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

[Malcolm Rockwell]

Love In Vain - Robert Johnson
M

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Bob Rice wrote:
>  Hey ya missed "Funicula Funicula", for the opening of a new funicular RR in 
> Italy?
>
>     And the classic "On the New York, New Haven, and Hartford" Much more 
> musical title than, Long Island Rail Road(two words) as in their 1830's 
> charter!Or Pennsylvania RR, no Pennsy songs? Sigh.
>
>   "On the Atcheson, Topica and the Sante Fe"   RR's with long winded titles 
> fair well here?
>
>    Pathetic, er, I mean" Pacific Electric Railway Waltz?"
>
>    " Toronto Subway Song?" Gees! I Missed THAT one? Anybody got a copy?
>
>    Like "Subway Glide?" Seems Subways evoke song writers, too? Not to 
> mention Trolley cars?
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2008 1:16 PM
> Subject: [78-L] Trains + music, was Re: Leaving negative feedback and 
> variable speed turntable^
>
>
>   
>> 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.
>>>       
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