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'''''City of New Orleans''''' is a [[folk song]] written by [[Steve Goodman]], describing a train ride from Chicago to [[New Orleans]] in bittersweet and nostalgic terms. Goodman got the idea while traveling on the [[City of New Orleans|train of that name]] for a visit to his wife's family. He performed the song for [[Arlo Guthrie]] in the Quiet Knight, a bar in [[Chicago]], and Guthrie agreed to add it to his repertoire. The song proved a hit for Guthrie in 1972 on his album ''[[Hobo's Lullaby (album)|Hobo's Lullaby]]'', and is now more closely associated with him, although Goodman continued to perform it until his death in 1984. The song has also been covered by [[Willie Nelson]], [[John Denver]], [[Johnny Cash]], [[Judy Collins]], [[Jerry Reed]], [[Chet Atkins]], and others. |
'''''City of New Orleans''''' is a [[folk song]] written by [[Steve Goodman]], describing a train ride from Chicago to [[New Orleans]] via the [[Illinois Central Railroad]] in bittersweet and nostalgic terms. Goodman got the idea while traveling on the [[City of New Orleans|train of that name]] for a visit to his wife's family. He performed the song for [[Arlo Guthrie]] in the Quiet Knight, a bar in [[Chicago]], and Guthrie agreed to add it to his repertoire. The song proved a hit for Guthrie in 1972 on his album ''[[Hobo's Lullaby (album)|Hobo's Lullaby]]'', and is now more closely associated with him, although Goodman continued to perform it until his death in 1984. The song has also been covered by [[Willie Nelson]], [[John Denver]], [[Johnny Cash]], [[Judy Collins]], [[Jerry Reed]], [[Chet Atkins]], and others. |
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==Willie Nelson version== |
==Willie Nelson version== |
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City of New Orleans is a folk song written by Steve Goodman, describing a train ride from Chicago to New Orleans via the Illinois Central Railroad in bittersweet and nostalgic terms. Goodman got the idea while traveling on the train of that name for a visit to his wife's family. He performed the song for Arlo Guthrie in the Quiet Knight, a bar in Chicago, and Guthrie agreed to add it to his repertoire. The song proved a hit for Guthrie in 1972 on his album Hobo's Lullaby, and is now more closely associated with him, although Goodman continued to perform it until his death in 1984. The song has also been covered by Willie Nelson, John Denver, Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Jerry Reed, Chet Atkins, and others.
Willie Nelson version
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Steve Goodman won a posthumous Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 1984 for Willie Nelson's version. Nelson's version was included on his 1984 album of the same name. It reached #1 on both the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the United States [1] and the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.
Chart positions
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks | 30 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 3 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 245.
Covers
In 1972, Joe Dassin used the melody for his hit song "Salut les amoureux", with words in French by Richelle Dassin and Claude Lemesle and a new arrangement.
In 1975 the Dutch entertainer Rudi Carrell used this song of Gerard Cox for the German top 10 hit single "Wann wird's mal wieder richtig Sommer"
Juha Vainio wrote the Finnish lyrics for the song under the title "Huomenta Suomi", which was recorded and made a domestic hit by the band Karma in 1976 and Matti Esko in 1989 in the album "Näin Suomi pysyy pyörillään".[1]
Arlo Guthrie has also recorded a polka version of the song and a version based on Joe Dassin's arrangement.[2]
Michael and the G2s cover the song in their album "Michael and the G2s Cover Everything."[1]
In September 2005, Jimmy Buffett performed the song at Wrigley Field as a tribute to Hurricane Katrina victims. It was the first concert played at Wrigley Field which was not tied to a baseball game.
In October 2006, guitarist John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers performed the song during the band's set at the Voodoo Music Festival in New Orleans.
References
- ^ http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Goodman, September 11, 2009
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfxoM6trtZE