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Sister Christian Lyrics
Artist: Night Ranger
Sister Christian
Oh the time has come
And you know that you're the only one
To say O.K.
Where you going
What you looking for
You know those boys
Don't want to play no more with you
It's true
You're motoring
What's your price for flight
In finding mister right
You'll be alright tonight
Babe you know
You're growing up so fast
And mama's worrying
That you won't last
To say let's play
Sister Christian
There's so much in life Don't you give it up
Before your time is due
It's true
It's true yeah
Motoring
What's your price for flight
You've got him in your sight
And driving thru the night
Motoring
What's your price for flight
In finding mister right
You'll be alright tonight
Motoring
What's your price for flight
In finding mister right
You'll be alright tonight
(repeat)
Sister Christian
Oh the time has come
And you know that you're the only one
To say O.K.
But you're motoring
You're motoring
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Comments/Interpretations
dude, this song is da' bomb!!!
this is my new favorite song.
Tom, I AGREE!!
my daddy used to listen to this song all the time. I like it a lot, too.
this song is fucking anal i first heard it from gta vice city!!! i still say to this day that vice city has the best music still
My grandsons, ages 3 & 5, sing this. However, instead of "motoring" they think they are supposed to sing "deodorant"!!!
"Deodorant"!!!!! That is the best!!!!
Wow, I always thought "Motoring" was "Motor revved" I'm glad I looked it up. Now I won't sound as silly singing it in the car.
This is sounded soo cheesy and I Love it!
this song is epical i love it
this song makes me shiver for my honey.
Annie
Love this song! So 80's (or so)...so big!
I always thought it was:
"You know those boys
Don't want to bone no more with you"
I still think it's "bone" and not "play".
I always thought it said moter head! I love it!!
pimpin song pimpin
watch American Dad, episode "Joint Custody"--hilarious scene about this song!! So good!
Does the movie "Boogie Nights" come to anyone else's mind when they hear this? Well, that or GTA Vice City!
What the heck is motoring?
i first heard it in the movie Superstar by Molly Shannon were she rode the bike with the dude... hehehe.. cool SONG!
it means to go elsewhere to look for answers
i love this song
This song is about a good Christian girl and not giving up her virginity before she's truly ready. It is cheesy...
THIS IS A FUCKING EPIC WIN!! I LOVE THIS SONG, and i also at first thought it said motor head. My mom (who is pretty old ;D) Got me into it. i absoulutely love it!
this song has a meaning to each his own. I watched the movie "The Lather Effect" (great 80's tracks)as well as the movie
This track brings back fond memories! (Sniff)
by stephharper on 5/30/2008 12:10pm
I always thought it was:
"You know those boys
Don't want to bone no more with you"
I still think it's "bone" and not "play".
No that's exactly what they wanna do to her, so your wrong. They don't wanna play no more they wanna bone!!
I love This Song
i always thought it said "motor ann"...like a girls name.
either way
it's a classic. hit me up if you wanna talk music. or life.
:)
I love this song. The song reminds me of how girls where back in the day. Well that day is gone lol.
This song is about the lead singer's younger sister, "Christie". The song is about her growing up and coming of age. "Motoring" means to cruise the strip. Ya know...we all went "cruising" in high school and we though we were sooo cool! Looking back, it was all so cheesy!
I LOVE this song!
Boogie nights rocks
let me tell you, if they would have went on tour with reo speedwagon..that would have been a show!
I first heard this from gta vicy then i down loaded all his songs nice
yeah i first heard this with the GTA Vice City Soundtrack. the best GTA or any videogame soundtarck for that matter. i came 2nd in a poll recently for best game soundtarck, beaten by a tony hawks game, its load of bollocks, Vice Ciy IS THE BEST!
This song makes the scene it's in in Boogie Nights my favorite scene in a movie ever - if you haven't seen the movie and you love this song 'you're time has come'.
I always think of Boogie Nights and a gun randomly going off when I hear this.
It is sad, but I'm about to turn 39, heard this song about 23 years ago! Cheesy maybe, but I had the mullet back then to my butt and rocked in bands. It was all about crusing and chicks back then. Motoring makes me think of my first girlfriend and how we listened to this song and got laid. So much for the meaning of the song....I'm guessing Sister "Christine" did too back then. This was written for the sister of the drummer!
Only one word is needed: Awesome. If you should add another word, the only preceeding word should be fucking.
I loved this song back then,always thought it said motoring,but didn't know what it meant.So I concluded it was saying 'more than in'.Turns out I was right!THANKS for the definition Kim!Thank you too lyrics depot!
i heard this song on GTA Vice City and fell in love with it...then i stopped playing the game because it got boring after i beat it...so i hadnt heard the song for awhile...then i was watching a Tommy Shaw and Jack Blades DVD and they sang this song...i had no idea that jack blades was in night ranger...but now i do...great song...great lyrics...great meaning
I also thought it said "motor head", but I wasn't sure. I've liked it for a long time, but my passion was rekindled in Superstar.
I've always thought that this song was about a "Christian" girl who never gave it up to the boys who were not in her class of society and so had been waiting for the rich career minded "man". She put a price on her sexuality.
Dude. I first heard this song at the american shakespeare center. or the blackfriars. the worlds only recreation of shakespeare's indoor theatre btw. and i loved it
Excellent song. See this band in concert if you can. They really put their hearts in their work.
this song rocks
you know i didnt even no what this song was about till i read all these. iv always loved it.
This song makes no sense--even the band said so.
this was the best song in 1984 and it still is
I finally found this song! ahh X]
Yesssss! good song! NO! GREAT SONG!
I LOVE IT!
It's not motoring...It's motor inn..as in a cheap hotel..you know how much does it cost for a one night stand? Sister Christian is becoming a woman..
Took me a while to find this song after its appearance in Boogie Nights... Great movie and great song!
this is the best song in the world
Saw these guys live...awsome show!
Great repertoire, heart, passion, and the world stood still when "Sister Christian" was performed.
I liked the song 30 years ago and I like it now--motoring!!!
I was only 19, when this song came out in 1984. MTV played this song on heavy rotation, with Heart's "These Dreams", and Thomas Dolby's "She Blinded Me With Science". All cheesy 80s shyt. This song really rocked my core in Boogie Nights- where in one of the movie's darkest moments; a drug deal gone bad....Rashad Jackson smokes his freebase pipe, listening to this tune. Great movie.....good song!
It's just a great, heart-felt ballad with a sweet, wistful message, a wonderful summertime sing-along song with cool chord structure! I, like most of the otehr commenters, loved it when I first heard it and still do. It's definitely on my i-pod.
This song just plain rocks. Me and my brother constantly sing it in the car, b/c we listen to an 80's station. the 80's had good music, but this one tops my chart
My husband and I just saw Night Ranger in concert this past weekend and they totally rocked. They left the stage before this song was sung and I thought there was going to be a riot! They came out for the encore and the place went nuts when they started up with this song. It was awesome and they sounded just as good now as they did back in the day. Love it!!
Well this song has outlived its usefulness. Night Ranger was yesterdays news. Why they are still around I have no clue.
this is a great song
I found a Internet Radio station where you can REQUEST Night Ranger songs... and they are fast in adding the songs. Go request night Ranger NOW!!!! Do a search for Tri-Rock Radio and then REQUEST NR - Let support the band while they are still around :)
I Dedicated this to my sister when I was a senior in high school and she was a freshman
I just love this song, I can remember us singing it in the 5th grade talent show!
wow absolutely addicting song
XD
my myspace profile song XD XD XD
LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!
MOTORING!!!
I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT SAID MONA RED INSTEAD OF MOTORING. I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE SISTER CHRISTIAN CHICKS NAME? I STAND CORRECTED. LOVE THIS SONG KEEP ROCKIN'
It's a really nice song.....well done...goooooooooooood memories
This song is the best. Memories ...
I was a freshman in '84. My sister was 21 and killed in a car accident. My brothers, one of whom died 2 years later, and I always felt this song was somehow for her, despite some of the other interpretations on here. It brings back alot of memories.
This song rocks so hard it ain't funny. Greatest stoner song ever!!
I remember this song growing up. The wind in my hair and this song blasting out the windows of my brothers car. Good memories!
love it!
Superstar made it sound funny but without the movie, its a really cool song
wow this song is incredibal
so what does it mean... motoring?
It's incredible too.
This is my new fav song. This song get me going for real. This will stand the test of time for sure.
remember it back then and still lovin it now! Still rock after all these years! No matter who it was written for!
One of the greatest songs ever written!
this song is about one of the bandmembers sister Christian and her coming of age and growing up
great song and lyrics, never heard it before until a freind told me about it, thats Australia for ya!!!
I'm 17 and know REO Speedwagon. Night Ranger was always one of REO's "buddies" but I never took the time to listen to them.
I was working on the set of a movie a couple weeks ago and one of the coolest people I worked with asked me if I knew his song when I was playing guitar for him. I said no.
I recently heard it on the radio and it rocks... Thank you, Trinidy, for inspiring me to take the time to listen to it.
what is motoring supposed to mean?
i mean
really
motoring?
motoring?
motoring is when you drive in your car!!
i agree that vice city has the best music i listen to this song all the time!
This is the best song ever made.
First time I heard it on Boogie Nights I was hooked
It was in two American Dad episodes "Joint Custody" and "Dope and Faith". Reviving a kick-ass song for today's youth. Sweet.
This song was written about a band member's sister, who was really embarrassed when it hit the airwaves.
This song is about a girl from my home town
GET A LIFE THE SONG IS OLD LIKE ME I WAS THERE WHEN IT CAME OUT AND NOW IM GLAD ITS GONE ALONG WITH NIGHT RANGER
I used to listen to this song when I was a little kid...LOL
I loved this song growing up. Now I think it is about a girl considering the convent (should she enter the convent and become a religious sister, where she would take a vow of chastity). And I know what the band says, but read the lyrics!
The band doesn't seem to support her possible vocation!
Damn!! Thats fucking awesome! Haha!!
Huh.I thought it said "mold your end".Whatever the case,I'm a Night Ranger fan for life.Loved them when i was a kid,then took my kids to see them at a festival in suburbs of chicago this summer.They loved it.It was very special for me,having loved NR for so long and never getting a chance to see them until recently.The song writing,vocal abilities/melodies and raw emotion & energy is what separates these guys from most of the crap we hear on the radio today.I hope they keep doing what they do.
i'm 43 i was 17-18 when this song came out. and my girlfriend's last name was "christian" and you know the deal......she left, motor'in.
What a nice beautifull song, souvenir, memories from 80's are so stron that i cna almost feel it!
b.brown omfg thats soooooo hilarious .
i loveeeee this song though .
i always thought it was "motor inn" LOL
i even argued the point with a friend once
this song ROCKED in Boogie Nights.
this song is gay
One of the dumbest songs ever!
Good song
Obviously the song is about a once puberescent girl who is no longer accepted with just playing ring around the rosie with the boys- She wakes up one day a raging hormonal young lady who sets her site on her first male love- Her choice-who'll be 1st Love- What she willing to do as she motors after him with her family nervous- It's time- New Reputuation girl to young woman-
lnstills the passion of the past- The 1st realization of a girl eyes focus squarely on you- thatz the 1st day you miss basball practice to sit under the stands with your 1st love- Motoring- Woman on a mission- Be careful boys- Motoring- She'll be find but not really sure about him when she moves on! Motoring
What's your price for flight
You've got him in your sight
And driving thru the night
Motoring
What's your price for flight
In finding mister right
You'll be alright tonight
Classic Rock Ballant that even make this old dude feel young once again!
My aunt told me about this song and since then i love it!
I love this song. It's so, American. It makes you feel like your in a better time. I can't explain it. Good Job.
that should be epochal, tcmboy. ease up on the ganja weed.
FYI-I just heard an astousic version of this (from Night Ranger) on Pandora.
This song was the best when i was in High school back in the 80s. It still rocks today!!!
It was 1984 Grad night at Disney World, Great concert
this song is on saints row 2 ever since i have heard it been listening to it all the time its awesome
I was named after this song, not even joking my dad was about 21 though so I guess I'll cut him a break...lol, I actually like the song okay, it's just slightly embarassing and raises several disturbing questions, lol
great song - dreadful lyrics - they almost mean something but resolve to rhyme for the sake of rhyming
Luv this song.
I got the Time Life Ultimate Rock Ballads for Christmas-this song is in the collection and Sentimental Steet-both of these songs bring back so many memories-Sister Christian is my favorite..you guys need to get this collection-some awesome songs...
love this song-brings back so many memories-Kelly has an awesome voice!
After seeing Boogie Nights and the tweaker crackhead rocking out, I can't get it out of my head!!!
I also thought that they said motorhead instead of motoring in this song... But I think its a great song either way.
This is a wonderful song!! I have it in my ipod. In fact right now I am listening to it. IT'S FAB!!
A true 80's song
LOVE THIS SONG! One of my favorites. Great band! (not better than Journey, but still a great band)
This song is always laughed at for its stupid lyrics. But Night Ranger had lots of other songs which are awesome and sound nothing like this sore on their career.
You know your getting old when you're asked "Who's Night Ranger and why are they singing about a nun?" Saw 'em live at Monsters of Rock in '89. They were great then and they're great now. Sister Christian is one of my favorite NR songs :-)
cool song 80s have better quality music in lyrcis and rythm
This is a GREAT Song.
Janstar is the definition of "Motoring" To Drive Or Travel in a motor vehicle or also to carry by motor vehicle. Hope that helps.
Definitely one of the top 80's songs... but I completely agree with Suwannee48... definitely not better than Journey!
great song! nuff said :)
Always has been a great tune, will last for generations
Is a great song. Colombia
Night Ranger was great back in 1979. Yes, they were. Their tour after the first album absolutely rocked. They went to SHIT after their 80s release of their second album. Can you say BUBBLEGUM ROCK anyone???
Just like Aerosmith who went the same way, I never listened to any of their stuff since.
I cannot believe all the younder r-tard posts here that are saying "This Song Rocks! I Love This! etc." Too many kids raised drinking flouridated water I guess. So sad to witness an intellectually void generation.
(please feel free to substitute the word "vapid" for "void")
you guys are fags
Coheed & Cambia version is the best!! Check it out.
minnie can suck it!
Dude, this is like the song of history.
i have NEVER heard a better song;
[:
God bless America
Oh yeah!! Those were the day's of Yore!! We who grew up in the 80's were the end of an era. A time when a fight didn't involve guns or knives but fists. How about going to keggers and the cops showing up. Instead of getting hauled off,you just lost your taps and were told to go home only to regroup and continue to party on thru the night. Ah those were OUR DAY'S!!! Kudos to all who grew up in the 80's, we lived in a not so complicated time, we were the last of the lucky ones!! By the way...this song still ROCKS (mid-life or not!)
still loving it yo!best
I heard this song when I was a kid back in 1984, when the 'motoring' sounded like 'motor inn' and the 'sister christian' title suggested that those 'Night Rangers' are going to set the facts straight with that perverted sister. Lyrics are not always what they seem.
This song is a must! I just had to try it out. Well I think my throat will be another week before healing.. This song kicks BUTT.. Even my little Paris Loves it.. Funny watching her Bop to a Song I Bopped too..
great song
this song is frigggennn amazazing. lol everytime i hear it, i get chills!!
I love this song!!!! Except I always aid he said Motorist!!! lol!
I say "right-on' to the excerpt from "mid-life crisis??" above!!! That's exactly how it was in my town growing up !!-- Too bad those times are lost forever.... I would never ever trade those times and memories FOR ANYTHING IN THE WORLD-- especially to this song-- AWESOME TIMES!!! huh, i wonder if we grew up in the same area-- NR was always playing in the clubs and bars in my hometown--(WOUR radio)
love this song!motoring!
LOVE this song. <3 Can't stop listening to it.
Well I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who thought it said "Motorhead" lol. I also thought it might have been saying "Motor Red". Well, glad that has been clarified. I loved this song growing up...my dad used to always listen to it.
this song is awesome
I heard this song on vice city and wanted to download it, i searched 'moteren, such a price tonight finding mr right' lol ^^
classic
Gee, take me back to the 80's :-)
awesome song man! Its on the vh1 classic show "now thats what i call power ballads" and it rocks hard man!
this is one of my favorite songs... and for all yous who dont like the song why the fuck did you look up the lyrics...jackasses
dude this song is fuckin awesome when i here that motoren i go crazy and did you know its really about the drummers lil sis
Hey this song is pretty awesome and u kno it
This song is about a whore. She gives "Hummers" (motoring). The dudes are asking how much she costs, then decide they don't want any of her action cause she's a slut. Mommy is worrying that she wont last because it's a hard life in the streets on your knee's. I have cracked the code! Jealous?
wow.. i always thought it was motor rell... idk.. ohh wellzz.. this song is fucking ahhhmazing:)
Fantastic song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i love this song.... its the most amazing song thats ever been made..
ummmmmmmmm. r u people stupid. u wanna hear a good song. listen to dream on by aerosmith. or paradise city by guns n roses. those r good bands!
this is one of my favorite songs becuase it pumps me up!
Ilove tis song dude. Is there any hot chicks out there that want to listen to it with me?
dude this song pumps me up always. my dad has parties every friday and this song is always one that they play, i always thought it said "Motorhead"
The Dream Concert:
Night Ranger
Ted Nugent
Styx
Encore with Ted, Tommy, and Jack singing 3 or 4 DAMN YANKEES songs.
I thought it said Motorhead to!!! Lol. Song does get me pumped and in a good mood before work.
same i thought it said "motorhead"
My dad used to play this song for me all the time it brings back god memories :)
what a COOL song!
number 31 on the 80's list, number 1 with me =]
THIS SONG ROCKS
Good song
The song was written by the drummer Kelly Keagy, about his little sister Chisty, the other band members always though it was "sister Christian". It's about him watching her grow up and "motoring" cruising the strip on the weekends with her friends. Sorry no slut or crazy mother in the building. From the writer himself
i love this song.
This song is quite simply about a man pleading with a girl he cares about to slow down and take it easy, that she has happiness and fulfilment in her sights, but that her out of control restlessness and "motorin'" will only get in her way and into trouble, and her unending quest for the financial good life will also hurt her, ie, "what's your price for flight, in finding Mr. Right?"
You'll be alright, tonight.
I heard this song for the first time in ages with playing GTA: Vice City. It reminded me of a girl who broke my heart. Now I'm all emo over it. :'(
My new fav!
Loves this song , so glad I found it again.... thanks
My dad listens to this all the time in his car. its actually pretty good
I think its motoring like driving herself to find guys no mater what it takes
I think this song is about a girl that figures out she has to settle down eventually, and stop fooling around playfully with boys..not taking life seriously. A time to out your hands of the wheel and take control of her love life.
It about a girl who is a virgin. (sister Chritian) If she is not careful and slow down she is going to regret it. She is the only one to say ok.
love this song heard it on flash forward and it brought back memories man!! I loved the 80's and I who knew they were saying What's your price for flight, always thought it was punching out for christ lol lol lol
This is a great song from a tune standpoint... but the lyrics fucking suck... lol. Sit and read them out loud as if you're saying them to someone. Talk about poor song writing skills, jesus. Spoken out loud (not sung) as sentences, it sounds like the inarticulate babble of a russian immigrant who has no command of the english language.
This is SOOO much better than the lame arse rap crap that is played nowadays.
Hate to say this, but nimrods like you are what pollute the internet with useless drivel. There are almost no classic rock songs that, when spoken aloud and attempting to make coherent sentences with, even come close to making sense. Try again douchenozzle.
The lyrics really bite, but the sound is cool and total 80's cheese. Rock on!
this song is the s**t!!!!
This has been one of my fav songs since it came out in 84. I was 16, my boyfriend drove a 69 mach 1 mustang. It was spring and life was cool. Need I say more.
This song is for fudge packing fags....
But it still reminds me of good times at THE PORTAGE BAR in ELY MN.
ROCK ON you fairys
Fucking niggers get out of America!
This song is great,I discovered thanks to gta vc
y do so many people hate this song because of its name?
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SHOUTOUT TO MCH on 6/2/2008 4:31pm
ABSO FRIGGIN' LUTELY!!
I heard an interview where a Radio Announcer debated with the lead singer of Night Ranger on the correct lyrics, it was hilarous. Anyway I just needed to actually see the words to clear up my confused state of mind.
This song is about abortion don't be fooled
As for the KKK you are worthless and abortion? Where do you people come from? This song is about a broken spirit, and people who are concerned! Fooled U are misinformed and KKK u are uneducated!
who ever wrote commented that this song is about a christian girl who does not loose her virginity, thats not what this song is about. The band's drummer wrote this song about his sister christie growing up. Then when they played the song, they changed christie to christian because it flowed more, (Like in Hey Jude, Paul McCartney changed the name Jules to Jude). The drummer was against them changing the name because the song was for his sister but they were able to convince him. (Sorry, i just can't recall any of the names from the members of Night Ranger)
There's got to be more about this song than what has been told. Seems that you'd have to get inside the song writers mind to really know what some lyrics mean, but anyway it's an awesome sounding song and I like it!
Rock On!!!!
Awesome song! Night Ranger is incredible. I saw them in concert 12-31-2009, and they really brought it! I miss Jeff Watson though; he brought a lot of fun energy.
i fuckin love this song its fuckin awsome when ur hi fool fuckin awsome song
your the only one to sayyyy, okayyy =D
Ann,
The name of the composer is Kelly Keagy. I happened to go to the same high school, though years later but with the same band director that helped him become the drummer he is. The song is about his sister Christy I did have the privilege to meet as my farther used to work at the local mill with his father and brother, and they were always at the company picnics. The rest of the details you got correct, as the song was about her growing up and the family being concerned. As for the rest of the band of Night Ranger, there was Jack Blades, Brad Gills, Christian Cullen, and Joel Hoekstra.
I like pizza
One of the most powerful rock ballads ever. I was a freshman in high school when this song came out, and it will always be one of my favorites. It brings back some really powerful memories of all those good times now long gone.
LMAO, read every last comment... It's saying motoring as in motorboating... he wants to shove his head in sister christians boobs and blow while he moves his face from side to side... Just kidding... The most recent thing that comes to mind about this song is that scene in the remake of Friday the 13th when the funny guy is going off on his own at the beginning and is looking for the green herbage and he is singing that song and he soon finds the herbage and gets murdered by Jason Voorhees and it is too bad cause I liked that guy and wanted him to live or at least have a longer part. Ha ha ha ha... LOVE IT
I can't believe some of the comments on this page. If you want to know what the song is about read previous comments before making an uninformed dumb ass comment. Not to mention that you are on the internet, if you really wanna know what it means look it up. You'll find it.
Anyway, I've loved this song since it came out. I'm an 80's kid and this song kicks ass!!!
I had to look up the lyrics on this song because its so horrible. Lady Gaga sounds more intelligent.
The most brain-dead song ever created. Up there with Bell of St. Mark for one of the all time!
Great song, saw them in concert today, a great performance.
Concert last night. This was the first encore song. They absolutely nailed it.
i lovee this sonng :DD its the best haha so catchy
lol i always thought it was motorhead
boy this song brings back some memories.
I thought instead of motoring. It was motor head.
BostinhouseYahoo...great interpretation. Great song.
I LOVE NIGHT RANGER FOR THIS SONG!
they don't make music like this anymore :(
It was written and sung by the band's drummer, Kelly Keagy, for his sisterChristy, who was growing up so fast.
Was golfing the other day and my freind putted the ball off the green and sang motoring. Wow instant memories great song.
i love this song it kinda makes me cry
This is the best Karaoke song ever.
Esta música é perfeita.
i absoultly love this song
Motoring is an aviation term.
Motoring is when your plan is on the tarmac and about ready for take-off. Hence, "What's your price for flight?" She is about to take off out of school into the real world. What's your price for flight,,, refers to what type of man is she going to settle for.
i love this song it is awsome i never heard about about it untill i found it on goggle because i was looking for my sisters sweet 15 :) <3 it
Always thought it said "Motorhead" too! Now it all makes sense! It only took me 30+ years to figure that out. Duh?
When I heard the song Sister Christian for the first time I immediately liked it.Like the food that we eat for the first time and we instantly might like it,so it works the same way with music but instead through our taste buds it is through our ears that we are attracted to the beautiful sound of the particular music.
Kelly Keagy (the drummer) grew up in Eugene, Oregon, where "Motoring" was a term for driving around with your friends, often trying to pick up girls.
oh really? That's coo
12-18-2010 Heard this song several times today? Thought I would look it up on line. Brings back memories.
hey, great songg..but anvil is nr1 on itunelist with a song from -82. cool..haha
//tommy sweden
Worst. Song. Ever.
I drive around streets of my home town singing this song at top of my lungs!
(p.s. I'm sorry the bad write, i'm from Finland)
Very heavy song. Loved it for years now!
1. It should be growin' not growing.
2. Motorin' not motoring.
3. Okay not O.K.
Thanks for joining us, and goodnight.
Makes me wanna throw on a pink vice city style suit and start tootin line till my head pops. Go out like rockstar. Not really, but a badass song. Epic
instead of motoring, I say bonerhead
my all time favorite song!!!!
I <3 This song.
This song reminds me of nuns on Harley-Davidsons. (?)
Cant wait for the concert in houston with Journey
on american dad stan and roger escaped from a weed farm and burnt it down andthen got high by second hand smoke. listened to the radio and sister christian came on and stan pulled out a piece of paper that said 3 ways to know if your high. and 1 of them said you like night ranger but this song is xtremely great!!!!!!!!
who else heard this in superstar?
Sister Christian is a great song.My wife is a big fan of Night Ranger,and the concert just happens to be her birthday.This just might be her last chance to see them--she is going blind.
read most of these comments.. i always thought "motorin'" was a peculiar word and assumed they meant "cruisin'"... JT's comment from 10/13/10 really makes sense: "Motoring is an aviation term. Motoring is when your plane is on the tarmac and about ready for take-off. Hence, "What's your price for flight?"
this is the next big hit ik it
My Dad said this song was amazing... he's now 42, so this song was a big hit baack then. Wonderful song great job.
Ranger really motored last night in London and even an old fart like me remembered Motoring as a Lyric my Brother waited 25 years to see NR Brad Gillis and the Drummer were outstanding.
Just got done eating lunch here in Afghanistan (here is the military) and I just heard this song. Made me miss home.
Happy 4th to Brain and the rest of you folks fighting for our ability to have good tunes and bad!!
I have always loved Night Ranger! This song came out when I was a Junior in highschool. I listened to my cassette of them so much that my friends that all cruised with me were totally sick of it! As soon as NR came out with another album, they bought me a new and different NR cassette!
Some of you people's comments crack me up. Don't you read anything before posting? "Motoring" is in the dictionary (is it really that hard to understand what it might mean)?. As far as the rest of the lyrics, they are certainly open to interpretation, but without actually talking to the writer, I would have to agree on the younger-sister-growing-up-fast story. Wasn't my FAVORITE song growing up, but today I like it more. Already it has become a ballad from "gentler" times. Sad.
I thout it was moter head... also i heard both parts to this song but never new it was the same song rofl
What part of the world still uses the term motoring instead of cruising? Only 90 year olds in that era would have said "Hey, wifey, let's go motoring". Or were they just clever enough to insert a better sounding word?
I was graduating HS and most songs to me had maybe an overall feel or one verse that made sense. Even today I never feel complete with a song and I flow through fad songs faster than avg person but I like new songs all the more. It's the song that hasnt been written yet..it's the power...the drive...and that's the win...just keep motoring!!!lol
Great Tune-age anthem! Yowsa.
What amazed me is that we had the words right on, without any sound-a-like words or phrases!
Rock of Ages anyone?
Love this song. Couldn't understand exactly what they were saying. It sounded like motoring or motor in but didn't get it. I'm old(what do you expect),anyway I'm so old that they used to refer to motels as motor inns. So that would fit, pick up the guy and go to a motel. :0)
its pretty bad when they do remakes of old songs for tv commercials
"Motor in, what's your price to find?"
That's how I heard it until I actually had to look up the lyrics to this crappy song.
You're a Fn riot Barb! Seriously funny! I never was really sure what the hell the were saying either. What the hell is motoring? It sounds like driving aimlessly/hellbent. Night Ranger...ooh Those were the days.
Darrah your an idiot, song is sweet
It was originally "Sister Christy" and was about the drummer's sister. He actually was the lead singer on this one, too. She was mortified when she found out it was about her. Since it was misheard by other band members, it was recorded as "Sister Christian" (the way THEY heard it).
great song with lots of depth
every time I hear this song myself steem gets over the roof. I'm not joking. I love it
This is one of the worst, most annoying songs I've ever heard. I hated it when it came out in the 80s, and I hate it even more now. Why did I have to hear it on the radio the other day? Now it's stuck in my head, this stupid piece of insipid crap. How and why it ever became a "hit" is just testimony to the popular music machine, because no real people I knew liked it at all.
Night Ranger, Foreigner & Journey last month was amaaaazing!!! Teared up when I saw them perform it... first time seeing them live. Unforgettable. Love this song<3
This Song appears in the Remake of "Friday, the 13th" and "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" too.
the best driving song in the world. Makes my hyundai atos seem like a GTO. Then the illusion wears off and i start to cry.
Im reading most of the comments and can affirm to most of the feeling about the song. Some people first heard this when they watched Boogie Nights like me. MOst people have heard this song when it first came out. This song IS very American to me and it does make you feel youre in a better time. As a 28 year old person, i hope music returns someday as it was lost somehow...somewhere. Songs arent made like this anymore indeed.
It is funny how some people is here expressing how much they hate this song and then I wonder.. how they got here in the first place, yes, looking for the song. Anyway, I am at the office, listening to my Ipod and amongst 4 thousand songs this came up, and I cannot help smiling and googling for the lyrics. :-)
I was named after this song. Christian... I'm a g! (; Haha
my 4 yr old nephew LOVES this song. In stead of saying Motoring he says Motor rail. and will ask to hear motor Rail.
this song is just wonderful when i listen to i remember my good moment i gta vice city oh what a better days !
I was twenty nine in 1984 and that song rocked then and I just heard it on the radio tonight and it still rocks. I love that song. And as for the interputation. When the song says whats your price for flight I believe it means. He 's wondering if his sister will be hurt.
My husband thought it was:
Motor Oil, what's your price per pint? lol
Just rediscovered this song after seeing Rock of Ages in London's West End, along with loads of others I had forgotten. Still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up! Classic, great, song!!
I always thought "motoring" was "mola ram", the thuggee preist from temple of doom. Guess it didn't really make sense until now.
This song reminds me of the ghetto
This is one of those songs that never gets old, and is great to hear. That intro...you just get mello right away.
Kerri if you listen to the drummers story it is about his sister christi the other boys thought he said christine and also it is motoring they explain that to in the interview as cruising town not a cheap hotel google it
Actually here is the link with the interview and song check it outhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA-goJJar9c
Heart this song in the movie "Boogie Nights" and thought I'd check it out. It has a very nice seventies sound.
Song makes me want to kill myself it's so fucking bad.
great song
Go fuck yourself
this song is awesome!!!!!!!!!
i can't get it out of my head!!
AAAHHHHHH!
everyone is so ignorant we are all human and have our own opinion that is what being free is about why cant we all just get along? its a cool song. get lives everyone
For the longest time since the 80's, I always thought the words were "Motor Inn." Glad I finally got the chance to look up the lyrics...
LUV it!! I had no idea this song was about a brother giving his siser advice, makes it sooo much more endearing to me. Family ties (siblings) rock!
Who actually comments on song lyrics? This is so weird...
I keep coming back and reading all these comments. Started back in May 2008,now I check back weekly. What is wrong with me? Anyway, I look forward to hearing this song.
very first concert i ever went to , i miss the 80's , glad to hear your still rockin !!!!!!
love the song. always get's me thinking. found it on saints row 2. havn't regreted it since
Love this song...among many more 80's rock hits. Had the chance to see Night Ranger open for Journey at a concert a couple years back. It was epic. And if I had to add any other descriptive before that...it would be "fuckin'"...fuckin' epic!
This song reminds me of my first real crush!! His name was" Robbie Salsman" i was so into him!!! Just found out he passed away bout a week or so ago!!:(
Oh the memories...
Went to the states in 84 with my highschool soccer team to compete in a big soccer tournament in Spokane.
Man did we have a great time there.
And boy did the american girls love german goalies...
Sounded kind of Baptist to me (Sister Christian) and America is such a religious country, that we would all be suckers for the song. Then it explodes into a beautiful harmonic melody (motorin)and the rest is history. Classic, classic, classic! I compare "Hold me closer, tiny dancer!" and "Hot blooded!"
This song makes me miss my big brother so bad !!! I never knew what the song ment until he played it for me and told me to listen !!! He was murdered a year later
sad to hear that mary
This song was sung by a very good friend of mine ( jody) every week at a karaoke bar down in La. I wasnt much of a fan back then, but then he died at 19 and the song has stuck with me ever since and that was 18 years ago. His older vrother (jerry) took over the karaoke and we never heard it again at the bar. Nobody could sing it after that. He is missed every day.
Im high and this is gay
everyone i know knows this song from Vice City, and everyone thinks the say 'monorail'
I think that listning to this song all the time I cannot get enough of this I think this is the best song of night ranger has ever sung by them
i think the motoring verse makes no sense, my swettie thinks so as well
THIS SONG SHALL PASS
I am going to see them in 3days. Cant wait. Awesome band. They had A few other hits. Check out dont tell me you love me. Another great song.
saints row 2 !!!!
This song moved me..... but who's sister christian anyway?
i used to think of the dmv whenever i heard this song because i thought they were singing about motorists and how they were so cool like astronauts taking off into space. in fact i thought the dmv made the song. it motivated me to learn how to drive. didnt know it was takling about prosttution.
My husband died this past Easter Sunday (miss him) This song just came on when I was setting my alarm when it came on. I think God would want me not to give up on life before my time. Will I find Mr Write again?
Love this song. Thanks
Great song..
I didn't choose to love this song.....it choose me.
what the heck does it mean anyhow ?!
When this song and the video originally came out I thought both were insipid. I saw an idiotic article about it yesterday and suddenly the stupid song was once again in my head. I finally, after all these years, checked out the lyrics because I had always thought I heard "motoring" and always thought "surely not." Now I know: It IS "motoring" and suddenly the song seems even more stupid. I'm so sorry I had to think about it again.
Didnt knoe he said motoring had to com here to check lol
Didnt kn he said motoring had to com here to check lol
the first time I Heard this song by night ranger, I was feeling very sad and at the same time very lonely. I was captivated by the lyrics and soon after my sadness & loneliness went away; from that time on I love this song, and perhaps I will continue loving it forever.
I gotta sail but I'm afraid of the wind!
Yeeeeeeeeeah..Moooooootoring!
after all these years I googled "motoring"...now the song makes perfect sense. Damn I wish we had the internet in the 80s.
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Motor Inn. It's Motor Inn. Cheap motel.
Muy bien!