잘알려진FolkSong/Country열차이름"TheCityofNewOrleans"라는음악은,뉴욕부르클린태생유태인Singer/SongwriterSteveGoodman이작사/작곡한FolkSong이다.본인의앨범레코딩으로1971년처음발표하였고당시FolkSingerArloGuthrie에게주어그의레파토리에포함시켜크게힛트했다.이후줄지어WillieNelson,JohnDenver,JohnnyCash,JudyCollins등유수가수들이잇달아노래했다.
3등열차깐(간)를연상케하는"CityofNewOrleans"는ChicagoNewOrleans남북으로500마일서민의애환을실어나르는열차.과거호황과영예를누리던열차는자동차와비행기에밀려사향의길로접어든다.SteveGoodman은처갓집으로가는기차안에서작사/작곡했다고한다.Bittersweet,Nostalgic이흠뻑스며있는무드있는노랫말이다.
SteveGoodman(1948-1984)36세백혈병으로일찍타계했고死후Grammy상수상.ArloGuthrie(1947~)전설의FolkSongSinger,민중운동가WoodyGuthrie(1912-1967)의아들로부친의길을걸으며현재까지활동중이다.
SteveGoodman의오리지날Folksongstyle과WillieNelson의Countrystyle도비교해본다.
도시사람이라열차에얽힌낭만이나사연은없다.그런데웬일인지연말이되니기차가타고싶다.12월-기차-여행...나의BucketList는침대기차타고미동서대륙횡단이다.^^


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TheCityofNewOrleansbySteveGoodman

RidingontheCityofNewOrleans,IllinoisCentralMondaymorningrailFifteencarsandfifteenrestlessriders,Threeconductorsandtwenty-fivesacksofmail.AllalongthesouthboundodysseyThetrainpullsoutatKankakeeRollsalongpasthouses,farmsandfields.Passin'trainsthathavenonames,FreightyardsfullofoldblackmenAndthegraveyardsoftherustedautomobiles.

GoodmorningAmericahowareyou?Don'tyouknowmeI'myournativeson,I'mthetraintheycallTheCityofNewOrleans,I'llbegonefivehundredmileswhenthedayisdone.

Dealin'cardgameswiththeoldmenintheclubcar.Pennyapointain'tnoonekeepin'score.PassthepaperbagthatholdsthebottleFeelthewheelsrumblin''neaththefloor.AndthesonsofpullmanportersAndthesonsofengineersRidetheirfather'smagiccarpetsmadeofsteel.Motherswiththeirbabesasleep,Arerockin'tothegentlebeatAndtherhythmoftherailsisalltheyfeel.

GoodmorningAmericahowareyou?Don'tyouknowmeI'myournativeson,I'mthetraintheycallTheCityofNewOrleans,I'llbegonefivehundredmileswhenthedayisdone.

NighttimeonTheCityofNewOrleans,ChangingcarsinMemphis,Tennessee.Halfwayhome,we'llbetherebymorningThroughtheMississippidarknessRollingdowntothesea.AndallthetownsandpeopleseemTofadeintoabaddreamAndthesteelrailsstillain'theardthenews.Theconductorsingshissongagain,ThepassengerswillpleaserefrainThistrain'sgotthedisappearingrailroadblues.

Goodnight,America,howareyou?Don'tyouknowmeI'myournativeson,I'mthetraintheycallTheCityofNewOrleans,I'llbegonefivehundredmileswhenthedayisdone.