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Trains to Brazil
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Wikipedia article
"'Trains to Brazil'" is the debut single by Guillemots which appears on their 2006 releases 'Through the Windowpane' and 'From the Cliffs'. The 2005 single contains three tracks and was released on CD and in limited vinyl 10-inch formats. It was later re-released chart eligibly on 11 September 2006, peaking at number 36.
Overview
In an interview for BBC Brazil, MC Lord Magro, the band's guitar player, explained that the song title "Trains to Brazil" is a reference to the fatal incident involving the Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes, who was shot by the police on the London Underground, and that the band's singer/keyboardist Fyfe Dangerfield composed the song in 2002 originally under the title "Life Song".
Fyfe describes the title track as follows:
All of the tracks from this single appeared on the 2006 international release "From the Cliffs".
The B-side "Go Away" appeared on a compilation CD from British music magazine 'NME'.
Track listings
Original release
#"Trains to Brazil" (Fyfe Dangerfield) 4:01#"Go Away" 7:47
#"My Chosen One" 3:14
Re-issue
CD# "Trains to Brazil"
# "White Rag" (Demo)
# "Blue Eyes"
7-inch
# "Trains to Brazil"
# "Witch Doctor"
7-inch
# "Trains to Brazil"
# "You Can Look (But You Can't Touch)" (featuring Freakshow)
# "All The People Say"
References
Category:2005 songs
Category:2005 debut singles
Category:2006 singles
Category:Guillemots (band) songs
Category:Songs about trains
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