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Song Parodies -> "Speeding Train Blues"
Original Song Title:
"Have You Ever Seen The Rain"
(MP3)Original Performer:
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Parody Song Title:
"Speeding Train Blues"
Parody Written by:
John Davison
The Lyrics
The song responds to the abrupt and poorly-justified decision of the UK Conservative government to cancel that portion of a new passenger railway planned between Manchester and Birmingham and to scale-down the associated London terminus. Reduced forecasts of future usage might have influenced predictions of the project's likely economic benefits, and, post-pandemic, there is a widespread belief in the ability of instant digital communications to replace face-to-face contacts and "conference culture" within the corporate world.
Crouching over the drawing board, wond’ring why the price has soared
I got to see if I can find economies.
Ploughing-up the Cheshire plains, just to run some faster trains,
I know rich supporters hard to please
I wanna know, do you need a speeding train?
I wanna know do you need a speeding train
Heading north of Birmingham?
Look at our audacity, cutting track capacity
Just as cargo comes ashore in Heysham.
No coherent strategy, it’s a sign of lethargy
Now’s your chance to show some jubilation
I wanna know, do you need a speeding train?
I wanna know do you need a speeding train
Heading north of Birmingham?
If you’ve settled north of Crewe, hold the faith, keep voting blue
I know, you have waited long for change.
Slurp some cocoa from your cup, it’s now time to level-up
Buy a car and motorways we’ll re-arrange
I wanna know, do you need a speeding train?
I wanna know do you need a speeding train
Heading north of Birmingham?
Get yourselves some platform boots, rediscover walking routes
Northerners just love the fields of Cheshire.
Just enjoy allotment plots, cuddle children in their cots
We Southerners decline to ease the pressure
I wanna know, do you need a speeding train?
I wanna know do you need a speeding train
Heading north of Birmingham?
I got to see if I can find economies.
Ploughing-up the Cheshire plains, just to run some faster trains,
I know rich supporters hard to please
I wanna know, do you need a speeding train?
I wanna know do you need a speeding train
Heading north of Birmingham?
Look at our audacity, cutting track capacity
Just as cargo comes ashore in Heysham.
No coherent strategy, it’s a sign of lethargy
Now’s your chance to show some jubilation
I wanna know, do you need a speeding train?
I wanna know do you need a speeding train
Heading north of Birmingham?
If you’ve settled north of Crewe, hold the faith, keep voting blue
I know, you have waited long for change.
Slurp some cocoa from your cup, it’s now time to level-up
Buy a car and motorways we’ll re-arrange
I wanna know, do you need a speeding train?
I wanna know do you need a speeding train
Heading north of Birmingham?
Get yourselves some platform boots, rediscover walking routes
Northerners just love the fields of Cheshire.
Just enjoy allotment plots, cuddle children in their cots
We Southerners decline to ease the pressure
I wanna know, do you need a speeding train?
I wanna know do you need a speeding train
Heading north of Birmingham?
The truncated railway line will be known as HS2 because an earlier railway between Saint Pancras Station in London and the British portal of the Channel Tunnel at Cheriton near Folkestone in Kent was called HS1, HS is simply an abbreviation meaning High Speed. The high price estimated for both projects included the price of suitably-designed locomotives and rolling-stock and substantial tunnelling required in both suburban and scenic areas.
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