I Often Dream Of Trains

I recently bought tickets to see Robyn Hitchcock play his album, "I Often Dream Of Trains," at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, IL.

Anyone else here going to that show? Or, perhaps, has been to a Robyn Htichcock concert in the past? I'd like to hear from you. Robyn is my hero.




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Originally posted by epiphinehas
I recently bought tickets to see Robyn Hitchcock play his album, "I Often Dream Of Trains," at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, IL.

Anyone else here going to that show? Or, perhaps, has been to a Robyn Htichcock concert in the past? I'd like to hear from you. Robyn is my hero.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4HZkGYXcW4

I can't look at the youtube till I get home, am at work now, but will later. I am reminded of a great song by U Utah Phillips, 'Daddy what's a train?', about a time when there are no more trains only rememberances by old folks.....

Originally posted by sonhouse
I can't look at the youtube till I get home, am at work now, but will later. I am reminded of a great song by U Utah Phillips, 'Daddy what's a train?', about a time when there are no more trains only rememberances by old folks.....

There's a song on the "I Often Dream of Trains" album which is quite similar called, "Trams Of Old London."

Trams of Old London
Taking my baby into the past
And its trams of Old London
Blow my mind

Ludgate, Fenchurch, Highgate Hill
Rolling slowly up there still, uh huh
Waterloo and Clerkenwell
Up to Aldgate East as well, uh huh

On a clear night you can see
Where the rails used to be
Oh, it seems like ancient myth
They once ran to Hammersmith

Trams of Old London
Taking my baby into the past
And its trams of Old London
Blow my mind

Through Electric Avenue
Brixton Down and South-West Two, uh huh
Teddington and Kennington
Twickenham and Paddington, uh huh

In the Blitz they never closed
Though they blew up half the roads
Oh, it hurts me just to see 'em
Going dead in a museum

Aa-aah

Trams of Old London
Taking my baby into the past
And its trams of Old London
Blow my mind
Trams of Old London
Taking my baby into the past
And its trams of Old London
Blow my mind

I found a Youtube of U Utah Phillips, 'Daddy what's a train' if you are interested. He was one of the great ones, american treasure of folksong.
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