 The Acoustic Motorbike (1992) [ larger cover art ] |
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The day began with a rainbow in the sand
As I cycled into Kerry
Cattle grazing on a steep hillside
Looked well fed, well balanced
Close to the edge
Pedal on, pedal on, pedal on for miles
Pedal on
Pedal on, pedal on, pedal on for miles
Pedal on
I take a break, I close my eyes
And I'm happy as the dolphin
In a quiet spot talking to myself
Talking about the rain
Talking about the rain
All this rain
Pedal on
Pedal on, pedal on, pedal on for miles
Pedal on
You see whenever I'm alone
I tend to brood
But when I'm out on my bike
It's a different mood
I leave my brain at home
Get up on the sattle
No hanging around
I don't diddle-daddle
I work my legs
I pump my thights
Take in the scenery passing me by
The Kerry mountains or the Wicklow hills
The antidote to my emotional ills
A motion built upon human toil
Nuclear free needs no oil
But it makes me hot, makes me hard
I never thought I could have come this far
Through miles of mountains, valleys, streams
This is the right stuff filling my dreams
So come on, get up on your bike
Ah go on, get up on your bike
Pedal on
Pedal on, pedal on, pedal on for miles
Pedal on
Finally
With my face to that bitter wind
I bombed it into Killarney
Skin raw like a sushi dinner
And an appetite
That would eat the hind leg of the lamb of God
Even though you know
I wouldn't dream of doing such a thing
Then settle down for a quiet night
Think about what I've seen and done
And wonder
There's a reason for this
Now is the time
To speak of the problem troubling my mind
Sick of the traffic choking our towns
Freaking me out, bringing me down
Knock down houses, build more lanes
Once was a problem, now it's insane
My solution it's one that I like
It's Muddy
The Acoustic Motorbike
So come on, get up on your bike
Ah go on, get up on your bike
Pedal on
Pedal on, pedal on, pedal on for miles
Pedal on
Ah go on
Ah go on
Get up on your bike
Get up on your bike
| DrLex (Belgium) | Posted: Sep 14, 2006 - 06:50 lindydallas wrote: Wow... I enjoy biking, but this song is terrible.
Yeah, the cows and sheep are the most enjoyable parts. |
| Tireux_De_Roche (Central Massachusetts) | Posted: Sep 14, 2006 - 06:50 Luka Bloom's brother is Christy Moore. If you're not familiar with Christy Moore, check out "Live at the Point". Great songs. |
| lindydallas | Posted: Sep 14, 2006 - 06:49 Wow... I enjoy biking, but this song is terrible. |
| ChicoCyclist (Chico, CA) | Posted: Aug 30, 2006 - 15:46 Wow, really don't care for this at all. In fact, I think it's giving me a headache. :( Time to move on. |
| Mugro (Lane Village, Red Sox Nation) | Posted: Aug 30, 2006 - 15:45 Peddle on Peddle on Peddle on Peddle on Peddle on Peddle on Peddle on Peddle on Peddle on 
:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: Mommy, Mommy, make the bad man STOP!!! This song must be in the running to be the most annoying song EVER. Next please! |
| mooseisadick (Westland, Michigan) | Posted: Aug 01, 2006 - 09:46 My name is Luka. My music makes you want to jump from the second floor. |
| liser (hurricane alley) | Posted: Aug 01, 2006 - 09:44 ndfan75 wrote: ok wtf
I'mma throw some washers at this dude's head shut up shut up shut up  |
| ndfan75 (Texas) | Posted: Aug 01, 2006 - 09:44 no seriously see my previous post.. |
| rosedraws (never close enough) | Posted: Aug 01, 2006 - 09:43 This is fun! Worth a pause to check it out... |
| ndfan75 (Texas) | Posted: Aug 01, 2006 - 09:43 ok wtf I'mma throw some washers at this dude's head shut up shut up shut up |
| Dave_Mack (My own private underwear) | Posted: Aug 01, 2006 - 09:42 Eh, he bothers me. |
| MrsPeel | Posted: Jul 17, 2006 - 17:32 GET UP ON YER BIKE!!  |
| highwindows (UK) | Posted: Jul 03, 2006 - 03:52 "Sanctuary" from Turf is IMHO the most beautiful & spiritually intense Luka song. I uploaded 2 mths ago but it didn't make it thru the LRC!  |
| Cookie (The Great Plains) | Posted: Jun 18, 2006 - 10:23 "...feel like eating the hind leg of a Lamb of God." *bleeeeeeeat* Perhaps it's inviting the lightning strike, but I thought that line was great. |
| Gish05 (Pittsburgh, PA) | Posted: Jun 18, 2006 - 10:21  |
| DannyNC | Posted: Jun 03, 2006 - 20:27 As a cyclist, I can say this song is awful! Sounds like They Might be Giants, but even worse! |
| dionysius (The People's Republic of Austin) | Posted: May 05, 2006 - 16:43 creativebones wrote: Anybody know how the rest of the album is??
In a word, wonderful. I don't care as much for his more recent stuff though. |
| creativebones | Posted: May 05, 2006 - 16:41 Anybody know how the rest of the album is?? |
| MrSpaz (Orlando, FL) | Posted: Apr 06, 2006 - 12:28 How does he know dolphins are happy? What if they're all sad, and all that chittering is them trying to tell us how depressed they are; the whole time their message is undermined by the permanent grin built into their features. Sounds like a bummer to me. |
| supremo | Posted: Apr 06, 2006 - 12:28 punkbot wrote:  Me too. It just gets worse as it goes! |
| punkbot | Posted: Apr 06, 2006 - 12:27 |
| punkbot | Posted: Apr 06, 2006 - 12:27 |
| Old_Pat (Belgium) | Posted: Apr 06, 2006 - 12:25 Saw him live 9 / 10 yrs ago - superb. |
| gizmo (planet earth) | Posted: Mar 08, 2006 - 06:13 "Sanctuary" from the Turf album is, imo, his most extraordinary track. The intensity is palpable. Well - it was written after & about the death of his Mother. Must upload it to the LRC! |
| dapower (Ireland-thar be no snakes here.) | Posted: Feb 21, 2006 - 09:39 He's mad as a kettle of fish that one. "Skin raw like a sushi dinner And an appetite That would eat the hind leg of the lamb of God Even though you know I wouldn't dream of doing such a thing" His brother, Christy Moore is far more popular on this little island. A comedian also attributes the words "Jayzus I'm so hungry I could eat the arse of a horse through a hole in the hedge" to him. I can see where he gets it now... Mad. |
| tony620d (an office) | Posted: Feb 21, 2006 - 09:33 ok this is horrible. is this an attemp at some new music?? weak! BBZZZZZZZZZT - TRY AGAIN. thank you drive thru. |
| aflanigan (Near powertown) | Posted: Feb 21, 2006 - 09:31 Cool song! (is that a real Irish cow in the background, or is it only a Jersey cow?) I also like his version of LL Cool J's "I Need Love" |
| babygirl614 (Green Bay, WI) | Posted: Feb 21, 2006 - 09:30 Great segue! LOVE Luka Bloom, we've got this one too. The capper is the acoustic take on LL Cool J's "I Need Love." |
| squidish (California) | Posted: Feb 21, 2006 - 09:30 My name is Luka...I live upstairs from you.. ...and I am brilliant! |
| TeddiB (Hell, Arizona(meaning, visit, but go away, there's already too many people here!)) | Posted: Feb 06, 2006 - 16:33 got this cd back in 92 and still enjoy it! |
| Sobient (Norway, the icy spine of the world.) | Posted: Jan 23, 2006 - 00:09 toe-tapping ho-hum. |
| iMacomania (Bavaria - Germany) | Posted: Jan 08, 2006 - 10:39 This title is so incredible! Woooowwww! a 10!!!  |
| (former member) (Shadow Valley Condos) | Posted: Dec 24, 2005 - 22:46 Thought this was Robyn Hitchcock at first... |
| MrKite (An Isiltir) | Posted: Dec 10, 2005 - 10:41 Wonderful  |
| lester | Posted: Nov 11, 2005 - 04:00 federico wrote: Now, this sounds different .... I was just about to say the same thing. Interesting track. More? |
| federico (Padova, Italy) | Posted: Nov 11, 2005 - 03:56 Now, this sounds different .... |
| trout_fisher (Swansea,Wales) | Posted: Oct 27, 2005 - 14:08 On yer bike, Bloom ! |
| Baby_M (a 100-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio) | Posted: Oct 27, 2005 - 14:04 Delightful. |
| UltraNurd (Boston, MA) | Posted: Oct 27, 2005 - 14:02 This song is going to be in my head whenever I commute to work on my bike in Boston winter weather. |
| maryte (Austin, TX) | Posted: Oct 13, 2005 - 11:52 Actually, I prefer this album and Riverside. They've got some "grittier" stuff. I'm not so keen on his more recent stuff - it's a little too predictable singer-songwriter kind of stuff, although when he lets loose, he plays a ripping guitar. |
| araja | Posted: Oct 12, 2005 - 22:07 There is better Luka Bloom, but I still like this song. Check out Ciara on Salty Heaven or one of the Narada Christmas CDs. |
| alicewonderland (Boulder, CO) | Posted: Oct 12, 2005 - 21:58 Oh! I love tuning into RP and hearing something completely unexpected. I remember finding this cassette at a second hand music store in Ottawa and listening to it over and over. What a great surprise -- thanks for playing. |