[78-L] Trains + music, was Re: Leaving negative feedback and variable speed turntable^

[David Lennick]

We've done this dozens of times..dozen't hurt to compile them again.

THE RUNAWAY TRAIN..Vernon Dalhart
CHOO CHOO TRAIN..Doris Day
CORONATION SCOT..Sidney Torch and other orchestras
PACIFIC 231 (Honegger)
THE LITTLE TRAIN OF THE CAIPIRA (Villa Lobos)
AY AY CHUG A CHUG..Peggy Lee
DOWN BY THE STATION..4 Preps, Others
BAHNFAHRT aka CHOO CHOO TRAIN RIDE..Hans Schindler's Orchestra
ALL POINTS WEST..Paul Whiteman, Rudy Vallee
CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO..Glenn Miller
ROCK ISLAND LINE..Leadbelly, Lonnie Donegan, Stan Freberg
TRAIN TO THE ZOO..The Weavers (uncredited on original CRG release)
MTA..Kingston Trio (who redid this as a 7-Up jingle in 1961..sellouts!)
SHUFFLE OFF TO BUFFALO..various
GOIN' HOME TRAIN (from Call Me Mister)..Lawrence Winters
MIDNIGHT SPECIAL..Weavers and others
THE TORONTO SUBWAY SONG..Ozzie Williams
TRAINS..Reginald Gardiner (no music, but great vocal effects!)

Mustn't be greedy.

dl

Bob Rice wrote:
> 
>> Uh oh. Trains and 78s - better watch out!
>> A long time collector in the UK and I have discussed the possible
>> correlation between 78 collecting and train-spotting. Both involve long
>> lists of memorized numbers and fascination to the point of obsession.
>> Could it be the hypnotic effect of train cars passing and records going
>> round and round have something to do with these pleasurable diversions
>> as well?
>> M
>    Yes!For SURE! Think of "Dance of the Hours" and the sounds of 8 wheel 
> freight cars passing by, on a rail joint?Heard alot of that in my Con Rail 
> freight train daze! Alota other RR sounds come to mind with music. Take the 
> A train as the older subway cars made series-parallel on their motor 
> controls?Alotta RR sounds are in old, Pop music, if ya listen for it? Maybe 
> this is why I like it?
> 
>    Anybody else?
> 
>    Bob, retired engineer.