"Take the ""A"" Train ""Take the 'A' Train"" is a jazz standard by Billy Strayhorn that was the signature tune of the Duke Ellington orchestra. The use of the Strayhorn composition as the signature tune was made necessary by a ruling in 1940 by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). When ASCAP raised its licensing fees for broadcast use, many ASCAP members, including Ellington, could no longer play their compositions over radio, as most music was played live on radio at the time. Ellington turned to Billy Strayhorn and son Mercer Ellington, who were registered with ASCAP"
"Budd's theme on their album ""Aluminum Tunes"", although they call their version ""Get Carter"", as opposed to its proper title, ""Main Theme (Carter Takes A Train)"". This Stereolab version was subsequently used as a sample in the song ""Got Carter"" by 76. The Finnish rock band Laika & the Cosmonauts cover the film's theme on their 1995 album ""The Amazing Colossal Band"". BB Davis & the Red Orchidstra released a version of the film's title theme in 1999. Jah Wobble produced a dub cover version of the theme tune in 2009. Wobble had long been a fan of the bassline"
"with Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Jimmy Lunceford, Charlie Barnet, Fred Astaire, Ruth Brown and Les Paul. The Delta Rhythm Boys moved to Europe in the 1950s. Gaines had lived in Finland for a year at the time of his death from cancer in 1987 and he is buried in Maunulan uurnalehto at Helsinki (Section 39, lot 109). Gaines was married to Mabel Gaines, a calypso singer and former Cotton Club dancer. Lee Gaines Otho Lee Gaines (April 21, 1914 – July 15, 1987) was an American jazz singer and lyricist. Gaines wrote the lyrics for ""Take the ""A"" Train"" and"
"him, but not in the mercenary way that others had taken advantage of Ellington; instead, he used Strayhorn to complete his thoughts, while giving Strayhorn the freedom to write on his own and enjoy at least some of the credit he deserved. Though Duke Ellington took credit for much of Strayhorn's work, he did not maliciously drown out his partner. Ellington would make jokes onstage like, ""Strayhorn does a lot of the work but I get to take the bows!"" Strayhorn composed the band's best known theme, ""Take the 'A' Train"", and a number of other pieces that became part"
"Took the Last Train ""Took the Last Train"" is a single released by David Gates, lead singer of the group Bread, in 1978 following the premiere of the hit movie ""The Goodbye Girl"", and as a follow-up to the title track hit song from the album of the same name. The song contains French lyrics, which are then followed by the translation in English. The 'last train' goes to St-Tropez, a town on the French Riviera. ""Took the Last Train"" reached number 30 in the U.S., on both the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and ""Cash Box"" Top 100. It peaked at"
"C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) ""C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)"" is a popular dance song performed by Florida group Quad City DJ's in 1995, and released in 1996 as a single from the album ""Get On Up and Dance"". The song is based on a sample of Barry White's 1974 main theme from soundtrack to the film ""Together Brothers"". The song peaked at number three on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 singles chart. It was ranked the number-one song of 1996 by ""Village Voice"" magazine. This song is played at dance clubs quite often. Many remixes were made out"
"Train on a Track ""Train on a Track"" is a song by American recording artist Kelly Rowland. It was written by Rob Fusari, Tiaa Wells, Balewa Muhammad and Sylvester Jordan and recorded by Rowland for her solo debut album ""Simply Deep"" (2002). Production on the guitar-driven acoustic midtempo track was helmed by Fusari. It was released as the album's fourth and final single on international territories in August 2003 and entered the top twenty on the UK Singles Chart. The song was also featured on the soundtrack to the romantic comedy films ""The Seat Filler"" and ""Maid in Manhattan"". The"
"number 7 for three weeks on the Adult Contemporary chart. The song was similarly successful in Canada. Took the Last Train ""Took the Last Train"" is a single released by David Gates, lead singer of the group Bread, in 1978 following the premiere of the hit movie ""The Goodbye Girl"", and as a follow-up to the title track hit song from the album of the same name. The song contains French lyrics, which are then followed by the translation in English. The 'last train' goes to St-Tropez, a town on the French Riviera. ""Took the Last Train"" reached number 30"
"Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride) ""Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)"" is a song by Eagles guitarist Don Felder. It is the theme song of the animated film ""Heavy Metal"". It is not to be confused with the song of the same title by Sammy Hagar, also included on the same movie soundtrack. The B-side, ""All of You,"" is also a track on the movie's soundtrack album. ""Heavy Metal"" was Felder's only solo chart hit. The song charted only in the United States, reaching number 43 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and number 42 on ""Cash Box."" It spent four months"
"three-minute masterpieces on 78 rpm record sides continued to flow from Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Ellington's son Mercer Ellington, and members of the Orchestra. ""Cotton Tail"", ""Main Stem"", ""Harlem Air Shaft"", ""Jack the Bear"", and dozens of others date from this period. Strayhorn's ""Take the ""A"" Train"" a hit in 1941, became the band's theme, replacing ""East St. Louis Toodle-Oo"". Ellington and his associates wrote for an orchestra of distinctive voices who displayed tremendous creativity. Mary Lou Williams, working as a staff arranger, would briefly join Ellington a few years later. Ellington's long-term aim though was to extend the jazz form"
"I'm a Train ""I'm a Train"" is a song written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood and performed by Hammond. It was first recorded in French, in 1967, by Les Troubadours as ""La chaîne"". The first English version was recorded in 1968 by a UK group called Colors of Love, which included singer Elaine Paige. Hammond's own version, released in 1974, was the first one to chart. The song reached #15 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #31 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in 1974. The song appeared on Hammond's 1974 album, ""Albert Hammond"". The song was produced by him"
"Hear My Train A Comin' ""Hear My Train A Comin'"" (alternatively titled ""Get My Heart Back Together"") is a blues-based song written by Jimi Hendrix. Lyrically, it was inspired by earlier American spirituals and blues songs which use a train metaphor to represent salvation. Hendrix recorded the song in live, studio, and impromptu settings several times between 1967 and 1970, but never completed it to his satisfaction. The documentary film ""Experience"" (1968) features the only version released during Hendrix's lifetime. Hendrix played the song solo as an acoustic guitar country-style blues and it is considered one of his most memorable"
"Timberlake, James Corden and Ron Funches in the opening of ""Trolls Holiday"". Australian band Human Nature covered the song on their 2018 album ""Romance of the Jukebox"". Love Train ""Love Train"" is a hit single by The O'Jays, written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. Released in 1972, it reached number one on both the R&B Singles and the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, in February and March 1973 respectively, number 9 on the UK Singles Chart and was certified gold by the RIAA. It was The O'Jays' first and only number-one record on the U.S. pop chart. ""Love Train"" entered the"
"competitor BMI to ""write a whole new book for the band,"" Mercer recalled. ""'A' Train"" was one of many tunes written by Strayhorn, and was picked to replace ""Sepia Panorama"" as the band's signature song. Mercer recalled that he found the composition in a trash can after Strayhorn discarded a draft of it because it sounded too much like a Fletcher Henderson arrangement. The song was first recorded on January 15, 1941 as a standard transcription for radio broadcast. The first (and most famous) commercial recording was made on February 15, 1941. The title refers to the then-new subway service"
"Fargo"" was effectively an amateur, bootleg recording, albeit approved. The recording equipment included a Presto portable turntable that cut the recording into 16-inch, 33-rpm acetate-covered aluminum disks. The recording turntable was set up next to Ellington's piano. Five and one-half of six disks with a recording capacity of 15 minutes per side were used in the recording. A Fargo radio station, KVOX (now KVXR), broadcast part of the show live. Ellington's orchestra played several warm-up pieces before Ellington came out to his piano. The band then played ""Sepia Panorama"", the band's theme song before adoption of ""Take the 'A' Train"""
"that runs through New York City, going at that time from eastern Brooklyn, on the Fulton Street Line opened in 1936, up into Harlem and northern Manhattan, using the Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan opened in 1932. ""Take the 'A' Train"" was composed in 1939, after Ellington offered Strayhorn a job in his organization and gave him money to travel from Pittsburgh to New York City. Ellington wrote directions for Strayhorn to get to his house by subway, directions that began, ""Take the A Train"". Strayhorn was a great fan of Fletcher Henderson's arrangements. ""One day, I was thinking about"
"ballroom dance. Shortly after joining the band, Nance was given the trumpet solo on the earliest recorded version of ""Take the ""A"" Train"", which became the Ellington theme. Nance's ""A Train"" solo is one of the most copied and admired trumpet solos in jazz history. Indeed, when Cootie Williams returned to the band more than twenty years later, he would play Nance's solo on ""A Train"" almost exactly as the original. Nance was often featured on violin and was the only violin soloist ever featured in Ellington's orchestra (especially noteworthy is his violin contribution to the original 1942 version of"
"Lee Gaines Otho Lee Gaines (April 21, 1914 – July 15, 1987) was an American jazz singer and lyricist. Gaines wrote the lyrics for ""Take the ""A"" Train"" and ""Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'"", two jazz standards by Billy Strayhorn. Lee Gaines was from Buena Vista, in Mississippi, and began singing as a bass in high school, he formed a vocal quartet at Langston University in 1933, and returned to the United States in 1937 having toured South America. Gaines was a founding member of the Delta Rhythm Boys who achieved their peak popularity in the 1940s and 50's, having recorded"
"Mule Train ""Mule Train"" is a popular song written by Johnny Lange, Hy Heath, Ramblin' Tommy Scott and Fred Glickman. It is a cowboy song, with the singer filling the role of an Old West wagon driver, spurring on his team of mules pulling a delivery wagon. As he goes about his work, the driver mentions the various mail-order goods he is delivering to far-flung customers. ""Mule Train"" was originally recorded by Ellis ""Buz"" Butler, Jr in 1947. Butler was the original writer of the song along with Fred Glickman. The original recording was released by Buz Butler on Decca"
"performances on tour in August 2016, Train performed a new song, titled ""Play That Song"". It was officially released on September 29, 2016, as the lead single to their tenth studio album, ""A Girl, a Bottle, a Boat"", which was released four months later on January 27, 2017. ""Play That Song"" uses the melody from the 1938 song ""Heart and Soul"". On October 8, 2016, lead guitarist Jimmy Stafford posted on Twitter that he had left the band. Although he performed ""Play That Song"" and other new songs from the album prior to its release, he did not play on"
"this song are based on the cult film by the Who: ""Quadrophenia"". The Day We Caught the Train ""The Day We Caught the Train"" is a rock song by Ocean Colour Scene (OCS). The song was released in 1996 and reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart. It is taken from their 1996 album ""Moseley Shoals"" and was the third single to be released from this album, following ""The Riverboat Song"" and ""You've Got It Bad"". The single was also released as an acoustic alternative on a second CD, with additional B-sides, one of which ""Justine"" is a re-recording"
"British Comedy ""I Give It A Year"" singing the Coldplay song, ""Sparks"". On January 30, 2013 Train was the first artist to sing live at the grand opening of The Shard marking this as the highest performance in Europe. On March 7, 2013 Train made her debut performance at London's Royal Albert Hall with Ron Sexsmith. Train is the voice of the Lexus ""Amazing In Motion"" 2013 global campaign, singing the song ""I'm Wandering"" previously released by Jackie Wilson (1958) and Aretha Franklin (1962). Train sings ""Waltz With Me Under The Sun"", the theme song of the 2013 film ""Queen"
"Train (band) Train is an American rock band from San Francisco, formed in 1993. The band currently consists of Patrick Monahan (lead vocals), Luis Maldonado (guitar), Hector Maldonado (bass, vocals), Drew Shoals (drums), Jerry Becker (keyboards, guitar), Sakai Smith (backup vocals), and Nikita Houston (backup vocals). With a lineup that included original members Monahan, Rob Hotchkiss, Jimmy Stafford, Scott Underwood, and Charlie Colin, the band achieved mainstream success with their debut album ""Train"", which was released in 1998 with the hit ""Meet Virginia"". Train's 2001 album, ""Drops of Jupiter"" contained the lead single ""Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)"", which won"
"""Night Train"" along with his singing group the Famous Flames (Bobby Byrd, Bobby Bennett, and Lloyd Stallworth) on the 1964 motion picture/concert film ""The T.A.M.I. Show"". Brown's backing band the J.B.'s would later incorporate the main saxophone line of ""Night Train"" in their instrumental single ""All Aboard The Soul Funky Train"", released on the 1975 album ""Hustle with Speed"". Night Train (Jimmy Forrest composition) ""Night Train"" is a twelve-bar blues instrumental standard first recorded by Jimmy Forrest in 1951. ""Night Train"" has a long and complicated history. The piece's opening riff was first recorded in 1940 by a small group"
"in one take without the benefit of tape editing in that era of modern recording. The song later became something of a standard with jazz artists and was recorded by, among others, Buck Clayton with Woody Herman and by Ben Sidran. Frank Sinatra recorded his version of the song in 1961. Rosemary Clooney issued an album """" (2001) which included the song. Harry James recorded a version in 1965 on his album ""New Versions Of Down Beat Favorites"" (MGM E-4265). The song describes someone about to take a train to a place to which they have a great emotional attachment."
"well, peaking at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100. Quad City DJ's Quad City DJ's is an American music group consisting of Jay Ski (Johnny McGowan), C.C. Lemonhead (Nathaniel Orange), JeLanna LaFleur and Adam Martin who recorded the 1996 hit ""C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)"", a rap-remix of Barry White's 1974 ""Theme from Together Brothers"". The group previously featured Adam ""DJ Harpo"" Harper who served as the DJ and hype man. DJ Harpo was forced to leave the group due to complications with osteochondritis that left him unable to perform without substantial pain. The two first partnered in 1988"
"Train (Goldfrapp song) ""Train"" is an electronic dance song written by British group Goldfrapp for their second album ""Black Cherry"" (2003). The song was produced by Goldfrapp and received a very positive reception from music critics. It was released as the lead single in the second quarter of 2003 and reached the top thirty in the United Kingdom, where it became Goldfrapp's first top thirty single. The original title of the song was ""Wolf Lady"", which makes reference to the lyrics in the second verse of the song. The lyrics of ""Train"" are based on Alison Goldfrapp's observations while in"
"Take a Little Ride ""Take a Little Ride"" is a song written by Dylan Altman, Rodney Clawson and Jim McCormick and recorded by American country music artist Jason Aldean. It was released on July 16, 2012, as the first single from his fifth studio album ""Night Train"". The song ""Take a Little Ride"" revolves around the happenings of a man getting off work, and going to pick up his love interest that night to take her out for a drive in his Chevy truck. It is in the key of E minor with a chord pattern of E-G-D-A. Eight days"
"The Day We Caught the Train ""The Day We Caught the Train"" is a rock song by Ocean Colour Scene (OCS). The song was released in 1996 and reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart. It is taken from their 1996 album ""Moseley Shoals"" and was the third single to be released from this album, following ""The Riverboat Song"" and ""You've Got It Bad"". The single was also released as an acoustic alternative on a second CD, with additional B-sides, one of which ""Justine"" is a re-recording and had originally appeared on their self-titled debut album. The lyrics to"
"and Roy Halee and also was featured, along with filmed footage of trains traveling, on ""Captain Kangaroo"". I'm a Train ""I'm a Train"" is a song written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood and performed by Hammond. It was first recorded in French, in 1967, by Les Troubadours as ""La chaîne"". The first English version was recorded in 1968 by a UK group called Colors of Love, which included singer Elaine Paige. Hammond's own version, released in 1974, was the first one to chart. The song reached #15 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #31 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100"
"Race"". ""Take Me Home"" was the closing theme song for the World Wrestling Federation's television show, ""Saturday Night's Main Event"" for several years in the late 1980s. In 2003, the hip-hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony based their song ""Home"" on this single. That version of the song featured the original song's chorus, and hit number 19 on the UK charts. ""Take Me Home"" was also featured in the first episode of the second season of Mr. Robot. The album was followed by a concert tour in 1985 named The No Jacket Required World Tour. For the tour, Collins retained his usual"
"on the pop charts. On the Mainstream Rock chart, ""Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)"" peaked at number five. South Park based a sequence of their 2008 ""Major Boobage"" episode on the film, and included the song. Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride) ""Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)"" is a song by Eagles guitarist Don Felder. It is the theme song of the animated film ""Heavy Metal"". It is not to be confused with the song of the same title by Sammy Hagar, also included on the same movie soundtrack. The B-side, ""All of You,"" is also a track on the movie's"
"You Can't Blame the Train ""You Can't Blame the Train"" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Terri Sharp. The original version was recorded by American singer-songwriter Don McLean in 1987, while the family country group The Hollanders recorded their own version in 1991. ""You Can't Blame the Train"" was recorded by Don McLean in 1987, and released as the lead single from his ninth studio album ""Love Tracks"". The song was produced by Dave Burgess. McLean would also record another song from Sharp for the same album, titled ""Eventually"". Sharp recalled in 2012 of how McLean came to record"