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Liverpool Overhead Railway, 1951. The earliest elevated railway was the London and Greenwich Railway on a brick viaduct of 878 arches, built between 1836 and 1838. The first 2.5 miles (4.0 km) of the London and Blackwall Railway (1840) was also built on a viaduct.
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.
"Waterline" is a song by Irish pop duo Jedward. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was written by Swedish songwriter Nick Jarl and Swedish-based American songwriter Sharon Vaughn . It is best known as Ireland's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
"Jackson Park El Train" by Harold Mabern Trio "Jackson Park Express" – "Weird Al" Yankovic "January Rain” - PRVIS "Jazz Music" – Gang Starr (a different song to the group's more famous "Jazz Thing") "Jazz Thing" – Gang Starr "Jesus Just Left Chicago" – ZZ Top "Joe Chicago" – Big Walter Horton
The lyrics were inspired by a performance of a Dixieland jazz band playing in the corner of an almost empty pub in Deptford, South London. At the end of their performance, the lead singer announced their name, the Sultans of Swing; Knopfler found the contrast between the group's dowdy appearance and surroundings and their grandiose name amusing.
The IRT Third Avenue Line, commonly known as the Third Avenue Elevated, Third Avenue El, or Bronx El, was an elevated railway in Manhattan and the Bronx, New York City. Originally operated by the New York Elevated Railway, an independent railway company, it was acquired by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) and eventually became part ...
"Mermaid" is a song by American pop rock band Train from their sixth studio album, California 37. It was released as a single on December 27, 2012. It was released as a single on December 27, 2012. The song was written by Train's frontman Pat Monahan along with production duos Stargate and Espionage , with production by the latter duo and Butch ...
El train or L Train may refer to: An Elevated railway; The Chicago "L", a rapid transit system; The Market–Frankford Line in Philadelphia, commonly called "the El" L (New York City Subway service) L Taraval, streetcar route in San Francisco; L Line (Los Angeles Metro), a light rail line in Los Angeles County, California