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Chorus: |
Subway, subway surfin'
no fair to hold on Subway, subway surfin' no fair to hold on Some talk of sun and sand and surf that pounds Now meet the Kid Kahuna of the underground |
Lyrics:(click to view) |
Subway
Surfing ©1995 by R&F Newman (BMI) Can't make it to Malibu Honolulu is too far to go. But the Green Line waves are calling me Though Copley is covered in snow Subway, subway surfin' no fair to hold on Subway, subway surfin' no fair to hold on Some talk of sun and sand and surf that pounds Now meet the Kid Kahuna of the underground Just toss in the token Take my place in the trough Wait 'til the brakes screech hard to a stop The perfect wave without getting wet Eat your hearts out Frankie and Annette. Subway ... It's rush hour now We're packed like cans of sardines Just trying to make it to Park Street Curve makes me lean - into some guy Dropped his groceries right on my feet Screwed up my surfing for a week I saw you hanging onto some lady's coat Gonna have to expose you as a surfin' hoax It's a question of balance on the way to school Did you ever think commuting could be this cool Subway ... I am kahuna surveying my turf Me mighty surfer, train is the mighty surf Can't make it to .... Subway ... |
Genre (click to view) |
rock, pop, easy listening, kids/family, alternative, ac (adult contemporary)
(note to a&r: Genre is strictly speaking a subset of performance, not lyric and melody. So if you are looking for material to cover, consider searching all genres ... then interpret it in your genre) |
Mood (click to view) |
upbeat, with a slight melancholy undertone, |
About the Song (click to view) |
About riding inside the subway cars without using straps for support. Written before teens started foolishly started doing this atop rail cars. That's just plain crazy. Extreme sport is one thing, but this is dangerous. There have been many deaths from this idiotic stunt. Hip-hop rap producer Charlemagne sampled Subway Surfing to create a
new song, "Subway" for the 2006 release of the video game
"Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure". |
About
the Recording (click to view) |
Title:
Subway Surfing Author(s):Richard & FloraLee Newman Year:©1995 Pro: BMI Published: TagYerit's CD "Heavy Construction Artist: TagYerit with Flo (guitars, vocals) Rich (bass) w/ Patrick Lavery Producer: Ed Vadas Recorded: Greg Steele (engineer) at Derek Studios - Dalton, MA Mastered: Northeastern Digital Southborough, MA Review quotes:Barney Quick (Indie-Music.com) "Subway Surfing" puts a slightly wacky, but not overdone, metaphorical sheen on urban travel." Music Street Journal 2/26/99 "quirky music seeming to be a cross between very early Blondie and the Waitresses, his is a grin inducing number." GoGirlsMusic.com Cool Band Spotlight April 1998 "What a sound! I absolutely LOVE "Subway Surfing" Northeast Performer 5/96 "Subway Surfing' ... is the coolest 'T' song since the Kingston Trio lamented poor Charlie forty years ago. ...." Licensing: contact authors publisher: contact authors |
Ways to purchase (click to view) |
These 3 stores are just a few places you can buy the tracks digitally
For all other inquiries, contact Rich Newman |
Keywords (click to view) |
about
riding the subway without holding the handles, straps a strange description
of an urban surfer doing his thing in the underground, the ell, elevator
train, MBTA The T Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority |