How many train songs can you name?
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April 8th, 2022
Following up on the chugga, chugga question, thought it would be fun to have a train song thread that was not only onomatopoeic.
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Lots, trains were such a part of early 20th century life in America.
I am listening to City of New Orleans
I already posted one by the Kingston Trio on the other thread.
Peter Paul and Mary were 500 MIles away, but Johnny Cash was stuck in prison hearing the Orange Blossom Special
@zenvelo “City of New Orleans” is one of my favorite songs of all time.
^^ Did he sing “Midnight Special” too? I came up with Creedence Clearwater but I think that was a cover of an older version.
Leavin on a Midnight train (to Georgia).
Quad City DJ’s “C’mon Ride the Train.”
@ragingloli Not even “Hentai take the Express Train to Tokyo”?
If you go to Lukenbach Texas you can hear
“Hank Williams’ pain songs And Jerry Jeff’s train songs and “Blue Eyes Cryin’ in the Rain”
The Perfect Country and Western Song.
”I was drunk the day my mama got out of prison
And I went to pick her up in the rain
But before I could get to the station in the pickup truck
She got ran over by a damned old train.”
Last Train to Clarksville – The Monkeys
Chattanooga Choo Choo by Glen Miller.
”Not even “Hentai take the Express Train to Tokyo”?” @janbb
Most underrated answer/question of this thread (till now)!
Hilarious!!
I chuckled out loud (and I rarely chuckle out loud).
Strongly disagree with what @rebbel?
The “Kedeng” song/‘music’.
@rebbel I have no idea what they’re saying but it’s a catchy tune.
@Forever_Free I have never heard that version. Everyone seemed unnaturally happy in the original version. Maybe it was the cocaine.
Train train
Go away
Come again another day.
Engine Engine Number Nine, Roger Miller. The Orange Blossom Special by Johnny Cash.
This Train (is bound for glory)
The Gospel Train
People Get Ready
“The Loco-Motion” Little Eva
“The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” Allman Brothers and others
“Wabash Cannonball” numerous artists
“I’ve Been Working on the Railroad” numerous artists
“Marrakesh Express” Crosby, Stills & Nash
“Take the “A” Train” Duke Ellington Orchestra
Chris Smither, Train Home.
Song starts at about 1:10.
There are several renditions of this one YouTube, mostly without rain, but this one is a nice closeup.
Chris is an old friend of mine.
MTA from the Kingston Trio
The Rock Island Line, Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe, Mystery Train, She caught the Katy ( left me a mule to ride) Freight Train, Freight Train, Casey Jones, That’s a real Smoke a puffin, Down by the Station.
Wabash Cannonball / Johnny Cash Desperados Waiting for a Train / Jerry Jeff Walker And a really old one, can’t recall the title or artist, about: Cloudy to the west and looks like rain, around the bend comes a passenger train / North bound train on a south bound track, he was all right a- leaving but he won’t be back.
Wow! There are a lot of train songs!!
Well pardon me boys, was that the Chatanooga choo choo?
I know just being silly : )
Thank you indeed. I think? ; )
Smokey Robinson- Tracks of My Tears, in which his lacrimations can be considered metaphorical trains. ;p
^Thats a bit of a reach. Lol
Choochoo Boogie, Wreck of the old 97, Two ten-six eighteen.
Wait…wait…did no one mention Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull???
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