Skylark (disambiguation)

Skylark (disambiguation)

Skylark can refer to any of the following:

People

*Skylark (US musician), a professional bass player and singer associated with the American Rock Band The Doobie Brothers

Birds

*Skylark, a species of passerine bird.
*Skylarking (birds), aerial displays by birds.

Vehicles

*Buick Skylark, a model of American automobile.
*Hupp Skylark, a model of American automobile.
*Cessna 175. Skylark is the name of the Cessna 175 aircraft
*Skylark (rocket), a British sounding rocket first launched in 1957 from Woomera, Australia.
*Skylark (UAV), a miniature unmanned aerial vehicle developed by Elbit.

Movie

*"Skylark" (1941)
*"Skylark", starring Glenn Close and Christopher Walken, a sequel to "Sarah, Plain and Tall"

Music

*Skylark (Canadian band), a Canadian pop music group best known for their 1973 hit song "Wildflower".
*Skylark (Italian band), an Italian power metal band.
*Skylark (song), a jazz standard by Johnny Mercer (lyricist) and Hoagy Carmichael (composer).
*"Skylarking" is the name of an album by XTC.

Books

*"Skylark", the title of the sequel to "Sarah, Plain and Tall" by Patricia MacLachlan
*Skylark (publisher), an imprint of Bantam Books.
*"The Skylark of Space", a science fiction novel in the "skylark series" of 4 novels by E. E. Smith, which features a spaceship called "Skylark".

Other

*"Skylarking" is the act of running about the rigging of a vessel in sport.
*"Skylark" is the current name for the fictional comic book character originally known as Lady Lark.
*Team Skylark, a fictional all female French racing team on the animation series Immortal Grand Prix (or IGPX).
*The unofficial name of the Edward E. Smith Memorial Award
*Skylark (restaurant), a Japanese restaurant company.
*citeweb|title="Any more for the Skylark?"|url=http://www.buses.co.uk/history/fleethist/846fc.htm,cry of Captain Fred Collins.
* "Skylarks" are practical jokes that are useful mischief that demonstrate ingenuity and courage. Ideally, skylarks should follow the rules of being novel and funny, and should result in no damage to property, and no danger to participants.

ee also

*Alouette (song), a children's song about plucking a skylark ("alouette" is the French word for "skylark").
*Montreal Alouettes, a Canadian football team named after the bird and the song.


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