Post by the Scribe on Aug 6, 2021 8:18:34 GMT
“The Blue Train” (appears both on 1995’s “Feels Like Home” album and 1999’s “Trio II”; with Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton)
This record’s zig-zagging melody reflects the stop-start progress of a commuter train, and on this one everyone has been rejected and dejected by love and life. It’s a depressing scenario, and yet don’t be surprised if even after one listen you know the melody and immediately want to sing along to it again. Ronstadt is the lead over the ‘Trio’ harmonies and sings the song as less of a complaint and more of a lilt, a soother of troubled and lonely souls.
tomcendejas.medium.com/20-deep-cuts-from-linda-ronstadt-that-reveal-her-artistry-65a9470c7ee2
companion thread conservatism.freeforums.net/thread/3121/blue-train