Walking 9 to 5?

[alansykes]

Dolly Parton was a huge success at the Glastonbury festival last week, and the BBC played some of her songs on the news. I heard one of them as "Walking 9 to 5", which I thought would be a very good anthem for a winter caminante like myself, but apparently she sings "Working 9 to 5".

I'm sure there are many other songs, poems, film titles etc which would similarly benefit from a slight alteration to become relevant to the camino?

- Paint a yellow arrow on the old oak tree
- the Roncesvalles Redemption
- to walk, or not to walk? That is the question.
- One flew over the Meseta
- Save the last lower bunk bed for me
- The remains of the menú del día
- Honey, I shrunk the rucksack
- An albergue, an albergue, my kingdom for an albergue
- Bring me the hiking poles of Alfredo Garcia

etc

 

[tploomis]

The Rain in Spain Falls Mainly on the Plain and Mountains.

 

[Luka]

We all look for some yellow on a tree...
What a wonderful walk...
Don't cry for me peregrina...

 

[tyrrek]

Four and a Half Weeks
Pulpo Fiction
Blister Act

 

[wayfarer]

Running up that hill (Kate Bush)
Singing in the rain.
Its a long way to Ponferada.

 

[hampshire!tim]

The rain in Spain falls mainly on my head !

 

[clearskiescamino]

You’ll Never Walk Alone - that's a tad obvious really

 

[tploomis]

Ponferrada, why don't you come to your senses?

 

[MichaelSG]

Bob Marley's "Get Up, Stand Up, Start Walking"
Bruce Springsteen's "Long Walk Home", "Born to Walk", and for those worried about places to sleep "Racing in the Streets"

 

[Ullali]

Hahaha this is so funny!!!!
If you care to learn a NEW song, check out my HAPPY ROAD video on youtube! Buen Camino

 

[spiritsandspeakers]

I would walk 500 miles and I would walk 500 more

 

[Ullali]

Oh here's a link to the song/video (hope you will enjoy!?) :

 

[Metropolly]

If I hadn't seen a waymark for some time and worried I might be on the wrong path but hadn't passed any turn-offs, I'd reassure myself singing There's No Other Way by Blur

 

[Thomas1962]

I'm leaving with a backpack!
Don't know when I'll be back again...

 

[Icacos]

Ramblin' Road.

 

[mspath]

There's A Long, Long Trail A-Winding (1917)
Sentimental Journey(1944)

 

[zolarose]

Wonderful song and video. Thank you for sharing!

 

[GettingThere]

Great idea, Alan!

Somewhere over the Pyrenees
Wet Pack and Two Soaking Merrells
Stand By Your Pack
Bridge Over the Rio Arga
I Walk the Camino
All You Need is Love (and Compeed)

 

[RobertS26]

Ricki, Don't Lose that Number (to the Parador) by Steely Dan
Walk on By (the Wine Fountain) by Dionne Warick
Don't Walk Away (without giving me back my guidebook) by Jade
I Walk Alone (because I lost my Camino Family) by Cher
Just Keep Walking (this albergue is full) by INXS
I Walk the Line (of clam shells imbedded in the sidewalk because I drank too much at dinner) by Johnny Cash

 

[clearskiescamino]

It's the End of the World (as we know it) and I feel fine - REM (about Finistere)
Walk like a Galician - Bangles

 

[xin loi]

I generally sang, Waltzing Godzilla. Actually only met one person from Oz who knew the words!

We had a young woman from Slovina on the trail who was a great singer. You could hear her soft voice a half kilometer away. Another guy actually had a battery powered microphone mounted on his walking stick and would periodically sing popular songs as he walked.

 

[Dennis M]

Big U2 fan and no need to alter the titles

'Beautiful Day”
"Desire"
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (when looking for markers)
"In God's Country"
"Spanish Eyes"
"Sweetest Thing"
"When Love Comes to Town"
"Where the Streets Have No Name"
"I Will Follow"
'Some Days Are Better Than Others"

 

[Thomas1962]

One song is not to miss of course:
Happy!

At some days on the camino I can feel like
http://24hoursofhappy.com



(If it doesn't work)

At some days on camino I can feel like this for hours and hours and hours! At those moments I don't dance physically (unless...). But in my head, I'm dancing all along. Then, I tend to see every other people dancing as well!

 

[Maureen O'Donoghue]

"The Long and Winding Road" by the Beatles
"Walk this Way" Aerosmith
"Walking Back to Happiness" Helen Shapiro
"Walking on Sunshine" Catriona and the Waves
"Just Walking in the Rain" Johnny Ray

 

[wayfarer]

Fool if you think its over - Chris Rea.

 

[Icacos]

Fool if you think its over - Chris Rea.

Now you're talking !!! Or, walking !

 

[jeffnd]

The Rain in Spain Falls Mainly on the Plain and Mountains.

The rain in Spain falls mainly wherever the ?!@# I happen to be walking at a given moment.