Whats the info on this song? Just took another real good listen to it...I like it the harmony is very nice

The song appears on Mavis Staples 1989 album Time waits for no one.

The prince outtakes been around for years now

Info.. too much to copy

http://princevault.com/index.php?title=Train

I actually had the mavis album since the early 90s. I use to wonder what a prince version might sound like. now we do

Another thing.. why a train Santa Fe?

FragileUndertow said:

The song appears on Mavis Staples 1989 album Time waits for no one.

The prince outtakes been around for years now

Info.. too much to copy

http://princevault.com/index.php?title=Train

I actually had the mavis album since the early 90s. I use to wonder what a prince version might sound like. now we do

Another thing.. why a train Santa Fe?

No disrespect...love Mavis, but I like Prince's version better I was also wondering what is so good in Sante Fe?

I dunno but Dionne Warwick wants to always know the way to San Jose.

ufoclub said:

I dunno but Dionne Warwick wants to always know the way to San Jose.

Yeah I remember that

"Man tell that girl goodbye"

DiamondsnPearls44 said:

"Man tell that girl goodbye"

is that on the outtake? i dont remember

its not on Mavis version

FragileUndertow said:

DiamondsnPearls44 said:

"Man tell that girl goodbye"

is that on the outtake? i dont remember

its not on Mavis version

Its on Prince's version...I have it on Dreamfactory

DiamondsnPearls44 said:

FragileUndertow said:

is that on the outtake? i dont remember

its not on Mavis version

Its on Prince's version...I have it on Dreamfactory

Oh you know i have it too

Santa Fe, like San Jose rimes with In Your Way.

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I think.

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I'm not a poet, so I don't know. (it)

Santa Fe has long been part of railroad lore. There was a railroad called the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway that was immortalized in a very famous Harry Warren and Johnny Mercer song, "On the Atchison Topeka and the Santa Fe."

And yes - the rhyme fits.

i love the train sound percussion that goes the Prince version. it doesn't sound right without it on Mavis's version.

ufoclub said:

I dunno but Dionne Warwick wants to always know the way to San Jose.

HAHAHA You beat me to it!

DiamondsnPearls44 said:

Whats the info on this song? Just took another real good listen to it...I like it the harmony is very nice

Always check Princevault on great trinkets like this. Kudos to whoever put that site together. It's such a great wealth of information.

I always loved this track. Mavis' version is nice. I do like Prince's version more, because it has more of a gritty, sandy, train-sound in it. Train songs are always fun (much like traveling road music too). There is a boot of it out there, but then a clearer version was leaked in more recent years.

I think "Train" and "Moonbeam Levels", two very different songs, should have been included on the forthcoming Prince4Ever set. It's at an interesting time when it was recorded. Right in the middle of 1986, after Parade material was done, and moving into the Sign O The Times stuff (which obviously was birthed from Dream Factory, Camille, and Crystal Ball). It would have fit great on Parade and on SOTT too. It tells a great story, has a very memorable hook and melody, and almost lends to a crowd singing along with it. It's infectious.

It's a favorite outtake of mine. It'd probably make a top 10 or 20 list if I had to make one.

Love it. Worked on the Dream Factory and is one of the songs I think should have made the move to SOTT. I think it would have been perfect in place of Its gonna be a beautiful night (along with either Shockadelica/Good Love/Joy In Repetition to fill up the extra time allowed).

FragileUndertow said:

DiamondsnPearls44 said:

Its on Prince's version...I have it on Dreamfactory

Oh you know i have it too

Umm yes

Genesia said:

Santa Fe has long been part of railroad lore. There was a railroad called the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway that was immortalized in a very famous Harry Warren and Johnny Mercer song, "On the Atchison Topeka and the Santa Fe."

And yes - the rhyme fits.

Well now...lovely...thanks Genesia

bigd74 said:

i love the train sound percussion that goes the Prince version. it doesn't sound right without it on Mavis's version.

Yes bigd I agree and thanks to u Ive experienced so much of Prince's work

3rdeyeboy said:

Love it. Worked on the Dream Factory and is one of the songs I think should have made the move to SOTT. I think it would have been perfect in place of Its gonna be a beautiful night (along with either Shockadelica/Good Love/Joy In Repetition to fill up the extra time allowed).

Well 3rdeye I dont know I mean can any song mess with Its Gonna Be a Beautiful night? Cuz that song is fire

DiamondsnPearls44 said:

3rdeyeboy said:

I think it would have been perfect in place of Its gonna be a beautiful night

Well 3rdeye I dont know I mean can any song mess with Its Gonna Be a Beautiful night? Cuz that song is fire

Damn straight.. It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night is the Jam!

FragileUndertow said:

DiamondsnPearls44 said:

Well 3rdeye I dont know I mean can any song mess with Its Gonna Be a Beautiful night? Cuz that song is fire

Damn straight.. It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night is the Jam!

DiamondsnPearls44 said:

FragileUndertow said:

Damn straight.. It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night is the Jam!

that jam is on my cellphone

3rdeyeboy said:

Love it. Worked on the Dream Factory and is one of the songs I think should have made the move to SOTT. I think it would have been perfect in place of Its gonna be a beautiful night (along with either Shockadelica/Good Love/Joy In Repetition to fill up the extra time allowed).

Only if you wanted to bring the SOTT party to a screeching halt.

Genesia said:

3rdeyeboy said:

Love it. Worked on the Dream Factory and is one of the songs I think should have made the move to SOTT. I think it would have been perfect in place of Its gonna be a beautiful night (along with either Shockadelica/Good Love/Joy In Repetition to fill up the extra time allowed).

Only if you wanted to bring the SOTT party to a screeching halt.

You made me laugh

FragileUndertow said:

Genesia said:

Only if you wanted to bring the SOTT party to a screeching halt.

You made me laugh

You're welcome!

Genesia said:

Santa Fe has long been part of railroad lore. There was a railroad called the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway that was immortalized in a very famous Harry Warren and Johnny Mercer song, "On the Atchison Topeka and the Santa Fe."

And yes - the rhyme fits.

When I lived in Flagstaff, we used to see all the Santa Fe trains go past through the town... And Santa Fe, the town, like Flagstaff, is also part of the famous Route 66 itinerary.

It's a great song, with the distant train sound and a retro bluesy feel, I love it.

CherryMoon57 said:

Genesia said:

CherryMoon57 said:

When I lived in Flagstaff, we used to see all the Santa Fe trains go past through the town... And Santa Fe, the town, like Flagstaff, is also part of the famous Route 66 itinerary.

It's a great song, with the distant train sound and a retro bluesy feel, I love it.

Interestingly enough, the Santa Fe railway didn't actually go to Santa Fe. The trains couldn't make the climb.

I vaguely remember someone telling me about this before, but I had forgotten it since... Yes that's quite interesting considering the name.

I love this song is so cool it really sounds like a train comin up to you.