Subway Surfing ... In Music and on the Web TagYerit/

Buy "Subway Surfing" on itunes
Buy TagYerit's CD "Heavy Construction" at CDBaby

Whether you're here looking for information on Subways, as well some cool links or want to find some of the inside dope on the Getting Up Anthem - they're both here. Subway riders scroll down the page for info & links.

On 8/24/05, we went to Marc Ecko's Getting Up Graffiti Block party, took lots of pics & turned them into this quicktime slide show. Click the Getting Up pic to left to download. (10.7 MB).

Our song "Subway Surfing" was sampled for the "Getting Up Anthem" which is used in the game and online trailer. Talib Kweli & Rakim rap over TagYerit's chorus & samples. Charlemagne produced it. You wouldn't know it from the game & online credits, but we co-wrote it. We had a chance to meet Rakim after the song was completed and the first thing he said to me was "Respect". Is that cool or what?.

In the fall of 2005, "The Getting Up Anthem" was nominated for Spike Videogame awards for Best Original Song. "Maybe We Crazy" by 50 Cent won, but it was a great feeling to have been part of a song that had been nominated.
Yeah, you can buy the tune at

The video game Getting up Contents Under Pressure is available for xbox, ps2 & windows xp Rated M for Mature
The Limited Edition includes the music CD with 2 versions of our song.

8/31/06 MTV VMA's for Video game soundtrack: Marc Ecko's Getting Up (Atari) - While we don't get our own MoonMan trophy- we're definitely part of this cool acclaimed soundtrack!!!

As city travellers, many of us have used public transportation with all of the curses and blessings it offers. Much like Chaucer's Canterbury tales we bring experiences from all angles of life. "Subway Surfing" was inspired by my first twenty years of riding Boston's subway system. Although they changed their name from the MTA to the MBTA to the T, my vision of it never changes. The car pulls into the station with it's screeching and squealing. The doors open. For every two people that step off another six hurry to fill the void. Everyone brings on some little distraction to make life's travels a little more pleasant. While hanging on to straps or poles, a little too close for comfort, we pretend not to notice each other. Kids push and shove to get on or off. Boys always enjoy the shoving a little too much... I'm sure you can fill in the rest of the picture. One of the games that I invented, "subway surfing", stuck in my memory waiting for Flo and I to put together our band, TagYerit. Not until, we played this song for others did I begin to realise, that I was not alone in inventing this game. So, for all of you who politely ignored my childhood antics, I hope you get as much enjoyment out of this song as you do riding home after a long eventful day at work or school.

Listen to Subway Surfing
Northeast Performer (Shane McLaughlin May 1996) said "... the coolest 'T' song since the Kingston Trio lamented poor Charlie forty years ago. "

MBTA

The Silver Line
MBTA Railfan page - photo and informational tours (unofficial site)
MBTA Commuter - photos (unofficial site)
The MBTA Rider's Network - A portal to many MBTA pages

We are grateful for permission to use images and other help from The Seashore Trolley Museum
The NETransit: New England Transportation Site
and one MBTA railfan.
"The Green Line waves are calling me..."

Very very very Brief history of the T

The oldest US subway system

1892 - Electrification of trolley system completed.
1894 - Boston Elevated Railway Co. chartered.
September 1, 1897 Park Street and Boylston Street stations opened on what is now the Green Line.
2002 to 2010 The MBTA beings to add the SilverLine Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service ... claiming to be the most advanced BRT technology in the world. For more info see The Silver Line.
2003? - At some unspecified future time, the MBTA will be replacing their tokens with metro cards similar to ones used in NYC.

End of the Line: Too good to be true

IF you've wondered what happens to subway cars when it's time to retire them, there's good news and bad news. Many municipalities thought they'd get off cheaply by dumping them in the ocean and calling them "artificial reefs". If only life were that simple. What may create habitat for some sea creatures can destroy it for others. Not to mention contaminates such as asbestos that can muddy the waters.
To see some beautiful examples go to:Herb Segars' Photography
For info on the problems with this plan go to: Clean Ocean Action

Additional links

Excerpts - of TagYerit's songs including Subway Surfing.
AMTRAK
Arborway Committee is working to restore light rail service on the MBTA Green E Line (the Arborway Line) in Jamaica Plain (Boston)
BART - Bay Area Rapid Transit
Berkeley transit web site
The Boston Street Railway Association
Central New England RailwayAssociationInformation on the CNERA
Cyberspace World Railroad
Five College Bus Schedule - Serving the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts (The five college area includes Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst Campus)
London's Jubilee Line Extension - opening in 1998. Multimedia extravaganza, including animation, wav samples of automated station announcements, &video clips
The New England Transportation Site
Rail Europe
Railpace Magazine
Railroad Historical site
Visit the Transit Museum's Web site
SoCalTIP - Southern California's Comprehensive Transportation Information Page
Subplay - Subway Musicians of New York Another subway music site with sound clips
Subway Navigator - How to navigate through many metropolitan cities worldwide.(In English and French)
Russia by Rail &Siberian BAM Railway Guide - by Athol Yates...updated every 6 months at http://www.russia-rail.com/updatehome.htm
SURFRIDER FOUNDATION USA a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to the protection, preservation and restoration of the world's oceans, waves and beaches through conservation, activism, education and research.
The Trans-Siberian Railroad Page - Great site...run by Herbert Groot Jebbink, inspired by his experience. Many links to Trans-Siberian personal reports, photos, info, travel, and video.
The Walker Transportation Collection - a non-profit, organization associated with the Historical Society and Museum in Beverly, Massachusetts. ...vast archives ... available for all interested in transportation in New England. No admission charge.

Excerpts - from Subway Surfing song lyrics, as well as others from TagYerit songs

World War I German Train Graffiti

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