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Published as "Canadian Railroad Trilogy", mp3 from the In-deb-ted Lightfoot Library, Gordon captured the great Canadian dream - a rail line from coast to coast. I have included images from railroad building in North and Central America. Link For online discussions about Gordon Lightfoot , his music and related topics http://www.corfid.com/ Link to Gordon Lightfoot website maintained by Wayne Francis http://www.lightfoot.ca/ There was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run When the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun Long before the white man and long before the wheel When the green dark forest was too silent to be real But time has no beginnings and hist'ry has no bounds As to this verdant country they came from all around They sailed upon her waterways and they walked the forests tall And they built the mines the mills and the factories for the good of us all And when the young man's fancy was turnin' to the spring The railroad men grew restless for to hear the hammers ring Their minds were overflowing with the visions of their day And many a fortune lost and won and many a debt to pay For they looked in the future and what did they see They saw an iron road runnin' from sea to the sea Bringin' the goods to a young growin' land All up through the seaports and into their hands Look away said they across this mighty land From the eastern shore to the western strand Bring in the workers and bring up the rails We gotta lay down the tracks and tear up the trails Open 'er heart let the life blood flow Gotta get on our way 'cause we're movin' too slow Bring in the workers and bring up the rails We're gonna lay down the tracks and tear up the trails Open 'er heart let the life blood flow Gotta get on our way 'cause we're movin' too slow Get on our way 'cause we're movin' too slow Behind the blue Rockies the sun is declinin' The stars, they come stealin' at the close of the day Across the wide prairie our loved ones lie sleeping Beyond the dark oceans in a place far away We are the navvies who work upon the railway Swingin' our hammers in the bright blazin' sun Livin' on stew and drinkin' bad whiskey Bendin' our old backs 'til the long days are done We are the navvies who work upon the railway Swingin' our hammers in the bright blazin' sun Layin' down track and buildin' the bridges Bendin' our old backs 'til the railroad is done So over the mountains and over the plains Into the muskeg and into the rain Up the St. Lawrence all the way to Gaspe Swingin' our hammers and drawin' our pay Drivin' 'em in and tyin' 'em down Away to the bunkhouse and into the town A dollar a day and a place for my head A drink to the livin' and a toast to the dead Oh the song of the future has been sung All the battles have been won O'er the mountain tops we stand All the world at our command We have opened up the soil With our teardrops and our toil For there was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run When the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun Long before the white man and long before the wheel When the green dark forest was too silent to be real When the green dark forest was too silent to be real And many are the dead men too silent to be real Link to buy Gordon Lightfoot CD's http://www.bestprices.com/cgi-bin/vlink/musicartists/cds-by-artist-Gordon-Lightfoot.html
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The Notting Hibillies' best song set to pictures of those who revolutionized transportation around the world. It's found on their album "Missing: Presumed Having a Good Time" the Notting Hibillies' are Steve Phillips http://www.stevephillipsmusic.com/ Mark Knopfler http://www.mark-knopfler.co.uk/ Guy Fletcher and Brendan Croker
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A bit of truth, a bit of silliness. Concept and voice of Bush by Michael Thorne. Floral arrangement by Pete Swann.
http://www.petitiononline.com/GFRMDM/petition.html Grand Funk Railroad performing Inside Looking Out live from 1969. This clip was shot at "The Show" WITF-TV in Hershey, Pa. November 1969. Mark & Don were 20 & Mel 18 years old. This clip is timeless. I've had hundreds of messages from people of 4 generations worldwide that are in awe of this powerful performance (Folks from 11 to 83 years of age). I've been told it's early "metal", to the original "grunge", to the real begining of "punk, to the first "garage band", to "pure tribal rock", to "straight-in-your-face rock", to "industrial-strength power rock". One thing is for sure, it is powerful, passionate, singular, & unique. Mark, Don, & Mel changed music forever with 10 minute Power Songs like this one. This is a POWER TRIO at its best. Grand Funk Railroad was truly a "Performance Vehicle". What you heard on the albums could be duplicated 100% on their live performances. Many would say it's impossible for a 3 piece band to do this live. See the impossible. Once you start watching it, it's hard not to finish it. This is the most popular GFRxR video on the Web. Click on the link below & sign the online petition to induct Mark Farner & GFRxR into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame now! http://www.petitiononline.com/GFRMDM/petition.html Everyone go here for The Mark Farner interview about The Legendary Shea Stadium Concert in July of 1971. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article_entertainment.jsp?ymd=20080527&content_id=2779701&vkey=entertainment&fext=.jsp Im sitting here lonely like a broken man. I serve my time doin the best I can. Walls and bars they surround me. But, I dont want no sympathy. No baby, no baby, All I need is some tender lovin. To keep me sane in this burning oven. And, when my time is up, youll be my reefer. Life gets worse on gods green earth. Be my reefer, got to keep smokin that thing. No, no, no, no, no, no. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. I said now baby ... baby ..., let me smoke it ... smoke it ... Makes me feel good ... feel good, yes, I feel good ... ahhhhh ... Yes, I feel alright ... feel alright ..., yes, I feel alright ... feel alright ... Yes, I feel alright ... ahhhhh ... Ohhhhh ... Ice cold water is runnin through my veins. They try and drag me back to work again. Pain and blisters on my mind and hands. I work all day making up NICKEL (burlap) bags. The oats theyre feeding me are driving me wild. I feel unhappy like a new born child. Now, when my time is up, you wait and see. These walls and bars wont keep that stuff from me. No, no, baby, Wont keep that stuff from me. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. I need you right now mama. I need you right now baby. Right by my side, honey. All night long. Make me feel alright ... Yes, all ..., yes, all ..., yes, all ... alright. You better come on up and get down with me. Ill make you feel real good, just you wait and see. Make me feel alright ..., yes, I feel alright ... Yes, all ..., yes, all ..., yes, alright.
We're An American Band (1974) Great video! Have You comments?
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Live Performance by RAILROAD EARTH. This show was shot in Philadelphia, PA on Jan 28th, 2005. This video is a 9 minute,7 camera shoot and is part of an ongoing documentary that is being shot about Railroad Earth.
ThemedAttractions.com presents Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Ride all of your favorite rides at http://www.themedattractions.com
Excellent song & video of shocking blue. +++++A tribute for Veres R.I.P 02/12/06+++++
http://www.petitiononline.com/GFRMDM/petition.html This is a clip from the legendary Shea Stadium Concert that broke The Beatles ticket sales record. A record that still stands today (37 years later). I'm proud to say this video is in the permanent archives of Shea Stadium & The N.Y. Mets. Yes, this is the real deal, the Grand Funk Railroad we all love at the peak of their great career. Grand Funk Railroad is America's Band. This is a historic concert that folks still rave about. If you were there, feel lucky, because you were a part of history. This is considered by many to be one of the greatest concerts in the short history of "Hard Rock/Metal". Grand Funk Railroad was truly a "Performance Vehicle". It is amazing that this record has stood this long, a testament to how great & influincial this band was in the early 1970's. Check out the link below to see what Mark Farner has to say today about this historic performance. Grand Funk Railroad ruled the world from '69-'76 becoming the first band to earn 10 consecutive platinum albums! Some call it "Industrial Rock". You'll see no lazers or pyro here, just some of the greatest music ever performed live. Shea Stadium suffered structural damage after this show. In fact, the concert was almost stopped because Shea Stadium was oscillating from the excited crowd. Click on the link below & sign the online petition to induct Mark Farner & GFRxR into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame now! http://www.petitiononline.com/GFRMDM/petition.html Everyone go here for Mark Farner's interview about this show: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article_entertainment.jsp?ymd=20080527&content_id=2779701&vkey=entertainment&fext=.jsp Everybody, listen to me, And return me, my ship. Im your captain, Im your captain, Although Im feeling mighty sick. Ive been lost now, days uncounted, And its months since Ive seen home. Can you hear me, can you hear me, Or am I all alone. If you return me, to my home port, I will kiss you mother earth. Take me back now, take me back now, To the port of my birth. Am I in my cabin dreaming, or are you really scheming, To take my ship away from me? Youd better think about it, I just cant live without it. So, please dont take my ship from me. Yeah, yeah, yeah ... I can feel the hand, of a stranger, And its tightening, around my throat. Heaven help me, heaven help me, Take this stranger from my boat. Im your captain, Im your captain, Although Im feeling mighty sick. Everybody, listen to me, And return me, my ship. Im your captain, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Im your captain, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Im your captain, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Im your captain, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Im getting closer to my home ... Im getting closer to my home ... Im getting closer to my home ... Im getting closer to my home ... Ohhhh ... Im getting closer to my home ... Im getting closer to my home ... Im getting closer to my home ... Im getting closer to my home ... Repeated to fade
Grateful Dead April 17, 1972 Koncertsal - Copenhagen, Denmark
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Watch me as I turn an ordinary railroad spike into a precision cutting instrument using just a few simple tools. One for sale: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=140292021404
"Time Machine" Was The First Single By The Original "Grand Funk Railroad" In 1969. Produced By Terry Knight, This Is A Solid Blues-Rocker From The Album "On Time" That Made It Up To #48 On The U.S. Charts.
Shocking Blue - Never Marry a Railroad Man (1970, COMPLETE WITHOUT PUBLICITY)
Grand Funk Railroad's song I'm Your Captain/Closer To Home. Enjoy!
Track 7 - Gimme Shelter from the 1971 album Survival They took this cover and made it their own as someone once wrote. True words. Amazing job... http://www.petitiononline.com/GFRMDM/petition.html Sign the petion to induct Grand Funk Railroad into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Gimme Shelter Oooo, oooo, oooo. Oooo, oooo, oooo. Oooo, a storm is threatenin', my very life today. If I don't get some shelter, oh, I'm gonna' fade away. CHORUS War children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away. War children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away. Oooo, see the fire sweeping, up every street today. Burns like a red-coal carpet, mad bull lost it's way. CHORUS Rape, murder, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away. Rape, murder, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away. Rape, murder, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away. Oooo, a storm is threatenin', my very life today. If I don't get some shelter, oh, I'm gonna' fade away. War children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away. It's just a shot away, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away. I said a love sister, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away. It's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away, kiss away, kiss away. CHORUS CHORUS Love sister, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away. Love sister, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away. War children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away. Love sister, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away. War children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away. Love sister, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away. (repeat alternation to fade)
Again, no video, but still a classic by Grand Funk.
The wildest ride in the wilderness...well, Anaheim at least. BTMRR is a great roller coaster ride in Frontierland. I am the videographer and copyright holder to this video. Please rate it and leave a comment as well. Thanks! - - RU
http://www.petitiononline.com/GFRMDM/petition.html Grand Funk Railroad performing Heartbreaker @ Madison Square Garden 12/23/72. Yes, this is the real deal, the Grand Funk Railroad we all love at the peak of their great career. This is a historic concert that folks still rave about. If you were there, feel lucky, because you were a part of history. This is considered by many to be one of the greatest concerts in the short history of "Hard Rock/Metal". Grand Funk Railroad was truly a "Performance Vehicle". Click on the link below to sign the online petition to induct Mark Farner & GFRxR into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame now! http://www.petitiononline.com/GFRMDM/petition.html Once I had a little girl, sometimes I think about her, But, buddy, you know shes not really there. When memories do call, I just, I just cant live without her But tryin all the time is so hard to bear. Chorus Heartbreaker, cant take her, Heartbreaker, bringing me down. Heartbreaker, cant take her, Heartbreaker, bringing me down. I dont cry no more, I live while Im flying, But Ill think back, and you can hear me say: Chorus Chorus Chorus Half-chorus
Mean Mistreater Grand Funk Railroad Definitive Garage Band
http://www.petitiononline.com/GFRMDM/petition.html Grand Funk Railroad performing I'm Your Captain @ Madison Square Garden on 12/23/72. This also includes Mark talking about The Phoenix House that GFRxR created. Yes, this is the real deal, the Grand Funk Railroad we all love at the peak of their great career. This is a historic concert that folks still rave about. If you were there, feel lucky, because you were a part of history. This is considered by many to be one of the greatest concerts in the short history of "Hard Rock/Metal". Grand Funk Railroad was truly a "Performance Vehicle". Click on the link below & sign the online petition to induct Mark Farner & GFRxR into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame now! http://www.petitiononline.com/GFRMDM/petition.html Everybody, listen to me, And return me, my ship. Im your captain, Im your captain, Although Im feeling mighty sick. Ive been lost now, days uncounted, And its months since Ive seen home. Can you hear me, can you hear me, Or am I all alone. If you return me, to my home port, I will kiss you mother earth. Take me back now, take me back now, To the port of my birth. Am I in my cabin dreaming, or are you really scheming, To take my ship away from me? Youd better think about it, I just cant live without it. So, please dont take my ship from me. Yeah, yeah, yeah ... I can feel the hand, of a stranger, And its tightening, around my throat. Heaven help me, heaven help me, Take this stranger from my boat. Im your captain, Im your captain, Although Im feeling mighty sick. Everybody, listen to me, And return me, my ship. Im your captain, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Im your captain, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Im your captain, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Im your captain, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Im getting closer to my home ... Im getting closer to my home ... Im getting closer to my home ... Im getting closer to my home ... Ohhhh ... Im getting closer to my home ... Im getting closer to my home ... Im getting closer to my home ... Im getting closer to my home ... Repeated to fade
http://www.petitiononline.com/GFRMDM/petition.html Grand Funk Railroad - Into The Sun performed live @ Madison Square Garden 12/23/72. Yes, this is the real deal, the Grand Funk Railroad we all love at the peak of their great career. This video captures some of the magic that was GFRxR. This is a historic concert that folks still rave about. GFRxR broke the ticket sales record at Madison Square Garden. If you were there, feel lucky, because you were a part of history. This is considered by many to be one of the greatest concerts in the short history of "Hard Rock/Metal". Grand Funk Railroad was truly a "Performace Vehicle". Click on the link below to sign the online petition to induct Mark Farner & GFRxR into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame now! http://www.petitiononline.com/GFRMDM/petition.html Rising, setting, been trying to get into the sun, yeah. Wanting, getting, gonna get more, baby, when Im done. All my life I had been waiting, then you turn me on. Now therell be no hesitating, Im getting into the sun. Growing, knowing, you learn more everyday, yeah. Needing, succeeding, sun, dont go away. Things are changing for the better, now Im not afraid. Ill be writing you a letter, cause I just got paid. Growing, knowing, you learn more everyday, yeah. Needing, succeeding, sun, dont go away. Things are changing for the better, now Im not afraid. Ill be writing you a letter, cause I just got paid.