Stop That Train
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"Stop That Train" is the name of several songs:
by American hip hop
group the Beastie Boys
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- "Stop That Train", a 1965 ska single by The Spanishtonians
- "Stop That Train", a 1967 rocksteady hit single by Keith & TexKeith & TexKeith & Tex were the Jamaican rocksteady duo of Keith Rowe and Texas Dixon, best known for their 1967 hit "Stop That Train".-History:Keith Rowe grew up in the Washington Gardens area of Saint Andrew Parish, across the road from Lee "Scratch" Perry's home and future studio, on the outskirts of...
, a cover version of the Spanishtonians song - "Stop That Train", a 1970 song by Peter ToshPeter ToshPeter Tosh, born Winston Hubert McIntosh , was a Jamaican reggae musician who was a core member of the band The Wailers , and who afterward had a successful solo career as well as being a promoter of Rastafari.Peter Tosh was born in Grange Hill, Jamaica, an illegitimate child to a mother too young...
, later recorded with The Wailers on Catch a Fire (1973), and by Tosh again on Mama Africa (1983) - "Stop That Train", a 1983 version of the Spanishtonians song by Clint Eastwood & General SaintClint Eastwood & General SaintClint Eastwood & General Saint were a reggae deejay duo of the early 1980s, consisting of Clint Eastwood and General Saint...
- "Stop That Train", a 1991 double A-side single (with "I Love You") by Vanilla IceVanilla IceRobert Matthew Van Winkle , best known by his stage name Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, extreme athlete and home improvement television personality...
- "Stop That Train", a 1994 version of the Spanishtonians song, released as a single by Saint & CampbellDon Campbell (musician)Don Campbell is a British reggae singer from north-west London, best known for his lovers rock records released since the mid-1990s.-Biography:...
Other uses
"Stop That Train" is also the title given to the third section of the 15th track on the album Paul's BoutiquePaul's Boutique
Paul's Boutique is the second studio album by American hip hop group Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989, on Capitol Records. Featuring production by the Dust Brothers, the recording sessions for the album took place in Matt Dike's Apartment and the Record Plant in Los Angeles from 1988 to...
by American hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
group the Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....
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