I love this Arlo Guthrie song (written by Steve Goodman) from his 1972 album Hobo's Lullaby. It's about a train ride from Chicago to New Orleans on the Illinois Central Railroad's City of New Orleans. The lyrics are so beautiful and nostalgic. It's my favorite train song (makes me cry!) and the video is really awesome, too. Some of the visuals
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Yes, so great. I hadn't heard it for a long time either, until it showed up in my youtube feed (I've been watching train vids). I hadn't seen this vid before and love that they use the older (possibly the original) version of The City of New Orleans train.
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So great! I'm glad you enjoyed seeing the lyrics here. Having access to the words helps make the song more meaningful and yes "they really set the mood!"
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I'm glad you love train travel and had a good experience going from Florida to Boston by train. Yay that people were so friendly! My last train trip was from NYC to Seattle. It was amazing seeing the country this way.
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Yay that you love the song! I hadn't heard it for awhile, too, so we're all getting to enjoy it again! Saw it on youtube recently and had to share it.
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...Okay my eyes are stinging now, too LOL. I just know my dad would've turned this UP and tapped his foot along on the gas/brake pedals, making me lurch all around his big ol' silver Oldsmobile. Good, good, good memories... ♥
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Awww *BIGGEST HUGS* Yay that you love the song and know the name of it now. :) You're very welcome! And yay that the lyrics are helpful. Seeing the lyrics makes it even more meaningful. I've been memorizing the words, which is taking me a little while to do, lol.
All the lyrics are great, but I especially love this part
And the sons of Pullman porters
And the sons of engineers
Ride their fathers' magic carpets made of steel
Mothers with their babes asleep
Are rockin' to the gentle beat
And the rhythm of the rails is all they feel
Your eyes are stinging, thinking of your dad turning this UP and tapping his feet... what a beautiful memory, hon.♥
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*HUGS*
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