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The Tube Trains
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A song about the abomination that is London Underground.
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Insane piss-taking (chipmunk) songs
It all started back in the mid '90s when whilst we were at school we started writing and recording songs about our teachers using the school's four-track recorder. However, due to the fact that half of us couldn't sing for toffee, we used to record our voices at a slower tape speed than the backing track, then bounce the final mix down at the higher tape speed again, resulting in silly chipmunk voices. Since then, we've acquired more up-to-date technology than the humble cassette recorder on steroids and a dusty old SM58, and we've even started singing properly... sometimes. We've written piss-takes about various train companies, McDonalds, the Fiat Uno, Upton Park in the east end of London, as well as more seemingly mundane inanimate objects like onions and cups of tea.
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Genre
Podcasts • Parody
Charts
Peak #53
Peak in subgenre #8
Author
The Potato Hermits
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The Potato Hermits
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September 14, 2008
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MP3 2.6 MB • 128 kbps • 2:51
Story behind the song
As we have a habit of including chipmunk vocals in our songs, we thought it only right to revert the balance and "de-munchkinise" a song by Alvin and the Chipmunks. The original is a very cheesy balad, so we decided to orchestrate it.
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It's hard to remember a summer or winter The Tube Trains have had no delays. No driver, no power and of course, signal failure. Excuses: I've heard them all. Unthinkably early I queue at the station, The ticket machines never work. It's cold and it's windy, blowing rain on the platform. I guess it: no train in sight. Wish I could sit down to ease my legs; Fourteen more stops to go. Passing Harlesden my heart skips a beat And a fear, fear for my life. I hate public transport, above all in London, Untrustworthy isn't the word. It's ancient, expensive, sporadic and grimey, The Tube Trains, they're what I mean. The Tube Trains, they're what I mean.
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