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The composition of "Last of the Steam-Powered Trains" coincided with a years-long reduction in the British railway network and the replacement of steam trains by diesel engines, [32] a change which went into effect two months before the song's recording. [33] Its lyrics describe a steam train that has outlived its usefulness and has since moved ...
"Play That Song" is a song by American rock band Train. It was released on September 29, 2016, as the lead single from their tenth studio album A Girl, a Bottle, a Boat (2017). The song peaked at number 41 on the US Billboard Hot 100 .
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.
Whether deliberately copied or not, the melody of "Down by the Station" is closely related to the chorus of the French-Canadian folk song "Alouette". [3] [better source needed] Some have pointed out that though the first line is similar to "Alouette", it is closer to the tune of "The Itsy-Bitsy Spider," with the first two lines being similar.
Before the song, he has been told by the old steam engine Poppa of a magical locomotive, named the Starlight Express, who will aid him in need. The song has been rewritten in many languages, but it has always kept the same title, apart from when the production opened in Mexico, when both the show and the song were renamed Expreso Astral.
The limited 10" vinyl edition with lyrics etched on Side B was available to pre-order on the band's website and was released on 13 May 2013. [5] The cover art for "Graffiti on the Train" was designed by Steve Goddard. [6] The artwork was featured in Graffiti on the Train's album booklet. [2]
(The Center Square) – Business owners from historically disadvantaged communities in Pennsylvania will soon have access to special grants meant to assist with start-up and expansion costs. For ...
The song's earliest documented appearance was in Railroad Man Magazine in 1913 as "The Wreck on the C. & O.", while its earliest recording was in 1924. The first use of the title "Engine One-Forty-Three" was for a recording by the Carter Family in 1929, which became one of the group's best-selling records and the basis for many subsequent ...