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Magical Railways of the World™ Theme Song

by Candle Wix

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Magical Railways of the World™ Theme Song 01:51
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I am an engineer I drive the Hogwarts Express Of all the magic trains My train is the best It goes 'round and 'round the valleys On its secret Unplottable track But my train's not the only one And you know that's really a fact! There are trains in the Andes That drive straight up a cliff They're pulled by 17 hippogriffs That give them plenty of lift There are trains in Japan That go the speed of sound They jump just like a Knight Bus But they do not knock you around So if you Are a wizard And you want to travel in style In a magical rolling carriage Mile after lovely mile Here! Look no further! Be you enby, boy or girl! The magic's waiting for you In Magical Railways of the World!™

about

It's funny--this song and its cover artwork were born out of desperation. My computer was entering hour #9 of a seemingly interminable update/fix, and I had literally nothing I could think of to do to fill the time. I was practically freaking out!

Then, hark--like a bolt from the blue, I remembered the Wizrocklopedia's Bertie Botts Every Flavor Jams theme for September! (www.wrocklopedia.com/2021/09/01/bertie-botts-every-flavour-jam-september-2021) Zoë from Dots and Lines had said that the theme was to be "transportation" & I had commented on a post in the Wizard Rock Revival about how I was wondering if the Hogwarts Express was the only train in the wizarding world. I supposed not, and thought it'd be fun to write a song about it, but nothing ended up coming of it.

At least, not until this particular midnight--when suddenly seized by inspiration hitherto unexpected, I furiously put pen to paper & banged out this incredibly goofy lil' doowop ditty!

And no sooner had I written 4 verses than I ran over at tip top speed to the recording equipment and tracked this demo!

Then, since my computer was still nowhere near being finished updating, I pulled out the markers and made this rather rudimentary but still acceptable piece of cover artwork. The entire process probably took about an hour.

And then? Then I went to BED.


Sure, it's rough. Sure, the beat's a little bit off. Sure, it's very short. Sure, it probably contains elements from a few other doowop songs that have filtered through my brain. But honestly, who gives a grindylow's groin?


Anyway.


Enjoy this promotional piece for the wizarding world's premiere railroad-focused nongovernmental organization, Magical Railways of the World!™

The singer is Hogwarts Express engineer Ash Thornyogh, with accompaniment by the 5 Crooning Thestrals.

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released September 29, 2021

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