MLT Club Member Jürgen
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Hi Jung,
the first Beatles song I consciously noticed was “Good Day Sunshine”. There was a honey commercial that aired regularly on TV in the 70’s. This commercial used the song’s chorus. I didn’t know at the time which group the song came from, nor that there was a band called The Beatles. A few years later, when I became interested in the Beatles, I was surprised to find that I already knew a lot of Beatles songs.
PS: And yes of course: I loved the Sesame Street versions of Yellow Submarine and Octopus’ Garden without ever knowing who composed these songs. Here’s another nice Beatles cover version:
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Some musicians also have a very special relationship with the railroad (that’s what I found in different sources):
What do Frank Sinatra and Eric Clapton have in common? It’s their fondness for model trains. They are all known to have their own train set in the basement or at least to spend a lot of time with the miniature trains. They are not alone in this in the celebrity world, as many well-known personalities count model trains among their hobbies.
Phil Collins also has a special connection to model trains. Like many other artists, Collins lacked the money for his first instrument at the beginning of his career. His mother helped out, but only with half the amount. Collins himself contributed the other half by selling his brother’s model train. Prosaically speaking, it was a model railroad that made Collins’ world career possible in the first place.
Fellow musician Neil Young takes his passion for (model) trains even further. On his estate there is a barn in which a huge miniature railroad layout is set up. His favorites are Lionel trains, considered the American version of Märklin. Young, however, is not satisfied with the equipment he can buy normally. He has developed several patents in this area, including on remote controls and couplers. Young is not only involved with model railroads, but is also fascinated by real trains. For example, it is reported that he frequently lays down next to real train tracks to record authentic train sounds.
Rod Stewart keeps it a bit smaller. He was caught by the model railroad fever already more than 25 years ago. The musician describes this hobby as very relaxing. On tour or between studio recordings he uses gluing, painting and tinkering to switch off and regenerate. To do this, he has to take parts of the track with him on tour. He likes to book his own room for the track so that there is enough space for the assembly and the fumes from fresh paint don’t disturb the star.
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Jung, when something we loved dearly becomes a memory, then this memory will come with us in love forever.
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People are always warned not to touch lone suitcases at train stations or airports and better to avoid them. The following video shows why: (Parle à ta tête – Speak to your mind)
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Hi David,
thanks for sending music from The Seekers and The Andrew Sisters.
There were some good Australian pop or beat bands in the 60s, but somehow they never really got noticed in the international music scene. The Seekers are a great exception to this. Judith Durham has a wonderful voice. She left the band at the end of 1968 (I did some research ???? ) and started a solo career afterwards. Too bad. I think if they had continued seeking together, many more beautiful songs would have been created.
Oh yes and The Andrew Sisters: “Bei mir bistu shein”.
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I wonder if this is how the Great Train Robbery went down? 🙂
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Hi David,
thanks for the music video by the Monkees. A bit weird, but good. As you already indicated with the video “The wreck of the old 97”, travelling by train can not only be beautiful, but also has dark sides or even dramatic moments, like in “Steam Engine”. Or this one…
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Hi Christopher,
sorry for replying so late, but I’m having technical problems with my PC. I agree with you: I am glad that John Lennon chose a career as a musician and not as a painter. Although: his drawings are not bad at all. Some of his sketches remind me a little bit of Picasso 🙂 (but compare for yourself)
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Oh yes, very sad news David. A wonderful voice silenced forever. Thank you for the information. Unfortunately, not much was reported in our news about Judith’s death. The Seekers weren’t that well known to us.
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Thanks for the detailed information on The Seekers David. It seems that they also liked to travel by train.
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Yes David, I also love the “Big Bang Theory” very much. A little bit of Sheldon, Leonard, Howard and Raj lives in each of us. It’s a pity that there are no new episodes. But I’m sure I’ll watch all the episodes again in a few years. Until then I comfort myself a little with “The young Sheldon”. Also very entertaining, but not as good as Big Bang.
I don’t know the movie Silver Streak, but I will catch up on it. Thanks.
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Hi Christopher,
thanks for posting the video. Apparently Johnny Cash wrote quite a lot of songs about railroads. Perhaps it is because in his time the railroad still had a different status than today. I can well understand that you have a special connection to this song. Your family history seems to be closely connected to Titusville. It is touching and something very special.
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Thanks Jung. A very cool number even after all the many years since it was produced. Both versions of the Locomotion have their own charm. I didn’t know the Grand Funk version yet. It’s Rocking.
Another song with the title Locomotion. But that’s where the similarities end.
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I didn’t know that song yet, thanks David. And when I see the LP cover like this, a very special engine driver comes to mind:
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Thanks for the permanent link of the live stream David. Then I can travel to Norway again. ????
Chattanooga Choo Choo, yes probably one of the classics par excellence. There is also a German version of this song, but with political content. By the way: The German music scene of the 60s had the bad habit of covering English songs in German and completely alienating the lyrics. Here comes a song where it worked the other way around: “Monsieur Dupont” by the German singer Manuela from 1967 was covered by Sandy Shaw two years later. With completely different lyrics. I have very fond childhood memories of this song. And what was the song about? Right! About the railroad.
(translated lyrics)
In a garden, there is a wagon,
And in the wagon lives a man.
And when we were children at that time,
Then we knocked on his door.
[Refrain:]
“Monsieur Dupont, Monsieur Dupont,
It’s so nice to see the world with your railroad!
Monsieur Dupont, and your carriage,
It’s the most beautiful railroad carriage in the world!”
He takes the cap, he sets the points,
We’re off: Paris, adé!
Through green forests, through wide fields,
And in Switzerland, there lies the white snow.
[Refrain]
[Station announcer:]
“All aboard, please!
Close the doors!
And be careful at the platform edge!”
We came to this wagon yesterday,
That’s when the wagon looked lonely.
Where we were so happy as children,
There were roses growing out of the windows.
“Monsieur, Monsieur, Monsieur Dupont!
Monsieur Dupont,
It was so nice to see the world with your railroad!
Monsieur Dupont, and your carriage,
It was the most beautiful train carriage in the world!
