Ken W2KB wrote: ↑Sat Jun 29, 2019 4:38 pmI have a simple question which will surely be taken far and wide. As I and (hopefully) most will attest that the Arlo Guthrie rendition of this song is the de facto ultimate version. There have been many covers and Steve Goodman himself has rerecorded a few variations adopting some of Arlo's lyrics. One thing I won't abide is any cover which doesn't switch to "Good Night America" in the last verse. Lastly, John Denver totally butchered the lyrics to this great song.Griff Murphey DDS wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2019 1:06 pm fascinated with the idea of riding the "Illinois Centeal Monday morning rail..." that Arlo Guthrie sang of so eloquently.Arlo and others covered this song. It was written and first performed by Steve Goodman after Steve rode the train. Here's a video of Steve performing it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SfPyg-mGhU
Oh, the simple question? Which is better? The original lyric.... verse two, "passing towns that have no name" referring to no station signs, or Arlo's "passing trains that have no name"?
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Any time could be train time!
Any time could be train time!