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

[joe@salerno.com]

OK, this answers my question

Ketelbye (sp?) wrote something about a train also, did he not? 
Copenhagen Steam Railway Express or some such

joe salerno


David Lennick 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.
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