On That Note - Going the Distance

[MeanDean]

Happy Tuesday/Wednesday.

Welcome to another weekly posting of On That Note.

OTN is a weekly music post hosted by @cyclones500, @CycloneRulzzz and yours truly.

Last week's OTN was Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes and can be found here

https://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/threads/on-that-note-head-shoulders-knees-and-toes.252363/

This week we're doing songs with units of length or distance in the title or lyrics. So "inches" "feet" yards" "kilometers" etc.

Do not include songs about the body part 'feet'. We did body parts last week, remember? See link above.

My first 5:

500 Miles - Bobby Bare


Smile Away - Paul McCartney
"I can smell your breath a mile away."


2,000 Light Years from Home - Rolling Stones


10 Inch Record - Bull Moose Jackson


ISU Fight Song
"And when we hit the line we'll hit it hard, every yard for I-S-U!"

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

 

[MeanDean]

 

[MeanDean]

Get 'Em Out By Friday - Genesis

"This is an announcement from Genetic Control:
It is my sad duty to inform you of a four foot restriction on
humanoid height."

 

[MeanDean]

"About 5 Feet 4
Uh From her head to the Ground."

 

[MuskieCy]

Sticking to the "mile" unit











I'll work on other units as the time allows.

 

[MeanDean]

"Six Foot Six"

 

[CYdTracked]

 

[cyclones500]

Original version and one cover version.

 

[cyclones500]

In the lyrics .. "inch by inch"

Written by David Mallett:




Covered by several artists … one of my favorite renditions here:

 

[MeanDean]

Really off the beaten track here. When I think of millimeter the first thing that pops into my head is this ancient cigarette commercial.

The longest cigarettes WERE King Size. Then Benson and Hedges came out with the 100 millimeter length, called simply "One Hundreds." Then this one came out - One millimeter longer.

"A silly millimeter longer 101." Weird how a commercial jingle can reside in your brain for 50 years...

 

[MeanDean]

 

[cyclones500]

A selected cover version:

 

[cyclones500]

I think I used this in "OTN: By the Numb3rs"

 

[MeanDean]

Sticking to the "mile" unit










I'll work on other units as the time allows.

Referencing the Byrds song in this one

 

[matclone]

Marty Balin's song.

 

[MeanDean]

 

[MeanDean]

'Burn up that quarter mile"

 

[matclone]

Don't know if this is within the rules, but couldn't resist this classic.

 

[cyclones500]

Don't know if this is within the rules, but couldn't resist this classic.

We didn't officially disallow band names, so I assume it's acceptable. Cool tune, too.