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Downtown Train
| "Downtown Train" | ||
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| Single by
Tom Waits from the album Rain Dogs |
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| Released | 1985 | |
| Label | Island | |
"Downtown Train" is a song by Tom Waits released on his album Rain Dogs in 1985. Rod Stewart recorded a cover version that became a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 after being released as a single in 1989. The Rod Stewart cover featured the slide guitar playing of Jeff Beck, who also appeared on the video.
Other artists who have covered "Downtown Train" include Mary-Chapin Carpenter, who included it on her debut album Hometown Girl in 1987, and Patty Smyth, who released a version that same year that reached #95 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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