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The song was first recorded on January 15, 1941 as a standard transcription for radio broadcast. The first (and most famous) commercial recording was made on February 15, 1941. [4] "Take the 'A' Train" was composed in 1939, after Ellington offered Strayhorn a job in his organization and gave him money to travel from Pittsburgh to New York City ...
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.
"9 to 5" (or "Morning Train") is a song by Sheena Easton from her 1981 album Take My Time. It was written by British songwriter Florrie Palmer and recorded and released as a single in 1980, becoming Easton's biggest hit. It peaked at number three in the United Kingdom in August 1980 and was certified gold. [3]
Take the "A" Train; Take This Hammer; Taumarunui (on the Main Trunk Line) This Train; Took the Last Train; Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!) Toy Train (song) Train (3 Doors Down song) Train (Goldfrapp song) The Train Is Coming; Train Kept A-Rollin' Train on a Track; Train-Train; Train, Train (The Count Bishops song) Trains and Boats and Planes ...
Train Song may refer to: "Train Song", a song and 1966 single a-side by Vashti Bunyan "The Train Song", a 1969 single by The Flying Burrito Brothers
Solid Gold – Theme song performed by Dionne Warwick (Seasons 1 and 4) and Marilyn McCoo (Seasons 2–3, 5–8) Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em – Ronnie Hazlehurst; The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour ("The Beat Goes On") – Sonny Bono and Cher; Sonny with a Chance ("So Far, So Great") – Demi Lovato; The Sooty Show – Alan Braden
O'Neill also sang the theme tune to the American TV series Wagon Train, where he was credited as Johnny O'Neill, and the recordings of traditional Irish songs The Gordon Franks Singers And Music With John O'Neill [6] was recorded with The Gordon Franks Singers and Music, in which he was the solo tenor.
The first line, "There is a lonely train called the 3:10 to "Yuma", is the only obvious aspect that the two songs have in common. Its lyrics reflect more generally on human existence as a whole, as suggested in the line "They say the life of man is made up of four seasons". The song is built up around four basic verses.