Comments on: The World’s Best Music Videos Featuring Bicycles

By: Old_Raleigh

Old_Raleigh — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:07:31 +0000

Does no one else remember this one from Style Council?

Cripes, I’m old.

Clarence Eckerson Jr. — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 02:12:24 +0000

Yeah Mr. Theo and the TARCettes are the bomb. I want to be friends with them!!

Matthew Roth — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:04:53 +0000

Clarence!!! How could I have forgotten Mr. Theo and the TARCettes rap-resenting the bike rack on the TARC bus? Bad livable cities reporter, bad

And you’re so right about the Weird Al connection. I thought it was a remake to White and Nerdy from the still on the video.

Human_Amp — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:47:41 +0000

love generation

Clarence Eckerson Jr. — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:24:46 +0000

Sorry everyone blew this one. The winner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoFFg0W9UME It’s short, sweet, catchy and outta-left-field!

Enough said.

BTW: Has someone checked to make sure this Robin Thicke dude isn’t the son of Weird Al Yankovick?

Pylondude — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:11:29 +0000

Oh, I love the Bicycle Repair Man sketch. “Look how he uses that spanner to tighten that nut!” But yeah, along with the Dittybops, The Ginger Ninjas, DJ Fossil Fool, don’t forget Blind Pilot. Check out this short film about their West Coast bike tour: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x89vyk_we-are-the-tide-blind-pilots-west-c_shortfilms

Daniel Due — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:10:30 +0000

Having sampled most of the videos in your and Burdick’s lists, this one by Clint Maedgen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzVCHv6FSbg is still my favorite.

Eugene Koontz — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:45:28 +0000

I remember Robert Plant’s song “I’m in the Mood” had a video on MTV that had some trick bike stunts; can’t find it on You Tube.

pastoralvelo — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:15:58 +0000

montreal cutie ridin round

mcas — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:57:55 +0000

Nada Surf’s ‘Whose Authority’ Glorifying the unglamorous world of Bike Messengering starring Pete & Pete’s (Nickelodeon show from the 90′s with Henry Rollins, Iggy Pop, et al) elder Pete: http://stereogum.com/archives/video/new-nada-surf-video-whose-authority-stereogum-prem_007696.html

Matthew Roth — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:36:43 +0000

Good call, Richard. I neglected to mention the burgeoning trend of musical talent touring by bicycle, like the Ditty Bops did:
http://www.thedittybopsbiketour.blogspot.com/

Richard Masoner — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:27:37 +0000

The Saturdays have a fun music video with bicycles. And don’t the Ditty Bops have a bike or two in at least one of their videos?