Good Morning Simon,



Please, please could you play Under Your Thumb by Godley and Creme. Not an obvious choice, but it is a ghost story set on a train and it is one of my absolute favourite tracks.



Mcw x

"love train" The O'Jays.....go on play a soul tune and have some fun it's later than you think!

Morning all



Mcw - that takes me back! I haven't heard that for ages - I used to love that track.



Well done to all those who got mentions yesterday.



Tortie x

Wild Thing, I think I love you, but I don't knowwwwww for sure ......



Classic!



Please please pretty please can I have one of the following:-



Down In The Subway - Soft Cell



or



Down In The Tube Station At Midnight - The Jam



and thanks for the namecheck yesterday when you played Road To Nowhere - my aunt texted me demanding to know if it was me!



Love and stuff



Deevs



x

Or how about Lonnie Donegan and Rock Island Line- fantastic train track (forgive the pun!)

If we are talking railway stations, Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks!

Simon, please one of these:

"Locomotive Breath" Jethro Tull - slightly dodgy lyric!

"Le prochain Train" Julien Clerc - incomprehensible lyrics as it is in French but a brilliant tune (try it on Spotify)

"Slow Train Coming" BOB DYLAN - just to annoy some of the bloggers group! Tee hee! Does that merit a confession?

Or, another Jam track- Going Underground?



I'm on a roll!!!

See you all later...funeral and things....

Right, here goes...



LAST TRAIN TO LONDON by ELO. It's a year since bass player Kelly Groucutt sadly died so would be a fitting tribute.



LOVE TRAIN by HOLLY JOHNSON - makies a change from the O'Jays one.



And if Simon feels like a bit of the old Rock and o'Roll, CRAZY TRAIN by OZZY OSBOURNE.



Love the show, and everyone therein, along with everyone on here, twitter, facebook, Bebo, Myspace, and LinkedIn. There, I think I got everyone!

"BIG STEEL RAIL" by GORDON LIGHTFOOT wouldn't go amiss!



Then of course there's (standby for earworm...) the theme to Casey Jones!

The beautiful "Stop This Train" by John Mayer please Simon.



Have I told you lately how much I LOVE The Show?

Morning all



Now Simon, to make up for the name check mistake yesterday - you owe me....



Please play Last Train to Clarksville by the Monkees.



'usual pleasantries'



mtd ffb xxx

Or Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark- Locomotion



Or Visage- Night Train



That's it now, my train of thought has run out of steam! (See what I did there?)



Mcw x

Morning all



I think approximately 29.785756% of all bluegrass and country songs reference trains so plenty of choices in that field inluding myriad versions of Orange Blossom Special.



But I've tweeted (at least I think I have, first time I've ever tweeted outbound on my iphone) for "Trains" by Porcupine Tree which is quite radio friendly.



Haven't heard UFO's version of "Mystery Train" for donkeys years either - would be good to hear somehing like that. I think Elvis did it as well, that would be quite acceptable as well.

Simon/Darren,



Chattanooga Choo Choo by Glenn Miller please.



Nic

#16 lol

Tsk Tsk Nic - you is a cheeky thing!!



I shall liaise with you later.



Me

x

#16 Well, if we're going for 'very oldies' there's one (no doubt someone will know who it's by) that has lyrics including "take me right back to the track, Jack" and some "choo-choos" in it as well! Sorry, I know that's a bit obscure, but I know most of the bloggers have impressive musical knowledge - sadly that doesn't include me!

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#16 I am not Corni, sorry, I am not Simon Mayo.



"5:15" by "The Who"



or



"Midnight train to Georgia" by "Gladys Knight & The Pips"





Gotta get back to work.





Love the show, the host, the staff, the other blogpoppets, the mods, the tweeters, the browsers, the callers, the emailers, the face bookers, the ones that don't even know the show exists (shame on you) and the listeners. KERNOW BYS VYKEN!!!

Morning one and all.



Simon, please can we have "Marrakesh Express" by Crosby, Stills and Nash.



Thank you - love the show X

#19 Tortie I vaguely remember something similar, was it Manhattan Transfer? Now that is going back a bit!!



Mcw x

#19 Choo Choo Ch'Boogie? Manhattan Transfer among others I think.

So, if CDF isn't SM is "he" Mrs M ?



*stirs thickening plot*

CDF might stand for Chummy Drivetime Friend....

#23

Thanks Ken - see I knew someone would know!

Night Train - Guns & Roses



Oh yeh baby!!



xx

Must go and get some work done.



Catch you all later,



Mcw x

#28 Take note people - we have work to do here! ;-)

sniff sniff, sob ..... wish i had work to get on with ......



x x x

Cornish Simon Darren Mayo,



You were #20 yesterday and #20 again...conspiracy theory? Who said that?



Alternative suggestion Casey Jones - Johnny Cash.



Nic

#20 - that's it peeps, we can all stop blogging now, CDF / SM has spoken....nothing more to see here....;-)

#30 you can start with that pile of ironing and there's the loos to clean and the 3 course supper to prepare and the beds to change and that's just for starters!

#23 - the original was Louis Jordan...follow the link and enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A2pRVyBmOY

#32 agreed, move along now folks, it's all over

;-)z

#34 Womble alert?! ooo err missus!

#33 Spike - you must like living dangerously...I think you will find mobile 'phones and nails will be higher up the priority list...



Nic

#36 Womble???

Good interview with Biggins yesterday I thought. For some reason I always have him pidgeon-holed as someone I don't like*. And yet every time I hear him interviewed he comes across as very likable.



*This may not be unconnected with "On Safari".

Morning blogmuppets,



I'll second the nominations for:



- 5.15 by The Who (although these days it ought to come in about 5.45)

- Marrakesh Express by Crosby, Stills etc



And I'll add Long Train Runnin' by The Doobie Brothers and the fabulous Homeward Bound By Simon and Garfunkel



I don't suppose Tracks of my Tears and Express Yourself will get a look in, hey ho. Creative juices exhausted, it's back to work.

#38 Those who keep this place tidy old bean....

#41 I think my painkillers are addling my brain - I dont get it! Never mind!

"lust for life" Iggy pop from Trainspotting...."Marrakesh Express" CSN...both good to rip the show open



..but you just have to play Gladys Knight and the Pips "Midnight Train to Georgia" KTF

Hi Cornish Darren Fewins and everyone else!

I hope you're all having a nice day!



Simon, please play MARRAKESH EXPRESS by Crosby, Stills and Nash

I saw them last summer and they're still brilliant live!!!



Looking forward to hearing the Troggster tonight and I have my tickets

for the 25th Anniversary of the Solid SIlver Sixties show for April



Thanks Simon

#42 It's a euphemism for those who delete our comments from time to time, used by Blesspeeps to minimise alerting their attention....



oops!

There's always Tom Waits' version of Downtown Train to end the show on a high.



Oh, and "People Get Ready" by Eva Cassidy...

Oh, was I modded?

I was saying the original Choo Choo Ch' Boogie was by Louis Jordan and can be found on Yoo Toob ...

#46 Do you prefer Eva Cassidy's version to Curtis Mayfield Kev?

#47 - Not yet but give it time...

Not at all Ken, but I thought Eva's might get more chance of being played...

You are busy blogsters this morning...my vote for a show starter would be TRAIN IN VAIN by THE CLASH, written in caps so to hopefully make it stand out from the other standout suggestions above :)

#46 #49 Al Green's version pretty good too

SimonDarren,



Further suggestions;



The Cure - Jumping Someone Else's Train

Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward Bound

Little Eva - Locomotion

Sheena Easton - Morning Train

The Smiths - Nowhere Fast

The Pogues - Poor Paddy Works On The Railway

Flash and the Pan - Waiting For A Train





Nic

#46 #49 #53 I have a vague memory of Phil Collins singing it on the "Hello, I Must be Going" tour. I know he liked the song (and soul music in general), pretty sure he included it on his Sunday Night "Star Sound" slot on Radio 1 in the 80s.

Hello all. Cracking choices today, but I'll still add my tuppenceworth. Lots of you wont like these choices, but I know of someone who will. So hows about "Downbound Train" by Bruce Springsteen. OR, and I'd really like to hear this one, what about "John Henry" by Bruce and the Seeger Sessions Band, to hand over to Mike Harding with.



Go on Simon, you KNOW you want to.

I've never quite got Broooooooooce - the production on some of his stuff always sounds to me like they've chucked in everything bar the kitchen sink. I like Tunnel of Love and bought the album at the time, but when the whole E-Street band is at full tilt it doesn't really do it for me.



But I love the Seeger Sessions stuff. Bought the live album and it's great.

I know lots of people are fans of Bruce but I am not one of them. Can't listen to him without thinking he sings like he is trying to squeeze one out!

Nic

#57 100% agree. Is there a live album you don't own? ;-)

#58



I can't stand listening to him because he makes me eithr depressed or angry, or both! Unfortunately, Mr Tortie likes him, but doesn't play his stuff when I'm around :)

#40#43#44 Thanks for your support - he'd better mention ALL of us if he plays it.



And can I reciprocate by seconding "Long Train Running", although it used to featured regularly in a spinning class I used to attend and I have a strange urge to get on a bike everytime I hear it...

#61 meant to delete the first "used to" - grrr

#61 Messrs. Crosby, Still, et al get played last week sometime?

Hi everyone!

How about City of New Orleans by Arlo Guthrie a great story about a train.

Freight Train by Nancy Whisky and the Railroad Runs Through The Middle Of The House, don't know who sang it though! Both I remember from when I was a child.

H

#59 :-) When your collection hits 4 figures it's inevitable that some will be live albums! The Seeger Sessions stuff works well in the live format, it has an infectious feel to it.

Just a quirky one here - Morningtown Ride - The Seekers (ear worm anybody???)



'usual pleasantries'



mtd ffb xxx

I like both sides of Bruce, the Seeger Sessions album was a revelation to me and only wish I had the chance to see him do that live... Eerie Canal now running through my head but John Henry as a pre-Harding warm-up, yes please!

#63 And your point is? Some tracks seem to get played every DAY - Fireflies, anybody....?

#58,#59,#60. So, #56, cat, pigeons, eh? Thought as much. Still, #57 puts it all right in the end.

Can I point you in the direction of Spikes wonderful, erm, side project, blogpoppets? (Not too specific, Wombles?)FFFor the love of BBBruce.

#66 - Nice choice. I tweeted (sorry!) that oneearlier today...



#68 Indeed, DB. The curse of the playlist!



P.S. Is it just me that gets excited when the doorbel rings and the postman delivers your new microsoft project Manual, all 916 pages of it, plus bonus CD? Anyone? No?...

Good news for the Fireflies haters - I think it has fallen off the playlist. Sadly, Mika has yet to suffer the same fate.

#71, fortunately, my ears still work, and so it has consequently dropped off both the listen to list and the attention span list.

Tricky #70 s'ok, I tweeted my original request last night (as did DB).



mtd ffb xxx

Just popped out for a sandwich (actually a hoisin duck wrap, if you're interested) and I saw a rather fine example of my namesake*. I'm hoping it's a good sign...



*it's a car, for the uninitiated - think James Bond

#74- ooh get you with your duck wrap! ;-)



I wonder if Austin Healey is always on the lookout too?

Can you play, Long Black Train by Josh Turner please.

#75 I hate to think what you'd make of me with my Lochmuir oak smoked Scottish salmon & soft cheese sarnie....



Anyone's Dad owned a Vauxhall Velux?

Afternoon all,



The sun's come out, I feel I may cry.



Darren,



"Love the show...". Please feel free to play whatever you want.



Tickety

#78 - that was almost Haiku, Tickety!

Tickety,



When I went to bed last night it was Winter and when I woke up it was Spring...my own mini-hibernation perhaps? It's 12 degrees in Warwick today...tropical!



Spike,



No but I own a Billy Bragg album with a track of a similar name...



Nic

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#66 and #70 I had Morningtown Ride played on Chris' first breakfast show as Moira's Golden Oldie, and remember Simons tweet afterwards- "Anyone who plays The Seekers on their first show knows what they're doing" I wasn't sure if he was being ironic.

#79 you do martial arts? ;-)

#81 - OK thx, but a bit rickety, Tickety.



Did you know I have a black belt in ludo?

#80 hey - I was born in Kenilworth & went to school in Leamington!



Ah, From A Vauxhall Velox

#77 I seem to remember my dad having a green Vauxhall Victor and then after that a white Ford Corsair.

How about either The gambler by Kenny Rodger or Choo Choo Boogie by Louis Jordan

#86 a sort of sludgy sage green that you wouldn't even want to paint your auntie's bedroom?

#88 You've got it Spike, exactly that colour with a nice rust contrast.

.. #86. my mother had a mini, which was the colour of pus. It was like being driven around in a mobile pluke, waiting for it to seep open at any moment. Nice.

# 90

I was going to have an afternoon snackette - don't think I'll bother now!

My Mum had a little Morris where the indicators would literally pop out of the sides of the car! I seem to remember that it was blue. I wished my mum had a mini like Wendy Craig's in Butterflies, the one that had the roof painted in the colours of the British flag.

Sorry,

I have moved seemlessly from Japanese serenity, to Wedgie coarseness.

I am versatile, if nothing else.



I hang my head in shame. ( but in mitigation, I still don't think it was as bad a mental image as Nic has given me about Bruce S. )



Hope it wasn't a snack with squirty cheese Tortie !



T

#92 Was going to say Union Jack, but I know what a clever lot you all are on this blog and thought someone would say it's not called that it is the Union Flag.

•old car memory lane - must open FB chat board subject....*

#92 They were called "travellators" and probably featured on a Morris Minor.

#90 Pluke - my word of the day - thanks Ticketypustulenceboo ;-)

Off now to get mud splattered by 3 non-exhaustable canine mud sponges.



My choice for Darren's programme..



"Train of Consequences" by Megadeth.



Have a good afternoon all.



Tickety

Following some lunchtime listening I'll make a late, and almost certainly fruitless, bid for the inclusion of John Martyn's "Main In The Station" as a Harding-friendly, train-related, show closer.

#99....or even "Man In The Station". Pesky keyboard.