As I sit here tonight in front of my computer passing the time I found myself listening to mp3's and a train song came on. And I thought what was the first train song I remember knowing?
So, what was the first train song you remember? What I wish to know is the first song you can remember from your childhood other then "the little engine the could". What's the name of the song and who's the artist that sings it? Or a song that mentions a train or anything train related? Not just train or train related in the name.
For me it's "The_Wreak_of_old_97" Artist unknown as I would have to go over to Mom's and dig out the old "LP" to find out. Then it's "Arlo_Guthrie_-_City_Of_New_Orleans"
What train songs are in your collection if you have a collection?.
My list on my computer;
Boxcar_Willie_-_Orange_Blossom_Special.mp3Charley_Pride_-_Mississippi_Cotton_Picking_Delta_Town.mp3Hank_Williams_-_I'm_So_Lonesome_I_Could_Cry.mp3Jim_&_Jesse_-_(I_Heard_That)_Lonesome_Whistle_-_1969.mp3Jim_&_Jesse_-_A_Freight_Train_On_My_Mind_-_1969.mp3Jim_&_Jesse_-_Diesel_On_My_Tail_-_1967.mp3Jim_&_Jesse_-_Fire_Ball_Mail_-_1969.mp3Jim_&_Jesse_-_I_Like_Trains_-_1969.mp3Jim_&_Jesse_-_Orange_Blossom_Special_-_1968.mp3Jim_&_Jesse_-_Pan_American_-_1969.mp3Jim_&_Jesse_-_Streamlined_Cannon_Ball_-_1969.mp3Jim_&_Jesse_-_Tennessee_Central_9_-_1969.mp3Jim_&_Jesse_-_The_Golden_Rocket_-_1969.mp3Jim_&_Jesse_-_Yonder_Comes_A_Freight_Train_-_1969.mp3Johnny_Cash_-_Life's_Is_Like_A_Mountain_Railway.mp3unknown_-_The_Wreak_of_old_97.mp3Patsy_Cline_-_Life's_Railway_To_Heaven.mp3Blackfoot_-_Train_Train.mp3 "because of the intro"Arlo_Guthrie_-_City_Of_New_Orleans.mp3Roy_Acuff_-_Wabash_Cannonball.mp3
Johnnny_reb Once a word is spoken it can not be unspoken!
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"Casey Jones" by the Grateful Dead
-Ken in Maryland (B&O modeler, former CSX modeler)
1."The Train Song" By Phish
2. "He's Gone" By The Grateful Dead
"Drop kick me Jesus, through the goal post of life"
"Show'em to me"
"If I had to do it all over again, I'd do it all over you"
And for those switching moves:
"Baby got back"
Or anything by Björk or Testory.
salt water cowboy wrote:Crazy Train: Ozzy... who says a 40 something year old still can't like heavy metal!
Janice Joplin: Me and Bobby Mcgee
Arlo Guthrie: City of New Orleans
Both of which played on the AM rock radio station while I was rebuilding my layout to it's "almost" current configuration.
Rotor
Jake: How often does the train go by? Elwood: So often you won't even notice ...
Neutrino wrote: "Drop kick me Jesus, through the goal post of life""Show'em to me""If I had to do it all over again, I'd do it all over you"And for those switching moves:"Baby got back" Or anything by Björk or Testory.
"Baby got back" LOL. You're killing me
If these old farts around here actually knew the lyrics of that song they'd kick you outta here.
I vote for anything NOT COUNTRY.
Chicken Train Ozark Mountain Daredevels
California Zephyr Mary McCaslin
Greenlight on the Southern Tony Rice
Ben Dewberry's Final Run Hank Snow
Dave
Just be glad you don't have to press "2" for English.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ_ALEdDUB8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hqFS1GZL4s
http://s73.photobucket.com/user/steemtrayn/media/MovingcoalontheDCM.mp4.html?sort=3&o=27
The first one I heard as a kid was "I've Been Working on the Railroad." It's was never my favorite because that's when Disney's Davey Crockett was popular.
My all time favorite has to be "City of New Orleans."
Irv
Sentemental Journey
This Train Don't Stop Here Any More
My favorite is Canadian Pacific by George Hamilton IV. CPPedler
Probably not a 'classic train' song, but my favorite is "Follow the River" which was sung by Jimmy Stewart--of all people--in the fine railroad western movie NIGHT PASSAGE.
Tom
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It would seem that "The City Of New Orleans" is going to take the lead.
And I forgot "Hawk Snow". Here's two more.
Hank_Snow_-_Hobo_Bill's_Last_Ride.mp3Hank_Snow_-_One_More_Ride.mp3
I would add:
Listen to the rhythm of that second song. Besides the lyrics, the music evokes steam engine rhythm.
I first noticed this same influence of railroad steam technology in music when listening to an Elvis Presley CD while watching a series of video clips from the 30’s of steam trains. The video and music were virtually in sync no matter what song played.
Johnny B Good (Chuck Berry) comes to mind as recognition of this connection, “Strummin’ to rhythm that the drivers made” as well as Steve Goodman’s,
Mothers with their babes asleep,Are rockin' to the gentle beatAnd the rhythm of the rails is all they dream (feel).
Pretty neat. Makes me wonder if part of the odd attraction we all seem to share for trains may have something to do with the mysterious human appreciation of (and creation of) music. Perhaps some of us hear a train, and hear music?
Goodness. I am thinking too much. I need to go replace a piece of track or something!
Crews
Add one more vote for "City of New Orleans" Arlo Guthrie
Jim, Modeling the Kansas City Southern Lines in HO scale.
People Get Ready - Jeff Beck with Rod Stewart on vocals.
Orange Blossom Special - Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
Theme song from "Petticoat Junction" - Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Joan Baez
EDIT: Oh yeah! Spanish Train - Chris DeBurgh
If you ask my son, its "I've been working on the railroad". On the other hand, he's one and that's the only train song he's ever heard :)
As for me, I think my favorite is "City of New Orleans".... "I'll be gone 500 miles when the day is done"
jamnest wrote:Add one more vote for "City of New Orleans" Arlo Guthrie
Rotorranch wrote:Janice Joplin: Me and Bobby McgeeArlo Guthrie: City of New OrleansBoth of which played on the AM rock radio station while I was rebuilding my layout to it's "almost" current configuration. Rotor
How is "Me and Bobby McGee" a railroad song?
I vote for "Chatanooga Choo Choo" as sung by Gene Wilder in "Young Frankenstein".
- Harry
Chalk up one more "City of new Orleans" ...
However, "The Freight Train Boogie" is a fun song.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
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Here is a lengthy list of railroad songs:
http://www.spikesys.com/Trains/songs.html
My personal favorite ? Duke Ellington's band doing "Take the A train".
Grin, Stein
No love for Driver 8 by REM (Wikipedia entry)?
The '80s are truely dead...
ARTHILL wrote:Sentemental JourneyThis Train Don't Stop Here Any More
HarryHotspur wrote: Rotorranch wrote: Janice Joplin: Me and Bobby McgeeArlo Guthrie: City of New OrleansBoth of which played on the AM rock radio station while I was rebuilding my layout to it's "almost" current configuration. RotorHow is "Me and Bobby McGee" a railroad song? I vote for "Chatanooga Choo Choo" as sung by Gene Wilder in "Young Frankenstein".
Rotorranch wrote: Janice Joplin: Me and Bobby McgeeArlo Guthrie: City of New OrleansBoth of which played on the AM rock radio station while I was rebuilding my layout to it's "almost" current configuration. Rotor
Harry...maybe not completely about trains, but...
"Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waiting for a trainAnd I's feeling nearly as faded as my jeans.Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained,It rode us all the way to New Orleans.I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandanna,I was playing soft while Bobby sang the blues.Windshield wipers slapping time, I was holding Bobby's hand in mine,We sang every song that driver knew..."
"Long Train Runnin" by the Doobie Brothers
"Train Kept A Rollin" by Aerosmith
"Midnight in Montgomery" by Alan Jackson (Off somewhere a midnight train is slowly passing by, I could hear that whistle moaning "I'm so lonesome I could cry"...)
"Boondocks" by Little Big Town (I can hear that lullaby of a midnight train...)
"Everything's Changed" by Lonestar (That westbound Santa Fe don't stop here anymore...)
"Raining in Baltimore" by Counting Crows (I can always hear a freight train, baby if I listen real hard...)
I know there's more but that's all I could come up with off the top of my head.
Dan Stokes
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