I'm sure this has been done before but here's my take on lyrics taken from songs about cars, trains & planes.

Extra maddog cool points are available to whoever can tell me:

a) the name of the man behind #14 and the name of the film sorry, book (the film came later) that inspired the song?
  Indy Gent - "Crash" by J.G.Ballard
and
b) which band in this list rates high on the all time chart of ugliest band on the planet?
    Paul - It's #11, Saxon

Limit 4 for now.

1. Well that long black train took my baby and gone
My Name Is Kenny - Mystery Train - Elvis Presley

2. Funky kicks going down in the city
lebeiw15 - Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band

3. Already I'm so lonesome I could cry
jaytee - Leaving On A Jet Plane - Peter, Paul & Mary

4. And we're not little children
Paul - Road To Nowhere - Talking Heads

5. They mean a trip to Paris or Rome to someone else but not for me
Paul - Trains And Boats And Planes - Burt Bacharach

6. We'll have time for coffee flavored kisses
lebeiw15 - Last Train To Clarksville - The Monkees

7. Waving to the girls, feeling out of sight
Pandora - Pink Cadillac - Bruce Springsteen

8. She'll do a hundred and forty in the top end floored
jaytee - Little Deuce Coupe - Beach Boys

9. The message, in a faded envelope
Paul - Night Train - Visage

10. But I really want tonight to last forever, I really wanna be with you
Paul - Last Train To London - ELO

11. This is Scandinavian 101, flight from Hawaii coming out of the sun
Paul - 747 (Strangers In The Night) - Saxon

12. Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends
Gaylon - Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin

13. You're gonna be wipin' those weepin' eyes
Pandora - Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett

14. See the breaking glass in the underpass
Clue 1978 single, the first ever release on Mute records. The artist (and owner of Mute) went on to produce Depeche Mode and Yazoo
nally - Warm Leatherette - The Normal

15. Back to Dusseldorf City, meet Iggy Pop and David Bowie
Paul - Trans Europe Express - Kraftwerk

16. Sweeping cobwebs from the edges of my mind
Gaylon - Marrakesh Express - Crosby, Stills and Nash

17. So all alone I keep the wolves at bay
My Name Is Kenny - Train In Vain - The Clash

18. Told a girl that my prospects were good
gemini61 - Drive My Car - The Beatles

19. I guess I must be dumb cuz you had a pocket full of horses
lebeiw15 - Little Red Corvette - Prince

20. Parking by the lake and there was not another car in sight
lebeiw15 - Paradise By The Dashboard Light - Meatloaf

Alrighty maddog...

#4. 'Road To Nowhere' - Talking Heads
#5. Almost the name of the quiz...'Trains And Boats And Planes' - either Burt Bacharach, Billy J Kramer...and I suppose Dionne must've done a version somewhere...
#9. 'Night Train' - Visage (good song!)
#10. 'Last Train To London' - ELO

Probably no ugly bands out of this lot...will keep an eye out...

Alrighty maddog...

#4. 'Road To Nowhere' - Talking Heads
#5. Almost the name of the quiz...'Trains And Boats And Planes' - either Burt Bacharach, Billy J Kramer...and I suppose Dionne must've done a version somewhere...
#9. 'Night Train' - Visage (good song!)
#10. 'Last Train To London' - ELO

Probably no ugly bands out of this lot...will keep an eye out...

Correct in all particulars Paul, well done!
And no, the "ugly" band I had in mind isn't any of the above....you'll know what I mean when you see the answer, I'm sure!

Hiya Maddog :)

#8  Little Deuce Coupe - Beach Boys

Some of the others are familiar but it's getting too late for my brain to work properly ???

2.  Jet Airliner--Steve Miller Band
6.  Last Train to Clarksville--Monkees
19.  Little Red Corvette--Prince
20.  Paradise by the Dashboard Light--Meat Loaf

Hi me again :)

#3  Leaving On A Jet Plane - Peter Paul & Mary (amongst others)

Rats!  All the ones I recognize have been taken.... :(

18. Drive my Car---The Beatles  :)

12. Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin
16. Carefree Highway - Gordon Lightfoot

Hiya Maddog :)

#8  Little Deuce Coupe - Beach Boys

Some of the others are familiar but it's getting too late for my brain to work properly ???

Correct jaytee :)!

Hi me again :)

#3  Leaving On A Jet Plane - Peter Paul & Mary (amongst others)

Also correct! I believe this song was written by John Denver.

2.  Jet Airliner--Steve Miller Band
6.  Last Train to Clarksville--Monkees
19.  Little Red Corvette--Prince
20.  Paradise by the Dashboard Light--Meat Loaf

AOK lebeiw15 :).

18. Drive my Car---The Beatles  :)

That's correct gemini61 :)!

12. Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin
16. Carefree Highway - Gordon Lightfoot

#12 is correct Gaylon, I don't know the song you've answered at #16 but it's not the one I had in mind.

Hi maddog :)
I am not sure if this is the answer you are looking for
#13 Mustang Sally- Wilson Pickett (also Buddy Guy does a good version of this song)

If this is correct...I believe that the lyrics are You're gonna be wipin' your weepin' eyes

#7 Pink Cadillac-Bruce Springsteen

1.  Elvis Presley - Mystery Train
17.  The Clash - Train in Vain

Aha! I may have spotted who the 'ugly band' is...

But I'm up to my limit at any rate...so someone else may be able to worm it out...

16. Marakesh Express - CS&N

Hi maddog :)
I am not sure if this is the answer you are looking for
#13 Mustang Sally- Wilson Pickett (also Buddy Guy does a good version of this song)

If this is correct...I believe that the lyrics are You're gonna be wipin' your weepin' eyes

#7 Pink Cadillac-Bruce Springsteen

Both correct Pandora, and yes, I believe you're right about those lyrics, it makes a lot more sense that way. I'll change it in the main quiz.

1.  Elvis Presley - Mystery Train
17.  The Clash - Train in Vain

Both correct Kenny :). I thought it would be you or Billy Florio who got #17 - where is Billy anyway?
And I've never really understood why #17 has that song title, the lyrics don't seem to go with the title.

Aha! I may have spotted who the 'ugly band' is...

But I'm up to my limit at any rate...so someone else may be able to worm it out...

Keep your powder dry for when the limit comes off Paul, I suspect this one may be familiar to Brits only...

16. Marakesh Express - CS&N

Yes!

Aha! I may have spotted who the 'ugly band' is...


And then my theory got completely blown out of the water soon after!

I thought it may have been 'The Commitments' (who also performed 'Mustang Sally' - not exactly oil paintings), but...

...it may be either of these...

#11. The excellent '747 (Strangers In The Night)' - Saxon
#15. 'Trans-Europe Express' - (by that bundle of fun) Kraftwerk

...close call, but I'll guess 'Saxon' get the ugly stick award ('guess' being the right word, as I've not seen many pics of 'em...perhaps that's why...)

And then my theory got completely blown out of the water soon after!

I thought it may have been 'The Commitments' (who also performed 'Mustang Sally' - not exactly oil paintings), but...

...it may be either of these...

#11. The excellent '747 (Strangers In The Night)' - Saxon
#15. 'Trans-Europe Express' - (by that bundle of fun) Kraftwerk

...close call, but I'll guess 'Saxon' get the ugly stick award ('guess' being the right word, as I've not seen many pics of 'em...perhaps that's why...)

LOL  ;D!

I loved "The Commitments", and yes, the lead singer was certainly no pinup, but some of the girls were very attractive  ;).

#11 and #15 are both correct. The earnest Brit rockers Saxon from the NWOBHM era were the ones I had in mind for the "ugly" award.
They're still going strong according to a bit of google-research I just did, with lead singer Biff Byford (second from left below) the prime candidate for lead singer least likely to feature on the bedroom wall of teenage girls....

Cor! That's ^ put me right off me tea, has that...!!

Still no joy with the last, but now we have a clue or two, I should be able to pull something out...there was a Mute feature in a past issue of 'Record Collector' which should reveal all - I've just got to find the thing...!

But if anyone wants to jump in beforehand, please do...

Back soon...(hopefully!)

The last one (#14) seems like it might be "Warm Leatherette" by the Normal (a rather strange record).

Puff...puff...pant...gasp...found it...it's...

'Warm Leatheret...' - oh, nally's beaten me to it...extremely well done...

One of those songs I've heard of, but not actually heard (if you see what I mean...) - I think, but can't be altogether sure, that Grace Jones covered it...

As for the book that inspired it...sorry! Lost me again! It's okay for you educated Northern folks, maddog - but us Southern jessies can't read...!!

Puff...puff...pant...gasp...found it...it's...

'Warm Leatheret...' - oh, nally's beaten me to it...extremely well done...

One of those songs I've heard of, but not actually heard (if you see what I mean...) - I think, but can't be altogether sure, that Grace Jones covered it...

As for the book that inspired it...sorry! Lost me again! It's okay for you educated Northern folks, maddog - but us Southern jessies can't read...!!

So did I get it right? I'm guessing I didn't.

The book/movie associated with #14 is "Crash".

The last one (#14) seems like it might be "Warm Leatherette" by the Normal (a rather strange record).

Correct nally :)!!
It's strange but I love it. It was a double A side with a song called "TVOD", a satire on society's obsession with television.

"I don't need no...
TV screen...
I just stick the aerial...
into my skin...
and let the signals flood into my veins"

Puff...puff...pant...gasp...found it...it's...

'Warm Leatheret...' - oh, nally's beaten me to it...extremely well done...

One of those songs I've heard of, but not actually heard (if you see what I mean...) - I think, but can't be altogether sure, that Grace Jones covered it...

As for the book that inspired it...sorry! Lost me again! It's okay for you educated Northern folks, maddog - but us Southern jessies can't read...!!

I have a vague recollection of a Grace Jones cover version too Paul....

The book/movie associated with #14 is "Crash".

Correct Indy (welcome back by the way!).
The author was J.G.Ballard. The book (and song) is about a group of people who, and there's no delicate way of putting this, have a fetish about having sex with car crash victims. It's (apparently) a metaphor for society's fixation with technology and was made into a film in the 90s starring Holly Hunter and James Spader. I have to say I've never read the book or seen the film!

The song was written and performed by Daniel Miller, an early electro-pop pioneer and the owner of Mute records, the label on which Depeche Mode and Yazoo had their early hits.

One of those songs I've heard of, but not actually heard (if you see what I mean...)

You can hear a clip of the song (legally, I think!?) at the following website:

http://www.tigersushi.com/site/frameset.jsp?page=Rcd.jsp&RcdId=4024