Trains in Songs

[witteringon]

The 'Vehicles in Songs' thread has brought a good response, and Trains should have even more potential.

I propose a start with Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Over the Points


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I52ghMrakdQ&ab...

What have you got ? Oh, and please don't de-rail the thread with too many naff puns (SWIDT?)

[Mazinbrum]

Ocean Colour Scene - The day we caught the train.
GnR - Nightrain (sic).

[HustleRussell]

Possibly my favourite song about a train- The wreck of the old ‘97 (Johnny Cash version)

[Nickp82]

Graffiti on the train - Stereophonics .

Going Underground ( ) - The Jam

[NuvolAscaRina]

Godley and Creme ......Under the thumb , train in the lyrics and the tune is train like too .

[coppernorks]

Rock Island Line - Lonnie Donegan
Wreck Of The Old 97 - Johnny Cash
Up The Junction - Squeeze
Love My Tender - Elvis Presley
Bogie Nights - Heatwave
Smokestack Lightning - Howlin' Wolf

[bigpriest]

Half Man Half Biscuit "The Coroner's Footnote"
The Smiths "Nowhere Fast"
The Smiths "London"
The Jam "Down In The Tube Station At Midnight"
Madness "Waiting For The Ghost Train"
UB40 "The Train Is Coming"
The Beatmasters "Ska Train"
Stone Roses "Sally Cinnamon"
The Ethiopians "Train To Skaville"
The Farm "Groovy Train"

Edited by bigpriest on Tuesday 20th April 08:57

[miniman]

Long Train Runnin’ - Doobie Brothers

[HustleRussell]

Pentangle - Train Song

[colin_p]

Princess of the night - Saxon
5:15 - The Who

[CeramicMX5ND2]

Runaway Train - Soul Asylum

[Gary C]

chattanooga choo choo

[CeramicMX5ND2]

Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips

[Boringvolvodriver]

Spanish Train - Chris de Burgh

[Insanity Magnet]

Trains - Porcupine Tree

[CeramicMX5ND2]

Night Train - Visage

[Insanity Magnet]

And for those of you of a certain vintage that used to listen to Capital Radio (in the GS on the way to school, in my case...)

Jackie and the Commuters - Day Trip from Barnehurst

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBPahAoVUyQ

[Smoggy XJR]

Casey Jones, also Johnny Cash.

[Stuart70]

coppernorks said:

Bogie Nights - Heatwave

Did you pick that one?

[Roofless Toothless]

Everybody likes the sound of a train in the distance

Paul Simon