Song Of The Day: Aug. 18, 2018

Filed in Arts and Entertainment by on August 18, 2018

Written by Steve Goodman, sung by Arlo Guthrie. Definitely in the conversation for best train song ever:

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  1. Alby says:
    August 18, 2018 at 10:24 am

    For those who don’t know the song’s history, Steve Goodman saw Arlo Guthrie at a Chicago bar and asked if he could play a song for him. Guthrie said OK, with conditions — Goodman had to buy him a beer, and could only play until Guthrie finished drinking it.

    Goodman busted out “City of New Orleans,” which Guthrie liked so much he recorded it. It reached #18 on the Hot 100, the only Top 20 hit of Guthrie’s career.

  2. RE Vanella says:
    August 18, 2018 at 10:28 am

    Gotta agree here.

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