Jonathan Solomon
Jonathan Solomon
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The MBTA Song
A whimsical folk song about the wonders of the MBTA by a seasoned rider of its buses and trains.
CREDITS:
Song and Lyrics by Jonathan Solomon, ©Jonathan Solomon 2018
Vocals: Jonathan Solomon, Linda Viens, Diane Taraz, Allen Feinstein and Zachary Solomon
Clarinet: Allen Feinstein
Kazoo and percussion: Diane Taraz
Keyboards: Jonathan Solomon
Recording and Mixing: Larry Luddecke- Straight Up Music
Video Directed and Produced by Morgan C. Brown
Cinematographer and D.O.P.: Anthony Hurtado
Edited by Anthony Hurtado
Editing Supervisors: Morgan Brown and Jonathan Solomon
Actors:
Red Line: Nick D’Amico
Blue Line: Glen McDonald
Orange Line: Emma MacDonald
Green Line: Lauren Pothier
Rich Guy: Jonathan Solomon
Drunk Guy: Steve Hickey
Crazy Lady: Julie Peck
The Subway Singers
Alexia Kedves, Hao Zeng, Yan Feng, Rohan Beckwith, Jennifer Tullai, Rowena DeJesus, Terri Milton, Atanu Paul, Brenden Smith, Kayla Tyskiewicz, Seth Carbonneau, Rishi Jain,, Shaowen Wang, Penny Mapa, Kailyn Doiron, Xiaolin Gao, Lie Xu, Peter Aspersi, Ashley Burke
Inspired by a Shel Silverstein poem:
PUT SOMETHING IN
Draw a crazy picture,
Write a nutty poem
Sing a mumble-gumble song,
Whistle through your comb.
Do a loony-goony dance
‘Cross the kitchen floor,
Put something silly in the world
That ain’t been there before.
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Komentáře

  • @MalachiConnaught
    @MalachiConnaught Před 2 měsíci

    Hi Love it

  • @MBTA1234
    @MBTA1234 Před 4 měsíci

    I absolutely love this song. It's undoubtedly a fact the MBTA has had a huge impact on Boston. Without it Boston wouldn't be what it is today, and the impact the positive impact the MBTA has on Boston is further backed by it's fan base. You guys are amazing and so is your song keep up the great work

  • @ItsEdward1108
    @ItsEdward1108 Před 5 měsíci

    I think the purple line is the forgotten one

  • @connornoonan9999
    @connornoonan9999 Před 9 měsíci

    I love the T

  • @Oxyuk1
    @Oxyuk1 Před 10 měsíci

    I wonder where they are now

  • @cookieswirlb3942
    @cookieswirlb3942 Před 11 měsíci

    This should be in the MBTA musical!

  • @Mars-ev7qg
    @Mars-ev7qg Před rokem

    Hey you forgot about the silver line.

  • @AcelaRailfan2255
    @AcelaRailfan2255 Před rokem

    You forgot about the purple line………

  • @LaKellita
    @LaKellita Před rokem

    People don't smile in Boston. Rush hour or not

  • @MBTA1234
    @MBTA1234 Před rokem

    For the heap of blunders that will be stop piling up the T is in rn this is well needed and memorable love this 💞

  • @Josephcavagnaro
    @Josephcavagnaro Před rokem

    1:47 Nice beatles refrence

  • @PikalaxALT
    @PikalaxALT Před rokem

    "I wouldn't call it fast but it ain't slow" Man this lyric aged like milk in direct sunlight.

  • @Decopunk1927
    @Decopunk1927 Před rokem

    2023 update: Green, Orange, Blue and Red, If you ride it you'll end up dead, Please I have a place I've gotta go! From Edfrd Slash Tufts down to Ruggles, Service this weekend's replaced with shuttles, I wouldn't call it fast, it's really slow!

  • @skovner
    @skovner Před rokem

    When I lived in Boston, it seemed that the T had something against me. I'd get on a trolley and it would go out of service after 3 other trains went by. If I were Charlie, I'd wait forever 'neath the streets of Boston. Or the Red Line train that had the heat on in July - the driver could not turn it off.

  • @trainman1971
    @trainman1971 Před rokem

    For all the recent woes the MBTA has been suffering, this was a much-needed moment of cute whimsy! I love this!!

  • @theconezy
    @theconezy Před 2 lety

    This hasn't aged well

  • @lynktalz
    @lynktalz Před 2 lety

    Brilliant song, Mr Solomon. Very well composed and performed. Likewise for the video itself. Thanks for writing it and posting it. Glad I found it by following a youtube trail after a search for something else. As you probably know, the MBTA's woes continue. Yesterday our state governor announced that the Orange Line was to be closed for a month. The T has had a number of trains that simply rolled away from their parking spot. A poor soul was dragged to his death after his arm got stuck in a train door. A train burst into flames as it was crossing a bridge in East Boston. Every day brings a new delay or crash or crime. The T is in bad shape. But thanks again for your wonderful creation, which is substantial and not silly at all as Mr Silverstein recommends.

  • @smwca123
    @smwca123 Před 2 lety

    At 1:51, was that Charlie lying on the seat? Kendall-MIT, at 3:30, was where his trip started on that tragic and fateful day.

  • @firetruckstrainsicecreamtr4971

    0:34 Cambridge fire department L3 can be seen. Did you see this by any chance? A red ladder truck

  • @daye9215
    @daye9215 Před 2 lety

    My 4.5 yo boy likes your video of MBTA! Thankyou.

  • @SantiGuetta2024
    @SantiGuetta2024 Před 2 lety

    Good Song, Bro!

  • @NickDaltonYT
    @NickDaltonYT Před 2 lety

    This is so wholesome. Cute song.

  • @mbta_railfan
    @mbta_railfan Před 2 lety

    they really hired a guy to act like a drunk guy on a train 🤣

  • @tkfrogmanfroggy1326
    @tkfrogmanfroggy1326 Před 2 lety

    Kazoo

  • @tkfrogmanfroggy1326
    @tkfrogmanfroggy1326 Před 2 lety

    oooooooooooh

  • @tkfrogmanfroggy1326
    @tkfrogmanfroggy1326 Před 2 lety

    MBTA

  • @nickauclair1477
    @nickauclair1477 Před 3 lety

    The most honestly painful video I've ever seen

  • @brendanu1680
    @brendanu1680 Před 3 lety

    I'm going to utilize the commuter rail service rather than the t when I go to college

  • @capuiakid
    @capuiakid Před 3 lety

    Da subway is my limbo 😎

  • @someidiot4570
    @someidiot4570 Před 3 lety

    that was a surprisingly fun song

  • @BigAppTransitFan
    @BigAppTransitFan Před 3 lety

    MBTA Boston Feels like SEPTA Philadelphia to me.

  • @legocreationsandmore2877

    I like the song. <sing song> Red, Blue, Orange, and Green. Its my personal limousine. Hehe. It is really cool. 😎

  • @blue9multimediagroup
    @blue9multimediagroup Před 3 lety

    For everyone saying it's just about the subway, then they need to edit the title because it says MBTA Song, not MBTA Subway Song. No need to be rude to people because the creators didn't make it clear that this is strictly about the rapid transit lines even though Silver is one of them albeit BRT. Off those high horses, folks. You'll chafe your legs for sure!

  • @captainkeyboard1007
    @captainkeyboard1007 Před 3 lety

    That song says "Come on down to the Boston Subway." That song is nice for Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority. Mass transit can be good.

  • @nah_144
    @nah_144 Před 3 lety

    What about commuter rail?

  • @JasonBentrosnowqube
    @JasonBentrosnowqube Před 3 lety

    Expectations vc reality lol

  • @mrjoepep302
    @mrjoepep302 Před 3 lety

    that was good times

  • @CentralMassRailfan
    @CentralMassRailfan Před 4 lety

    What about the Commuter Rail (Purple Line)?

    • @nah_144
      @nah_144 Před 3 lety

      That is what I'm saying.

    • @blue9multimediagroup
      @blue9multimediagroup Před 3 lety

      It's not the purple line. That's just the color used to tell them apart from the rest of the system. But we get what you mean.

    • @JasonBentrosnowqube
      @JasonBentrosnowqube Před 3 lety

      @@blue9multimediagroup Yeah, it's not called the purple line. People call it that even though that's not what it's called at all XD

    • @NortheastCorridorFilms
      @NortheastCorridorFilms Před 3 lety

      @@blue9multimediagroup we can see why it would be called it tho cuz every other line is named by the color

    • @JasonBentrosnowqube
      @JasonBentrosnowqube Před 3 lety

      @@NortheastCorridorFilms because the commuter rail goes a much further distance than the metro. It spans out to different towns and cities and some things are way different like the speed, fares, schedules, function. So it's its own separate system called the commuter rail, not the purple line

  • @robertgay8241
    @robertgay8241 Před 4 lety

    This is the Democratic Cowboy we're finally going to get that Rocky movie filmed in Brockton that's there any my phone died and might be a documenting if you going to do it I'm telling you all coronavirus again go to William mask keep your mask on we have asked see you down the road Democratic our way out

  • @AshmewStudios
    @AshmewStudios Před 4 lety

    In case anyone wants the subtitles, I made a Google Doc with it: docs.google.com/document/d/1tfDK_NqIDFaaCxBWfc-theZKgSKEQd8wxzkp7f5P7UU/edit?usp=sharing Also, this should be played as MBTA ads.

  • @AshmewStudios
    @AshmewStudios Před 4 lety

    This should be an advertisement for the T. Great job! When can we see another video? It’s been more than a year.

  • @blueringedoctopus4778

    No silver line huh?

  • @devgames5591
    @devgames5591 Před 4 lety

    red line is best greenline is a ligh rail so HA slow

    • @NortheastCorridorFilms
      @NortheastCorridorFilms Před 3 lety

      Dont you dare disrespect the first Subway system in the world! The Green line makes MBTA special, it wouldnt be without it

    • @capuiakid
      @capuiakid Před 3 lety

      @@NortheastCorridorFilms ur right, the green line was the first subway system in America. Even though it’s a light rail, it has aspects of a subway

  • @devgames5591
    @devgames5591 Před 4 lety

    ok boston is an awsome city but the song is flat out cringe

  • @masterag4068
    @masterag4068 Před 4 lety

    I’m from Boston and saw this on my recommended. I love this song so much ❤️

  • @AshmewStudios
    @AshmewStudios Před 4 lety

    Here, I've created the lyrics anyone can use. It's at docs.google.com/document/d/1tfDK_NqIDFaaCxBWfc-theZKgSKEQd8wxzkp7f5P7UU/edit?usp=sharing. Please reply to me if you realize I've made a mistake. Thanks, enjoy.

  • @oweneckert8474
    @oweneckert8474 Před 5 lety

    Nobody’s smiling at park street. They need to install some goddamned ac down there. It’s like 400° in the summer

  • @carlosfernandezveras
    @carlosfernandezveras Před 5 lety

    Next stop: Copley (NO SMOKING PLEASE)

  • @metropolisubway47
    @metropolisubway47 Před 5 lety

    not to the rest of the world

  • @metropolisubway47
    @metropolisubway47 Před 5 lety

    i love the t even though i live in nyc