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

[Alan Bunting]

As David says, one more time doesn't hurt so, for newcomers, here again is the URL of a pretty comprehensive listing of Railway Music:

http://uclan.ac.uk/library/musrail.htm

Alan Bunting


--- On Sun, 21/12/08, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> 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.