Luka and the Runaway Train
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45651)
Philippines
September 22, 2017 7:10am CST
I wanted to write about trains and getting derailed.
I looked for images on Pixabay that might help me flesh out the post.
The pictures reminded me of the song Runaway Train by Soul Asylum way back in 1993.
So I watched the video on YouTube.
When I hear Runaway Train, I always remember another song, Luka by Suzanne Vega, released in 1987.
I watched it, too.
They're both pop songs that are easy to sing along with, but Runaway Train is about missing children, while Luka is about child abuse.
See, I got derailed and ended up in a different track.
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19 responses
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
22 Sep 17
you're right. there's a movie called runaway train back in 1985, but no, this song is not the soundtrack.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
22 Sep 17
train journey is very popular in india, isn't it?
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@shshiju (10342)
• Cochin, India
23 Sep 17
@hereandthere Yes . We rely upon train for travelling one state to other.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
22 Sep 17
One thing leads to another, I don't remember the songs but I've always been interested with trains. When I went to College in Kansas when I lived in NY I took the train. Had a sleeper car the first day and got on a different train in Chicago and it was filled with kids like me heading to Kansas and college, fun ride.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
22 Sep 17
you nailed it - one thing leads to another! so you moved from the east coast to the midwest? was it the school or the region that attracted you?
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
22 Sep 17
@hereandthere It was the school that took me to Kansas, It was a four year college and run by the Baptist Church. (my family Church) A good school and affordable. I met my husband there first year, I moved on the the Kansas City Art Institute two years later. By that time my man was graduating so I moved to a wonderful art school. Loved the Art Institute. Ottawa University was and I think is still a good 4 year collage. ( not enough art for me so I left.)
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
22 Sep 17
oh, it's there on the post, soul asylum. anyway, here's the link to the video:
Soul Asylum's official music video for 'Runaway Train'. Click to listen to Soul Asylum on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/SAsySpotify?IQid=SAsyRT As featured on ...
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
22 Sep 17
It does give me a sad feeling and now I know why when I hear those songs! Good photo!
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
23 Sep 17
Two great songs no doubt!
The performance of Soul Asylum when the vocalist threw his guitar and it landed on his head was iconic.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
23 Sep 17
@hereandthere 90s alternative music will always be a favorite of mine!
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
23 Sep 17
lots of unforgettable songs back then.
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@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Oct 17
Oh, what got you thinking about derailing trains? I actually think about that whenever I see a train. See, I have not yet ridden a train - even though we have a train system locally. There was a bad train accident out here a few years ago (fault of the engineer who was texting 
) - I believe it was a head on collision and many people perished. Anyway, I think about things like that.
) - I believe it was a head on collision and many people perished. Anyway, I think about things like that.1 person likes this
@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
23 Sep 17
My name is Luka, I live on the second floor. I live upstairs from you. Guess I think you've seen me before...
Run away Tain never going back, wrong way on a one way track. Seems like I should be getting somewhere, somehow I'm neither here nor there.
Can't help it. Back when I was in grade school, Luka was my favorite song. Then when I was in high school, my crush who was already a college student loved the song Ruanway Train.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
23 Sep 17
they're both so irresistible, right?
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
22 Sep 17
The picture looks beautiful. I never heard the song. I will try to check it
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
23 Sep 17
maybe that's the best formula to send a serious message.
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@bluesa (15023)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
23 Sep 17
@hereandthere, Yes, it very well could be.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
23 Sep 17
those times when you're cruising along and didn't notice a pothole or speed bump
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
23 Sep 17
@YrNemo oh, like train wrecks? hahaha!
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@YrNemo (20261)
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23 Sep 17
@hereandthere I kept thinking of mishaps related to train tracks. Other than that, 'Thomas the tank engine' (a program for kids 
).
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@joanwanjala (522)
• Mombasa, Kenya
22 Sep 17
Dont I just love this, how one thing just leads to the other
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
22 Sep 17
i have a lot of topics in mind, but end up posting something else. or the original topic turns out differently.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
22 Sep 17
Sometimes it is good to be "derailed" and get on another track because you can find something more beautiful in there, just like what happened to you.
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