Monday, February 16, 2009

50 Years Ago, Charlie Got on that Train

Peter Dreier and Jim Vrabel: Will Charlie Ever Get Off That Train?: "Fifty years ago (February 16, 1959), at the Capitol Recording Studios in New York, the Kingston Trio recorded 'M.T.A.,' a ballad about a 'man named Charlie' who was doomed to 'ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston' for want of a nickel to pay the fare to get off. In the song's most memorable stanza, Charlie's wife brings him a sandwich every day, handing it to him through an open window 'while the train goes rumbling through.' (Watch the the YouTube video of the Trio performing the 'M.T.A.' song)."

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Well, hell, maybe we are old. Thanks, Walter.

sas