TRAINS & TRACKS chapter I

Theme for the party this Saturday is TRAINS & TRACKS

The first song, for this theme, that came on my mind is:

 "I'm a Train" by Albert Hammond.

On WikiPedia is a list of almost 1000 songs.

A train song is a song referencing passenger or freight railroads. Trains have been a theme in both traditional and popular music since the first half of the 19th century and over the years have appeared in all major musical genres, including folk, blues, country, rock 'n roll, jazz, world, classical and avant-garde. While the prominence of railroads has faded in recent decades, the train endures as a common image in popular song.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_train_songs

I'm a Train

"I'm a Train" is a song written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood and performed by Hammond. The song reached #15 in Adult Contemporary chart and #31 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974. The song appeared on his 1974 album, Albert Hammond. The song was produced by Hammond and Roy Halee.

Albert Louis Hammond 
(born 18 May 1944) is an English singer, 
songwriter, and record producer based in the 
British Mediterranean territory of Gibraltar.

Hammond was born in London, England, where his family had been evacuated to from Gibraltar during World War II. His family returned to Gibraltar shortly after his birth, and it is there he grew up. In 1960, he started in music with Gibraltarian band 'The Diamond Boys', which had no real commercial success, but played a part in Spain's introduction to pop and rock music. The Diamond Boys performed at the first nightclubs in Madrid to stage modern bands alongside Spanish rock and roll pioneers such as Miguel Ríos. In 1966 Hammond co-founded the British vocal group The Family Dogg, scoring a UK Top 10 hit with "A Way of Life" in 1969.

He also wrote songs for others with frequent collaborator Mike Hazlewood. These include "Little Arrows" for Leapy Lee, "Make Me An Island" (1969) (which Hammond himself re-recorded in 1979, in a Spanish disco-style version), and "You're Such a Good Looking Woman" (1970) for Joe Dolan, "Gimme Dat Ding" for The Pipkins in 1970 (itself a cover from the Freddie and the Dreamers album, Oliver in the Overworld), "Good Morning Freedom" for Blue Mink, "Freedom Come, Freedom Go" for The Fortunes in 1971 and "The Air That I Breathe" which was a hit for The Hollies in 1974. In 1971. Hammond also sang on Michael Chapman's fourth album, Wrecked Again, and worked briefly with The Magic Lanterns on recordings of his and Hazlewood's songs and other material.

He then moved to the United States, where he continued his professional career as a musician. He is known for his hits of the 1970s, released on Columbia subsidiary Mums Records:

  1. "Down by the River" — US 91 (1972)

  2. "It Never Rains in Southern California" — US 5 (1972)

  3. "The Free Electric Band" (his only single to chart in the UK)— UK 19, US 48 (1973)

  4. "Half a Million Miles from Home" — US 87 (1973)

  5. "If You Gotta Break Another Heart" — US 63 (1973)

  6. "The Peacemaker" — US 80, South Africa 1 (1973)

  7. "Down by the River" — US 91 (1973)

  8. "I Don't Wanna Die in an Air Disaster" — US 0 (1974)

  9. "I'm a Train" — US 31 (1974)

 10. "99 Miles from L.A." — US 91 (1975)

I'm A Train lyrics

Look at me, I'm a train on a track

 I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah

 Look at me, got a load on my back

 I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah

Look at me, I'm going somewhere

 I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah

 Look at me, I'm going somewhere

 I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah

Been a hard day, yes, it has been a hard day

 Yes, it has been a hard day, yes, it has

 I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, I'm a chucka train

 I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, chucka train, yeah

Look at me, I'm a train on a line

 I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah

 Look at me for the very last time

 I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah

It's been a life that's long and hard

 I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah

 I'm going down to the breaker's yard

 I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah

Been a hard day, yes, it has been a hard day

 Yes, it has been a hard day, yes, it has

 I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, I'm a chucka train

 I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, chucka train, yeah

 Albert Hammond 2013

It's been a life that's long and hard

 I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah

 Going down to the breaker's yard

 I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah

Been a hard day, yes, it has been a hard day

 Yes, it has been a hard day, yes, it has

 I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, I'm a chucka train

 I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, I'm a chucka train

 I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, I'm a chucka train

 I'm a train, I'm a chucka train

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