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BMX Bikes
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My son, Callum, and a few other kids in the neighbourhood, starting building a BMX pump track in 2019.

 

They built it in one of the shared green spaces that runs through our suburb. They made a very rough track but, fortunately for them, a Pro BMX rider lived right next door and helped the kids by building jumps, shaping berms and installing drainage.

 

The track became a BMX and mountain-bike hotspot during the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021.

 

When bored, homeschool kids would ride the pumptrack all day. The track was so well-made and so well-used that when a local government official inspected the track (after a complaint) they declared that it could stay.

 

I am now good friends with Russell, the fella who helped build the BMX pump track. When I interviewed Russell’s son, Banjo, in 2020 he asked me to write a song about BMX bikes. Which I did.

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Banjo

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I am 5. I like bubble baths, playing outside with toy skateboards and watching TV. I don’t like going to school, mushrooms or Jalapenos.

I liked lockdown because we got to play video games all day. The bad thing about lockdown was that I couldn’t play with my friends.

My favourite music is Heavy Metal.

My favourite colour is green.

My favourite foods are: cucumber, broccoli, tomato, rice, dumplings, baked beans and capsicum

Credits

Written by Lucky Jim, Annie Sharrock and Callum Sharrock

Arranged by Lucky Jim and His Imaginary Friends

Lucky Jim – Acoustic guitar, cowbell, lead vocals

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Imaginary Friends

Dan Kempers – Drums

Simon Milman – Electric Bass

Matthew Lustri – Electric guitar

Ben Foster – Keys

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Special guests

Matthew Nightingale, Jacqui Bradley – Backing vocals

BMX BIKES

 

It’s got two wheels and one front brake

It shakes the ground just like an earth-quake

It can take off fast and roll over bumps

It can get a lot of air when it flies over jumps

There’s one thing that I really, really like

Riding around on my BMX bike

(skids. Jumps.)

BMX BIKES

(skids. Jumps.)

BMX BIKES

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I ride all day and I ride all night

When you see me riding it’s a frightening sight

I’m not scared and can ride in the dark

Then I take my bike down to Belconnen skate park

Cause there’s one thing I really, really like

Riding around on my BMX bike

(skids. Jumps.)

BMX BIKES

(skids. Jumps.)

BMX BIKES

 

I spray up dirt when I skid to a stop

And I freak out my Nan and I freak out my pop

My Mum and Dad say I gotta slow down

But I like racing my bike around

There’s one thing that I really, really like

Riding around on my BMX bike. Look out.

(skids. Jumps.)

BMX BIKES

(skids. Jumps.)

BMX BIKES

Etc.

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