Music Appreciation

Swede

(36,400 posts) Sat Mar 29, 2025, 05:47 PM Mar 29

Two songs with trains, one bound for nowhere, and another that had it's own name.

Ad another if you have one in the back of your mind.

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Two songs with trains, one bound for nowhere, and another that had it's own name. (Original Post) Swede Mar 29 OP

Beautiful voice. Joinfortmill Mar 29 #1

Trainspotting ZDU Mar 29 #2

Trainspotting 2 version happybird Mar 29 #9

F*cking BRILLIANT ZDU Mar 29 #26

This Train.... Sister Rosetta Tharpe Tanuki Mar 29 #3

Orange Blossom Special... Vassar Clements and Del McCoury band Tanuki Mar 29 #4

Nancy Griffith... ultralite001 Mar 29 #5

Midnight Train to Georgia... ultralite001 Mar 29 #6

Gordon LIghtfoot... ultralite001 Mar 29 #7

People Get Ready Cirsium Mar 29 #8

Emmylou. This is so good... LuvLoogie Mar 29 #10

Aerosmith, of course... LuvLoogie Mar 29 #11

Same Idea! ProfessorGAC Mar 29 #14

Yup! LuvLoogie Mar 29 #15

I Actually Prefer... ProfessorGAC Mar 29 #17

A couple happybird Mar 29 #12

Tull... LuvLoogie Mar 29 #13

Blackfoot... LuvLoogie Mar 29 #16

Downbound Train Maninacan Mar 29 #18

One more... happybird Mar 29 #19

Bob Dylan's Dream Tanuki Mar 29 #20

A few more Cirsium Mar 29 #21

Wonderful selections! Thanks, Cirsium! 🚂 Tanuki Mar 29 #28

It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry Wiz Imp Mar 29 #22

Last Train to Clarksville Wiz Imp Mar 29 #23

Johnny Cash. Prairie_Seagull Mar 29 #24

Rosanne Cash: My baby thinks he's a train Tanuki Mar 29 #25

Train in Vain ZDU Mar 29 #27

Rod Stewart - Downtown Train sestina Mar 29 #29

Ozark Mountain Daredevila - Chicken Train sestina Mar 29 #30

Tom Rush - Panama Limited sestina Mar 29 #31

Long Train Runnin' - The Doobie Brothers Wiz Imp Mar 30 #32

Trains and Boats and Planes - Dionne Warwick Wiz Imp Mar 30 #33

Morning Train (Nine To Five) - Sheena Easton Wiz Imp Mar 30 #34

Spanish Train - Chris de Burgh Swede Mar 30 #35

Soul Asylum - Runaway Train sestina Mar 30 #36

Dixie Flyer - Randy Newman Wiz Imp Mar 30 #37

Marrakesh Express - Crosby, Stills & NAsh Wiz Imp Mar 30 #38

Train Kept A Rollin - The Yardbirds Figarosmom Mar 31 #39

Joinfortmill

(18,173 posts)

1. Beautiful voice.

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 05:56 PM

Mar 29

ZDU

(409 posts)

2. Trainspotting

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 06:04 PM

Mar 29

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happybird

(5,373 posts)

9. Trainspotting 2 version

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 06:57 PM

Mar 29

It’s a helluva gut punch.

ZDU

(409 posts)

26. F*cking BRILLIANT

Reply to happybird (Reply #9)

Sat Mar 29, 2025, 09:30 PM

Mar 29

Pop
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Tanuki

(15,898 posts)

3. This Train.... Sister Rosetta Tharpe

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 06:06 PM

Mar 29

Tanuki

(15,898 posts)

4. Orange Blossom Special... Vassar Clements and Del McCoury band

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 06:15 PM

Mar 29

ultralite001

(1,726 posts)

5. Nancy Griffith...

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 06:20 PM

Mar 29

Southbound Train...

ultralite001

(1,726 posts)

6. Midnight Train to Georgia...

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 06:23 PM

Mar 29

Gladys Knight + the Pips...

ultralite001

(1,726 posts)

7. Gordon LIghtfoot...

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 06:30 PM

Mar 29

Canadian Railroad Trilogy...

Cirsium

(2,618 posts)

8. People Get Ready

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 06:52 PM

Mar 29

Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions - (1965)

LuvLoogie

(8,042 posts)

10. Emmylou. This is so good...

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 07:02 PM

Mar 29

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LuvLoogie

(8,042 posts)

11. Aerosmith, of course...

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 07:08 PM

Mar 29

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ProfessorGAC

(73,008 posts)

14. Same Idea!

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 07:11 PM

Mar 29

Except I grabbed the Yardbirds' version. Now we have both!

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LuvLoogie

(8,042 posts)

15. Yup!

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #14)

Sat Mar 29, 2025, 07:16 PM

Mar 29

I often play them back to back

ProfessorGAC

(73,008 posts)

17. I Actually Prefer...

Reply to LuvLoogie (Reply #15)

Sat Mar 29, 2025, 07:20 PM

Mar 29

...the version you posted. It's bigger sounding & they do the cool gear change in the middle.
Tighter, too.

happybird

(5,373 posts)

12. A couple

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 07:09 PM

Mar 29

LuvLoogie

(8,042 posts)

13. Tull...

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 07:11 PM

Mar 29

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LuvLoogie

(8,042 posts)

16. Blackfoot...

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 07:16 PM

Mar 29

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Maninacan

(135 posts)

18. Downbound Train

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 07:36 PM

Mar 29

Ken Colyer Jazz trumper. Chuck Berry also did it. I prefer the Colyer version

happybird

(5,373 posts)

19. One more...

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 07:37 PM

Mar 29

Thinking about train songs and the opening lines of this kept popping into my head. Had listening fatigue from years of overplay on classic rock radio but damn. It’s a stellar song. Glad to rediscover it.

Tanuki

(15,898 posts)

20. Bob Dylan's Dream

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 07:39 PM

Mar 29

Cirsium

(2,618 posts)

21. A few more

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 07:39 PM

Mar 29

The Rock Island Island
Lead Belly

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Johnny Mercer

Wreck of the Old 97
Vernon Dalhart

Chattanooga Choo-Choo
The Nicholas Brothers and Dorothy Dandridge

Alabamy Bound
Layton and Johnstone

The Atlantic Coastal Line
Charley Pride

Take The 'A' Train
The Delta Rhythm Boys

This Train
The Staple Singers

Dixie Flyer Blues
Bessie Smith

Hobo's Lullaby
Woody Guthrie

Waitin' For A Train
Merle Haggard

Wabash Cannonball
Boxcar Willie

The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore

Lonesome Whistle
Hank Williams Sr.

Tanuki

(15,898 posts)

28. Wonderful selections! Thanks, Cirsium! 🚂

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 09:38 PM

Mar 29

Wiz Imp

(5,319 posts)

22. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 08:39 PM

Mar 29

Wiz Imp

(5,319 posts)

23. Last Train to Clarksville

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 08:48 PM

Mar 29

Prairie_Seagull

(4,235 posts)

24. Johnny Cash.

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 09:25 PM

Mar 29

Tanuki

(15,898 posts)

25. Rosanne Cash: My baby thinks he's a train

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 09:28 PM

Mar 29

ZDU

(409 posts)

27. Train in Vain

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 09:38 PM

Mar 29

sestina

(292 posts)

29. Rod Stewart - Downtown Train

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 09:48 PM

Mar 29

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sestina

(292 posts)

30. Ozark Mountain Daredevila - Chicken Train

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 10:02 PM

Mar 29

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sestina

(292 posts)

31. Tom Rush - Panama Limited

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 10:17 PM

Mar 29

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Wiz Imp

(5,319 posts)

32. Long Train Runnin' - The Doobie Brothers

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Sun Mar 30, 2025, 12:29 AM

Mar 30

Wiz Imp

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33. Trains and Boats and Planes - Dionne Warwick

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Sun Mar 30, 2025, 12:34 AM

Mar 30

Wiz Imp

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34. Morning Train (Nine To Five) - Sheena Easton

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Sun Mar 30, 2025, 12:38 AM

Mar 30

Swede

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35. Spanish Train - Chris de Burgh

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Sun Mar 30, 2025, 01:10 AM

Mar 30

sestina

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36. Soul Asylum - Runaway Train

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Sun Mar 30, 2025, 01:43 AM

Mar 30

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Wiz Imp

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37. Dixie Flyer - Randy Newman

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Sun Mar 30, 2025, 10:59 AM

Mar 30

Wiz Imp

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38. Marrakesh Express - Crosby, Stills & NAsh

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Sun Mar 30, 2025, 11:09 AM

Mar 30

Figarosmom

(6,125 posts)

39. Train Kept A Rollin - The Yardbirds

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Mon Mar 31, 2025, 04:53 AM

Mar 31

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With Shapes of Things as a bonus

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Shit I just saw the Professor posted it ...

Here Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Metallica

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Here's 2 I don't see listed. LOVE AND PEACE, MAN...

Love Train - The OJays ( on Soul Train)

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And of course Peace Train - Cat Stevens

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Had Gladys but noticed it was posted already

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