"Bridal Train" is a song by the Australian folk-rock band
The Waifs
The Waifs (originally styled as The WAiFS) are an Australian folk rock band formed in 1992 by sisters Vikki Thorn (harmonica, guitar, vocals) and Donna Simpson (musician), Donna Simpson (guitar, vocals) as well as Josh Cunningham (guitar, vocal ...
. It was released in March 2004 as the lead single from their first live album, ''
A Brief History...''.
The song is about the
bride trains
A bride is a woman who is about to be married or who is a newlywed.
When marrying, if the bride's future spouse is a man, he is usually referred to as the '' bridegroom'' or just ''groom''. In Western culture, a bride may be attended by a ma ...
that ran from Perth to Sydney and Brisbane in 1945 and 1946 to allow Australian war brides to join their husbands in the United States.
In Australia, the song was ranked #54 on
Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.
The song ''Bridal Train'' won the first prize in the 'Folk' category, as well as the overall first prize, in the 2006 USA Songwriting Competition.
[USA Songwriting Competition]
2006 Results
.
Synopsis
In a 2007 interview with
Andrew Denton
Andrew Christopher Denton (born 4 May 1960) is an Australian television producer, comedian, Gold Logie–nominated television presenter and former radio host, and was the host of the ABC's weekly television interview program '' Enough Rope'' ...
, Vikki Thorn explained the song:
Track listing
; CD single (WAIFSCD007)
# "Bridal Train" - 4:18
# "Strings of Steel" - 4:07
# "Sweetness" (Live At The Athenaeum, Melbourne) - 3:25
Charts
References
The Waifs songs
2004 singles
Songs about trains
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