100 songs about railways?

[Negativland]

The Velvet Underground - Train round the bend
Can - Outside my door

 

[Pickman's model]

If we can be that indirect we can include Waterloo Sunset and Victoria by the Kinks.

if you will.

 

[Derian]

Locomotion - Carole King

The Man In The Station - John Martyn

 

[Derian]

17

 

[Pickman's model]

johnny cash - "orange blossom special"

 

[oisleep]

arab strap - the shy retirer

 

[marksims68]

Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty

Up the (Clapham) Junction - Squeeze

Anything by S-Express.............

The day we caught the train - Ocean Colour Scene (GREAT song off a GREAT album)

Parasite - Nick Drake (There is a line about the northern line in it)

*Another one - Blood on the tracks - Bob Dylan

Tracks - Gary Numan (From The Pleasure Principle)
Engineers - Gary Numan (Also from the Pleasure Principle)*

*edited cos I had a brainwave!



I'll think of a few more when I can, bit pissed ATM.

Mark.

 

[cyberfairy]

anything by s'express

 

[Groucho]

Up the (Clapham) Junction - Squeeze

Surely that's not acceptible?? Otherwise I'll offer Untrained Melody

 

[marksims68]

anything by s'express

Someone is following my *train* of thought!!!





Whole lotta love
Mark.

 

[cyberfairy]

Someone is following my *train* of thought!!!





Whole lotta love
Mark.

you're very s' train'ge...

 

[fishfingerer]

Last train to satansville - Zwervedriver
Dirty Diesel - Paul Westerberg
All the way home - Spinal Tap

 

[marksims68]

you're very s' train'ge...

*bows in utter respect*





Mark.


*BRAINWAVE!!!!


LOCOMOTIVE - GUNS N ROSES!!!!!!!!!!!!! (on Use Your Illusion II)


*dances*.

 

[Signal 11]

Stop the Train - Bob Marley
Poor Paddy - The Pogues

 

[mauvais]

Time Flies By (When You're The Driver Of A Train) - Half Man Half Biscuit

 

[cyberfairy]

'loco'motion-kylie minogue

 

[Groucho]

Boat Train - The Pogues

and Sally Maclennane-

"We walked him to the station in the rain
We kissed him as we put him on the train"

 

[herman]

Lonesome Train - The Meteors
Train To Skaville - The Selecter

 

[Groucho]

Lonesome Train - The Meteors
Train To Skaville - The Selecter

I mentioned Train to Skaville by the Ethiopians. The Selecter covered it.

 

[herman]

Soul Train - Swansway

 

[ChrisFilter]

Underworld - Dark and Long (Dark Train)

 

[sheothebudworths]

It's great to be an engine - Thomas the tank engine



Oh, yes, it's great to be an engine and go steaming along
Puff puff puffing along, peep peep peeping along
All the people waving as you speed along
Puff puff puffing along all day

We're all so proud to be famous engines
And travel through the countryside
We're always brave when there are hills to climb
No mountain is too high

 

[mauvais]

Also,

Trainspotting - Primal Scream
Dog Train - The Levellers
Paris Train - Beth Orton
The Light At The End Of The Tunnel (Is The Light Of An Oncoming Train) - Half Man Half Biscuit again
Night Train - James Brown
Train in Vain - The Clash
Downtown Train - Tom Waits
Railroad Man - Eels

Edit: in fact you can download the HMHB one here

 

[blinky_bill]

m

 

[friedaweed]

Half man half bisuit
The light at the end of a tunnel (Is the light of an oncoming train)

Simon & G... Homeward Bound Writen in Widnes (Hough Green) train station.

Well you did say indirectly

Hugh Masekela The Gold Train

The Wailers -Stop That train

 

[mauvais]

De la soul did one which went..

"engine engine number nine, on the New York transit line"

but I sont know what it was called

Just called that, I think - "Engine Engine Number 9"

 

[Groucho]

Simon & G... Homeward Bound Writen in Widnes (Hough Green) train station.

Well you did say indirectly

Tis not too indirect - it starts "I'm sittin' in a railway station, got a ticket for my destination mmmm, On a tour of one night stands, my suitcase and guitar in hand, and every trip is neatly planned, for a poet and a one man band. Homeward bound, I wish I was..." Or summit.

 

[fishfingerer]

My baby thinks she's a train - The Triffids

 

[R.I.C.O.]

Thomas The Tank Engine Theme Tune?

 

[herman]

The Undersea Adventures Of Ivor The Engine- Bad Manners