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#51- Midnight Train (1984)
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An upbeat bluesy song using a train metaphor
folk funny political sixties novelty gentle prolific idiosyncratic lehrer jefferson airplane ochs paxton steve goodman
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Tom Paxton meets Jefferson Airplane. Extremely prolific singer songwriter with a wide range of styles from bizarre novelty tunes and surrealistic poetic songs t
With more than 300 songs and counting and for more than 30 years, I have written in a variety of acoustic styles from novelty tunes to love songs to historical ballads to poetic surrealistic songs to retro-acoustic pop. From bizarre to traditional from funny to poignant, whatever style the song is in, the melodies are usually memorable and the lyrics unpredictable. This site will eventually contain rough often first take demos of my entire song catalogue. Many of the earliest songs when I first started writing will of course be shaky. So expect the songs to get better as time goes on. Feel free to come back and browse often as I will constantly be adding songs, one by one in chronological order, starting in 1974. If you are looking for some unusual songs to cover from a little known but unique artist, you have come to the right place. Just e-mail me. If you find a song here that intrigues you, but you don't like a line or two, or you think it needs a bridge, drop me an e-mail and maybe you can earn writer's credit if it gets that song to be recorded or performed.... otherwise just enjoy. You can become a Rob Lincoln fan at no cost to you. I promise that if you keep coming back there will be some real surprises along the way. While mostly acoustic, some original material will veer into folk rock and even 60's pop, but the garage rock and loudest material will also be found in full band arrangement at soundclick.com/abrasiveflowers Eventually some of these 300+ tunes may be rerecorded and make it on to CD, including a novelty CD that would be suitable for Dr. Demento or an historical ballad CD or a political song CD--but until then, this is the only site you can hear most of these songs. (A few of my songs CAN be found on songramp.com/RobLincoln and myspace.com/lessickandlincoln)
Song Info
Genre
Blues Country Blues
Charts
Peak #115
Peak in subgenre #16
Author
Rob Lincoln
Rights
1984
Uploaded
May 06, 2007
Track Files
MP3
MP3 2.3 MB 128 kbps 2:29
Story behind the song
Never really got good lyrics to this one. They don't quite make sense, since the midnight train usually signifies death. So I guess it's more of a jamming song. If someone wants to rework the lyrics, be my guest...just tell me. Mp3 Club listeners have so far rated this a 3.5. Comments have included: "I really liked this one," "I'd say this one is just alright"
Lyrics
Now I've been searching a very long time Down that track for just one line To take me back where I belong I know the right track but it takes so long I tell you I just want it understood There's very little makes a man feel that good Just keep me away from too much pain And let me catch that midnight train She's dark and sleek and she sure ain't plain While all the others they look the same My midnight comes rolling by The would be passengers they just sigh I tell you I just want it understood There's very little makes a man feel that good Just keep me away from too much pain And let me catch that midnight train I think I see that train in sight It's moving so fast so I better get on Outside she's cold steel But inside that's not the way she feels I tell you I just want it understood There's very little makes a man feel that good Just keep me away from too much pain And let me catch that midnight train
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