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Kuranda Brake (The Railway Song)

from NOTHING TO DECLARE by Stompin' on Spiders

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This epic song is a perpetual motion soundtrack of a journey of a traveller through Far North Queensland on the world-famous Kuranda Scenic Railway. At the start of the journey, the traveller walks the Kuranda markets, enjoying the company and stories of the indigenous people. Then it’s off to the train, but it’s crammed with camera twitching tourists. However there is room with the conductor in the brake van at the end of the train and from there our traveller marvels at the scenery of the rainforest unfolding before him as the train slides down the mountain towards the blue Coral Sea. Miserable old Blighty dressed in snow, seemed so far away at the time. But all too soon, our traveller returns to England and as he plods to work through snow covered streets, the memories are recalled and take him back to Kuranda in an instant......

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Kuranda Brake (The Railway Song)

Tic-Tack shops, Lorikeets and cold beer.
Tjabugai painters and Gadja artists all live here.
Fat, red faced tourists stand wilting in the sun,
Under hot-house skies, our Dreamtime journey has begun!

I’m on the tail of Buda Dji on this downhill ride.
A mountain to the right of me; on the left is the viewing side.
Look! See the Barron falling and tumbling again.
The roar of his call is fed by the forest rain.

This “snake” keeps on sliding and hugging the mountain side.
Like a child I see so many things, my eyes are open wide.
The beauty and the splendour is more than I can take?
Is this Dreamtime I’m living, as I ride this Kuranda brake/

Tic-Tack shops, but now there’s snow on the ground.
It’s cold and it’s grey as I walk through this English market town.
But as I slip, I'm in Dreamtime once again.
In the Kuranda brake and the tale of that mountain train.

© New Tradition Music.

credits

from NOTHING TO DECLARE, track released February 29, 2012
Gazza Tee: Vocals, acoustic guitars
Noor Ali: Electric guitars, percussion


Written by G Tolley & N Ali
© New Tradition Music.

This song was selected #5 in the BBC Hereford & Worcester “Introducing….” top ten songs of 2011. It was also released as the title track on a limited edition E.P. in Queensland, Australia in August 2011.

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