Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Drives


 




more songs about New York and/or transit




"The title refers to the M79 bus in Manhattan, which goes west to Riverside Drive and east to East End Avenue"

Reading that reminded me of my surprise on realising that "big blue bus" in "The End" by The Doors is a reference to a bus service in Santa Monica and Venice 

1 comment:

  1. The recently-departed Eddie Palmieri pipped Bobby Humphrey to the post by a couple of years, naming a song, album and band after the Harlem River Drive.

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Drives

  more songs about New York and/or transit "The title refers to the M79 bus in Manhattan, which goes west to Riverside Drive and east t...