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Music Appreciation

happybird

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Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sat Mar 29, 2025, 07:37 PM

Mar 29

Thinking about train songs and the opening lines of this kept popping into my head. Had listening fatigue from years of overplay on classic rock radio but damn. It’s a stellar song. Glad to rediscover it.

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Two songs with trains, one bound for nowhere, and another that had it's own name. [View all] Swede Mar 29 OP

Beautiful voice. Joinfortmill Mar 29 #1

Trainspotting ZDU Mar 29 #2

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F*cking BRILLIANT ZDU Mar 29 #26

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Aerosmith, of course... LuvLoogie Mar 29 #11

Same Idea! ProfessorGAC Mar 29 #14

Yup! LuvLoogie Mar 29 #15

I Actually Prefer... ProfessorGAC Mar 29 #17

A couple happybird Mar 29 #12

Tull... LuvLoogie Mar 29 #13

Blackfoot... LuvLoogie Mar 29 #16

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Wonderful selections! Thanks, Cirsium! 🚂 Tanuki Mar 29 #28

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Train Kept A Rollin - The Yardbirds Figarosmom Mar 31 #39