Talk:Train Kept A-Rollin'

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Hi, it's not clear to me how this classic, much-covered rock song is so important to Aerosmith. HowardSelsam 03:05, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Because Aerosmith's version is the most well-known and proabably the most played. Is this song still a staple (or was it ever) in the other bands' setlists? Do you hear any of the other bands' versions on the radio? Because frankly, Aerosmith have been performing this song consistently on tour for the past 30+ years and Aerosmith's version has aired consistently on rock radio stations for 30+ years. You probably can't say the same for the other artists. Abog 01:02, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Stroll On

Currently, the article claims that "Stroll On" and "Train Kept A Rollin'" are different songs. I reverted this change once, because the only written documentation I can find (visible at http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/scorch.asp?ppn=SC0006269) identifies one arrangement, with "Stroll On" only being an alternate title.

Is there any written documentation that identifies them as separate songs with separate copyrights? If the only written documentation says they are the same, that's what this article needs to say.Kww 05:10, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

  • Jeff Beck wrote the riff for "Train Kept a Rollin'" as recorded by The Yardbirds. Compared to the original it sounds nothing alike. For some reason, most likely to take full composition credits, The Yardbirds decided to reuse the rhythm riff. The main riff used for the rhythm and the form of the lyrics (written to complement that riff) are the only similarities between the two. "Train Kept a Rollin'" is creditted to Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay and Lois Mann. "Stroll On" is creditted to Jeff Beck and Keith Relf. Two very different songs that sound very similiar.
I grant that there is a Bradshaw/Kay/Mann song. I have the Bradshaw, Aerosmith, and Dread Zeppelin recordings in my library. Unfortunately, I don't have the Yardbirds version in my library, and it's been a lot of years since I watched "Blow Up". The song I point at on Musicnotes is credited to Relf, Page, Beck, Dreja, and McCarty. I agree that it is a different, but similar work to the Bradshaw/Kay/Man song. My real question is: is it a different work than the Yardbird's version of TKAR? The arrangement indicates that it isn't different. If it is nearly identical, then neither the old version of this article or the new version is really right.Kww 08:15, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
Download both of them and it will be clear to you that they are different songs.ufossuck 23:24, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
The original, Tiny Bradshaw song is a jump blues, think Lucky Millinder or Louis Jordan. The lyrics are the same in the RnRTrio's cover, but the riff is less jump and more country. The instrumentation was countryish as well.JBDay 23:02, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

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