Jet Airliner (song)

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"Jet Airliner" is a song composed by Paul Pena and popularized by the Steve Miller Band.

Pena wrote and recorded the song in 1973 for his New Train album; however, due to conflicts between Pena and his label, New Train sat unreleased until 2000. Miller, having heard a bootleg recording of the album, decided to record "Jet Airliner" for his band's Book of Dreams album in 1977. It was concurrently released as a single, and reached #8 on the Billboard chart.

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• The song is sometimes used on CNN for the flight explorer theme
• It was parodied by Bob Rivers. The parody refers to a 'beat up old jet liner' and considers safety issues with budget airlines.
• It was used in The West Wing television serial drama : it can be heard when Democratic Party nominee for the Presidency, Matt Santos, is flying across the country to campaign

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