1st Time Hearing ~ THIS TRAIN by THE SEEKERS ~ Reaction

[@kimr3729]

I think I remember this song, it's really catchy and bouncy. Judith Durham has such a distinctive voice too.

[@playitagainsue]

Hey Kim, yes it is a very catchy song. I really like it...and yes so well sung 🤩💜

[@diceau]

i have never seen this one. So good thanks sue

[@playitagainsue]

Hey Solar, it is a good one isn't it. I enjoyed it very much. I love the folky country sound 🤩

[@gavinparry5426]

Saw them live in 2014 in the UK, Quality! RIP Judith Sue, check out their ' FAR SHORE' song and video from later years.

[@playitagainsue]

Hey Gavin, nice to hear from you. I will check Far Shore out. Thanks a bunch 🤩

[@jessem470]

Harold and Maude has the great Cat Stevens soundtrack

[@playitagainsue]

@@jessem470 Cat Stevens is awesome as well 🤩

[@peteannells4218]

Hi Sue. Written by... Trad ! He wrote lots ! First recorded in the twenties and presumably came from the gospel tradition in the Southern states of the US. Very much old time bluegrass feel to the song done this way and as with many Trad songs from the oral tradition, the lyrics will vary. There are other songs about this allegorical 'train' in bluegrass/old time (american) and C/W as well, no doubt, as in gospel. Rosetta Tharpe: what a character ! Sold tickets to her wedding and sold out a sprts stadium ! Granad TV (UK) filmed her playing a gig on a disused railway platform in Manchester, in the rain, blasting away on her white SG guitar. Brilliant. (Granada also filmed Johnny Cash in St Quentin.) 60s folk revival...some good bad and ugly there 😀

[@playitagainsue]

Hey Pete, some fantastic fun facts there!! I love that Rosetta sold tickets to her own wedding hahaha...how funny is that. I appreciate it all 🤩

[@peteannells4218]

@@playitagainsueApparently there were 20,000 'strangers' at her wedding! Another of those 'Train' songs. 'People Get Ready' (Curtis Mayfield). I have the Eva Cassidy version(s) but lots have done that too. Same song with different tune and lyrics...🙂.

[@playitagainsue]

@peteannells4218 haha can you imagine, 20 000 there. I like Eva so I will enjoy listening to People Get Ready. I have her her version before. Thanks for that 🤩

[@daveharris7224]

Hi Sue, thanks for doing more Seekers. I have heard this song, but not for a long time. They recorded so many great songs, so I recently purchased a fifty track greatest hits double CD & it didn't have this track on it! Going o in the same folk/pop vibe, did Fairground Attraction ever make a splash in Canada? After 35 years, the original four members of the band have just reformed. I've snapped up tickets for their tour at the end of the year. If you have not heard of them, give their biggest song Perfect a listen.

[@playitagainsue]

Hi Dave, I do know Fairground Attraction and would be happy to do Perfect...great song. Should be a fun concert to go to 🤩

[@daveharris7224]

@@playitagainsue They made up after 35+ years! A new single out & an album on the way. I’ve been watching the lead singer, Eddi Reader, for around 25 years as a solo artist.

[@playitagainsue]

@@daveharris7224 that is awesome! 🤩

[@jessem470]

For the longest time i thought this was a Woody Guthrie because it was the title of his Biopic Movie was made 1976 by Hal Ashby the director of my favorite movie Harold and Maude David Carradine of Kung Fu fame played Woody and did all his own singing and playing Its a really great film . This song is also featured in a really cool concert movie called Big Easy Express Mumford and Sons , Edward Sharpe and Magnetic Zeros and Old Crow Medicine Show board a train from chicago to New Orleans and stop and play concerts along the way . Beautiful Music , Beautiful Country The clip was classic and looked like 2 more great movies Coen Brothers : Inside Llewyln Davis And the Hilarious : Mighty Wind

[@playitagainsue]

Hey Jesse, I had no idea that David Carradine could actually sing...very cool...thank you grasshopper 🤣 This is a cool song...i really liked it. Harold and Maude is a great movie. I haven't seen it in years. I should rewatch it 🥰

[@wayne_twentyfive]

..I'm a huge fan of The Seekers, Sue, and I'll happily watch anything that you react to from them .. That said, this song isn't really one of their many songs that I love .. It's OK, but there's a good 20 to 30 songs I'd easily rate above it .. But at least this gives a rare chance for people to see and hear all 4 members do a solo vocal .. Looking forward to more Seekers vids !

[@playitagainsue]

There will definitely be more Seekers coming your way, Wayne. I love the vocals. They have stunning harmonies 🥰

[@DavidPola1961]

Think this is the Treble Clef Cafe Melbourne 1962 , they do a fantastic version of the Wreck of the old 97 , The Red shirt is Keith Potger The Banjo is Bruce Woodley who co- wrote we are Australian and the double bass is Athol Guy , another great song is the Water Is Wide reprisal sung by Bruce shows them young and old . The Seekers were originally a Gospel group

[@playitagainsue]

Wow, so much great info, David! Thanks a bunch. I appreciate it 🤩 💗

[@darrylshishido8685]

Sue--thanks for this! I have been a fan of the Seekers since they first came out but we only got to hear "I'll Never Find Another You." You might also like Sister Rosetta Tharpe's version of "This Train."

[@playitagainsue]

@darrylshishido8685 Hey Darrly, this was my complete pleasure! I will definitely give Sister Rosetta's a listen 🤩

[@Deb_Bee_Thriver]

I havent heard this one before Sue. Try the Seekers singing: 'Train Whistle Blowing" ...it's more well known I think?...i used to sing this one to my children going to sleep.

[@playitagainsue]

Hi Deb, it sounds very relaxing. I will check it out 🤗

[@63DW89A]

@@playitagainsue The title is "Morningtown Ride". The video version shows Judith and "The Boys" strolling thru a Melbourne Australia historic home and property, and appear dressed in 1890's attire. Judith is in a long white dress and I get the impression of an adored little sister out with her big brothers. it is a very sweet video, and the song is beautiful and perfect in that uniquely Seekers fashion.

[@playitagainsue]

@63DW89A Excellent thanks GL. It sounds lovely 😍

[@pjnadelman]

She was 19yo here. Please find & react to I Am An Australian from their 50th anniversary concert.

[@playitagainsue]

@pjnadelman Thanks PJ. I will check it out 😎

[@jillfromatlanta427]

I believe this song may have been done originally by the Kingston Trio or the Limeliters....but I could be wrong

[@playitagainsue]

@jillfromatlanta427 Thanks Jill 🤗🧡

[@libertyann439]

It was written by Woody Guthrie.

[@tomharrison6607]

love it thank you please check out the seekers five hundred miles or judith durham danny boy love your reactions thanks again

[@playitagainsue]

Hi Tom, I appreciate your kind words. I will give those songs a listen. Thanks a bunch 🤩

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

I hate how I discover bands just when they're either dead or on the way. The Seekers were that band , i think the last time they toured was 2014? I didn't really discover them until 2017. I love how the aerial shots on this video caught the diners logging onto Facebook though...what was that all about !? 😂 I think Judith's range really is shown on 'When The Stars Begin To Fall', I hate how all we have now is 'Middle aged put-the-phone-down Madonna' or Taylor Swift. Absolute rubbish.

[@playitagainsue]

You are so right, Marco. There is so much bad music out now. It is an absolute shame. I only just got into the Seekers a few months ago so you are ahead of me. I think I only knew one song by them. I guess it is good to get there no matter how late we are to the party but it would have been nice to be there a lot earlier. They are incredible 🥰

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

@@playitagainsue i feel bad because I don't want to be that old "you should have heard it in my day" to my 16 year old daughter... thankfully my 16 year old daughter loves CDs and vinyl and is into "proper music" 😂 Aye that "When The Stars Begin To Fall" contains a mental high note. You and I can't help being so young Sue...😉👌🏻

[@playitagainsue]

@MarcoNegrisEye haha we are still young at heart Marco. And a lot of the kids are really getting into a lot of music that we did. It shows the quality of it...love to see them discovering all our great tunes 🤩😎🧡

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

@@playitagainsue I'm just glad I grew up with elders who were so tuned in. My granny was a bent over weak looking wee woman who was into the Stones, early Queen and The Who and I remember my little brother testing how bent over she was...she pinned him to the wall with one hand! For a joke by the way, incase you start wondering about my upbringing 😂 but yeah I had my granny for those bands, my mother for glam bands, my uncle for everything. But then came my choices from my own generation they all hated like 'The Streets', they were just beyond what they knew about 🤪😂

[@playitagainsue]

@MarcoNegrisEye I hear ya. My mom was a huge influence to me with music. She introduced me to so many groups that I may not have gotten into myself. Like you, I had my own journey with music and grew even more. I love how we had these opportunities to learn. Your family sounds like a typical family to me haha 😜🥰

[@shanewilson2484]

Judith!