🛫 Top 10 Rock & Hip-Hop Flying Songs
For property managers who spend more time navigating elevators than airports — but still dream of upgrades.
- 🎸 Steve Miller Band – “Jet Airliner”
Big ol’ jet airliner… stuck circling Midtown waiting for a landing slot near Hudson Yards. - 🎸 Paul McCartney & Wings – “Jet”
The man named his band Wings. The song’s called Jet. It’s practically an FAA-approved anthem. - 🎤 Far East Movement – “Like a G6”
For the property manager who upgrades from rush-hour LIRR to private helipad dreams. - 🎸 Tom Petty – “Learning to Fly”
Because getting through a DOB inspection without delays feels like takeoff. - 🎸 Foo Fighters – “Learn to Fly”
For those Mondays when you need more than caffeine to get airborne. - 🎤 Missy Elliott – “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)”
Supa Dupa Fly = the ultimate elevator playlist for retrofitted luxury towers. - 🎸 Lenny Kravitz – “Fly Away”
Probably written while trying to find parking on the Upper West Side. - 🎤 Alicia Keys – “Fly Away” (B-side deep cut)
When the service elevator breaks down again, and you mentally check into JFK Terminal 4. - 🎸 Jefferson Airplane – “White Rabbit” (Jet-age counterculture vibes count)
Less about lift-off, more about altitude — but still belongs on any trippy tarmac playlist. - 🎤 B.o.B ft. Hayley Williams – “Airplanes”
Can we pretend that cargo lifts in the sky are like shooting stars? Yes. Yes, we can.
✈️ Bonus Boarding Pass:
The B-52s – “Roam”
Technically about driving, but with a name like a bomber plane, they fly in under the radar.