Re: Australian railway songs

[Tell <just@hate.spammers.com>]

No definitely not The Shadows, it was the Joy Boys.

Very fitting that tune was played on the Roarers final
run.  Sigh, great train, great song.  ;)

....Tell



>Chris Brownbill <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au> wrote:

> I well remember the final run of the Snora.  On departure from Sydney Central,
> an instrumental electric guitar tune announced as 'Southern Aurora' was played
> over the PA as the train pulled out.  I thought it was by 'The Shadows', or at
> least it sounded like them.  Is this the Joy Boys tune or is it a Shadows
> original?  Whatever - it was a great send-off for the old girl.
> 
> 
> Tell wrote:
> > 
> > The Southern Aurora was put down by Col Joys backing
> > group, still one of the great Aussie train songs.
> > 
> > It is an instrumental.
> > 
> > ....Tell
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > >Rob Kearey <mammal@optushome.com.au> wrote:
> > 
> > > David Bromage wrote:
> > >
> > > > Has anybody made a canonical list of Australian railway songs? Off the top
> > > > of my head I can think of:
> > >
> > > My father used to have a 45 single called "Southern Aurora"; I seem to
> > > remember it was a guitar instrumental, and ended with the sound of a
> > > receding train and a mournful whistle. No idea who it was by, or where
> > > it is now.
> > >
> > > > David