5]
The "G6" in the song came about when the Cataracs were looking for a rhyme for the line "Sippin' sizzurp in my ride, like Three 6", a reference to the 2000 song "Sippin' on Some Syrup" by rap group Three 6 Mafia. [4] They settled on "G6", meant to be a reference to the private airplane model Gulfstream IV, referred to as a "G4