Leveraging nostalgic song lyrics for humorous, topical brand engagement.
This thread shows just how enduring and relatable classic song lyrics can be, especially when they're repurposed with a playful twist for humor or to comment on current events. The quick and clever use of Steve Miller Band lyrics here is a testament to an engaged audience that knows the source material well and loves a good wordplay.
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Origin Reddit Post
r/music
Steve Miller Says It's Not Safe to Tour Earth Right Now, Cancels All Dates
Posted by u/Edm_vanhalen1981•07/17/2025
Top Comments
u/cointalkz
**Nice.**
u/cointalkz
**Nice.**
u/NotaContributi0n
You laugh now, but when something big actually happens he’ll be seen as a prophet
u/bwanabass
But who is going to keep on a rokn me, baby?
u/TerribleNameAmirite
If I was alive in Miles Davis’ time and was a musician, I’d be terrified that he would think I’m trash, because he’d be absolutely right
u/soopadrive
He’s been riding that jet airplane and thinking of home
u/Existing_Squirrel327
He's trying to avoid all the funky shit going down in the city
u/IrrelevantLeprechaun
And nothing of value was lost.
u/Shaxxs0therHorn
I could hear this.
u/monexicano
We'll tour in the future
u/SnooOnions3369
This just sounds like someone changed their mind about going on tour right before it started.
u/Mykmyk
👏 👏 👏 👏
u/lost4wrds
... only if you take the money and run
u/MrNice1983
Shitty casinos everywhere in shambles
u/undermind84
"I remember one time - it might have been a couple times - at the Fillmore East in 1970, I was opening for this sorry-ass cat named Steve Miller. Steve Miller didn't have his shit going for h
u/SCUMDOG_MILLIONAIRE
For years I thought it was about a fat chick.
Big Ol Carolina, don’t carry me too far away.
Other bands had songs about fat chicks…. fat bottomed girls, whole lotta Rosie…
Yeah I didn’t
u/douwd20
Get a grip it's never going to be "safe". The planet takes us all.
u/JayOnSilverHill
And that Mr. Squirrel is a perfect comment! Nicely done!
u/hogsucker
And the kicks in other cities
u/fffan9391
Also Northern California where the girls are warm.
u/VerifiedActualHuman
Can I hitch a ride come doomsday?
u/dkinmn
I thought the same thing, but I've since learned more.
His WTF interview is excellent, and that prompted me to do a deep dive.
Steve Miller is almost more than anyone else in the lineage of
u/xSociety
WHAT DID THEY DO TO US?!
u/El_Suavador
> he would shoot them a look
[Proof.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUG0P7tcCto)
u/Icy-Tomatillo953
People keep talking about me, baby.
u/n8n10e
I'm not a stupid fuckin idiot, I know it was a pig but for 50 seconds it felt really real
u/jakopappi
All of his hit songs didn't appear until the mid-70s. The band was playing psychedelic tunes back them. And, yeah, it wasn't good. I think they played with Miles because they backed Chuck Ber
u/Zero7CO
Well done you joker, you smoker, you midnight toker.
u/the_village_idiot
And it’s gonna come back to him in its sweet time
u/DrMartinVonNostrand
Maurice? He's the gangster of love.
u/Cerfer
This is what happens when you think you're too big to support Styx, REO Speedwagon, and Foreigner, and go out on your own.
u/MaynardIsLord721
This world's so fucking fucked up
u/bluehawk232
I just think it's misguided though and still directs the responsibility on us. We need to hold the energy companies and CEOs responsible. I can ride a bike the rest of my life, but it doesn't
u/highpriestess420
https://preview.redd.it/u22fx073gddf1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4ff7901375b8abcc2950cc67ea583aa1c4bcebf2
u/EnvironmentalBig2324
Any refunds or did he just take the money and run?
u/On-In2
Yay I canceled everything yesterday, crazy out there.
u/mrdevil413
No one is going to mention the Peaches !!
u/AkimahenkaCat
Don't carry me... well.. anywhere.
u/SuperBlahXD
What the fuck is this world?
u/Phoenix916
I knew that spaceship I bought a couple years ago would come in handy
u/HeathenDevilPagan
I listen to plenty of music. The fact that I don't know this dude or his tunes by name means nothing to me. Shit, I knew almost the whole catalog of Hall and Oates while not being able to nam
u/spikefletcher
Play indoors maybe?
u/dbbk
Me when I don’t want to leave the house
u/SparrowCrocodile
What have they done to us?
u/shameonyounancydrew
Anyone else think this said Steven Miller, and become immediately confused why anyone would want to date him?
u/dishonorable_banana
He's off to shoe the children.
u/BusLevel7307
Keeps me wondering why
u/firthy
What about Northern California?
u/SuperBlahXD
What the fuck is this world?
u/jumjimbo
He canceled Phoenix, Arizona all the way to Tacoma, Philadelphia, Atlanta, L.A.
u/spikefletcher
Play indoors maybe?
u/DrapersSmellyGlove
I’ll bet he got intel on the giant asteroidS hurling directly towards us.
u/NotaContributi0n
You laugh now, but when something big actually happens he’ll be seen as a prophet
u/MaynardIsLord721
This world's so fucking fucked up
u/VerifiedActualHuman
Can I hitch a ride come doomsday?
u/dandet
He not wrong
u/drboohickey
So where is he going to tour right now? Maybe I can catch a show
u/SweetCosmicPope
Wooooot woooo!
u/TerribleNameAmirite
If I was alive in Miles Davis’ time and was a musician, I’d be terrified that he would think I’m trash, because he’d be absolutely right
u/VerifiedActualHuman
Can I hitch a ride come doomsday?
u/ShamDissemble
I heat up, I can't cool down, just like the earth apparently
u/El_Suavador
> he would shoot them a look
[Proof.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUG0P7tcCto)
u/SharpShotApollo
Thank you for the belly laugh to start my day.
u/highpriestess420
https://preview.redd.it/u22fx073gddf1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4ff7901375b8abcc2950cc67ea583aa1c4bcebf2
u/ms_panelopi
lol
u/KookofaTook
Steve Miller got popular for putting out music people liked (if not loved) consistently. It's approachable, catchy music people can easily sing along to, and that is more than enough to keep
u/naptown-hooly
No more a rock’n me baby
u/undermind84
"I remember one time - it might have been a couple times - at the Fillmore East in 1970, I was opening for this sorry-ass cat named Steve Miller. Steve Miller didn't have his shit going for h
u/rick420buzz
Or "kicks" depending on which version you hear.
u/hurricanebarker
u/monexicano
We'll tour in the future
u/ms_panelopi
🎵Big ol jet had a light on…”
u/KookofaTook
Steve Miller got popular for putting out music people liked (if not loved) consistently. It's approachable, catchy music people can easily sing along to, and that is more than enough to keep
u/Phoenix916
I knew that spaceship I bought a couple years ago would come in handy
u/rosco2155
Spoken like someone who’s clearly never been to Swingtown
u/Windows-XP-Home-NEW
There’s no way in hell that’s genuinely his excuse. There must be some other reason why.
u/EnvironmentalBig2324
Any refunds or did he just take the money and run?
u/leonardo_davincu
Headline is a lie. He just wants to be with his sweet baby, yeah.
u/i-am-the-walrus789
Spoken like someone who truly doesn't appreciate great music
u/EvilLibrarians
Well he’s got to do his part, because he knows in his heart, nowhere on the earth is safe
u/soopadrive
He’s been riding that jet airplane and thinking of home
u/the_village_idiot
And it’s gonna come back to him in its sweet time
u/1800abcdxyz
Ironically partially due to the actions of a fascist pig also named Steve Miller
u/Existing_Squirrel327
He's trying to avoid all the funky shit going down in the city
u/WorldlyReference5028
Damn, he just pompatused my love for the tour.
u/undermind84
In the 70s, Fillmore owner Bill Graham felt it would be a good idea to have shows with big names from different genres. Miles opened for The Grateful Dead and a bunch of other rock bands.
u/Uberutang
He can always tour wonderful countries and cities that don’t have these disasters? Earth is a big place.
u/tMoneyMoney
That’s also my excuse for not going into work tomorrow.
u/NastySeconds
Time keeps on spinning…
Edit- I totally wrote “slippin” Was singing it when I wrote it! Stupid spellcheck!!!
u/pm_me_yo_creditscore
Literal old man yells at cloud...
u/SnooOnions3369
This just sounds like someone changed their mind about going on tour right before it started.
u/mrdevil413
No one is going to mention the Peaches !!
u/Sohlayr
Slippin slippinnnn
u/ColdCruise
Yeah, Steve has talked about how people would write a hook into their songs to get people to pay attention, and he was like, "why not put four or five hooks in each song?" And that's what he
u/ScottTma
Miles was a terrifying motherf*cker. He looked aloof, like he wasn’t paying attention. But if one of the musicians in his band missed a cue, or played a bar too long or tried to get showy, he
u/thisbechris
Maurice?
u/Bobbi_fettucini
That’s because he speaks for the pompatus of love.
u/thisbechris
Maurice?
u/Cerfer
This is what happens when you think you're too big to support Styx, REO Speedwagon, and Foreigner, and go out on your own.
u/M0BBER
Steve and his manager are complete assholes. They found this guy, gave him representation, took his song, and didn't let him release his album. It didn't get released until the '90s... Pretty
u/QuiGonColdGin
Not even if you use a big ol' jet airliner?
u/whyyoutwofour
I'm sure it has nothing to do with projected ticket sales.
u/Peanuts4Peanut
He's not. My Dr this year, (I'm 58) said we really need to rethink the summer outdoor concert in the near future.
u/SweetCosmicPope
Wooooot woooo!
u/Windows-XP-Home-NEW
There’s no way in hell that’s genuinely his excuse. There must be some other reason why.
u/brealio
For those with no souls.
u/a5208114
So you don't listen to music?
u/ctilvolover23
It's just an excuse for me to sit at home and chill.
u/xSociety
WHAT DID THEY DO TO US?!
u/ms_panelopi
🎵Big ol jet had a light on…”
u/Zero7CO
Well done you joker, you smoker, you midnight toker.
u/tMoneyMoney
That’s also my excuse for not going into work tomorrow.
u/AkimahenkaCat
Don't carry me... well.. anywhere.
u/fingersmaloy
Maybe they're thinking of Stephen Miller.
u/fffan9391
Also Northern California where the girls are warm.
u/Vigilante17
Sweet. I’m a certified musician now in eyes of one of the greats!!!
u/NotaContributi0n
You laugh now, but when something big actually happens he’ll be seen as a prophet
u/dkinmn
I thought the same thing, but I've since learned more.
His WTF interview is excellent, and that prompted me to do a deep dive.
Steve Miller is almost more than anyone else in the lineage of
u/Mykmyk
👏 👏 👏 👏
u/jumjimbo
He canceled Phoenix, Arizona all the way to Tacoma, Philadelphia, Atlanta, L.A.
u/drboohickey
So where is he going to tour right now? Maybe I can catch a show
u/HeathenDevilPagan
I mean all this is getting worse. Sure, but this is some over dramatic BS.
I honestly don't even know who this guy is.
u/Mammoth-Slide-3707
Steve miller has some bops though man shiiiit
u/undermind84
In the 70s, Fillmore owner Bill Graham felt it would be a good idea to have shows with big names from different genres. Miles opened for The Grateful Dead and a bunch of other rock bands.
u/dandet
He not wrong
u/Astrosimi
Fly Like An Eagle always sounded to me like it was recorded in a space station. His living room? That’s wild.
u/Uberutang
He can always tour wonderful countries and cities that don’t have these disasters? Earth is a big place.
u/__-_-_--_--_-_---___
Bowser: This is my time to shine
u/formerNPC
Can the rest of us use this reason to not go to work? I didn’t think so.
u/bwanabass
But who is going to keep on a rokn me, baby?
u/hogsucker
And the kicks in other cities
u/Phoenix916
I knew that spaceship I bought a couple years ago would come in handy
u/BWEJ
Oh, stfu.
u/LtTyroneSlothrop
👏
u/drboohickey
So where is he going to tour right now? Maybe I can catch a show
u/Defiant-Yellow-2375
But...it's sunny.
u/Mammoth-Slide-3707
Steve miller has some bops though man shiiiit
u/Peanuts4Peanut
He's not. My Dr this year, (I'm 58) said we really need to rethink the summer outdoor concert in the near future.
u/Sixtyoneandfortynine
He is simply fed up and wants to avoid getting caught up in any of that funky shit going down in the cities.
u/TH3PhilipJFry
Gonna tell my employer this next time I have to travel
u/Havnaz
Saying I’m doing you wrong
u/DrapersSmellyGlove
I’ll bet he got intel on the giant asteroidS hurling directly towards us.
u/ShamDissemble
I heat up, I can't cool down, just like the earth apparently
u/MoodByte_25
He probably just want to avoid shit going down d city
u/leonardo_davincu
Headline is a lie. He just wants to be with his sweet baby, yeah.
u/CaerusChaos
So lets see how many times Steve Miller gets on a plane and flies to a vacation spot in the next 6 months.
u/Silly_Rabbit_4662
Nooooo I had tix to see him in San Diego
u/AkimahenkaCat
Don't carry me... well.. anywhere.
u/UrgeToKill
Guess I gotta hand it to Steve Miller for having the balls (or just the ego) to go on after Miles Davis, in 1970 no less. Always felt Steve Miller never quite had the same level of talent as
u/NastySeconds
Time keeps on spinning…
Edit- I totally wrote “slippin” Was singing it when I wrote it! Stupid spellcheck!!!
u/dbbk
Me when I don’t want to leave the house
u/PiercedGeek
Into the future....
u/frix86
This one?
[https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/techandscience/nasa-alert-10-storey-tall-asteroid-to-fly-past-earth-tomorrow-at-22-500-km-h-size-distance-more/ar-AA1IHpfS](https://www.msn.com/en-
u/dandet
He not wrong
u/Mykmyk
👏 👏 👏 👏
u/LtTyroneSlothrop
👏
u/Icy-Tomatillo953
People keep talking about me, baby.
u/whyyoutwofour
I'm sure it has nothing to do with projected ticket sales.
u/Havnaz
Saying I’m doing you wrong
u/BelieveInTheShield
Slippin*
u/specialagentflooper
When Zorp returns, he'll melt your face and use it for fuel.
u/DrapersSmellyGlove
Well that one and apparently the 800+ that have been recently identified with the JWST.
u/faders
Something something Space Cowboy
u/CelticSith
Let's hope he didn't take the money and run
u/tMoneyMoney
That’s also my excuse for not going into work tomorrow.
u/rick420buzz
Or "kicks" depending on which version you hear.
u/spikefletcher
Play indoors maybe?
u/__-_-_--_--_-_---___
Bowser: This is my time to shine
u/TH3PhilipJFry
Gonna tell my employer this next time I have to travel
u/BusLevel7307
Keeps me wondering why
u/monexicano
We'll tour in the future
u/douwd20
Get a grip it's never going to be "safe". The planet takes us all.
u/JayOnSilverHill
And that Mr. Squirrel is a perfect comment! Nicely done!
u/BoraxTheBarbarian
There’s a book by Prince’s old engineer that argued that Miles Davis didn’t believe playing an instrument had anything to do with being a musician, and that’s why he shit on everyone.
u/ColdCruise
Yeah, Steve has talked about how people would write a hook into their songs to get people to pay attention, and he was like, "why not put four or five hooks in each song?" And that's what he
u/faders
Something something Space Cowboy
u/endlessupending
Bruhs like I'm going back to Mars
u/SCUMDOG_MILLIONAIRE
For years I thought it was about a fat chick.
Big Ol Carolina, don’t carry me too far away.
Other bands had songs about fat chicks…. fat bottomed girls, whole lotta Rosie…
Yeah I didn’t
u/zoinkability
He wants to take the money and run
u/mrbaryonyx
*I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA GET EATEN*
u/EvilLibrarians
Well he’s got to do his part, because he knows in his heart, nowhere on the earth is safe
u/Defiant-Yellow-2375
But...it's sunny.
u/MysteryBagIdeals
Not even just from Phoenix Arizona all the way to Tacoma, Philadelphia, Atlanta, L.A.?
u/NastySeconds
Time keeps on spinning…
u/CelticSith
Let's hope he didn't take the money and run
u/Sixtyoneandfortynine
He is simply fed up and wants to avoid getting caught up in any of that funky shit going down in the cities.
u/szerdarino
Well done
u/Turbografx-17
Black panties with an angel's face.
There's no relevance to that line. I just wanted to type it.
u/specialagentflooper
When Zorp returns, he'll melt your face and use it for fuel.
u/frix86
This one?
[https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/techandscience/nasa-alert-10-storey-tall-asteroid-to-fly-past-earth-tomorrow-at-22-500-km-h-size-distance-more/ar-AA1IHpfS](https://www.msn.com/en-
u/pomod
The dude wrote a lot of hits
u/frix86
This one?
[https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/techandscience/nasa-alert-10-storey-tall-asteroid-to-fly-past-earth-tomorrow-at-22-500-km-h-size-distance-more/ar-AA1IHpfS](https://www.msn.com/en-
u/SchrodingersNutsack
He's a joker...
u/jumjimbo
He canceled Phoenix, Arizona all the way to Tacoma, Philadelphia, Atlanta, L.A.
u/soopadrive
He’s been riding that jet airplane and thinking of home
u/firthy
What about Northern California?
u/shameonyounancydrew
Anyone else think this said Steven Miller, and become immediately confused why anyone would want to date him?
u/formerNPC
Can the rest of us use this reason to not go to work? I didn’t think so.
u/DrapersSmellyGlove
I’ll bet he got intel on the giant asteroidS hurling directly towards us.
u/BelieveInTheShield
Slippin*
u/QuiGonColdGin
Not even if you use a big ol' jet airliner?
u/Shaxxs0therHorn
I could hear this.
u/lost4wrds
... only if you take the money and run
u/WorldlyReference5028
Damn, he just pompatused my love for the tour.
u/bluehawk232
I just think it's misguided though and still directs the responsibility on us. We need to hold the energy companies and CEOs responsible. I can ride a bike the rest of my life, but it doesn't
u/DrapersSmellyGlove
Well that one and apparently the 800+ that have been recently identified with the JWST.
u/Existing_Squirrel327
He's trying to avoid all the funky shit going down in the city
u/ScottTma
Miles was a terrifying motherf*cker. He looked aloof, like he wasn’t paying attention. But if one of the musicians in his band missed a cue, or played a bar too long or tried to get showy, he
u/MagnoliaFan68
Abracadabra, tour canceled!
u/mrbaryonyx
*I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA GET EATEN*
u/zoinkability
He wants to take the money and run
u/BelieveInTheShield
Slippin*
u/CaerusChaos
So lets see how many times Steve Miller gets on a plane and flies to a vacation spot in the next 6 months.
u/PiercedGeek
Into the future....
u/BoraxTheBarbarian
There’s a book by Prince’s old engineer that argued that Miles Davis didn’t believe playing an instrument had anything to do with being a musician, and that’s why he shit on everyone.
u/Astrosimi
Fly Like An Eagle always sounded to me like it was recorded in a space station. His living room? That’s wild.
u/bwanabass
But who is going to keep on a rokn me, baby?
u/ms_panelopi
lol
u/ShamDissemble
I heat up, I can't cool down, just like the earth apparently
u/jakopappi
All of his hit songs didn't appear until the mid-70s. The band was playing psychedelic tunes back them. And, yeah, it wasn't good. I think they played with Miles because they backed Chuck Ber
u/QuiGonColdGin
Not even if you use a big ol' jet airliner?
u/WorldlyReference5028
Damn, he just pompatused my love for the tour.
u/MoodByte_25
He probably just want to avoid shit going down d city
u/Bobbi_fettucini
That’s because he speaks for the pompatus of love.
u/thisbechris
Maurice?
u/hurricanebarker
u/On-In2
Yay I canceled everything yesterday, crazy out there.
u/n8n10e
I'm not a stupid fuckin idiot, I know it was a pig but for 50 seconds it felt really real
u/CelticSith
Let's hope he didn't take the money and run
u/JayOnSilverHill
And that Mr. Squirrel is a perfect comment! Nicely done!
u/Sohlayr
Slippin slippinnnn
u/faders
Something something Space Cowboy
u/Defiant-Yellow-2375
But...it's sunny.
u/szerdarino
Well done
u/1800abcdxyz
Ironically partially due to the actions of a fascist pig also named Steve Miller
u/Turbografx-17
Black panties with an angel's face.
There's no relevance to that line. I just wanted to type it.
u/cointalkz
**Nice.**
u/SparrowCrocodile
What have they done to us?
u/UrgeToKill
Guess I gotta hand it to Steve Miller for having the balls (or just the ego) to go on after Miles Davis, in 1970 no less. Always felt Steve Miller never quite had the same level of talent as
u/MagnoliaFan68
Abracadabra, tour canceled!
u/naptown-hooly
No more a rock’n me baby
u/Sohlayr
Slippin slippinnnn