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Take The "A" Train
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You must take the 'A' train
To go to Sugar hill way up in Harlem
If you miss the 'A' train
You'll find you missed the quickest way to Harlem
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You must take the 'A' train
To go to Sugar hill way up in Harlem
If you miss the 'A' train
You'll find you missed the quickest way to Harlem
full lyrics...
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Features Of This Song
a swing dancin' style
lead big band
a melodic trumpet solo
percussive piano accompaniment
lyrical melodies
jazz-pop style
a contrapuntal melodic presentation
a mid-tempo swing feel
interesting part writing
strong melodies
a groove oriented approach
interesting horn arrangements
major tonality
vamping harmony
elaborate arrangements

These are just a few of the hundreds of attributes cataloged for this song by the Music Genome Project.
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You must take the 'A' train
To go to Sugar hill way up in Harlem
All aboard, get on the 'A' train
Soon you will be on Sugar hill in Harlem
Songwriter: Billy Strayhorn
Listen to those rails a-humming
Publisher: STATE ONE SONGS AMERICA
You'll find you missed the quickest way to Harlem
Hurry, get on now, it's coming
If you miss the 'A' train