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  2. Slow Train (Flanders and Swann song) - Wikipedia

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    "Slow Train" is a song by British duo Flanders and Swann, written in July 1963. [1] It laments the closure of railway stations and lines brought about by the Beeching cuts in the 1960s, and also the passing of a way of life. [2] Written by Swann in F Major, its slow 6/8 rhythm evokes a steam train slowing and finally stopping.

  3. Le Chant des chemins de fer - Wikipedia

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    The work was incorporated with other compositions under Opus 19 No. 3, Album leaf.It is rarely played. One of the performances is that of the symphony orchestra of the SNCF with the choirs of the Oratory on the occasion of a Congress of the "Association internationale du congrès des chemins de fer" (AICCF) in 1966.

  4. Poor Paddy Works on the Railway - Wikipedia

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    Poor Paddy Works on the Railway" is a popular Irish folk and American folk song (Roud 208). Historically, it was often sung as a sea shanty. The song portrays an Irish worker working on a railroad. There are numerous titles for the song, including "Pat Works on the Railway" and "Paddy on the Railway" and "Fillimiooriay".

  5. List of train songs - Wikipedia

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    A train song is a song referencing passenger or freight railroads, often using a syncopated beat resembling the sound of train wheels over train tracks.Trains have been a theme in both traditional and popular music since the first half of the 19th century and over the years have appeared in nearly all musical genres, including folk, blues, country, rock, jazz, world, classical and avant-garde.

  6. Train melody - Wikipedia

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    Le chemin de fer likely was the first musical representation of train departure and arrival.. In 1844, French classical pianist Charles-Valentin Alkan composed Le chemin de fer ("The Railroad"), a programmatic étude for piano designed to depict the happy journey of train passengers from departing a train station to portraying the train pulling into a second station.

  7. Oh! Mr Porter - Wikipedia

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    "Oh! Mr Porter" is an old British music hall song about a girl who has got on the wrong train. It was famously part of the repertoires of the artistes Norah Blaney and Marie Lloyd. [1] [2] [3] It was written in 1892 by George Le Brunn and his brother Thomas, and taken on an extended provincial tour that same year by Marie Lloyd. [4] [5] The lyrics include this chorus: . Oh! Mr Porter, what ...

  8. Are Ye Right There Michael - Wikipedia

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    The ballad caused considerable embarrassment for the railway company, which was mocked in music halls throughout Ireland and Britain because of the song. It led to an unsuccessful libel action against French. [1] It is said that when French arrived late for the libel hearing, the judge chided him on his lateness.

  9. Driving the Last Spike - Wikipedia

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    The second half of the song (starting at 5:41) was transposed to a lower key starting after the first nine shows of the tour. This was done to accommodate Collins' deepening voice without straining. [ citation needed ] (A recording of an early performance of "Driving the Last Spike" was released as an Atlantic Records promo CD featuring the ...