Yes! I can feel the steam connecting rods and drivers smoothly moving on that train. It has got to Roll and this version does. This is a Wonderful soft version of the Duke Ellington Classic.❤ So many copies are not capturing the spirit.
This one and the one where they were on the train are tied for me. This one for the lyrics and the other one for it’s powerful sound and they play on a train ;)
I ‘m from Mexico🇲🇽 i just discovered this beauty of video!... I came 1st hypnotized by this handsome manly, elegant, sharp, man! His movements and his voice omg!, and the voices of the other singers the dresses of the girls so gorgeous all them, so cute the dancer girls, what happened with all that beauty on males and girls? All them looked so good, we need to bring back that taste, elegance, all that glamour and pride on the looks... I love the fashion of 30s,40s & 50s... it was funny/silly the rolling of the eyes on the girls, I guess it was the way to do it on those years, perhaps was to show a lot of joy... beautiful.
Black men have the deepest, most manly voices on the planet!!! Black women have the most beautiful, melodic singing voices on the planet... combined vocally, make beautiful MAGIC!!🎶🤴🏿🎙👸🏿🎶
LYRICS: You must take the "A"-Train To go to sugar hill way up in Harlem If you miss the "A"-Train You'll find you missed the quickest way to Harlem Hurry - get on now it's coming Listen - to these rails a-humming - All board get on the "A"-Train Soon You will be on sugar hill in Harlem You take your baby to Harlem You're bound to find a hole Up on Sugar Hill Where everyone's having a solid ball You board that "A" train and then You ride till you dig this number One forty five street where all the cats meet Posing on stroll, bopsters really in there Bararurap baradurure That's the riff that the bands all play It's groovy the hepcats say Then you know that you're in Harlem You got to get off that "A" train And you will have a thrill, yeah If you're looking for rhythm You'll find it on Sugar Hill Now that you know just how to get up Just dig up a nickel and you've got your fare If you want to go to happy Harlem You take the "A" train that goes uptown and ride ride ride Wait until you get on Sugar Hill You jump for joy till you get your fill Have you got your nickel in your hand? Then hurry don't you miss that train, oh man You must take the "A" train To go to Sugar Hill way up in Harlem Better hurry get aboard the train
A hello from France, I love this music. when I'm a little sad, I put this piece on, and like a medicine, it's much better! Thank you for sharing ! - Un petit coucou de France, j'adore cette musique. quand je suis un peu triste, je me mets ce morceau, et comme un médicament, ça va beaucoup mieux ! merci pour ce partage ! -
Love this great old song and this particular version. It was one of my beloved dad's favourites and he would sing it at family get-togethers. Brings back great memories.
@@edrussell5796 When bass and lead singer Lee Gaines died in 1987 the New York Times reported this: Mr. Gaines also wrote lyrics for many songs, including Duke Ellington's ''Take the 'A' Train'' and ''Just A-Sitting and A-Rockin.'' facebook.com/doowopsvoice
Imagine the real impression on people at the time! Incredible,amazing, no words! BRAVO, an incredible MASTERPIECE in 35 millimeters by black singers! How terrific new age arriving! BRAVO! Emmanuel
@@maimiehendersonmcdade3941 ofc we do, i'm only 39 and i'm white, and i loooove old jazz standards, duke and count basie, dizzy and cab, oscar peterson, billie and ella, and of course nat king cole :))
We got a lot of folks that could do this style, it's just that it's not a trend anymore. Immerse yourself in a community of performers. A lot of them can do these, but its not marketed as much as the trends nowadays.
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I'm 61 years old and God bless y'all soul I remember this music listen to my grandmother and my grandfather that looked just like you and I'm 61 years old and you are never going to die as long as I'm alive
"I've never been north of Ninety-Sixth Street!" "Well, you must take the A Train Even farther than Harlem to northern Manhattan and maintain Get off at 181st, and take the escalator I hope you're writing this down, I'm gonna test ya later"
“I’m getting tested, times are tough on this bodega, two months ago somebody bought Ortega’s. Our neighbors started packing up and picking up and ever since the rent’s went up, it’s gotten mad expensive, but we live with just enough-“
A Pittsburgh born composer wrote the music for the song, Billy Strayhorn. Duke Ellington gave it the title when Billy was unsure about what to name the melody he had in his mind when he went to meet Mr. Ellington in New York when he was hired for the job as composer/ arranger. The Duke said "Look at the top of the page for the directions I gave you to get to my place: Take The A Train." The A Train, along with the rest of the Independent Subway System, opened for business on September 10, 1932. The IND is currently 88 years old is part of the New York City Transit Authority. In 1968, The NYCTA became part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
